American Hustle Page #11

RICHIE DIMASO:

We're gonna let Carmine show the

Sheik Atlantic City, how he's gonna

renovate hotels, and see who shows

up. Whoever the Sheik pays off for

licenses and casinos, that's who

we're gonna go after. We're gonna

go after all of 'em!

IRVING ROSENFELD

More politicians? You realize how

f***in' dangerous that is? There's

no f***ing reasoning with you.

(MORE)

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IRVING ROSENFELD (CONT'D)

Edith and I were so successful for

so long because we kept it just

small enough. You are takin' us to

a very f***ing dangerous place,

with very serious numbers!

RICHIE DIMASO:

If your that successful, how come

you wound up in this room with me?

Taking orders from me.

EDITH GREENSLY:

You're taking your wife out to

dinner? Your f***ing wife? Did I

just hear you correctly?

IRVING ROSENFELD

That’s the one thing you heard me

say?

EDITH GREENSLY:

I just find it rather shocking

that’s all.

IRVING ROSENFELD

I get to handle two wives with one

dinner, alright? I take Rosalyn

out, she keeps her mouth shut, she

sees that my work is legitimate, I

get to keep my kid, and I get to

keep (pointing at Richie) that

f***ing wife happy. Both wives

happy.

INT. SYDNEY’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Sydney sits alone in her apartment, hair in curlers and

sparks a joint.

96 INT. RICHIE DIMASO’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 96

Richie sits in his bathroom, his hair in tight curlers, as he

eats a chicken wing.

RICHIE’S MOTHER (O.S.)

Richard! What are you doing? Don't

eat in the bathroom, I told you so

many times! And Diane brought

Napoleons for dessert. Come out of

the bathroom and pray!

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HE OPENS DOOR - REVEALS WHOLESOME LOOKING NICE QUEENS GIRL

DRESSED NEATLY AND HOLDING UP A PASTRY BOX--

RICHIE DIMASO:

Oh my god, what did you do?

CUT TO:

97 RICHIE’S MOTHER, ITALIAN, HER HAIR PULLED BACK. 97

RICHIE’S MOTHER

Richard, the filter is broken in

the fish tank. It's a problem.

RICHIE DIMASO:

See, your job is to do the filter,

Mom, mine is to do the gravel.

When you don't do the filter right

all the fish die. See?

RICHIE’S MOTHER

I can't get the top on that filter.

RICHIE DIMASO:

I’ve gone over this a hundred times

mom -

CUT TO:

RICHIE, HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND MOTHER ALL SIT AT THE TABLE WITH

FOOD INFRONT OF THEM AS THEY START TO PRAY.

RICHIE’S MOTHER

-- and please help Richard to marry

Diane so that I may have

grandchildren and the Pope may have

more followers. And please bless

this food that we are about to eat -

THE TELEPHONE RINGS OFF SCREEN. RICHIE GETS UP TO GRAB IT.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Yeah, hello?

SMASH TO:

EDITH GREENSLY:

Hi.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Who’s this?

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EDITH GREENSLY:

It’s Edith.

RICHIE’S MOTHER (O.S.)

Sit down and pray properly!

RICHIE DIMASO:

Are you alright?

EDITH GREENSLY:

Yeah, I'm fine, I'm just alone, you

know? Irving's out with Carmine.

RICHIE DIMASO:

That's right, he went out with

Carmine and his wife. You must not

feel so good about that.

RICHIE’S GIRLFRIEND (O.S.)

Richard, sit down!

EDITH GREENSLY:

Wait who’s there? Who are you with?

RICHIE DIMASO:

Oh, no, it's just people.

RICHIE’S GIRLFRIEND (O.S.)

People? I'm your fiancée! Richard!

EDITH GREENSLY:

Oh, you've got a fiancée. You're

engaged.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Well, I don't know, no fiancée. I

don’t know.

EDITH GREENSLY:

You don’t know if you have a

fiancée?

