Professional Documents
Culture Documents
by
Geoffrey Nel
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(V.O.)
ARCHIE
Start in Taylors Falls... head
East, through forests and
marsh... hike south almost
entering Illinois, climbing along
the border of Lake Michigan...
going north all the way to
Sturgeon Bay. Pick up our
motorcycle, take the ferry across
to Michigan and we’re on our way
to the east coast.
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JESSICA
This is going to be beautiful,
honey. The greatest trip of our
lives.
(V.O.)
ARCHIE
I can’t wait. (Archie and Jessica
smooch.)
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The old dog limps into traffic. Cars swerve out of the
way, the dog rushes as fast as he can to get to the other
side.
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Marie smashes head on into the old, limping dog. She puts
on the brakes, the dog flies above and beyond the car,
leaving behind it a trail of blood and guts smeared across
the front hood and windshield.
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To Max;
SCOTT
Hey Max, how’s it going this
morning?
MAX
Fabulous, how you doin’ Scott?
SCOTT
Can’t complain. Have a wonderful
day today.
MAX
Thanks, you too.
SCOTT
Always do.
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KRIS
My name is Kris Anderson. I
deliver mineral water through
Glenwood Water Services. My
route is pretty much the same
every day. I go to the flower
shop in the morning, those
offices off of twenty-fifth - all
in a row they got ‘em made up, so
I don’t back track my schedule.
Some grocery stores, a few
restaurants serve what we offer.
New stop on the route today,
though. I’ve filled orders to
bars before, this shouldn’t be
too different, or difficult...
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KRIS
Afternoon... I’m looking for
Gini.
GINI
That’s me, Gini.
KRIS
I’m Kris, from Glenwood Mineral
Springs.
GINI
Ah the water guy. You ever get
confused with the Culligan man?
KRIS
Happens frequently, actually.
GINI
I bet it does. Where do you need
to go?
KRIS
Closest door to your-the kitchen.
If you can show me where the
previous water system was, i can
pretty much figure it out from
there.
GINI
Okay. Let me direct you to the
back of the kitchen. Come with
me.
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KRIS
I liked her from the start. She
had a sort of relaxing, playful
way about her that didn’t seem
too dangerous.
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GINI
Here we are. I don’t know what’s
wrong with the water system,
exactly... the maintenance guys
from the water works came around
last week and fixed something, I
wasn’t here.
KRIS
Okay. Well, they should have
fixed whatever piping problems
you guys had - previously, that
is. There’s the hole, that’s
where I install my bottles.
Gini laughs.
GINI
Install those jugs. Purified
water is what this place needs.
I’ll be in the front if you need
anything.
KRIS
Thank you.
(V.O.)
KRIS
The place didn’t open until five
o’clock. I thought that was kind
of funny, being that it was a
bar. I always assumed they were
open all day. But, then, I
didn’t drink too much liquor.
Just water.
She would occasionally come in
and check up on me to see how I
was doing, offered me a beer once-
that was nice. Usually folks
just leave me alone with the work
all by myself. She even made me
a deli sandwich when I was
finished. Free of charge.
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KRIS
Gini wasn’t there the next week.
The other boss was there, fella
by the name of Tony Vitulli. He
was just as relaxed as she was.
I found it kind of strange. You
two related? I asked. Nope.
Huh.
Anyway, while I refilled the
water system Tony hung around,
talked all about these musicians
I had never heard of before.
Apparently they were legends, or,
unsung heroes of the underground
movement - people whose music was
largely ignored at the time, was
now considered ahead of its time.
TONY
Now you may have heard of some of
these guys: R. Stevie Moore?
Roky Erickson? Daniel Johnston?
Hasil Atkins? Gary Wilson?
Shuggie Otis? Moondog? The
Shaggs? Tiny Tim? Aw come on
you gotta know Tiny Tim!
(V.O.)
KRIS
He was a nice enough guy. Never
shut up. Offered me a beer, said
no. I was thinking of Gini.
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(V.O.)
KRIS
The next week Gini was there. My
face gushed red when I caught
sight of her cherry red hair,
blue eyes and clear skin. I was
suddenly overcome with an intense
bought of emotions that made my
words stumble. My knees began to
shake and my heart was pounding
faster as I approached her.
GINI
Hi there. We just keep drinking
up your water, everyone loves it.
KRIS
That’s good-thanks.
GINI
Heh, it’s all set up in the back.
CHRIS
Oh sorry, man, I wasn’t watching
where I was going.
KRIS
That’s okay.
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KRIS
That’s when I met Chris. The new
guy, apparently. He talked with
Gini the entire time I was there.
I could barely overhear what they
were talking about, but from what
I gathered it sounded like she
was training him in. I couldn’t
make this my last stop of the day
with this guy working here.
There just wasn’t something right
about him.
KRIS (CONT’D)
All finished, Gini.
GINI
Great, thanks Christopher. Have
a good one.
KRIS
It’s Kris.
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GINI
... And we usually stock more
than we need, so...
KRIS
I’m sorry I left so quickly I
forgot my gloves.
GINI
Oh that’s...
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KRIS
Hello?
(V.O.)
SCHEDULER
Kris, Jason with scheduling.
KRIS
Hi Jason.
(V.O.)
SCHEDULER
Hi, listen, I have a last minute
reroute for you, a new client.
KRIS
Okay where-
(V.O.)
SCHEDULER
I’m sending the data to your GPS
right now and it should upload
within the next twelve seconds.
KRIS
Okay, yeah, I received it.
(V.O.)
SCHEDULER
Good. Um, this new place is...
kind of out of the city, so if
you run out of gas it will have
to be out of your expenses.
KRIS
Will I be reimbursed?
(V.O.)
SCHEDULER
Oh of course, yes. Don’t worry
about that, just save your
receipts.
KRIS
How far out of the city is it?
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(V.O.)
KRIS
I had been on the road for four
hours... I had gone off the major
highway an hour back... I hadn’t
seen another car since then...
the moon was becoming larger the
closer I drove to my destination,
and the fog... the fog was
thinning so I could see...
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September
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The bar is full and busy. Henry and Suzie order beers and
drink. Henry and Suzie’s words are inaudible over the
noise from the band in the opposite room.
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JOHN
I started reading Picture of
Dorian Gray again, and, it wasn’t
as good as I remembered it. Some
interesting parts in it,but what
irritated me was the comedy of
manners thing - just the whole
concept of it kind of tired me
out.
BRENDA
I thought that was, like, a
Gothic horror story.
JOHN
Yeah that was his style. I guess
you’re right in that respect,
that was his style - and he was
very stylish. I just got tired
of it. It. Wasn’t. That.
Good.
12.
SUZIE
Two eggs, bacon, white toast...
and the omelet. Can I get you
guys anything else?
JOHN
Some more water when you get the
chance.
SUZIE
More water, sure. Enjoy.
ROSIE (37) and EDDIE (47) sit at a table near the front
window on the other side of the diner. Both are middle
aged, dressed in suits, noticeably gesticulating through
their conversation.
ROSIE
Hank and Tina are doing well, I
saw them last... March I think it
was. I was on a business trip to
Boise, Hank and Tina live in
Boise, so I had dinner with them
one night. It was nice.
EDDIE
Oh that’s great, how are they
doing?
ROSIE
They seem to be doing fine. Will
is at college, so they have an
empty next which they are
completely okay with, I mean, I
remember when Greg and Sandy left
and it was only Dan and I... oh
god it was so much quieter.
EDDIE
I bet.
ROSIE
I could come home, there wouldn’t
be any drums - Greg played the
drums for a band so he was always
banging on the drums - I’d open a
bottle of red wine, fill two
glasses and listen to the evening
sounds on the porch while Dan
rubbed my feet.
EDDIE
And how’s Sandy liking Oberlin?
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ROSIE
We haven’t heard from her in
weeks-
EDDIE
So she’s doing well, then.
ROSIE
Yeah that means she’s doing fine.
If she doesn’t call us we assume
she’s having a good time, if she
calls, it’s usually because she
has a problem, or needs money,
either of the two.
EDDIE
Oh but doesn’t she call you to
tell you she loves you?
ROSIE
Yeah, she does that, too. I’m
joking of course she does.
EDDIE
That’s great. (beat) Well I spoke
with Aunt Irma yesterday.
ROSIE
Oh my god you did? How is she
doing?
EDDIE
She’s... she’s hanging in there.
I visited her at the hospital and
she had all those tubes going in
and out of her nose and out her
veins, it was a shock to see her
like that. I just wasn’t used to
it.
ROSIE
I’ve been meaning to visit her.
EDDIE
Yeah I don’t think she gets many
visitors. Tony has stopped
talking to her, has for a while,
I think.
ROSIE
That incestual incident really
ruined that family. I am
serious.
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EDDIE
It’s a shame, really. I go to
see Irma because she’s family,
and I never deny my family no
matter how strange or socially
isolated they may become. I
don’t know where I would be
without my family. Tony has made
some bad decisions-
ROSIE
Eddie, Tony fucked... (quieter)
Tony molested his cousin, he made
every family function
uncomfortable as hell because he
would flirt with all his aunts-
leering at his cousins... Bad
decision making yes, completely
out of his fucking mind is a
better description of Tony.
EDDIE
You’re right. It’s too bad.
That family had so much
potential.
OLGA
More water?
EDDIE
Yes, please.
ROSIE
Thank you.
ARLO (35) and BETSY (30) sit at a table behind Rosie and
Eddie.
ARLO
No she’s not picking up. I’ll
leave a message-oh hello? She
picked up the phone, hello Carol?
Hi, it’s Arlo. Just fine,
thanks. Say, I’m here with
Betsy, and we’re catching up and
having a bite to eat. We got
talking about Uncle Fred’s cabin
in Duluth, and our summers up
there, remember-as huh... yeah...
exactly, that’s what she said!
Right... uh huh... oh no, really?
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ARLO (CONT'D)
That’s too bad. Okay, yeah,
well, we were just trying to
recall the name of the bridge we
used to cross, the one going from
Duluth to Superior. Do you
remember the name of that bridge?
We can both picture it, but it’s
driving us nuts not being able to
name it.
Oh shoot, same... yeah, same
here, it’s on the tip of our
tongues we just can’t name it.
The Mackinac?
BETSY
No that’s Michigan.
ARLO
No Betsy’s telling me the
Mackinac Bridge is in Michigan.
That’s okay. Okay say hi to the
kids for us, take care, Carol.
Bye.
ARLO (CONT’D)
What is the name of that bridge?
BETSY
Hold on let me call my father.
He knows all this sort of trivia
stuff.
BETSY (CONT’D)
Hello dad? Just fine. Hey, do
you know the name of the bridge
that goes across from Duluth to
Superior? I’m here with Arlo and
we’re trying to figure out the
name but it’s escaping us. Hold
on, he said... Blatnik? Hey says
it’s Blatnik.
ARLO
Blatnik. That’s it!
BETSY
The Blatnik Bridge. Okay, thanks
dad. Okay, talk to you later,
mbye. (ends the call) I’m glad he
knew that or it woulda been
driving me nuts all day.
ARLO
Yeah, sheesh.
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WAITRESS
It’s like Heath Ledger. He does
something significant and really
great, then goes and dies.
NEWS ANCHOR
... On the corner of Chicago and
Noble. The ambulance was
transporting local artist Jimmie
Bonner to North Memorial Hospital
after he had received a gunshot
wound to the face in his
apartment around nine-thirty last
night. The EMT team barely
grazed the cause of the crash - a
bike messenger - as they sped
through the intersection. The
vehicle flipped onto its side,
crashed into traffic and was
stopped by a lamp post.
Those involved in the crash are
in care at the hospital and are
in recovery...
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To the woman;
HENRY
Hello yellow woman where are you
going?
The woman does not respond, she just keeps walking. Henry
follows her.
HENRY (CONT’D)
Wait, I need to tell you
something. I need to tell you
what I have been longing to tell
you since I first met you.
BLONDE WOMAN
What is it?
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HENRY
I want you to know, that I will
be with you where ever you go,
and that the moments we spend
away from each other will be
heartache for both of us, but I
will be in pain the most. I want
to be with you on your journey,
tell me where you are going?
BLONDE WOMAN
Get away from me creep!
HENRY
I want to go the same way.
BLONDE WOMAN
You’re following me, you know.
HENRY
I never want to part from you
again. I was gone much too long
from you until this second, now I
realize how stupid I was. I am
sorry for ever leaving you. I am
sorry that I left you when you
needed my love. But I am back,
you have returned into my life
for a reason, and I yours, to be
together on this journey,
forever, into eternity. I want
to be with you, can’t you see
that?
