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Beautiful. JACK
on the half shell. wanna send over some clamsI • got you all set up at your booth.I (to Jack) MAURICE
You're such a charmer. AMBER
You are the foxiest bitch in ten counties. MAURICE
a kiss. Maurice takes Amber's hand and gives it
promise.I JACK
club ever again, Jackie-Jack-Jack. long from my Don't stay away this MAURICE
been on vacation.I-- JACK
you ain't been around --Pissed off MAURICE
honey? How are you, You bad ass little spick. JACK
Maurice.Hi, AMBER
Jackie-Jack-Jack and Miss Lovely Amber Waves MAURICE
Wearing a suit and fifteen gold chains. Puerto Rican. of the nightclub.OWner(30s)RODRIGUEZt.t.MAURICE
are greeted by;~ackandAmber Music is full blast. Twice as packed inside as outside.NIGHTCLUB.THEINSIDE
and enter --DOORMANgreet acrowd, as they pass the them (this is one continuous shot)followsCAMERA
30s) WAVES (earlyAMBERand(50s)HORNERJACK From the Seville steps,
landing in close;towards the car, moves across the street,
(STEADICAM)CAMERA SEVILLE pulls up to the valet area andCADILLACA
1977" "San Fernando Valley,CARD:TITLE
PACKED disco on Van Nuys Blvd.on thisCAMERA holds
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-- Seven-Up, here JACK
get a Marguerita, please?can I AMBER
Thank you. JACK
Compliments of Maurice. -WAITER
presents them;
he where him to Jack's booth,follows CAMERA picks up with him,and
on the half shell passesWAITER carrying clamsMoments later, the
Buck does some Cowboy-Type Moves. Reed and Becky Disco Dance.360 around them.adoesBecky and Buck, CAMERA stays with Reed, away to greet some more people.Maurice moves
Great, great, great. MAURICE
Excellent. BECKY
good time?Having a MAURICE
Maurice.hey, hi,Hi, REED/BUCK/BECKY
Hello there, kiddies. MAURICE
gear. cowboy 20s, black guy inSWOPE,BUCKin silk,giI'lblack
20s, BARNETT,BECKY skinny, tall and20s., ROTHCHILD.,REED
and greets three people;floor onto the dancewalksMaurice The WAITER takes off to the kitchen,
go! -- over thereAmberand Clams on the half shell to Jack MAURICE
some orders to a WAITER.where he shoutshim to the bar area,· follows CAMERA stays with Maurice, Jack head off towards the booth.aridAmber
Yeah,yeah,yeah. JACK
me and find out --Castand ready. I'm availableJack: Just remember, MAURICE
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disappears into a back room. turns away,thenat him,backlookingJackcatches he looks up, DIRK DIGGLER.ANGLE,
kid cleaning the table. and sees this looks across the dance floorJack turns his head, JACK'S TABLE.ANGLE,
(Note: In the text Eddie Adams will be referred to as Dirk Diggler,)
fora>moment.(40fps)MOTIONSLOW blending to~-a"CU CAMERA moves into1}.,:aged:ADAMS.,EDP-IEa table,.bus·<,boy··-cleaning.A
· this something: moves away towardsCAMERA She passes something,for the bathroom.
heading then continues on -- into the clearing off the dance floor,
a moment,dances says hello, Becky and Reed,Buck,She passes following her across the dance floor.stays with Rollergirl,CAMERA
Well go, then. AMBER
I gotta go pee. ROLLERGIRL
down there? What's the matter AMBER
notices;Amber Rollergirl scratches her crotch as she speaks.
her --see get in to the weekend and you'll never be able to then it's lf you don't do it tomorrow, AMBER
forgot.I ROLLERGIRL
Did you call that girl today? (to Rollergirl) AMBER
honey.Hello, JACK
Hi. ROLLERGIRL
to Jack's booth.back CAMERA PANS with her always wears rollerskates. She always,18)(aged ROLLERGIRL young girl wearing rollerskates, leading to aa moment,him forwithPANSCAMERA The WAITER exits,
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Jack is off across the dance floor.
