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All the King's Men Page #2
- PG-13
- Year:
- 2006
- 128 min
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WILLIE:
I'll have some orange pop if you
don't mind.
Duffy roars with laughter.
DUFFY:
Orange pop! All right, Sugar Boy.
Bring him some orange pop.
SUGAR BOY:
(stutters)
Th-th-the p-p-pop's s-s-sold out.
DUFFY:
Did you hear that, boys? The p-p-
pop's s-s-sold out.
They all laugh.
PILLSBURY:
Now ain't he a card?
WILLIE:
(his face hard)
He stutters, Mr. Duffy, but you...
you don't say anything.
(to Jack)
Let's go, mister.
They turn and go out.
DISSOLVE TO:
Exterior:
Dirt Road, DayJack is driving Willie home to his farmhouse. They pass a
farmer and his family walking by the side of the road. Willie
smiles and waves to them.
Exterior:
Stark Farmhouse, DayAs the car pulls into the drive we see Pa Stark in his rocking
chair on the porch, and Lucy, who stands at the top of the
steps, waiting to welcome Willie.
WILLIE:
(as they go up the
steps)
This is my wife, Lucy, Mr. Burden.
JACK AND LUCY:
How do you do?
WILLIE:
That's my pa.
Jack reaches out to shake his hand.
DISSOLVE TO:
Interior:
Stark Farmhouse, NightWillie finishes chewing his food, pats his mouth with a
napkin, and pushes his plate back.
WILLIE:
Now we'll talk.
Camera pulls back to include Jack, Lucy, and Pa, all seated
around the dinner table.
JACK:
You've been talking for a long time,
Mr. Stark.
PAPPY:
Willie's got a lot to say.
LUCY:
You sleepy, Pappy? You want to have
a nap?
PAPPY:
No, I want to hear it.
Lucy gets up and turns on a light in the kitchen.
LUCY:
I'm worried about Tom. It's getting
dark. He should have been home.
WILLIE:
He's a strong boy. Don't worry about
him. He can take care of himself.
JACK:
How old is the boy?
WILLIE:
Fifteen.
JACK:
How long have you been married?
WILLIE:
Nine years.
Willie grins at Jack's look of surprise. Lucy comes back
into the room.
LUCY:
(laughs)
He was a neighbor's boy. They were
poor folks. Both died. I couldn't
have any children, so... He's a good
boy.
WILLIE:
Oh, he's the best. I couldn't love
him any more if he was my own flesh
and blood.
JACK:
(to Lucy)
And now you, Mrs. Stark?
LUCY:
Oh, there isn't very much to tell
about me.
JACK:
How did you meet?
LUCY:
I was teaching school and one day a
pupil walked in. It was Willie. I
couldn't have a grown man in the
class and Willie wanted to learn so
badly... so I married him.
JACK:
Is that the only reason?
LUCY:
(pressing Willie's
arm)
Except that I loved him.
WILLIE:
Get the coffee, Lucy.
She goes back into the kitchen.
JACK:
When did they fire you, Mrs. Stark?
LUCY:
(as she serves the
coffee)
A couple of weeks ago. I'd been
teaching for a long time and nobody
ever said I wasn't all right. But I
don't care. I don't want to teach in
a schoolhouse that they built just
so somebody can steal some money.
And Willie doesn't want to be
Treasurer, either, if he has to
associate with those dishonest people.
WILLIE:
(glumly)
I'm going to run. They can't keep me
from running.
JACK:
If you don't mind the truth, Mr.
Stark, you haven't much of a chance.
WILLIE:
I'm going to run. They're not going
to kick me around like I was dirt.
LUCY:
I don't care if Willie loses... just
so he gets the truth to the people.
Isn't that true, Willie?
Willie is silent. Jack looks at him.
LUCY:
Isn't it, Willie?
WILLIE:
Hmmm?... Yeah, yeah, sure, that's
right.
LUCY:
Well, if you lose you can give a
little more time to studying your
law books.