BLONDE WOMAN
I think you’re out of your mind.
HENRY
You haven’t changed one bit.
BLONDE WOMAN
I don’t know you.
HENRY
Still the same crotchety priss I
remember. Why I even looked at
you with such lust and desire I
will never know. Why I gave my
heart to you when yours was
broken, and fed you, and cleaned
you, and tucked you into bed, and
caressed your skin until your
pores opened and sweat dripped
from every orifice of your body
as we made fucking love in every
room of our apartment... I will
never know why I did all that.
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BLONDE WOMAN
Do you want me to call the cops?
HENRY
So long. Maybe you can write me
a postcard some time. Remember
to double stamp it, though,
because there are international
fees for letters from hell!
HENRY (CONT’D)
Who is that? What is that? She
is the one. The girl with hair
the color of autumn leaves, her
skin: clear and white as clouds
in between eyes of sky blue. She
sets fire to my imagination
giving me visions for tomorrow.
She is the phoenix. I am reborn
in her arms. Now she’s sitting
down, looking at the menu, turn
the page... she’s drinking her
coffee... good god, she radiates
as she orders her food... how can
a woman look so beautiful in the
most banal of situations? I must
speak and hear her voice.
Henry walks into the cafe. Henry walks right up to the red
haired woman and begins speaking with her. Henry sits down
in the booth with her.
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AUSTIN
What’s making this happen, doc?
I remember having warts on my
fingers when I was a kid, but
they were burnt off and never
came back.
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DOCTOR SAM
Hmm... yeah, those warts may
disappear on the surface, but
they remain dormant underneath
the skin, almost waiting for
another chance to breakout.
AUSTIN
So you’re saying I'm having a
breakout of warts. These aren’t
just going to disappear?
DOCTOR SAM
Well-no, you see they’re just
below the surface of the skin so
they haven’t declared themselves
yet. As for disappearing
completely, well, I don’t see why
they shouldn’t fade away as long
as you keep yourself clean.
You do stay clean, Austin?
AUSTIN
I take two showers a day, wash my
hands after every flush - even if
it’s only a tinkle. I was at the
hospital once before because of
cleanliness-well it wasn’t so
much a hospital as it was a free
clinic... and I was too dirty,
you see, and this Jamaican nurse
had to freeze the warts off my
penis.
Beat, then;
DOCTOR SAM
You had warts on your genitals?
AUSTIN
No. It wasn’t genital warts,
thank god. I was just very
dirty...
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AUSTIN (CONT'D)
I wore the same pair of underwear
for about three weeks once, my
apartment was dusty-there was
construction going on outside,
blew the dirt in.
DOCTOR SAM
So you weren’t keeping clean.
AUSTIN
I’m clean now.
DOCTOR SAM
And those warts never returned on
your genitals?
AUSTIN
Nope. Hey, do you think--?
DOCTOR SAM
The warts which appear underneath
the skin of your left hand could
be the same warts that once were
on your penis. These things tend
to travel.
AUSTIN
Shit.
DOCTOR SAM
Are you sexually active, Austin?
AUSTIN
Not really, I masturbate twelve
times a week.
DOCTOR SAM
That much huh... I highly doubt
you caught these warts from
someone else, these types of
things, once you’ve had them they
never really go away.
AUSTIN
So are you saying I’m my own
disease?
DOCTOR SAM
I wouldn’t put it that way,
Austin. Are you right-handed or
a lefty?
AUSTIN
Right-handed...
DOCTOR SAM
Okay. I’ll prescribe you some
ointment which should reduce the
inflammation of the warts on your
palm. If you feel the ointment
isn’t working we can use other
means to remove the warts.
AUSTIN
Like liquid nitrogen?
DOCTOR SAM
Yes that’s most common, here.
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AUSTIN
What the fuck?
AUSTIN (CONT’D)
Where are all my numbers?
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AUSTIN
Hello?
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MONA
Hi Theo.
AUSTIN
No you have the wrong number.
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MONA
Oh sorry.
AUSTIN
That’s ok-
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AUSTIN
Who the hell is Sally?
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AUSTIN
Hi.
THE GIRL
Hello.
LILY
Hi.
AUSTIN
Hello. I’m looking for Alex, I
have an interview with him at one
o’clock.
LILY
Alex should be in the back. Just
knock on the door.
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AUSTIN
That door there-
LILY
Uh huh.
AUSTIN
Okay, thanks.
LILY
Yup, good luck.
ALEX
Oh my god. That was a close one.
I almost knocked you right over.
AUSTIN
Luckily you stopped.
ALEX
Right, I stopped. Can I help you
with something? This is the door
to my office.
AUSTIN
You’re Alex.
ALEX
I am-you must be Austin.
AUSTIN
That’s me.
ALEX
Austin, I have to put some cash
into the register, you can sit
down in the office. I’ll be
right back.
AUSTIN
Okay.
Austin walks into the office, leaves the door open. Alex
turns to check out Austin as he walks away.
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ALEX
I thought you said you had
barista experience.
AUSTIN
Oh I didn’t put that on there?
ALEX
No, there’s just a bunch of
construction jobs, and a line
that says, “stripper.”
AUSTIN
Oh, yeah, that was when I
stripped wood, furniture,
banisters, door frames.
ALEX
Cause I was about to say,
stripper doesn’t really qualify
you for a barista position, strip
club, yes, coffee shop not so
much.
AUSTIN
I mean I could strip down to my
skivvies right now if it would
get me the job.
ALEX
Ha, ha that would... that’s
funny, but, no. I mean I
shouldn’t force you to-
AUSTIN
I must have forgotten to update
my resume because I do have
barista experience. I worked at
the Dunn Brothers on Larpenteur
for six months.
ALEX
Dunn Brothers on Larpenteur? I
didn’t think there was one, which
cross street is it on?
AUSTIN
Hamline... Larpenteur and
Hamline. It’s one of those drive-
thru places.
ALEX
Oh.
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AUSTIN
Yeah I worked there for six
months, but had to leave because,
well, I needed a place closer to
where I lived. I thought it
would be fine, it’s only a ten
mile bike there, but, last winter
I injured my leg riding over
Snelling-you know, when it turns
into a highway and they up the
speed from thirty to fifty miles
an hour-I was rushed off the road
by a reckless driver, spun around
on the ice, flipped over the
handlebars and landed underneath
the bike. Crushed my leg as I
slid down the Como avenue exit.
ALEX
Oh my god.
AUSTIN
Yeah, I was out commission for a
while, close to four months,
decided I’d like to work some
place closer.
ALEX
Did you try any other routes?
AUSTIN
I did, same situation. A long
haul I wasn’t able to commit to.
Plus they wouldn’t take me on
because the meds I was taking had
adverse effects on the way I
worked.
ALEX
Hmmm... that’s awful. You’re
better now, though, right?
AUSTIN
Been walking on my feet without
crutches for the past month now.
ALEX
Wow that’s great, I’m glad to see
that you’re much better. So you
live closer to my place than you
did to the one on Larpenteur?
AUSTIN
Much closer.
26.
ALEX
Cause, Pleasant avenue,
Minneapolis, sounds further away.
What is that, at least ten miles?
AUSTIN
Uh... Pleasant avenue? That’s
what it says on there? Which
resume did I give you? I don’t
live there anymore.
ALEX
Your name is Austin Solomon,
right?
AUSTIN
No. My name is Austin O’Moyle.
ALEX
Austin O’Moyle.
AUSTIN
That says Austin Sullivan?
ALEX
Solomon, Austin Solomon.
AUSTIN
Yeah that’s not me. I’m Austin
O’Moyle.
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Message sent.
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AUSTIN
What the fuck?
27.
Austin copies the number from where the text message was
sent onto a piece of paper.
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AUSTIN
Who the hell is Amanda?
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AUSTIN
Call the only number I do know.
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BILBO
‘ello?
AUSTIN
Bilbo, it’s Austin.
BILBO
Hold on mate I’ll call you right
back.
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What’s the message?
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29.
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Austin lies in bed above the sheets. The cell phone buzzes
against the window sill. Austin has received a text
message: You have a new message from Sally.
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BILBO
I knew a girl named Penelope
Breedlove once. She was a fox.
Clear skin like, well, clearly
white, but it was like she was
lit from inside, you know-she was
glowing all the time. Dark black
hair, great tits, a big cunt,
though. We dated for about
seventeen months before callin’
it quits. I realized that
Penelope looked just like my mum,
rest in peace. I told her about
it, she called me a freak, ended
the relationship right there.
Got a last screw in, though, that
made me proud. I fucked her for
two hours knowing I was going to
tell her I envisioned my mother
in her place.
AUSTIN
You’re a sick bastard, Bilbo.
BILBO
Don’t judge me for who I am you
insignificant prick.
30.
AUSTIN
What time is it there? Did I
wake you from a nap, because I
can call back at a more
convenient time if-
BILBO
No, no, fuck you I’m joking,
mate. This guy, got to take
everything so seriously. Why so
serious? Why so serious, son?
No seriously, what’s the problem?
AUSTIN
Strange things are occurring.
BILBO
Strange like how? Twilight Zone
or David Lynch?
AUSTIN
I feel like my life is just like
The Truman Show.
BILBO
Oh come off it your life ain’t
that special.
AUSTIN
No, I don’t think it is, either.
Yet I’m receiving these messages
from strange women, numbers, I
lost all of my addresses, phone
numbers. Someone tore out all my
contacts from my address book.
BILBO
Strange shit. You say you lost
all your contacts? You don’t
save ‘em on your computer?
Blackberry? Iphone?
AUSTIN
I am about as technologically
retarded as anyone can be. I
still use a pen and paper. Since
I lost all my numbers I can’t
recognize who it is that’s
calling me, or leaving me
messages on my phone. So, for
all I know, whoever is sending me
these messages could be someone I
know, but I wouldn’t know,
because I don’t recognize the
number.
31.
BILBO
Right, heard of that. Strange
women leaving messages? Have you
called any of ‘em?
AUSTIN
No. Do you think I should?
BILBO
You said yourself, for all you
know this could be a girl that
you’re familiar with. Maybe she
wants your penis, son.
AUSTIN
I do remember meeting a girl at
the bar last week-the other
night, maybe it’s her, she gave
me her number, but I know I
forgot it.
BILBO
But you got my number, right?
AUSTIN
You’re my brother.
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BLACK
47 TITLE: 47
October
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Two female nurses enter the room with a heart rate machine
on wheels.
NURSE BETTY
Good morning.
CARLTON
Morning... what’s that for?
32.
NURSE EDITH
We need your blood.
NURSE BETTY
Bet you never got woken up like
this before.
CARLTON
Not like this, no.
NURSE BETTY
Doing okay?
CARLTON
Oh yeah just fine.
NURSE EDITH
Almost finished.
CARLTON
Great.
NURSE EDITH
There, all finished. Thank you.
CARLTON
Sure, any time.
NURSE BETTY
And there’s breakfast in the
lounge when you’re ready,
Carlton. Do you prefer Carlton?
CARLTON
You can call me Carl, if you
like.
NURSE BETTY
Okay, thanks Carl.
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CARLTON
Hi, my name is Carlton, and my
day has been pretty okay.
(MORE)
33.
CARLTON (CONT'D)
My girlfriend visited me, and we
talked a lot about our future,
and how prepared we were to stay
steady through all this. It was
a very strong, loving, helpful
talk.
MARGIE
That’s great, Carlton.
CARLTON
Yeah. Um, I was feeling a tad
bit anxious in the morning, only
because I think I just got rid of
my hangover. For the first day
or two I was still slightly
drunk, dazed rather. I’m not
looking forward to the shakes.
MARGIE
And so this is why you were
admitted to the hospital, because
of your drinking problem?
CARLTON
It was the drinking, and the
noose hanging from my bedroom
ceiling. When I became-when I
felt unsafe in my own home I
decided it was time to seek out
some help.
MARGIE
Good, good. It’s great that you
understood that you had a
problem, and you took the
necessary steps for help. That
takes a whole lotta courage to
say to yourself - hey, I’ve got a
serious drinking problem - that
could cost me my life - I need
help.
I’m glad you’re here, Carlton.
You made the right decision.
CARLTON
Thank you.
MARGIE
And, so, while you’re here, what
do you think are the next stages
of your recovery?
(MORE)
34.
MARGIE (CONT'D)
What are you going to work on to
better yourself here, what can we
do to help you?
