B. Monkey Page #3

Synopsis: Alan Furnace is a young man with the perfectly proper, quiet life of a London school teacher. But beneath all of that decency lies a burning desire for excitement and he just found it. She's a woman unlike any other: Unruly Irish eyes, Latin lips... her name is Beatrice, but on the streets they call her B. Monkey. She's about to take him on an outrageous, dangerous and sexy ride through the wild side of London.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael Radford
Production: Miramax
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
1998
92 min
323 Views


You think it's a bed of f***ing roses.

Perhaps it can be.

No it's not. It's hard.

It's to the death love.

I think she means you.

See you later.

Hop in, let's go for a ride!

Whose is it?

I borrowed it from a friend. I got to go

get some stuff from Paul.

What's wrong?

It's Ricky Sturge.

One of my kids from school.

I think he's being abused at home.

He'll be alright. You know the tougher

it is the stronger they become.

I wonder what he'll say.

Who? Paul.

F***ing hell!

Yoo Hoo..

What happened Paul?

Stupid,

my own fault entirely. Hello there.

Are you alright?

Bit of a cough.

And they walked all over my

f***ing back Benny.

Terribly sorry about the mess, I've

been meaning to do something about it but,

can't even think where to begin.

Well I'm not staying I just want

to get my luggage.

I'll be right back. Alright?

What do you teach exactly Alan?

Ah everything to

very small children.

Oh that's beautiful.

I approve of that very much indeed.

It's a pity about the piano isn't it?

Do you play?

Not really no.

Well you do or you don't?

Um a bit.

Well,

only a bit left.

I play the trumpet.

Occasionally for the children.

Oh do you?

Like the pied piper.

It's the piano I really mind about.

I mean, Alan I told them

I'd pay them back,

I'd no idea they would get

so f***ing desperate.

Don't go, stay and have a drink.

See what happens.

I know what happens.

Are you sure you're alright Paul?

You left me Benny.

Things will never be alright again.

What does it mean....

they walked on his back?

It means they walked on his back.

They got tired of waiting.

Who did?

Dealers. I don't care.

You do don't you?

Cds, air conditioning

I can drive this car

with one hand.

Look Who's Perfect Now

They say these amazing things sometimes.

They're really quite profound.

We were on a school trip,

the other week.

And there's this really solemn

little kid called Thomas.

He was frowning, staring out the window.

I asked him what was the matter?

He said well where's the trip.

I said well it's,

it's the coach, and it's the road

it's the houses flying by the window,

it's the whole thing. It's us.

And he looks at me and he goes "Oh",

well that's alright then.

I thought I'd missed it."

You know I wished I'd had a

teacher like you. I wish.

Come let's go down

to the edge...

That's a nice car.

You like it?

Yeah that's a great car.

Alright then.

What?

We're on the move!

Just stand here for a second OK?

What are you doing?

Bea?

Bea?

Bea?

Come on get in!

Ha ha, very funny Bea.

Come on please!

Come on quick please.

I think it's best.

They might be looking for the

other car by now.

Christ you stole the other car?

I borrowed it.

Come on get the f*** in.

No Bea!

Look Alan I want you to have this

car just for a little while Ok?

It's all part of

the trip alright?

Get out of the car!

Get the f*** in Alan!

Christ!

Sh*t! You see? Come on get in!

Get out of our car! Hey stop!

The luggage!

What are you doing?

That's my bloody car!

Jesus!

Any time you're ready Bea.

You're The First, The Last, My Everything

Come on Alan don't spoil it.

We had a lovely time didn't we?

Did you really think, I had a friend

with an XJ40?

Who'd lend a XJ40 to me?

Yes I did.

To a mad f*** like me?

Am I supposed to be impressed?

Just f***ing lay off me will you?

Because I'm not impressed.

Then you can f***ing

well f*** off!

Pull the car over and I will.

Don't look at me like that!

I've got to go to work.

Alan?

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Very good.

How you doing here Ricky?

Alright!

OK, just a few more alright?

That's enough for today Ricky.

One more.

OK!

Get off!

Get off me!

Jenna what's going on?

What's happening?

She snatched the book on me.

She snatched the book on me!

Well look you've got

plenty of them.

Ricky!

Sit there and don't move!

Michael OK let me have a look. Ok take

your hands away. Take your hands away

Michael, Michael come on. We're

getting it looked at Ok?

OK let's go come on. Put

your hand over your face.

Mrs. Sturge says you picked Ricky

up and threw him against a wall.

Is that what happened Ricky?

Look at me Ricky.

Is that what happened like

your Mother said?

It's not true is it Ricky?

Are you calling my son a liar?

He's 6 years old.

My son never lies to me.

He's 6 years old.

They all do it.

Not my Ricky.

He'd know what they'd get if they did.

You mean he gets

slammed into a wall.

What did you say?

Alan I don't think that's helpful.

He didn't get those bruises

at school Cherry. You saw him.

I grabbed him by the arm and sat

him down on a f***ing beanbag.

You slammed me!

I think we should get Ricky

put on the protection list Cherry.

I believe he's being

physically abused at home.

Ricky it's Ok I understand.

You touch my kid again teacher

and I'll have you.

I'll bite your f***ing face off!

Just leave him alone!

Mr Furnace!

Are you going to contact

Social Services or am I?

I will!

But it's going to

be an unholy mess.

She's cornered.

The only thing she can do is

try and hang the whole thing on you.

I just don't know what

your chances are.

What do you think they are Cherry?

Well my brother's got this nice

little school in Yorkshire.

I'll give you a great reference.

If she wins you never teach again.

Don't care.

You were having bad dreams.

Did I wake you?

Yeah!

I dreamt I killed a woman.

Was it me?

No it wasn't you.

Did you f*** her?

F*** her?

No Bea I killed her.

Good!

If you dream of

f***ing another woman

I'll kill you.

Thanks darling.

What is it? Mrs. Sturge?

I could lose my job.

No you're not.

Look if she beats her child

she's a coward. She's not strong.

Alan

everything's going to be

alright. I promise you.

Isn't that supposed to be my line?

Chinese Burn

I need your help.

Yeah?

Yeah!

Why me? Why not your teacher?

Because I need you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

If I do are you going to

help me with Frank's Job?

No.

It's a simple job.

In and out. It's all over.

What kind of job?

The usual.

No crazy sh*t?

Cross my heart and hope to die.

It's the last time Bruno.

If you say so Bea.

You seen Paul?

No.

Well tell him he's in big

f***ing trouble with Frank.

Serves him f***ing right.

Where to?

Who are you?

Mrs. Sturge, please.

What do you want?

We're from Social Services.

Alan wait!

She's dropped the charges!

Bea?

what did you do Bea?

Beatrice, what did you do?

I went for a visit. We had a nice chat

and a nice cup of tea and...

Did you hurt her?

This wine is wonderful, it comes from

the north of Italy, it's called "Valone".

It's wonderful.

It's from Verona.

Sod the wine!

Don't f***ing shout at me!

What did you do Bea?

Walk on her back give her a little

slap like they did Paul?

Look you got your job back

didn't you?

I don't want my f***ing job back.

Not like that.

Well somebody had to

speak her language

That's not language Bea

that's sheer pig ignorance.

Yeah okay I'm a pig.

I'm not clever enough

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Andrew Davies

Andrew Wynford Davies (born 20 September 1936) is a Welsh writer of screenplays and novels, best known for House of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice, and his adaptations of Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch and War & Peace. He was made a BAFTA Fellow in 2002. more…

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