Tomorrow is the day --Tomorrow. JACK
a script yet?Do you have LITTLE BlLL
Exactly. J'ACK
-- a relaxed deal. LITTLE BILL
-- one crew on this wanna keep a smallI wanna keep it small.IButAbsolutely. JACK
away. He stands and heads Jack's attention is with the backroom that Dirk entered.
and all those guys --KurtRocky, Scotty, wanna call'Cause IFor sure? LITTLE BILL
the day after tomorrow. wanna do it the day afterI JACK
Are we still on day after tomorrow? schedule look like?Whatsa LITTLE BILL
Hey, Little Bill. JACK
Jack. LITTLE BILL
This is Jack's Assistant Director. buffed out LITTLE BILL (late 40s.)Short,FRAME.a figure entering who at that moment, is approached byDOLLIES in on Jack,CAMERA
Yeah. DIRK
a job here? Maurice give you JACK
guess so.I DIRK
more than that right? would know you if you'd been hereI know you. That's why I don't I haven't been here in a month. JACK
A month. DIRK
here? worked how long youanswer Wait with the
work here?You Where you from?Jesus. JACK
I'm ••• old enough. DIRK
Not like that.no.no,No, JACK
got the --I .•• I gotta work permit. DIRK
-- how old are you? JACK
You gotta go back out and to the left -- way the wrong direction.You're DIRK
for the bathroom.I'm lookin' ? uh •.• Do you know where, JACK
Hey. DIRK
Hey. JACK
FRONT.OUTSONG FROM THESOUNDSMUFFLED approaches. Jack enters and A few others around.washing dishes.isDirk
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ask you to jack off for them?come in,Guys JACK
you got ten bucks.that's cool if You wanna watch me jack-off, DIRK
got ten bucks.IYeah,Ten bucks? JACK
You got ten bucks? DIRK
not?Why JACK
I don't want to. DIRK
Why don't you work in Torrance? nightclub.Nuysa vanin a busboy to work as You take the bus all the way from Torrance JACK
? •.. what ••. DIRK
do you wanna do?What JACK
take the bus.I DIRK
How do you get here? JACK
where Torrance is? from •.• do you knowI'mno ••.um, DIRK
Reseda? Canoga? You live around here? JACK
..• well ••. you'll have to ask himYou shouldn't ••.
DIRK
mine. friend ofais Maurice JACK
make.I I'm not supposed to say how much DIRK
Why you wanna work here? What do you make? JACK
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I'm supposed to be working. DIRK
'kay? minute,ame to hang withyou just want and I'm not gonna hold back and I I'm gonna tell you something straight out JACK
wanna do good things.I wanna keep being the best.I DIRK
Then what? JACK
everyone else to know it. want I'm already the best •.• now I DIRK
THEN:HOLD,
Want From This Life?YouDoWhatmean this:I mean:I do you want,What Question is: something:something,an actor, Everyone"sHey: Everyone's a dancer ••• y'know? JACK
I'm a dancer.Yeah. DIRK
No ..•• you're a dancer ••• right? JACK
like to dance .••!•... DIRK
You a dancer? JACK
Jack looks Dirk over head to toe.BEAT.