CARLTON
I’ve never given AA a proper
chance, and that’s the first
thing I’m going to sign up for
when I get back out there. Go to
the meetings, learn the twelve
steps and get on board.
BRYAN
All AA ever did to me was make me
want to drink more.
MARGIE
Bryan-please.
CARLTON
As for now, I think I need time
to reevaluate myself. I need to
take a look at who I am and
really question him.
Um, I know this is therapeutic,
we’re not all cuckoo in here. I
mean, I may be a drunk, but...
MARGIE
Thank you for sharing with us,
Carlton. I hope you find what
you’re looking for here, and that
we can help in your safe
recovery.
CARLTON
I appreciate that.
TIMOTHY
Uh I ain’t feeling too good
today. Little, little tired.
MARGIE
Would you first like to tell us
your name? I know who your are
but some of the rest of us might
not.
TIMOTHY
Timothy, but...
35.
MARGIE
And how are things going,
Timothy? Didn’t get enough sleep
last night?
TIMOTHY
Eh... yeah, yeah. Little, little
tired.
MARGIE
Timothy, do you want to talk
about why you’re here?
TIMOTHY
No.
MARGIE
Aside from maybe getting more
sleep - going to bed earlier -
what do you think will make your
situation better?
TIMOTHY
If I move back in with my sister.
MARGIE
If you move back in with your
sister?
TIMOTHY
Yeah.
MARGIE
Where does your sister live?
TIMOTHY
Elk Lake.
MARGIE
Elk Lake, I’ve hear it’s nice up
there.
TIMOTHY
Yeah.
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(V.O.)
CARLTON
Living - is it futile to keep
questioning this “drama”?
(MORE)
36.
CARLTON (CONT'D)
Is it all too much of a romantic
vision? I need to feel
significant, to not always dwell
on the depressing aspects of life
and of my existence. To make
sense out of what is going on -
and to be at least in control of
my actions... I remember that I
liked who I was then. Why even
write this down? For future
readers? For myself? For
Veronica?
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DAVID
I’m never getting out of here.
My lawyer is the most incompetent
ass on the planet! I can’t
believe I’m paying this guy to
help me.
ZEE
Fight the power!
CAROL
David, please keep your voice
down.
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ALICE
How is everyone feeling today?
Are you ready to start a new
project?
CARLTON
Wow what’s this?
ALICE
This is occupational therapy. We
usually start a project. Some
people paint, draw pictures,
sculpt with clay, you can create
a collage. We have model trains
and cars you can construct. It’s
really all up to you.
CARLTON
That’s it, just arts and crafts?
ALICE
Yup. But you have to finish the
project. We require that if you
start something you must finish
it.
CARLTON
Makes sense. Let’s see what I
want to make today...
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ALICE
So you decided to build a train.
CARLTON
Yes, but we don’t call it a train
- the correct term is “choo-
choo.”
ALICE
Looks good.
CARLTON
Thanks.
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MARGIE
Now, we have an inpatient program
for mental illness and chemical
dependency - which I strongly
suggest you take into
consideration as your next step.
CARLTON
Inpatient, is that... ?
MARGIE
Inpatient you stay inside the
hospital for a minimum of thirty
days at a facility not unlike
this one, unfortunately, I don’t
think we have dual MI/CD
treatment centers at this
hospital. I could have you talk
with someone from alcohol
dependency and they could give
you more information about the
program.
CARLTON
I would like that.
MARGIE
Okay, great, I’ll call someone
today and setup an appointment.
They should be able to see you by
tomorrow. Otherwise, Carlton,
how do you think you’re doing?
How have you been doing? You got
here, what, on Tuesday?
CARLTON
Yep, got here Tuesday afternoon,
been three days. I’ve actually
had two really vivid dreams,
which have helped me to
understand what it is that’s
going on inside my head.
MARGIE
Really? Your dreams have been
helping you figure some things
out?
CARLTON
Very much so. The first dream I
had I was at a bar, and I ordered
a beer, the bartender asked which
kind I would like - there were
seven hundred variants of the
same brew, I picked one, then he
said it was seven bucks. I
thought that was too much money
and left without the beer.
39.
MARGIE
That’s very good, sounds like
your subconscious is trying to
tell you something.
Let me ask you a question, Carl,
have you ever thought of
volunteering?
CARLTON
Volunteering? Um, no, never.
Where did that come from?
MARGIE
I only say that because in group
you mentioned that you were
selfish-I’m sorry, you admitted
that your empathy towards those
less fortunate has been, or is,
lacking. I know Diane mentioned
volunteering for her church, and
that helps her in spreading...
some kind of joy and hope to
those who need it. I mention
this before it got too late, I
don’t know when you’re leaving,
so...
CARLTON
The thought crossed my mind,
definitely. I know that I am a
selfish person, I am coming to
terms with that, maybe
volunteering at a shelter, or a
hospital? I don’t agree with the
church. I could not only make my
life feel worthwhile, but
influence someone else just the
same.
MARGIE
Yeah, that’s great, Carl. It
feels good giving back to the
needy, the disabled, or those
less fortunate.
CARLTON
Right.
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DR. FOWL
Here you are Sophie. The
bathroom is locked, so if you
need to use the facilities - even
the shower or bath - just let one
of us know and we’ll be there.
Are you hungry?
SOPHIE
No.
DR. FOWL
Okay, well, there is a dinner
waiting for you in the lounge if
your appetite gets stronger.
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CARLTON
I think I’ve figured out the
people’s reactions from when they
first get here. The first day
they almost never speak, not
isolating themselves, but more or
less becoming used to the fact
that they’re actually here. The
second day, they loosen up
slightly, but not as much as the
third day. The third day they
seem to come around, open up a
bit more and talk to the group.
HENRIETTA
That’s an interesting
observation, Carl. Maybe by the
third day they get used to the
fact that the food they order
isn’t necessarily what they’re
going to get.
CARLTON
Oh did they get your order wrong
again?
HENRIETTA
Yeah. I ordered the chicken
salad, and I get meatloaf and
mashed potatoes. Tell me how you
can confuse salad with meatloaf?
I swear, or maybe I did order
meatloaf.
BYRON
No, they’re pretty bad about
getting your food orders right
down in the kitchen. I order the
same thing for every meal every
day, and if they get something
wrong I know it’s not my fault.
I order the same meal, every
time. I know what I ordered,
this ain’t it, you report it to
the doctors, they won’t do
anything about it.
CARLTON
Now that I look at it, I don’t
remember ordering the banana
bread. That’s what I’ve got
here, banana bread. I’ll eat it,
but, I didn’t order this.
HENRIETTA
See! They’re really pretty inept
down there, they should really do
something about it. Anyone want
to trade with me?
BYRON
No, I’m all set. I got the oven
roasted pork, it’s delicious.
Best thing on the menu if you ask
me.
CARLTON
What’s so good about it?
42.
BYRON
It’s real tender. Don’t even
need to use the knife, I can cut
it with my fork.
HENRIETTA
I guess I’ve gotta eat it.
ZEE
I order two of everything on the
menu. I can’t finish it all, you
can take from me.
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JESSICA
This looks beautiful, honey.
This is going to be great.
ARCHIE
Getting outside finally. The end
to a wonderful summer. Two
months on the trail.
JESSICA
Do you think Fiona will be angry
that we’re not starting at the
beginning?
ARCHIE
She doesn’t need to know that. I
don’t think she would be angry,
anyhow. We’ll say we couldn’t
get out of work that early.
Which is true, to an extent.
JESSICA
We’re making our way up to a hike
of that length. We can’t jump
into it willy-nilly, after god
knows how many years inside we’re
expected to start hiking across
the state?
ARCHIE
We trained-
43.
JESSICA
I know, I know, I’m only kidding.
I’m trying to justify our
situation.
ARCHIE
Fiona said cheeseburgers were
unhealthy.
JESSICA
She’s a vegan.
ARCHIE
I hope she doesn’t turn us into
vegans.
JESSICA
Oh, look, it’s a five mile hike.
ARCHIE
Ha, should be a piece of cake.
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Scott sips on the straw. Scott puts the car into drive and
exits the parking lot. The two men get into their
respected cars and drive off behind Scott.
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SCOTT
Excuse me.
BUSINESS MAN
Oh I’m sorry.
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Scott pays the front clerk with two ten dollar bills.
CLERK
Out of twenty. Six is your
change. You want a bag for this?
SCOTT
Yes please. Thanks.
CLERK
Have a good one.
SCOTT
Thanks, you too.
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SCOTT
Hey Willy. Are you glad I’m
home? How is my puppy!
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FADE TO BLACK.
ARCHIE
It’s great to get away from the
city.
JESSICA
I can’t remember the last time I
was outside like this, in the
woods, I mean. You forget how
beautiful nature is when you’re
stuck inside the city all the
time.
ARCHIE
Exactly. We’ve been so busy and
forgot about the simpler things
in life. The smell of the
forest. The clean air we’re
breathing. The birds’ song, the
color of the earth. The
mosquitos... the ow-honey did you
bring any of that mosquito spray
with you?
JESSICA
Huh? Yeah, are you getting
bitten?
ARCHIE
Yeah, well, I think if we keep
walking they won’t have a chance
to bite, but, just to be on the
safe side...
ARCHIE (CONT’D)
Condoms?
46.
JESSICA
Oh how did those get in there?
ARCHIE
We can put up the tent together
then.
Jessica chuckles.
ARCHIE (CONT’D)
Here we are.
JESSICA
Ick that stinks.
ARCHIE
Close your mouth so you don’t
swallow it.
JESSICA
How many more miles do you think
we have until our first stop?
I’m getting kind of tired.
ARCHIE
Tired, already? We’ve been on
the trail for about... (looking
at his wristwatch) twenty
minutes... got quite a ways to go
still.
JESSICA
Darn.
ARCHIE
Let’s not think about time right
now, can’t we enjoy this?
Remember our plan, dear. The
first part of this journey is
going to be difficult, and not
without pain, but the harder we
try, and the more effort we put
into this thing, the more we are
going to get out of it.
JESSICA
You’re right. This is beginning
of our new life. We should keep
on going. Why, we’ve only been
on the trail for twenty minutes!
That’s nothing! We should be so
tired, ha!
47.
ARCHIE
That’s the spirit! Onward!
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BETH
I feel stuck. I feel like
they’re never going to let me out
of here, because of that stuff I
did yesterday. I feel like
they’re treating me like a little
kid. I don’t feel respected. I
never get the positive feedback I
need when I do something that’s
um positive. I really don’t like
it here. I hate it here.
MARGIE
The group was worried about you.
I know we talked about this,
Beth, but I hope it’s okay if I
tell the group what happened
yesterday.
BETH
No that’s okay I can say it. I
got frustrated, I went out into
the lounge and started bitching
at the nurses. I said some nasty
things. I wanted the headphones,
but they wouldn’t give them to
me. So I covered myself up in a
blanket and screamed. I calmed
down, then I ate some food and
fell asleep.
MARGIE
You’ve been here a while haven’t
you.
BETH
Almost a month now. I know they
won’t let me leave. I’m afraid
Poutin is going to commit me.
They want to commit me. I can’t
stand this place anymore. I’m
not getting any better because
I’m stuck in here. I don’t
really know what to do next.
48.
MARGIE
That’s a tough feeling, that
feeling of being stuck in a rut.
Stuck in one place you can’t get
out of. I’m sure a lot of us
here have had that feeling in our
lives before.
What would you do, or where would
you go if-and when-you get out?
BETH
Um, I would like to stay at
Bluefin Bay, on the north shore.
I stayed there with my family
once, and then another time with
some friends. That’s my favorite
place to visit.
DIANE
I’ve been to Bluefin before, it’s
really nice up there.
BETH
Yeah I love it up there. My
favorite place is Minnesota. I
love Minnesota. I would never
move away from here.
MARGIE
Would you ever think about going
back to college? I know you had
some thoughts about finishing
your degree...
BETH
I don’t know. I think it’s too
late.
MARGIE
It’s never too late to finish
your degree, Beth. I know people-
why isn’t one of the attendants,
Liz, she’s in her sixties and
just finished her degree in
psychology. It’s never too late
to start something.
BETH
Yeah, maybe.
MARGIE
Well, I hope you find more of
yourself here. I hope you can
get yourself out of that stuck
place you were speaking of. It’s
not fun being in a place like
that.
(MORE)
49.
MARGIE (CONT'D)
I want to tell you I understand
where you are coming from.
AMBER
You just gotta find out what it
is that you like to do, and do
that to the best of your
abilities. Until it pleases you,
and-it gives you money, also.