RICHIE DIMASO:

I don't know -

EDITH GREENSLY:

You don't know? You don't know if

you have a fiancée?

RICHIE’S MOTHER (O.S.)

The fish filter is broken!

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RICHIE DIMASO:

I don’t. No.

EDITH GREENSLY:

Hmm -- intersting.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Hey, you want to get together?

RICHIE’S MOTHER (O.S.)

Richard, do something about the

fish tank.

EDITH GREENSLY:

Fifty-fourth Street?

RICHIE DIMASO:

OK, fifty-fourth street.

EDITH GREENSLY:

OK.

SMASH TO:

RICHIE WALKS OVER TO HIS MOTHER, SITS DOWN IN FRONT OF HER.

ELLA FITZGERALD’S “IT’S DE-LOVELY” PLAYS.

RICHIE DIMASO:

That's what that phone call's

about. Everybody thought, "Oh,

Richie DiMaso's gonna stay in the

office, pushing papers." That's

not gonna happen, Mom. I'm outside

in the field. I got people working

for me. My ideas. I'm running the

show. I'm the quarterback. And I'm

not gonna settle for no one, Mom.

RICHIE KISSES HER ON THE CHEEK AND EXITS.

SMASH TO:

98 Ext. BARON’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT- CAMDEN- NIGHT 98

ELLA CARRIES OVER AS --

SLOW MOTION:
Carmine and DOLLY POLITO (big frosted hair) get

out of his maroon Lincoln Town car.

Irv and Rosalyn Rosenfeld get out of his green Cadillac. SOME

LOCALS SHOUT TO THE MAYOR.

CUT TO:

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99 INT. TABLE AT BARON’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT - CAMDEN - NIGHT 99

Ella continues. Mixture of LOCALS: ITALIANS, POLISH, BLACKS

AND PUERTO RICANS -- wave to the mayor from the bar, andtables, as Irv and Rosalyn follow.

100 THEY SIT AT BOOTH --100

CARMINE POLITO:

Rocco, you know like we do. Thechicken very thin. You should seethe way he does this chicken withthe red sauce

DOLLY POLITO:

It’s beautiful.

Right?

lemon-CARMINE

POLITO:

With the red sauce, the

Dolly kisses Carmine as he gives his wife’s leg a squeeze andkisses her cheek, then her mouth.

Irv and Rosalyn squeeze hands on the table. SHE KNOCKS BACK AGLASS OF RED WINE as a plate of Chicken Picatta is served tothe table.

DOLLY POLITO:

It’s the Piccata of the gods!

She pulls away awkwardly, waiter refills her glass which shethrows back right away. Irv looks concerned.

They all drink.

101 CUT TO - LATER: Carmine and Irving talk. 101

IRVING ROSENFELD

I believe that you should treatpeople the way that you want to betreated.

Right.

CARMINE POLITO:

IRVING ROSENFELD

Didn't Jesus say that or something?

CARMINE POLITO:

He may have.

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IRVING ROSENFELD

Also, always take a favor over

money. I think Jesus said that as

well.

CARMINE POLITO:

(laughing)

I don't know if he said the second

one but he may have said the first

one.

CUT TO -- Rosalyn DRUNKENLY LEANS IN TALKING TO Dolly POLITO

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

(shows her nails)

I chip them moving furniture, it’s

my obsession -- Moving, re

decorating, it makes me feel better

like exercise. There’s this top

coat that you can only get from

Switzerland and I don’t know what

I’m going to do because I’m running

out of it but I LOVE the smell of

it.

DOLLY POLITO:

I can get that for you, of course.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

There’s something, the topcoat,

(sniffs nails) it's like perfumey

but there's also something rotten?

I know that sounds crazy, but I

can't get enough of it.

Dolly laughs.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD (CONT’D)

No, smell it. It's true. Dolly,

historically the best perfumes in

the world, they're all laced with

something nasty and foul. It’s

true!

She puts it under Irv’s nose as he talks to Carmine, he

sniffs, closes his eyes, nods without even looking.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD (CONT’D)

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