If you want ••• if you got ten bucks. DIRK
you can do it again?And JACK
Couple times. DIRK
You've done it tonight -- yet? JACK
Sometimes. DIRK
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Yeah. DIRK
made?I have filmswhat what, likeLike JACK
whatrLike DIRR
adult films.makeI JACK
Really'? DIRK
Jack Horner. I'm a filmmaker. •.. Eddie Adams ••• frorn Torrance. JACK
From Torrance. I'm Eddie Adams. DIRK
name?your What's JACK C
Bi. D!RK
Jack.I'm J'ACR
Yeah, right. DIRK
my friend. precious metals, You were chiselled frommy life.inseen face on you like I've neveraSo you got JACK
? So ••• DIRK
Yeah. JACK
Oh yeah? DIRK
know you do well.Iwhatyou just doing ..•• me worrying,nowtrom how it's gonna go me worry about Maurice -- because that'syou let Maurice is a friend, don't worry about that, JACK
Hey. JACK
don 't know •••I DIRK
need some spending money ••• something?You JACK
home.at I live But I don't pay rent. need money.Iyeah,mean,I••• No. DIRK
need money •••• you gotta pay your rent?You JACK
have to work.Ineed money,I DIRK
wash in your life -- you everdishlast That's the-- JACK
l'm supposed to be working -- DIRK
Put that dish down.Hey.Forget that. JACK
working ••••'ml DIRK
drink?a you wanna have ~able,mytoback come don't youWhy JACK
laughs:Jack Dirk laughs,
I'm not full of doggy-doo-doo. that maybenowknowyou So you know me, JACK
magazine.a read about you inI DIRK
do? You JACK
you are.whoknowI DIRK
heard of them ••• or?You've Amber.""Inside "Amanda's Ride" the names:with All those ones, the ones JACK
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DIRK.WITHHOLD Jack leaves.
something wonderful just waiting to get out. Beneath those jeans there'sIt seems to me: JACK
walk out on Maurice. But I just can'tYeah.••. yeah, DIRK
-- doggy-do-do. JACK
know you're not full of --I do know you.II'm sorry. DIRK
yeah? You're a good worker, JACK
I can't do that to Maurice. DIRK
want you to meet some people.I want you to eat dinner andImy table.to know how it can be ••• come backBecause I love and encouragement that you need .••• And I'm prepared to give you all the this moment you need love:fornow,But for miserable you'll discover all that's fuckin' hard after that,be is love, let the world From ages zero to eighteen all a kid needs because you're young and that's what you need. you again I told you that before, but I'm tellin' you're a pure piece of gold,••••and what doesn't and I gotta pretty good clue as to what works I've been doin' this for twenty three years treat me well and I'm gonna treat you well,You seventeen year old piece of gold.aYou're good man.aI'm to listen close:youwantI now and something rightyouwanna tellI JACK
I'm seventeen, DIRK
Tell me how old you are. JACK
What? DIRK
She hangs up. from the phone.Dial tone
Tom --Tom,'1'om, No .•• please don't, (beat) and I'll take you to court ••.• do don't but I You might think I understand?youa lawyer,knowI Lemme tell you something you don't know; Tom. Lemme tell you something, (beat) hello to my son and that's all. I'd like to say hello, I'd like to say ? Is he ••• Is Andy there?Yeah. (beat) know it's late, but •••ITom .•• hi ••• yeah. AMBER
phone;the then picks upa cigarette, a valium, lights She takesBEAT. a quick line of coke.She doesAMBER.ECU,
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Sleep beautiful. Goodnight, honey-tits. JACK
I'm goin' to sleep. AMBER
I'm onnamake some eggs, You want somethin' to eat? JACK
a drink .•.she makeskitchen,the He heads for at Graceland. enter the house. It resembles the Jungle RoomAmberandJack
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a side door and heads off --fromexits the clubDigglerDirk
parking ticket off the windshield and gets behind the wheel.a old Station Wagon, ripshis pass Little Bill who walks toThey.
up van Nuys Blvd . say so long and head cruise past in his Seville,AmberJack and
Reference improv. notes)(Director's Note: Becky and Reed. CAMERA hangs around with Buck,off out front. Maurice is locking up and turning the lightsclub is closing,Th~
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goes into his room.andhallwaya enters quietly, walksDirk
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closes the door. Little Bill watches a moment in a haze thenBig Stud continues.
Big Stud.going,Keep (to Big Stud) Fucking sleep on the couch.Just get out, Bill. WIFE LITTLE BILL'S
Relax, little man. BIG STUD
asshole.my wife, You're fucking close the door?IWill LITTLE BILL
you close the door?Will STUDBIG
you idiot. a cock in my pussy,I've got it look like I'm doing?doeoThe fuck LITTLE BILL'S WIFE
you doing?are What the fuck LITTLE BILL
moment and casually look at him.aThey stop doing it on the bed.areSTUDBIGaandWIFELITTLE BILL'S