MARGIE
Ha, ha! Money is an essential
thing, Amber. We all need that
to survive. But it’s a good
point, find out the thing it is
that you love doing, and do that.
Do what you love.
CARLTON
Do the things which give you the
passion to live, not that which
makes you feel dead.
MARGIE
Exactly. The positive things.
BETH
I really appreciate that. I’ve
always wanted to be a
veterinarian. I love animals. I
miss my kittens Baxter and Lucy.
MARGIE
That sounds wonderful. You
shouldn’t let anything stop you
from doing that, Beth. Taking
care of animals. That’s just
fabulous.
BETH
Thanks. I feel a little better
now.
MARGIE
Carl, how are you feeling today?
CARLTON
I’m really glad to be getting out
of here later today.
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Marie sips from the glass of white wine she holds in her
hand. Other visitors walk through the gallery, perusing at
the art, commenting to the artist - KEN GREEN (55) - who
sits behind a desk in the middle of the room, he drinks a
beer softly and answers questions.
To Marie;
KEN
Do you see something you like?
MARIE
I really like... you know I like
them all. The colors are really
bursting through so that I expect
to see them animated and scored
with jazz and samba.
KEN
I try to capture what I hear when
I listen to music and relate that
to color, shape, form, motion,
expression, landscapes.
MARIE
Well you do it really well.
That’s for fucking sure.
KEN
Thank you. Do you paint?
MARIE
Paint? Do I look like an artist?
I try hard to look like I spend
all my time cooped up in my
studio. I don’t know what you
call it, I call it painting, some
people say it’s splatter art,
finger painting, nothing as
beautiful as this.
KEN
I accept the compliment, but, I’m
sure your art isn’t that bad -
you shouldn’t be so hard on
yourself. If it’s your painting,
you should believe in it. Not
one other person’s opinion should
hold sway on your art.
MARIE
It’s difficult sometimes to
continue going with what your
passion is, when no one wants to
view your art, then when they do
they call it ‘shit.’
51.
KEN
Everyone’s a critic. It’s a
necessity in this business. Hate
to say it but it’s true,
criticism is everywhere. Girl as
smart as you should know that.
MARIE
What makes you so certain I’m
that smart?
KEN
You like my paintings, so you
can’t be all that dumb. In fact,
I think you’re more than
intelligent, you got smarts. Can
you name who that is?
MARIE
Who that? That’s easy, it’s King
Curtis.
KEN
Most people who look at that
automatically point out that
Charlie Parker looked nothing
like that, and I say, Of course
he didn’t, but King Curtis did.
And they say, who’s King Curtis?
MARIE
They obviously have no taste in
good music.
KEN
Ain’t that the truth.
MARIE
Ain’t it?
Ken drinks from his beer. Marie drinks from her wine. The
two lock eyes over their glasses.
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MAX
Morning Scottie.
SCOTT
Hey Max, how was your weekend?
52.
MAX
Um, it was good. I got to spend
some time outside.
SCOTT
Oh, it was beautiful outside
wasn’t it.
MAX
Yeah the weather was perfect. I
went to the beach, rode my bike,
enjoyed my time outside of
prison.
SCOTT
Ha, that’s funny.
Scott’s eyes wander back and forth from one side of the
office to the next, almost on the lookout for someone; his
eyesight gazes upon Max’s body frequently - Max doesn’t
seem to notice this.
MAX
I went out drinking with a buddy
of mine. We told ourselves just
a couple of beers, sooner or
later two turns into six, and six
turns into three pitchers... we
drove each other home before I
jerked the car into reverse. I
nearly broke his bumper but
stopped when I saw this squirrel
scattering across the road. I
don’t know, I was pretty hammered
last night. Had to console him
over his girlfriend, she cheated
on him. How was your weekend?
SCOTT
It was good... that sounds like a
crazy night, I hope you are okay.
MAX
Oh yeah I’m fine.
SCOTT
Do you feel okay to work?
MAX
I’m not hungover or anything. I
puked all over his car then fell
asleep. I had a big breakfast
his mom made us, so, I’m just
peachy.
53.
SCOTT
Great.
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(V.O.)
KRIS
I did not know where I was, or
where I was going. I had lost
all sense of time. There was an
instinctive feeling in every step
I took towards the house that
where I was headed was some place
familiar and foreign.
KRIS
Hello?
LISA
Hello?
LISA (43) walks out from behind the kitchen door, into the
living room she carries cleaning products.
LISA (CONT’D)
Oh, hi I didn’t know you were
going to be home.
KRIS
I-I can leave if I’m going to be
in your way...
54.
LISA
No, don’t worry about it. You’re
fine here.
KRIS
Okay.
LISA
Honey-
JANICE
I’m coming.
LISA
You want to start upstairs in the
bathroom and I’ll clean the
kitchen.
JANICE
Uh huh.
KRIS
I’ll just finish my coffee.
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KRIS
Oh I’m sorry--
JANICE
No that’s okay, you can come in.
KRIS
Um... I need to use the toilet.
I can wait-
JANICE
As long as it’s not number two,
it’s fine. I’ve seen boy parts.
Go.
55.
To Janice;
KRIS
Lot of coffee.
JANICE
I see.
Kris finishes then zips up, closes the lid and flushes the
toilet.
KRIS
I should wash my hands.
KRIS (CONT’D)
I’ll let you finish your work.
JANICE
Thank you.
KRIS
Uh huh.
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TITLE:
November
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BILBO
Austin, you seem to be one of
those unfortunate people who
finds themselves rolling in the
gutter every six months.
AUSTIN
Thanks.
BILBO
I always watch sports when I’m
feeling really depressed.
AUSTIN
I hate sports.
BILBO
So it would suit you. Baseball
is the most boring fucking game
on the planet. It’s on for three
fucking hours, and nothing
happens. Bunch of men in tights
whacking balls with their large,
wooden bats. It’s slow and
boring. It’s one of the most
overtly homosexual sports where
is. American football being the
other.
AUSTIN
Things would be much easier if I
were gay. It’d be much easier to
pick someone up. Hell, we could
be lovers, it’s that easy.
BILBO
I wouldn’t date you if I were
gay. We wouldn’t be lovers.
AUSTIN
No? Why not?
BILBO
You’re too neurotic for me, I
couldn’t deal with that all the
time. Vera’s a relaxed girl, she
smells nice, I like playing with
her tits, and she knows me better
than any one of my friends.
AUSTIN
Great. Even if I consider
switching over I’d be denied
entrance into my best friend.
BILBO
I’m not saying a menage-trois is
out of the picture-
57.
AUSTIN
No it’d have to be intimate, just
me and you, no vag interference,
it’d never work.
BILBO
Sorry, mate. Whatever happened
to that barista girl?
AUSTIN
Amanda? We’re seeing each other
now.
BILBO
What? Why the fuck then are you
thinking about sucking my dick
when you’ve got her?
AUSTIN
I never considered sucking your
dick. I said if I was ever gay
I’d want to pair up with you
because you’re the closest male
friend I have, it’d be easier
than picking someone up in a
club.
BILBO
How did you meet Amanda?
AUSTIN
I don’t remember. I think I met
her in a club.
TICKET LADY
I’m sorry all of the tickets are
sold out.
BILBO
Aw what the fuck is this?
AUSTIN
Five minutes in line and they’re
sold out? Well, at least I got
to see Bob twice before he kicked
the bucket.
BILBO
Don’t say that. Take that back
he ain’t dead yet.
AUSTIN
Got a buzz.
58.
BILBO
I’m serious take it back.
AUSTIN
All right I take it all back.
BILBO
What? Who’s it from? That Susan
girl texting you again-
AUSTIN
Sally, it says the messages are
from Sally.
BILBO
Do you know any Sallys?
AUSTIN
I might know a Sally. I’ll just
have to check...
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To Henry;
P.J.
Hey what’s up, Henry.
HENRY
P.J., you’re everywhere, man.
P.J.
So are you, too, man.
HENRY
What are you doing here?
P.J.
I’m managing Alice’s band. Alice
Conroy’s Caravan.
HENRY
Wow, that’s a really fucking good
name.
P.J.
I know, right.
59.
HENRY
I’m just here nursing my beer.
Looking forward to the show.
P.J.
Have you ever seen them before?
HENRY
No this is my first time.
P.J.
Ah, well, prepare to be amazed,
it should be a rockin’ show.
HENRY
And you’re not saying that
because you manage the band?
P.J.
No, I would say that even if I
wasn’t managing the band.
They’re really super good.
HENRY
Looks like they’re setting up
right now.
P.J.
No, that’s the first band, The
New Times. Alice goes on second,
then it’s Victrola Punk third.
HENRY
They any good?
P.J.
The New Times? Yeah. Well, I
should go talk to Alice. I’ll
see you around.
HENRY
Later dude.
GRETCHEN
Who was that?
HENRY
That was P.J., old friend. Used
to go on road trips to folk
festivals in the middle of
nowhere, get stoned and listen to
music every summer.
60.
GRETCHEN
Cool, do you know anything about
the music playing tonight?
HENRY
No, I know only a little about
Alice Conroy’s band.
GRETCHEN
Is it something I can dance to?
HENRY
Why don’t you go ask them?
GRETCHEN
Where?
HENRY
Right over there in the booth.
Go and ask if their music is
something you can dance to. I’m
sure it is.
GRETCHEN
Right over there?
HENRY
Short girl, black blonde hair,
mini-skirt, that’s Alice.
Gretchen takes her beer, leaves her seat and stumbles over
to the booth where Alice and her bandmates are.
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The New Times play their set. Husband and wife duo - the
husband on the guitar, the wife on the ukulele - plays
tunes which pronounce their love for each other, their love
for the era which they emulate: 1930’s dust-bowl America,
the depression.
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61.
GRETCHEN
So where are you staying tonight?
HENRY
I got a room at the Days Inn.
GRETCHEN
Really? That sounds nice.
HENRY
No, I’m staying with my parents
down the block.
GRETCHEN
Are you kidding me?
HENRY
Yes. I am. Where are you
staying tonight? Don’t want to
drive all the way back to the
‘burbs tonight, in your
condition.
GRETCHEN
My condition-it would make my
night easier if I ha some place
close to say. My sister’s out of
town, though, and I don’t have a
key to the place, so I really
don’t have anywhere to go.
HENRY
Let me see what I can do, I think
I might have something for you.
GRETCHEN
Hmmm, growl, you better big man.
I’m going back inside. See you
in there.
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HENRY
Hey babe.
HENRY (CONT’D)
Who’s this?
GRETCHEN
This is Dan. I... used to date
Dan in high school.
DAN
One night is no date. But it was
the greatest night of my life,
and I’ve never forgotten it.
GRETCHEN
Come on, we dated more than once,
didn’t we?
HENRY
High school?
DAN
Senior prom is one night. We
never dated before than, either.
I kept a tally of how many times
I asked you out, and how many of
those times you rejected me.
GRETCHEN
And how many times was that-no
wait don’t tell me, I don’t wanna
know. I so awful about it.
DAN
That one night was enough to make
up for all those lost chances, I
tell ya. She was my first kiss.
HENRY
So you guys knew each other from
high school?
DAN
What have you been doing lately?
GRETCHEN
I’m back in town for a week,
under dire circumstances it seems-
DAN
Oh no what’s wrong?
63.
GRETCHEN
My mother is sick in the hospital
with ovarian cancer. So I...
DAN
Oh my god I’m so sorry to hear
that, is she doing okay?
GRETCHEN
She’s doing good, I think-
HENRY
The music’s starting, I’m going
to get a better view of the band.
GRETCHEN
Okay.
DAN
Oh the music’s starting, how long
are you in town for?
GRETCHEN
I leave Thursday.
DAN
Wow, one night, huh?
GRETCHEN
I’ve been here a week, so...
Henry leaves the scene and walks towards the front of the
stage.
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ALICE
Wow, looks like a good crowd out
there. Thanks for coming out
tonight to the Turf. Thanks to
the New Times, Victrola Punk...
those are some great bands.
Lovin’ that banjo playing, gotta
love that banjo sound. Mandolin
sound, eh? Banjo? Mandolin?
We’ve got enough to keep us busy
for now.
Anyway-we’re getting ready to
play some tunes for you right
now. I’m Alice Conroy. Alice
Conroy’s Caravan.
ALICE (CONT’D)
I’d like to walk around in your
mind someday/I’d like to walk all
over the things you say to me/I’d
like to rearrange your attitude
to me...
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HENRY
Hey P.J.
P.J.
What’s up, Henry? Did you like
the show?