JACK:
Oh, you studying law too?
WILLIE:
By myself, at night.
PAPPY:
Willie's a smart boy.
WILLIE:
If I ever find the time I'm going to
take a course at the university.
The door opens slowly and Tom comes in from the porch. His
clothes are torn and his face is dirty and bloody. He still
carries some of the handbills. They rise to their feet and
cluster around him.
LUCY:
What happened, Tommy boy? What's the
matter?
TOM:
(head down, muttering)
I gave out the handbills, Pa.
WILLIE:
Speak up. Speak up.
LUCY:
Let him tell it his own way. Go on,
Tommy.
TOM:
This time they were waiting for me.
They took them away from me. Threw
them in the dirt and beat me up. I
brought some of them back.
WILLIE:
(pats him on the back)
Good boy. Have you eaten yet, Tom?
LUCY:
Let him wash up first.
As Tom and Pappy go into the other room, a rock comes crashing
through the front window, shattering the glass. Willie, his
face filled with anger, throws open the door and stalks out
onto the porch. Jack stands at the door, watching Willie
shout into the darkness around him.
WILLIE:
I'm going to run... and you're not
going to stop me. I'm gonna run even
if I don't get a single vote.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
Interior:
Jack Burden's Desk, DayJack's fingers type out a story, the last line of which reads
"an honest man with courage." He pulls the sheet out and
hands it to Madison.
JACK:
Here you are... the last of the Willie
Stark articles. Now can I go?
MADISON:
Yes. You've earned your vacation.
You've been writing these like you
really mean them.
Jack rises and walks toward the door.
JACK:
I do.
DISSOLVE TO:
Exterior:
Ferry To Burden's Landing, DayJack's car is ferried across the bay to the slip of Burden's
Landing.
JACK:
(voice over)
I hadn't been home in a long time.
Only a hundred and thirty miles from
Kanoma City. It was separated from
the mainland by a body of water. For
the first time I wondered if it wasn't
separated by more than that.
DISSOLVE TO:
Exterior:
Mrs. Burden's Home, DayAs Jack arrives, Mrs. Burden and her husband, McEvoy, are
seated at a lawn table near the boat landing.
JACK:
Hello, Mother.
She runs forward to meet him.
MRS. BURDEN
Floyd, Jack's home. Oh, he looks
fine... doesn't he look fine?
(to Jack, coquettishly)
How do I look, Jackie boy?
JACK:
You look beautiful, Mother.
MRS. BURDEN
I've got so many things planned for
you... parties and... it'll be just
like old times. But first, let's
have a drink.
MCEVOY:
Can't that wait until this evening?
She goes ahead and pours the drinks.
MRS. BURDEN
Floyd... honey... my son's home.
MCEVOY:
How long do you plan on staying?
JACK:
(coldly)
Two or three weeks. If that's all
right with you.
MRS. BURDEN
I'm sure your father would be --
JACK:
Stepfather, Mother.
MRS. BURDEN
(reproachfully)
Now, Jackie... here we all are. Floyd,
Jackie, myself.
(raises her glass for
a toast)
To the best time we've ever had
together.
JACK:
Yes, Mother.
They drink. Mrs. Burden gulps hers down avidly. Jack looks
at her and then at McEvoy.
JACK:
Excuse me... I...
He turns and walks back toward the shore. He boards a small
motorboat and heads toward a house that can be seen across
the water.
DISSOLVE TO:
Exterior:
Stanton Home (Burden's Landing), DayAs the boat approaches the shore. Adam Stanton reaches down
and pulls the boat up on land. He throws his arm around Jack,
and the two climb the hill toward Judge Stanton, who stands
waiting to greet him.
JACK:
Dr. Stanton, I presume.
STANTON:
(laughing)
Is my shingle showing?
JUDGE:
Good to see you, boy. Very good.
JACK:
Good to see you, Judge. How have you
been? What have you been doing?
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