American Hustle Page #13

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CARMINE POLITO:

It’s a microwave. It heats up

everything. Pasta, lasagna,

meatballs, whatever.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Really?

CARMINE POLITO:

It's science, yeah. That's how it

heats up the food. It's scientific.

IRVING ROSENFELD

And you specifically bought this

science oven for me.

CARMINE POLITO:

(Carmine stares

meaningfully at Irv)

Yes. A new friend.

Irv is touched. He sees it is a sincere gift from Carmine,

because Carmine likes him; not cynical in any way.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Thank you.

CARMINE POLITO:

Don’t put metal in it. Come on,

let’s get out of here.

SMASH TO:

EXT. FBI BUILDING - DAY

RICHIE DIMASO (O.S.)

I need a jet at Teeterboro.

109 INT. FBI OFFICE, FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING, NY - DAY 109

RICHIE DIMASO:

I need a jet at Teeterboro for the

sheik.

STODDARD THORSEN

You don’t need a jet. Let him walk

to the curb at JFK.

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RICHIE DIMASO:

Stoddard, that’s not how it works.

You got to do it from the feet up.

STODDARD THORSEN

That doesn’t mean anything. What’s

that mean?

RICHIE DIMASO:

It means you gotta be committed!

It means you gotta be committed to

something in your life, for

Christ's sake. I want a jet at

Teterboro for the Sheik. It can be

a small jet. It doesn't even have

to take off, cause I know you're so

worried about how much money the

Bureau's gonna f***ing spend. It

can take off and land on the

tarmac, okay?

STODDARD THORSEN

Alright, you can have a jet for an

hour, but it takes off and lands at

Teterboro.

RICHIE DIMASO:

I got the jet?

STODDARD THORSEN

You got the jet.

RICHIE DIMASO:

110 Thank you. 110

Richie goes to walk out of Stoddard’s office but stops at the

door.

RICHIE DIMASO (CONT’D)

So tell me the rest of the ice

fishing story.

STODDARD THORSEN

Where was I?

RICHIE DIMASO:

Your father woke you up, it was a

blizzard, it was Lake Canoga. Come

on!

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STODDARD THORSEN

Okay, well, my brother and I were

on the ice and my father came out

of the house and I could see him

coming. He was holding a lantern,

and it was in the blizzard and I

knew he was gonna be angry. So I

went to intercept my father because

I knew if he saw what my brother

was doing he was going to kill him.

Richie cuts him off.

RICHIE DIMASO:

So you tried to protect your

brother, but you couldn't and

that's why you feel bad, because

you're trying to protect me and

you're worried about me. Is that

what the story's about? About

protection?

STODDARD THORSEN

No, it’s not about protection.

RICHIE DIMASO:

It’s not about protection?

STODDARD THORSEN

No.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Alright, fine.

Richie walks out the door.

111 INT. ROSALYN’S KITCHEN - DAY 111

Ros talks to herself carrying tin foil covered tray of

lasagna.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

(to herself)

“Don’t put metal in the science

oven, don’t put metal in the

science oven, Rosalyn”...always

treats me like a f***ing child.

I'll do whatever I want.

She puts the tin foil lasagna into microwave. After a few

moments it sparks, explodes into flames. DANNY RUNS IN.

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DANNY:

(runs in)

Another fire!

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

(grabbing a fire

extinguisher)

No, Danny, not that one! That one's

empty! We gotta use the big one!

SMASH TO:

IRVING ROSENFELD

I told you not to put metal in the

science oven. Why did you do that

for?

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

Don't make such a big deal. Just

get another one.

IRVING ROSENFELD

I don't want another one. I want

the one that Carmine gave me.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

“I want the one Carmine gave me!”

Carmine, Carmine, why don’t you

just marry Carmine, get a little

gold microwave and put it on a

chain around your neck. You want to

be more like Carmine? Why don't you

build something like he does,

instead of all your empty deals

that are just like your f***ing

science oven. You know I read that

it takes all of the nutrition out

of our food. It's empty, just like

your deals. Empty, empty!

IRVING ROSENFELD

That’s bullshit.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

It's not bullshit. I read it in an

article. Look, by Paul Brodeur.

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SHE HANDS HIM THE MAGAZINE.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

Bring something into this housethat's gonna take all the nutritionout of our food and then light ourhouse on fire? Thank God for me.

Ros stares defiantly, clicks her nails on the counter. PRELAP

JET ROAR, IRVING STARES AT ROS and BURNED OVEN and looks

at the magazine article.

112 EXT. TEETERBORO AIRPORT TARMAC, NEW JERSEY - DAY 112

JET ROAR LANDING. A small airport. Irv stands alone, staringat Edith and Richie kissing. Richie, in long full lengthfleece lined suede coat, walks over towards where Carmine

stands.

CUT TO:

113 IRV AND SYDNEY WALKING ACROSS TARMAC. 113

IRVING ROSENFELD

I don't think you should come toCarmine's party tonight. You look

beautiful by the way.

EDITH GREENSLY:

Don't look at me. Don't look at mylegs, don't look at my hair, don'tsmell my hair, don't ask me how Iam, don't talk to me outside of

these roles, 'cause we're done.

IRVING ROSENFELD

What are you doing? Get under theumbrella. It's just that Carminewants Rosalyn to come.

EDITH GREENSLY:

I don't care. You weren't

listening. I don't care if Rosalyncomes. Just do your job, okay?

You're nothing to me until you'reeverything. I'm not Rosalyn. I'mnot gonna put up with that sh*t.

THEY ARRIVE AT Richie as the JET arrives on the tarmac.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Now that’s a f***ing jet right?

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IRVING ROSENFELD

It's good.

RICHIE DIMASO:

That's the kinda moves you need to

make.

They walk towards the Jet and walk on leaving Carmine and

Edith waiting outside.

INT. PRIVATE JET - CONTINUOUS

Irv and Richie step aboard to find FBI AGENT PACO HERNANDEZ

putting on a regal looking white Arab keffyeh headdress and

robe -- he looks noble. TWO AGENTS posing as body guards.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Paco, Richie Dimaso, good to meet

you in person [shakes Paco’s hand] -

this is Irving Rosenfeld.

Irv nods to Paco and the other agents.

PACO HERNANDEZ:

Paco Hernandez. Nice to meet you.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Paco? He's--wait, he's not a real

Arab.

PACO HERNANDEZ:

No. I’m Mexican. From Tuscon.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Wait, where's my guy? Where's Al

from Queens?

RICHIE DIMASO:

Who?

IRVING ROSENFELD

My friend from Queens. Where is he?

What are you doing?

RICHIE DIMASO:

I gotta hire an F.B.I. guy.

IRVING ROSENFELD

What are you-- (to Paco) You speak

any Arabic?

PACO HERNANDEZ:

Yeah. Abdullah Ahmed.

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IRVING ROSENFELD

That's it? That’s all you got?

PACO HERNANDEZ:

No, I have a couple phrases.

Irving isn’t sure, looks Paco up and down.

IRVING ROSENFELD

(to Richie) From the feet up, you

motherf***er. What are you doing?

(to Paco) Act normal. That's it.

Like you can barely understand

English. You can't speak it. You

say as little as possible. You

follow my lead. Alright?

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