HENRY
Did I? That was an amazing
display of versatility. I was
dancing, I was listening, I was
fully enthralled in her every
move, every pluck, every note she
pitched was perfect.
P.J.
Yeah it was a good show-hey.
CHRISSY
Did I miss their set?
P.J.
Yeah they just got finished.
Where have you been? Did you
bike here?
CHRISSY
Yeah, I didn’t plan ahead.
Thought I would be here earlier.
(P.J. and Chrissy kiss) I’m going
inside, Alice is in there, right?
P.J.
Yeah she should be.
CHRISSY
Okay see you inside.
HENRY
So are you only doing producing
duties for Alice, or do you cut
other people’s records?
P.J.
Um, I don’t, I’m not the
producer, I’m their manager. So
I book them gigs at places,
promote their shows, stuff like
that. Why?
HENRY
I’ve been writing this poem, an
epic poem it’s seventeen pages so
far, and I think I’d like to
perform it live with music
accompaniment, I’ve got an old
ukulele - not a guitar, a
baritone ukulele.
P.J.
It’s small.
HENRY
Yes. Do you think Alice would be
interested in scoring something?
P.J.
Yeah most definitely she’d be
into that.
HENRY
Sweet.
66.
P.J.
Yeah, how long was it you said,
seventeen pages?
HENRY
Right it’s seventeen pages. I’m
not finished with it yet. It’s
almost complete. I’ve been
writing it for the past two
months.
P.J.
Wow. What’s it about?
HENRY
Earlier this summer. I went on a
trip - couple a trips - to see
the grave sites of my ancestors,
and peculiar things happened
along the way.
P.J.
Sounds creepy, dude.
HENRY
It was real.
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77 MONTAGE OF EVENTS: 77
SPLIT SCREEN
67.
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ARCHIE
The sky is so open tonight. No
city lights, only star light.
JESSICA
There must be hundreds of
thousands of them.
ARCHIE
Millions, honey. We’re staring
at a million stars at once.
JESSICA
The universe is so cool. I mean,
really. To think, that we’re a
part of a million-year old cosmic
story. Makes me feel like we’re
a part of something special.
ARCHIE
Well that’s because we are, in
the grand scheme of things.
JESSICA
That hike made me really tired.
I wasn’t prepared for it. I hope
it doesn’t rain.
ARCHIE
You feeling okay? You scared me
back there when you were puking
up my breakfast everywhere.
JESSICA
I’m feeling better, I haven’t
felt anything coming up in about
an hour. I was feeling so
nauseous before. I think it was
the height we were climbing, too
fast for me.
69.
ARCHIE
Just drink this water, you’ll
feel better.
JESSICA
Thanks.
ARCHIE
And tomorrow, we’ll go blueberry
picking, and I’ll make blueberry
pancakes, with cantaloupe, whole
wheat toast, fresh squeezed
orange juice, warm coffee...
JESSICA
Mmm that sounds delicious.
FADE TO BLACK.
FADE IN:
ARCHIE
I think it’s going away.
JESSICA
I can’t hear anything-
ARCHIE
Shh! Quiet.
JESSICA
We didn’t leave any food out did
we?
ARCHIE
I don’t think so.
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KRISTEN
So the question is, what is the
warmest place you would like to
be? Some place-
BYRON
Some place I would rather be than
here right now? Ha, ha!
KRISTEN
Yes... the warmest memory of a
place you’ve been. Or it could
be a place you’ve never been to
but have always wanted to visit.
BYRON
Oh that’s easy it’d be at my
grandfather’s ranch in Lubbock,
Texas.
KRISTEN
Wait your turn, Byron. Sophie is
going to speak.
SOPHIE
Is this decaf?
KRISTEN
I think it is, yes.
SOPHIE
That makes sense. Otherwise I’d
be really jittery right now. The
island of Cyprus.
KRISTEN
Ah that’s nice. That’s in the
middle east, right?
SOPHIE
In the Mediterranean Sea.
KRISTEN
Have you ever been there before?
SOPHIE
My ex-girlfriend was from Cyprus.
I wouldn’t be going back to her-
it’s just- it was the warmest
place I’ve ever been to. The
people are so welcoming,
embracing, the sun shines much
brighter when it’s reflected off
the sea.
71.
KRISTEN
That sounds very picturesque.
You paint a beautiful picture,
Sophie.
BYRON
Is it my turn?
KRISTEN
Okay go ahead Byron. What-
BYRON
I’d-what?
KRISTEN
No go.
BYRON
Oh okay. I’d probably visit my
grandfather’s ranch.
KRISTEN
Where’s your grandpa’s ranch?
BYRON
It’s in Lubbock, Texas. There’s
fifty acres. Horses, cattle,
sheep, but, also, it’s the
warmest place I know. Always hot
down there.
KRISTEN
Very good, Byron. Do you rope
those cattle, does your grandpa
live off the land, or does he
sell the animals-
BYRON
We’re selling them.
KRISTEN
I’m a vegetarian, so that’s just-
yuck-
BYRON
Oh you are? You’re a vegetarian.
KRISTEN
Yeah, I can’t stand to eat meat.
It makes me sick to my stomach
what they do to those animals,
it’s so cruel.
72.
SOPHIE
Plus all the chemicals they
inject into their blood streams
it’s so unnatural. Who knows how
many infectious diseases you
could catch by eating beef that’s
been fed hormones. It’d be like
eating Mark McGuire’s bicep for
dinner. Fucking disgusting.
BYRON
Well I like beef. I would think
Mark McGuire’s bicep to be tough.
We sell the beef on our farm.
SOPHIE
Good for you, keep raping the
animals of the earth for your own
prosperity.
BYRON
I’m sorry... Sophie. I don’t
like the way you’re talking to
me, I wish you would stop it.
SOPHIE
I can speak my mind however I
fucking want to.
KRISTEN
Okay, Sophie, knock it off with
the language. Byron, let’s not
get too protective about this.
I’m sure Sophie didn’t mean
anything by what she said.
BYRON
It offends me.
SOPHIE
I meant every word of what I
said. You offend me, fat
American slob. You’re what’s
wrong with this country,
cocksucking twit.
KRISTEN
Jeff! Jeff, can you-
JEFF
What’s the matter here?
KRISTEN
Um, Sophie is starting a fight
with Byron.
73.
SOPHIE
Listen I’ll shut up. I’m sorry.
I shouldn’t have said all that.
I wasn’t thinking positively. I
was only bringing in negative
energy to the group, and I’m
sorry for that. Sometimes I get
overworked when it comes to
topics that I’m passionate about.
I’m sorry.
KRISTEN
Don’t apologize to me.
SOPHIE
Byron, I’m sorry.
BYRON
I accept your apology, Sophie.
JEFF
We square here, guys?
BYRON
Yeah we’re square.
SOPHIE
Yeah.
KRISTEN
Thanks, Jeff.
BRYAN
I guess I shouldn’t say my
warmest memory is on a chicken
farm tour.
SOPHIE
Ha, ha!
KRISTEN
Ha, no, well, you can if you
want, if that’s your favorite
place...
BRYAN
No I’m just kidding. It’s not my
turn anyway.
KRISTEN
Susan? You want to share with
the group?
SUSAN
What me? Mmm okay.
Beat, then;
SUSAN (CONT’D)
What’s the question?
KRISTEN
What would be the warmest place
you would like to visit?
SUSAN
Warmest place like to visit.
Well, I used to go walking, near
the lake. That was always warm
in the summer. I would walks
sometimes with my sons. The view
of the sun on the lake was just
beautiful. I walked on the trail
every weekend. Then I walked
there when it got cold, in the
winter, and the sidewalk got
slippery from the ice, and I
fell, and my head hit the ground,
I felt the back of my head.
Blood, there was so much blood
coming from the back of my head,
that I--
Jeff wheels Susan out of the lounge and back into her room.
KRISTEN
Jeff, here, take the rest of her
breakfast.
JEFF
Yeah.
KRISTEN
Diane, you want to go?
DIANE
Sure.
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75.
Marie’s eyes flutter, she opens her eyes wide, the room
expands and every person in the market moves like bacteria
consuming healthy blood cells. The voice blend together,
their sounds growing louder.
KEN
Marie.
MARIE
Ken.
KEN
Funny seeing you here, how’s it
going?
MARIE
Good...
KEN
Are you sure, you don’t look so
good.
MARIE
I need to get out of here. I got
to get out of here right now can
you help me?
KEN
Sure yeah let’s go to the
checkout line.
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MARIE
I can’t do this. I can’t stand
in line. I’ve got to get out of
here.
KEN
All right, let’s go. You wait
outside, I’ll be right there.
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KEN
I’m gonna bring my car around,
you wait here.
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MARIE
Thank you, Ken. I don’t know
what happened back there, that’s
never happened to me before.
KEN
What was it, some kind of panic
attack?
MARIE
Yeah I think so. I was walking
through the aisles, and all of a
sudden I just became so...
anxious. I could feel every
single eye watching me, every
person seemed to want to charge
into mine like particles bonding.
That’s never happened before. I
was really scared that I was
going to pass out.
77.
KEN
I was going to order Cantonese.
It’s a good thing I decided I
wanted a pizza instead, else I
would’ve been home.
MARIE
Thanks. Thanks, Ken, really. I-
I don’t know what would’ve
happened if you hadn’t been
there.
KEN
Not a problem. You think your
car is safe in the lot back
there?
MARIE
Oh I didn’t drive, I biked. My
bike is locked on to a street
sign, it should be fine. Thanks
for driving me to my apartment,
Ken. I really appreciate this-
you know you didn’t have to do
this. I could’ve gotten a cab,
or I could’ve walked--
KEN
Marie don’t worry about it.
Artists got to stick together.
We’re a lot different from the
rest of them. We need shelter
from the animals trying to
destroy our work, there’s a bond
between us because we see things
differently than most people do.
If our collective cannot support
each other there’s no hope in any
of us surviving.
Beat, then;
KEN (CONT’D)
How’s your painting coming along,
by the way?
MARIE
I’m tired of painting. I think
I’m going to give it up entirely.
KEN
Why?
MARIE
I’ve gone as far as I can go with
what I’ve accomplished.
78.
KEN
You really don’t expect me to
take you seriously, do you? When
I was your age I was still in
grad school. You’ve been in the
thick of things since you left
home. I know you are against
post-secondary education, rightly
so, and I don’t want to downplay
my own education, but, you’re
much further from where I was in
terms of experience.
What have you done lately that’s
gotten you so down?
MARIE
No, no, grad school is for people
unwilling to get on with life.
Fucking students forever.
They’re afraid of getting a job.
I know I’ve already said this.
There’s a point where I feel like
I’ve done all there is to be
done. I can’t add any more to my
work. I can’t take away anything
from what is already there, but
it feels unfinished, incomplete,
in some way. There’s something
missing, a big gaping void that I
have no idea how to fill. I feel
old and useless.
KEN
Hmm... you’re young and aging -
stupid - talking like you’re my
age. Here’s my card, it’s got my
number on it. I want you to call
me in a couple of days. I want
to see what’s troubling your
artwork.
MARIE
You can see it now, if you want.
KEN
How are you feeling? The
dizziness gone?
MARIE
Yes.
KEN
I want to make sure you get in
safely, okay. You think you can
make it back to your place in one
piece?
79.
MARIE
Yeah, Ken.
KEN
Okay.
Marie steps out of the car. Ken steps out of the driver’s
side and walks over to Marie.
KEN (CONT’D)
You should probably order
something to eat when you get
inside. You forgot your
groceries back there. I didn’t
even think about that.
MARIE
Oh yeah. So did you, too?
KEN
I guess I did.
MARIE
So we both did, lose our food.
KEN
Not our appetites, though.
MARIE
No?
KEN
You go home into your apartment,
Marie. Get some rest. Call me
in a few days. I’ve got a show
coming up. I’ll call you with
the details later. Don’t stop
working. Okay?
MARIE
Sure.
KEN
I’m serious, don’t stop, I’ll
call you.
MARIE
No, yeah I won’t.
KEN
All right.
MARIE
Ken. Thanks again. I don’t know
how I would’ve made it without
you there.
80.
KEN
Don’t worry about it. Order a
pizza or something. Take care,
Marie.
MARIE
Ha, yeah, thanks, you too, Ken.
MARIE (CONT’D)
I’ll order a big sausage and
pepperoni pizza.
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KEN
That girl needs help. Hi honey,
I got caught up, sorry. I’m on
my way home right now... the
grocery store was very busy, but,
I saw someone I knew who needed
help. I don’t really want to
tell you this on the phone, I’m
almost home, I’ll see you soon.
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(V.O.)
HENRY
My close companion/Through it
all/Is a friend/I’ve never
met/They come at just the right
moments/And I live with them/For
two weeks at the most.
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81.
SCOTT
You got a cat loose. Cat loose!
AUNTIE
Excuse me?
SCOTT
Your cat, I just saw it get out,
didn’t want it to escape-
AUNTIE
Oh, she does that some times.
SCOTT
It’s a pretty cat, what’s its
name?
AUNTIE
His name is Norman.
SCOTT
Hi Norman.
AUNTIE
Now you’re on his good side.
Usually is uncertain of most
people he hasn’t met before.
SCOTT
Well, I like cats. I like all
animals, actually.
AUNTIE
That’s good. So how are things
going down there?
SCOTT
I paid my rent on time this
month.
82.
AUNTIE
Yes! You need to do that, that’s
what counts most. Pay your rent
on time, keep making that money.
SCOTT
Yep. And pay my bills on time,
otherwise, ten bucks turns into
fifty real quick. Say hey thanks
for the cookies. They were
really good.
AUNTIE
You liked ‘em huh?
SCOTT
I scarfed ‘em down quick. I feel
like I should make up for it
somehow.
AUNTIE
I haven’t asked you to, so don’t
worry about it. As a matter a
fact baking cookies is good for,
it’s one the few times I actually
cook. I’ve got to keep my skills
up.
SCOTT
Could you make me some more?
AUNTIE
Do you want me to? Sure! I’m
tellin’ ya, it’s no problem. I
enjoy cooking them... and I enjoy
eatin’ ‘em.
SCOTT
And I enjoy eatin’ ‘em!
AUNTIE
It’s my pleasure cooking them for
you.
SCOTT
I appreciate it-well I need to
get these groceries in the fridge
before things start melting.
AUNTIE
Right-don’t want things dripping
all over the floor.
AUNTIE (CONT’D)
And if you want me to bake
anything else, like a cake, a pie
- anything - let me know.
SCOTT
Thanks, take care Auntie.
AUNTIE
Auf wiedersehen, Scott.
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CLOSE UP:
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The red-haired girl walks out of the cafe. The girl trots
across the street to her car, gets in and drives off.
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CLOSE UP:
The girl washes the blood from her arms, pours alcohol on
the wound.
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(V.O.)
HENRY
I’ve burrowed myself
underground/Like a mole/Wishing I
was a lizard in the
spring/Winter’s a comin’/And the
trees and its leaves/Have turned
a shade of Autumn/In your name I
continue talking.
Henry checks the caller ID, ignores the call, and continues
to type.
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(V.O.)
KRIS
Only five days gone, but five
days I would never forget. Five
days that would serve as the
beginning of my new life. There
was no other way but forward for
me. No turning back now. Every
moment was one to cherish, to
savor... to relish in every day
the possibilities of happiness
and joy - I saw new hope in the
four o’clock sunlight. I was on
my way to see an old friend.
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85.
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AMANDA
Come back to bed.
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EARL
Hi Marie how’s it going?
MARIE
Earl it’s going great. I am
loving all of this.
EARL
Yeah it’s beautiful-
MARIE
What are you doing here? I would
never excepted to find you here.
EARL
You posted the notice on the
bulletin board.
MARIE
Huh.
EARL
The open bar is sweet, eh?
MARIE
Hmm...? hell yeah!
86.
EARL
I might go over and fix myself a
drink. Join me?
MARIE
Sure, sure.
BILL (53) and BOBBIE (26) walk over to the bar. Bill is
black, chubby, bald. Bobbie is black with short dreads.
BILL
Marie it’s good to see you how
are you doing?
MARIE
Hi Bill-
BILL
This is a lovely evening isn’t
it? Yes. (To bartender) Double
martini, please. What would you
like, dear?
BOBBIE
Something strong, I don’t care
what.
BILL
Put some whiskey in it. So this
is a slow and dull evening isn’t
it? What they need is a jazz
combo to speed things up.
BOBBIE
Yeah, some beats would definitely
liven things up - would start the
conversation quicker.
MARIE
How have you been, Bill?
BILL
Oh hi Marie I didn’t see you
there. Who is your friend?
EARL
Earl’s the name.
BILL
Nice to meet you, my name is
Bill.
EARL
Nice to meet you. How do you
know Marie?
87.
BILL
Marie and I used to be lovers.
MARIE
He’s lying. Bill was my
instructor.
BILL
I was the influential one.
EARL
Ah.
MARIE
EARL
I didn’t know you were on the
streets?
MARIE
I wasn’t on the streets, Earl.
BILL
I caught her spraying some shit
on one of my studio buildings and
I liked what I saw so I set her
up inside. Got you your first
show didn’t I?
MARIE
You did.
EARL
Wow.
BOBBIE
Was that the Effrin show?
BILL
You weren’t with us yet, honey.
MARIE
I’m sorry I didn’t catch your
name.
BOBBIE
I’m-
BILL
This is Bobbie she’s my adopted
daughter. Bobbie this is Marie
my protege.
88.
MARIE
It’s nice to meet you.
BOBBIE
Likewise... dad...
BILL
What?
BOBBIE
I don’t like having people look
over my shoulder when I’m
drawing.
MARIE
I know what you mean.
BOBBIE
See what I mean?
BILL
She hasn’t had enough to drink
yet. I’m going to find Ken, and
the two of you can get to know
each other better. You: thick-
skinned Latino man, come follow
me.
EARL
Um - okay. This art crowd is
funny.
BOBBIE
Are you the one with all the
tattoos?
MARIE
Hmm? Ah, yes. He told you about
that?
BOBBIE
It’s apparently a work of art.
MARIE
Cheesy - really fucking cheesy.
Maybe you want to see them some
time?
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89.
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The morning news is on the car radio. JOE (48) sips from a
mug of coffee as he drives.
JOE
How was your weekend, Henry?
HENRY
Got a lot done.
JOE
Oh yeah?
HENRY
Yeah. I mean I did a lot, I kept
myself very busy.
JOE
Ah I getcha. I got a lot done,
too.
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90.
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AUSTIN
I would like an application,
please.
RITA
A job application... those are...
(reaching beneath the counter
into a drawer) right here.
AUSTIN
Thank you. When should I bring
this back-who should I be giving
this to?
RITA
You can give this to Brian, our
day manager, he’s actually not
working today. I know for a fact
we’re not hiring full-time right
now, but we are looking to hire
for seasonal work. If that
interests you...
AUSTIN
Oh yeah. Okay, so, I bring this
to Brian.
RITA
Right.
AUSTIN
Okay, thanks. What was your
name?
RITA
Rita.
AUSTIN
(pointing to Rita’s name tag on
her left breast) Oh there it is
on your name tag.
91.
RITA
Okay have a good day, sir.
AUSTIN
All right, you too.
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Joe and Henry cut and trim the lawn of a mansion estate.
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Joe and Henry eat their lunches as they are parked outside
of a gas station.
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Austin sits across the table from a woman whom he has just
interviewed with.
LEGAL WOMAN
... And so we’ll call you when we
sort through our applications.
AUSTIN
Thank you. I’ll try and keep my
balance this time.
LEGAL WOMAN
Yes, we want you to stay alive,
Austin - I don’t want to hear
that kind of story again from a
person as nice as you.
AUSTIN
Thank you. Take care.
LEGAL WOMAN
You too, mbuh bye.
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92.
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AUSTIN
How does one get a job at a
record store like this?
CHELSEA
I’ve got it pretty sweet, I know.
CHELSEA (CONT’D)
I know the owner, so...
AUSTIN
I figured that. You had to know
someone to get an “in.”
CHELSEA
Yeah.
AUSTIN
Well I’m jealous. I could see
myself staying in here for hours,
getting lost in all of it...
looking through every single
album.
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BILBO
Almost all of the women I’ve been
attracted to have had black hair.
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93.
BILBO (CONT'D)
Either natural black, or
sometimes the blondes who dye
their hair black. Blonde roots
with black hair is sexy, too.
AUSTIN
Vera’s got natural hair, right?
BILBO
Vera’s Asian.
AUSTIN
She could be Asian and have
blonde hair, too.
BILBO
This Amanda, was she-did she have
bleach blond hair?
AUSTIN
No. She has black hair.
BILBO
They’re wild ones, eh?
AUSTIN
She’s Irish, her graduate thesis
is in peace and conflict studies.
BILBO
Oh shit. She must have you
whipped.
AUSTIN
We get along nicely.
BILBO
Having fun?
AUSTIN
We’re both looking for jobs at
the moment. We’re more focused
on finding work than anything
else.
BILBO
Do you fuck?
AUSTIN
Yeah...
BILBO
I’m sorry, man. It doesn’t sound
like a good relationship you got
going on.
AUSTIN
What?
94.
BILBO
You seem preoccupied with
something.
AUSTIN
Preoccupied? I’m planning for my-
our future. I like Amanda. We
are a good couple. There’s just
a lot on our minds right now.
BILBO
Hey, Vera and me are having a
party tomorrow at our place. We
finally got the Wii fixed and
it’s gonna be the bomb, boi!
AUSTIN
What? The Wii? I dunno, I’ll
have to check with Amanda to
see... we might be going to the
gym. We just got a membership at
Anytime Fitness and we’re gonna
make the most of it.
BILBO
That’s cool, just let us know
when you can. Oh snap! They
made a graphic novel out of
“TRON”?
BILBO (CONT’D)
Dude... TRON. Hello? What time
does the movie start?
AUSTIN
Fifteen minutes.
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A man stands near the counter shooting the shit with the
clerk.
DEAL
... I keep telling this boy you
take my daughter out some place
nice, you know, like Red Lobster
or The Olive Garden.
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95.
DEAL (CONT'D)
He was gonna take her some where
like J.J.’s - that’s not a first
date.
HUGO
Even Ruby Tuesday, or Chili’s-
Applebee’s. Those are nice
places.
DEAL
Yeah, that’s what I’m saying.
This boy, man I’m tellin’ you, he
better not disrespect my
Charlotte or I swear...
HUGO
He’ll be in big trouble.
DEAL
At the very least he’ll be in big
fucking trouble. You don’t want
to know what I could do to that
kid if he... I don’t even want to
think about it, shit. Why a
daughter? God couldn’t give me a
son: four girls. I mean, I love
‘em all, don’t get me wrong I
love my girls... now I just
realize how dirty-minded those
young boys are. Why can’t they
be kids forever?
To Henry;
HUGO
Hello sir.
HENRY
And can I get a pack of Marlboro
reds, too.
DEAL
Gonna party tonight, right? It’s
Friday!
HENRY
Not for me tonight, man. I just
got finished working forty hours
this week. I’m going home and
relaxing in front of the tube. A
well-deserved night off.
DEAL
All right that’s cool. Say Hugo,
think I’ll take one of these.
HENRY
Take it easy, fellas.
HUGO
Thank you.
DEAL
You too, man
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MRS. BECKETT
Well that was-
SOPHIE
Don’t say anything until we
leave.
The sun is just above the horizon filling the autumn sky
with shades of orange and pink. The crisp, cool air
brushes against Sophie’s face.
SOPHIE
I feel like Morgan Freeman in The
Shawshank Redemption. Do you
remember the name of the town?
SOPHIE (CONT’D)
Zihuatanejo. I’m going to see my
friend.
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AUSTIN
We don’t do much of that, either.
BILBO
What? You used to have so many
action figures. You had an
impressive collection. What
happened?
AUSTIN
I guess I grew out of it. Comic
books, action figures, all that
trivia - it’s child’s play.
BILBO
That’s bullshit, man. You never
grew out of it. That is still a
part of you. I remember when
that was your obsession. When
you knew everything and anything
about movies, you knew the
filmographies of every director
and could give me a detailed
review of each of their films.
You knew every actor,
cinematographer, writer... you
could predict the weekend box
office like no other, you had mad
skills.
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98.
BILBO (CONT'D)
You knew every toy line, you were
on top of the new releases every
season...
What the fuck happened to you,
man? Is it this Amanda chick
doing this to you?
AUSTIN
No, and I don’t like how you’re
talking about Amanda. I would
appreciate it if you showed her
some respect - show me some
respect. I remember what you’re
talking about, and I haven’t lost
all of that. Aside from most of
what I was obsessed with being
pointless and a waste of time, I
still go see movies. Amanda and
I go and see movies.
BILBO
Like what, some gay-ass political
documentary?
AUSTIN
No...
BILBO
I don’t like the way you’re
turning out, Austin. What do you
want?
AUSTIN
Raisinets. Water, please.
BILBO
Large popcorn, lots a butter,
large coke.
CONCESSION GIRL
Okay.
To Austin;
BILBO
Raisinets?
AUSTIN
I’ve got to watch what I eat.
It’s the healthiest choice there.
BILBO
This is exactly what I’m talking
about.
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99.
BILBO (CONT'D)
That bitch is twisting your mind
around. I don’t like it.
AUSTIN
You’re one of my oldest pals.
The strength of our friendship
restricts me from bashing your
fucking face in. Show some god
damned respect, man. I’m sorry
you don’t like Amanda. Tough
titties. She’s my girl. Vera is
yours. If there’s something I
don’t like about Vera, something
that bugs me, I tell her
directly. I don’t talk behind
her back and spill all my
feelings about her to you. If
you have a problem with Amanda,
who you haven’t even met yet, say
it to her face.
BILBO
When can I meet her?
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BLACK
December
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The chaos of the scene reflects into the store front glass
windows. The reflection in the windows reveals another
picture:
On Noble st., Kris walks away from the scene through empty
streets, underneath an orange-lit night below the shade of
summer oak leaves.
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SOPHIE
I’m feeling hopeless again. I
realize how much the hospital
helped me, and I learned a lot
about myself in there. But that
was two months ago, you know,
and, things just haven’t been
working the way I thought they
would even though I have tried-
really fucking hard I’ve tried,
to stay positive. I understand
the meds aren’t going to make my
depression just disappear so that
I’m constantly euphoric. I know
I need to work with them.
101.
DR. KLINGER
It usually takes four to six
weeks to see the effects of the
medication. We don’t know why,
but that’s just how it is.
SOPHIE
Right, I remember that, but, I
don’t know what to do sometimes.
I’m really lonely, I don’t have a
girlfriend, my school loans are
piling up and- now I’m getting
all of these bills from the
hospital, and the ambulance,
and... even though my parents
said they would help me kind of
cut the rope about a week ago.
DR. KLINGER
They’re not helping you with your
loans anymore?
SOPHIE
No they said after this incident,
and because they’re paying for
these sessions I can help out...
because they’re losing money,
also, and, my job can’t pay for
it all. I’m going to go further
into debt. My debts are going to
follow me to the grave.
DR. KLINGER
You can pay your rent, right?
SOPHIE
Yeah, my rent is... I have enough
money for rent but I’m not sure I
can afford to live anymore.
DR. KLINGER
Sounds like a lot of stress going
on.
SOPHIE
No shit, doc!
DR. KLINGER
Well, Sophie, have you tried
looking for another job that will
give you a higher income? There
are institutions that can help
you with your loans in creating
some kind of payment plan. Maybe
you can pay in smaller
increments? I wasn’t finished
paying off my loans until I was
thirty. We all go through this.
102.
SOPHIE
I suppose I could see about that.
Paying in smaller amounts. As
far as my job goes... I really
don’t have any other skills that
would qualify me for any other
job than barista. Having a BA in
poetry doesn’t necessarily knock
down the doors of six-figure
careers.
DR. KLINGER
I understand, but is that
something you really want?
SOPHIE
I do not want to work in
corporate America, fuck that. If
you find me working in an office -
please - shoot me with a shotgun
and get it over with. Fuck that.
DR. KLINGER
So what is a job that you would
be interested in doing?
Something that would incorporate
your skills - I know you say you
don’t have any skills but you do,
you have more skills than you
give yourself credit for - then
also, a job where your principles
can be admired, and your
thoughts, imagination, and
creativity can flourish.
SOPHIE
What you’re talking about is an
internship, a volunteer position
that I need time to grow in. I
need money. I don’t have time
for this.
DR. KLINGER
I can see you’re getting
irritated, do you mind if we
switch subjects? How is your
love life? I remember saying
that you were going to-
SOPHIE
Pretty dead, yeah, it’s pretty
dead... although I do have a
crush on someone from my work,
but she’s straight.
DR. KLINGER
You know they’re straight?
103.
SOPHIE
Yeah she talks about her fiance
all the time.
DR. KLINGER
What makes you attracted to her?
SOPHIE
I don’t know, she’s hot for one
thing-ha ha! I wouldn’t be
having this crush on her if I
didn’t think she was hot. She’s
really easy to talk to, you know,
and I feel like she could be a
lesbian, but that for the sake of
acting she’s playing it straight -
you know, getting a husband,
doing all the regular, “normal”
things society thinks is
acceptable to fit in.
DR. KLINGER
So you think she’s playing you?
SOPHIE
No I don’t think she’s doing
that, I think she’s denying
something to herself. I’m not
for certain, but it sometimes
shows, I could be wrong, but...
DR. KLINGER
Have you met her fiance? Does he
seem like the kind of guy she
would be good with? Like can you
tell if it’s a perfect match?
SOPHIE
I’ve never met her fiance, all I
know is that he’s Welsh. She
went over to Europe for a
vacation, she knew some friends
that lived over there. She comes
back two weeks later and
announces to everyone at the
cafe, Hey I got engaged.
DR. KLINGER
Weird.
SOPHIE
It kind of was weird. It was
almost like she couldn’t find
anyone that she could date here
so that she had to travel to
another country to find her “true
love.”
104.
DR. KLINGER
I bet you were thinking, The
perfect candidate is right here
in front of you!
SOPHIE
Yeah! I know... but it’s fine.
There are other girls at work I
can hit on.
DR. KLINGER
That’s-that’s the spirit. Don’t
let it get you down.
SOPHIE
I won’t. I’m so totally over it.
It won’t get to me like that last
bitch did.
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The front door opens, Suzie walks in. Suzie walks to the
front counter.
To Sophie;
SUZIE
Hello.
SOPHIE
Hi. What can I get for you
today?
SUZIE
Let me see... I’ll take a skim
latte.
SOPHIE
Would you like that in a to-go
cup?
SUZIE
Sure.
(V.O.)
SOPHIE
She’s really hot.
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105.
SCOTT
Max.
MAX
Hey Scott. What’s up, dude?
SCOTT
Just looking at some books, how’s
it going?
MAX
It’s good, good. I’m looking for
this book someone told me about.
SCOTT
What’s the name?
MAX
Naked Lunch? Have you ever heard
of it?
SCOTT
William Burroughs. I am a huge
Burroughs fan.
MAX
Really? I never knew that. So
he wrote it?
SCOTT
Yeah I’ve collected most of his
major works, I’ve traveled to
Europe to purchase some of his
first editions... most of them
were in Amsterdam.
MAX
Wow, that’s cool, man. So you’ve
read this book?
SCOTT
Oh yeah it’s one of his best. A
classic. Not as good as Queer or
Junky, but it ranks up there at
the top.
MAX
Do you see it anywhere around
here?
SCOTT
Yep, here it is.
MAX
Cool, yeah, my aunt recommended
it to me. She said this is the
best place to start.
SCOTT
Really she said that?
MAX
Yeah... why? Was she wrong?
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MAX
Well I should get going if I want
to start reading this.
SCOTT
Okay.
MAX
It was good seeing you, Scott...
outside of the office every once
and a while.
SCOTT
Yeah this is nice.
MAX
Okay... I’ll see you at work-
you’re okay?
SCOTT
I’m fine.
MAX
All right, it’s just... do you
want to go get a drink somewhere?
We could talk more about
Burroughs...
SCOTT
Sure I don’t see why not.
MAX
Great. Just down the block
there’s a good place.
107.
SCOTT
Sweet.
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MIKE
... For the first two days you
will be in the classroom
receiving in-depth instruction as
to the proper delivery methods
and safety requirements for temp
drivers. After this week you
will attend a five-day driver’s
training session, I believe it’s
held at our Mahtomedi location -
the main hub of FedEx Ground for
Minnesota - and after driver’s
training you will be put out on
the road to deliver packages for
FedEx.
Now, Ted is going to be in here
in fifteen minutes, so I’ll
quickly go over some of the
topics we will be discussing
later in the day. (writing on
the white board) Proper delivery
techniques... sorry my
handwriting didn’t improve past
fifth grade... driving routes,
delivery codes, safe driving...
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TED
This is the second most dangerous
job in the United States, second
only to mining. Now you may be
thinking to yourself, How is this
job dangerous? I drive, deliver
the packages, if nobody’s home I
leave a door sticker, no big
deal.
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108.
TED (CONT'D)
Phil Ricardo, fella in our Denver
branch, whose job is equivalent
to mine, one night had to knock
on some poor woman’s door and
tell her her husband wasn’t going
to make it home that night. The
driver, man by the name of Frank
Tasker, was rolled over by his
truck. Forgot to put the
emergency brake on, went in the
back to get his package - truck
rolled right flat over him. The
house where he was delivering,
nobody was home. So he sat in
the driveway, bleeding to death,
until they came home - five hours
later. This can be a dangerous
job.
How do we prevent such accidents
from happening? Safety. You are
more important than that package
in the back of the truck, you are
our priority. I’d rather have
Miss Moffet’s box of china glass
break than see one of my drivers
run over, killed, dead. Safety
is the key here, it’s the number
one importance in this business.
We’ve had six accidents in the
last quarter, I’m not too proud
to say that but it’s true...
MIKE
Seven, actually.
TED
Seven? Oh yeah that’s right.
Let me tell you some of the
crashes we’ve encountered.
Parked cars, we’ve had drivers
crash into cars that were not
moving... not using their mirrors
correctly they crash into parked
cars - mail boxes, moving cars,
someone backed into a house.
Destroyed the front porch. Do
you know what all these accidents
have in common?
CLYDE
Improper driving?
TED
Well they were all driving
improperly otherwise they
wouldn’t have crashed. Something
more specific.
109.
AUSTIN
They were unsafe?
TED
Safety is a part of it, not the
complete answer, though.
STELLA
They were intoxicated while
driving?
TED
No, although we have had problems
with that in the past, very few
of our drivers are ludicrous
enough to drink and drive our
vehicles. No... it’s backing.
Six out of the seven accidents
we’ve recorded in this quarter
have been backing accidents.
Don’t ever back. Need to go up a
driveway to deliver the package,
park the vehicle on the street
and walk the package. Here’s a
rule I’m going to say again and
again until it’s ingrained in
your brain, do not back. Or
unless the situation calls for it
and there’s no other choice, do
not back.
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BILBO
Hey Austin, what’s up?
AUSTIN
Say I just called to say you owe
me ten bucks for that Bruce
Campbell movie.
110.
BILBO
Oh come on it wasn’t that bad.
AUSTIN
It was the worst movie I’ve ever
seen.
BILBO
Well why didn’t you tell me then--
?
AUSTIN
Because I knew how much of a
Bruce fan you were. I didn’t
want to ruin that, I’m not an
asshole.
BILBO
Is this why you call me when I’m
out to dinner with my special
lady?
AUSTIN
Oh... sorry. I was actually
calling to see if you wanted to
go to a movie.
BILBO
Fuck off. We could hang out
another time, right?
VERA
We missed you and Amanda at our
party, Austin.
BILBO
Yeah we missed you. Busy with
Amanda?
AUSTIN
Uh huh... we broke up.
BILBO
That’s terrible. I knew you
really liked her. You two were
such a great couple.
VERA
What happened?
BILBO
I’ll tell you later. What did
she want the fairy tale version?
AUSTIN
Something like that.
111.
BILBO
Why don’t you call that Sally
chick?
AUSTIN
Yeah I don’t even know who she
is. I should let you two go.
BILBO
Giver me a call later, dude.
“TRON” is playing at midnight
this week - we should get the
crew together.
AUSTIN
Yeah, yeah, “tron.” I remember
“tron.”
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JASMINE
The streets in DC make sense
because they’re all named
according to how many syllables
there are - going from two
syllable names to three, then
they’re all alphabetical at the
same time. So you know where
you’re going. When I moved here
I had no fucking clue how to get
around.
AUSTIN
I think it’s from east to west
streets are numbered going up,
then the same from north to
south.
JASMINE
Yeah I figured that out real
quick, but there are so many
fucking one way streets that just
come out of nowhere it doesn’t
make any sense. There’s no real
system to the naming of the
streets either, cause, like, in
DC the streets are all named
after cities or states, it’s
really easy to understand that.
Here, it goes from Chicago, to
Bloomington, to... Park, then...
it switches to fifteenth street
and... I don’t know it just
doesn’t make sense.
AUSTIN
It’s like a bunch of drunk
Irishmen designed the streets.
JASMINE
Whoever did must have been on
something, cause it don’t make no
sense whatsoever.
AUSTIN
I used to live in Chicago, and in
downtown all of the streets were
named after the presidents. So,
if you knew your presidents it’d
be really easy to guess where you
were and how far you had left to
go - I’m on Washington and I need
to get to Madison... uh...
Washington, Adams, Jefferson,
Madison - three blocks.
113.
JASMINE
That’s cool. If you know your
presidents, that is.
AUSTIN
But it makes sense, right?
JASMINE
No yeah it does, totally. My ex-
boyfriend’s father lived in
Chicago.
AUSTIN
Oh.
JASMINE
S’why I moved to St. Paul!
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(V.O.)
RADIO DJ
... This song is like your first
girlfriend you never forget. No
matter how much time has passed,
you still wish you could make it
right somehow and still be
together, or, at the very lease,
you have a bittersweet memory of
the first love that got away from
you...
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ZEE
These new girls, there’s a whole
generation out there of girls who
all they want to do is fuck.
This is all they know. They go
to the bar, pick up a man, he
buys her drinks, she buys him a
drink, they go home and fuck.
This is the only way she knows
how to get a man.
They want one night stands, no
strings attached, you know? Be
friends with this girl first.
Then she will gain your trust.
Me, I don’t know what to do. I’m
all alone in a big house in Apple
Valley. All day my husband is
gone, my child is taken from me
by asshole judge, I’m all alone.
AUSTIN
Yeah, yeah I know all that. I
just wish it were different. I
wish I didn’t have to go out and
fuck everything in sight just to
get ahead in life. It’s not that
I don’t want to fuck. It’s
only... and I know it doesn’t
take that long... at least when
you’re drunk... um...
AUSTIN (CONT’D)
But I think this girl is getting
the wrong impression about me. I
believe she thinks I’m the
epitome of evil because I’m a
man, and not only that, but-
because she had a terrible
father. So she was raised by her
mother who talked about how much
of a dick asshole her husband
was, and now this girl’s got a
twisted and warped view of what
men are, or what they should be,
and... I want to help her realize
that not all men are dogs out to
fuck. There are some men, myself
included, who were raised to
treat women with respect, to
treat the body with reverence and
admiration...
I mean where has the romance
gone? Where has the love gone
to? Doesn’t anyone believe in
romance anymore?
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115.
AUSTIN (CONT’D)
I want to give flowers. I want
to softly caress. I-
ZEE
These girls they don’t know how
to romance. They think the only
way to get a man and not be
lonely is to fuck them first,
have sex with them, and then
they’ve got it.
AUSTIN
Yeah you said that shit already.
ZEE
That’s because it’s true. Who is
this girl, your friend?
AUSTIN
She’s...
ZEE
I can be your friend. Everybody
needs friends.
AUSTIN
I don’t want to see her in the
gutter. I want to help her.
ZEE
Forget about her. She doesn’t
need your help. Get over it,
man. Where are your balls? I
have bigger balls than you!
AUSTIN
Dammit you’re not a dude are you?
ZEE
I am the least dude in here.
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AUSTIN
You’re definitely not a dude.
ZEE
Shut up and fuck me!
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116.
SOPHIE
Where do you want to go, Susan?
SUSAN
Over by the river.
SOPHIE
Over by the river, okay.
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SOPHIE (CONT’D)
Are you warm enough?
SUSAN
Uh huh.
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EMILY
Hi, here for the show?
HENRY
How much... ?
EMILY
It’s five dollars.
HENRY
That’s just the right price-but I
need to find an ATM. I’ll be
back. When does the show start?
EMILY
Fifteen minutes.
HENRY
Okay...
EMILY
Hurry and you can make it.
HENRY
Going to bike as fast as I can.
EMILY
Be swift like the wind!
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The store is empty except for the owner seated behind the
front counter.
To owner;
HENRY
Can I pay you for the show?
OWNER
Um-actually you can pay her.
HENRY
I’m back. Here you go.
EMILY
Okay... here you are.
HENRY
Sweet, so it’s just behind those
doors?
EMILY
Yeah, they’ve already started.
I’ll walk back there with you.
118.
133 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 133
134 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - BACK ROOM - NIGHT 134
RICHARD
There’s an increasing problem
within our generation, so many
kinds - so many of us young
adults are on prescription
drugs... we’re all being put on
medications for depression. I
think it’s a real bad situation
that so many of us are as fucked
up as we are.
Most of my problems stem from how
terrible my father raised me. I
was pretty much neglected growing
up, my mother died when I was
nine, I was an only child, and so
it was my father who had to raise
me, but he was a shitty dad.
This is a song about him.
I fucking hate your guts/You
taught me all of the wrong
things/Sometimes I wish your
father taught you the wrong
things/So I wouldn’t have ended
up like you-
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SOPHIE
Hey.
SUZIE
Hi. How’s it going?
SOPHIE
Good. What can I get for you?
SUZIE
I’ll go with a vanilla chai.
119.
SOPHIE
What size?
SUZIE
Medium.
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136 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 136
BARRY
A beer before work/Gets me kind
of buzzed/I think it’s okay/To be
buzzed before I go to work-
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SOPHIE
I think Shreck means “terror.”
SUZIE
Right! Do you know German or
something?
SOPHIE
No, I-I it’s something of a hobby
of mine to memorize useless
trivia for such occasions.
SUZIE
Oh... Are you kidding?
SOPHIE
No. I just happen to love
vampires, and so I try and
memorize all I can about a
subject, even the trivial facts,
just so it sounds like I know
what I’m talking about.
SUZIE
Even though you do.
120.
SOPHIE
Even though I do-
SUZIE
If you memorize them.
SOPHIE
Yeah, you’re right.
SUZIE
But what a weird name for someone
to have who played a vampire.
SOPHIE
I know, terror fits perfectly.
SUZIE
Vampyros Lesbos.
SOPHIE
What?
SUZIE
Have you ever seen... Vampyros
Lesbos?
SOPHIE
It’s an awesome title, no what is
it?
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138 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 138
The crowd has moved into the stage arena. A one-man band
sets up on the stage.
SEAN
Hold on while I set up, sorry
this is taking so long. I’m kind
of nervous.
SEAN (CONT’D)
Okay. The computer’s the beat
box. I’m Sean, I’ll play the
guitar, sort of good I guess -
ha, heh, and I got some pop slash
electro tunes for you. Here we
go-um, this is my first time
playing in front of a crowd,
so... don’t be surprised if I
mess up.
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121.
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In the alley behind the cafe a few cars are parked next to
the tall brick walls of the cafe and adjoining apartment
complex.
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POV: SOPHIE
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141 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 141
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142 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - ARCADE ROOM - NIGHT 142
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122.
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144 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 144
Henry walks into the room just as Emily begins her set.
Emily stands alone with her guitar, a computer beatbox
behind her on the floor.
EMILY
Is everyone ready to rock?! This
first song I’m going to sing is
about something I feel strongly
about right now. I’ve been
through lots of relationships.
Some difficult, some were better
than others, some boys know how
to kiss and others... oh boy!
They just don’t get it! Let’s
just say I’ve been through a lot.
I’m old. Every one of them boys
were just boys, not men, and
every relationship lacked one
thing - one thing which I think
is lacking in general all over
this place. Romance. Where did
the romance go?
I remember when I was a little
girl, and I heard songs all about
holding hands while walking
through the park, and long kisses
under a starlit sky, and I asked
my mom what they were all singing
about? She said it was romance,
dear, romance is the key to
happiness. Find romance, Emily.
EMILY (CONT’D)
Romance/Ro-mance/Romance/Ro-
mance/Everybody sing it with
me...
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123.
SCOTT
Oh my god you’re into Wu-Tang?
Tell me you’re kidding.
MAX
It’s no joke I am so into Wu-
Tang, dude.
SCOTT
Because I’ve just gotten back
into them, “Jah Time” is such a
hook.
MAX
What album is that from... “The
W?”
SCOTT
Yeah. I think the entire track
is a sample from a kung-fu movie.
MAX
Hell yeah they do that all the
time. I like “Gravel Pit” the
most on the at album. Definitely
not their best, I don’t think
anything surpasses “thirty-six
chambers,” but it’s still good.
SCOTT
Oh yeah, no doubt. The RZA is
amazing.
Beat, then;
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Wow that’s great. Wu-Tang.
MAX
We have much in common, dude.
SCOTT
Yeah.
LUCY
Can I get any refills over here?
MAX
I could go for another.
124.
SCOTT
I got this round, you can get
next.
MAX
Really? Sounds good to me.
SCOTT
Two more of the same.
LUCY
Okay.
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146 INT. ECLIPSE RECORDS MUSIC STORE - MUSIC HALL - NIGHT 146
EMILY
... Just leave/Go/Take your
tobacco breath away from
me/You’re choking me/Please
leave/You’re killing me/Can’t you
see you’re killing me?
The beat ends, the reverb from her guitar fades away.
To crowd;
COWBOY AL
Does anyone know if Porky’s is
still open?
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HENRY
That was a very interesting show
you put on.
EMILY
Uh thank you, thank you.
HENRY
There was a theme throughout the
piece, I could tell-
EMILY
Ha, yeah, it’s kind of obvious.
125.
HENRY
Let me tell you, I know exactly
how you feel-
EMILY
Oh my god, are you serious?
HENRY
What? About the summer love,
about not having any relationship
from spring until summer, and
you’re not getting any-
EMILY
Right... right.
HENRY
I thought your beats were cool.
EMILY
Well that’s not really my forte,
exactly.
HENRY
And you can play the guitar
really well.
EMILY
Heh, thanks...
HENRY
Well I should probably go. I’d
love to stay and chat, but I’m
tired, and I’ve got work early
tomorrow.
EMILY
Sure.
HENRY
Thanks.
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126.
SUZIE
Oh fuck.
SOPHIE
Don’t worry about it.
A black cat lays on the other side of the room. Shoes fly
off and barely miss the cat; pants come off next, provoking
the cat to meow and reluctantly move out of its spot.
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Scott and Max are drunk as they walk down the street.
SCOTT
Oh come on, man, Boston’s track
record keeps them afloat when the
Cubs are just an abomination.
It’s a joke! They’re a shame to
the game.
MAX
Whatever dude, I’ve got to stay
true to my roots and go for my
home team. Go Cubbies!
SCOTT
Max I like you.
MAX
I like you, too, Scott.
MAX (CONT’D)
Can you keep your balance?
SCOTT
I’m on my feet, I can stay on my
two feet, for the time being.
127.
MAX
We don’t want you to fall over
now. You okay?
SCOTT
I know I’m fine, I know you’re
fine.
MAX
I think you’re more drunk than I
am, man.
MAX (CONT’D)
You okay, buddy? One too many of
those whiskey shots, eh?
SCOTT
Yeah, one too many of those
whiskey shots.
MAX
We should get you home. Taxi!
SCOTT
No I’m okay. I can make it home
just fine walking.
MAX
Scott, Scott! Wait up a sec.
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BLACK
New Year
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AUSTIN
I can’t believe they made a game
after “TRON.” This is awesome.
THE GIRL
I hadn’t played this game in a
while, it’s at least two years
old.
AUSTIN
Oh.
THE GIRL
But they’re coming out with a
sequel to “TRON.” So I’m just...
in a tron mood, I guess.
AUSTIN
A sequel to “TRON”?
THE GIRL
Yeah. That’s cool, right?
AUSTIN
I... does anyone have a
connection here? I need to see
evidence right now.
THE GIRL
There’s a bootleg trailer that’s
been up for a while.
AUSTIN
I’m about to cream my pants.
Computer. Internet. Anyone.
THE GIRL
My blackberry is in my coat-
AUSTIN
Where, I need to see this now.
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129.
Henry sits at the bar with a blond woman seated on his lap.
Henry and the blond girl suck each other’s face, when Henry
stops to whisper something into her ear.
SCOTT
Black Irish.
HENRY
Hey I’m part black Irish.
SCOTT
Is that a fact?
HENRY
Well at least fifty percent of me
is. How’d you know to order my
drink this time?
SCOTT
This time?
HENRY
I’ll order apple, jack. You
order black Irish. You sit down
here, my man, and we’ll celebrate
the coming of news years together
without that whore.
SCOTT
I don’t know about that. I’m
here with some friends. Do you
want to join us?
HENRY
Hell yeah. Where are your
friends?
SCOTT
Over there-well you can’t really
see them because it’s so crowded-
it’s so crowded in here!
130.
HENRY
I know right!
MARIE
It’s six.
To Henry;
SCOTT
Come on.
HENRY
Okay.
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