Blue Velvet Page #16

Driving music plays.

Frank careens dangerously down various narrow streets, just barely making

turns. The Ford bounces off several curbs. Dorothy occasionally steals

a glance back at Jeffrey. She squeals out loud - sometimes with glee,

mostly in fear.

Raymond and Paul laugh with Frank, yell out or light cigarettes.

149. EXT. "BARBARY COAST" - NIGHT

Frank finally gets to where he's going - a corner bar - and skids to a

hault. They all pile out. Frank grabs Jeffrey.

FRANK:

Come on. I wancha to meet a frienda mine.

Raymond, get enough beer for Ben too.

RAYMOND:

Okay Frank.

FRANK:

(to Jeffrey)

What kinda beer do you like?

JEFFREY:

(just says it)

Heineken.

FRANK:

F*** THAT SH*T. PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!

He grabs Jeffrey and pushes him into the bar.

150. INT. "BARBARY COAST" - NIGHT

Moving fast now, they go through this dark frightening place. Frank has

Jeffrey by the neck forcing him faster. In the back there is a black man

fondling a white girl near a doorway.

151. INT. BACK ROOM - "BARBARY COAST" - NIGHT

They go through the door to a back room. A few naked girls are there near

beds with curtains around them. One girl lies on her bed with dried vomit

around her head and pillow. Suddenly Frank spots his friend Willard.

He runs toward him violently and grabs him by the throat.

FRANK:

Hey shithead. that's the last time I get

you high and watch you freak out -

motherf***er you tore my coat and I lost

my lucky piece of blue velvet, man.

152. INT. DETECTIVE WILLIAMS' STUDY - NIGHT

FLASHBACK:

to the black and white photo of a piece of cloth in the weeds in the

vacant lot.

JEFFREY (V.O.)

What color is it?

DETECTIVE WILLIAMS (V.O.)

It's blue. blue velvet.

153. INT. BACK ROOM - "BARBARY COAST" - NIGHT

RESUME GROUP:

WILLARD:

Hey Frank I'm sorry buddy.

FRANK:

Yeah?. get ready for a love letter.

When you least expect it.

WILLARD:

Frank. please man.

FRANK:

A big love letter.

Frank pushes him down on the bed with the dried vomit whore. They leave

Willard.

154. INT. STAIRS AND LANDING - BEN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

... and go up a flight of dirty wooden steps. Frank bangs on a door at the

first landing. Raymond joins him with a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.

FRANK:

Hey Ben. OPEN UP. It's Frank.

A tall, slender man with a smoking jacket and a mustache opens the door.

It's BEN. His voice is very horse from years of smoking.

BEN:

(very gracious)

Frank. Come in.

FRANK:

Hey, I brought some friends. and some

beer.

BEN:

Fine. Welcome. Come sit down.

155. INT. BEN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

The apartment is very large. All the furniture is over-stuffed. In

the room there is a very much over-weight WOMAN dressed in black and a

greasy-looking COUPLE. On the couch, a YOUNG WOMAN plays with a large

doll.

FRANK:

(getting higher all the time)

Suave. goddam are you suave, you f***er.

You want some beer?

BEN:

(smiling)

Certainly Frank.

(to the fat woman)

Darling, get some glasses. We'll have

some beer with Frank. Won't you sit down?

Everyone kinds of mills around. Paul sits down in a chair and starts

laughing at some private joke in his head.

FRANK:

Sh*t Ben! How the sh*t are ya?

BEN:

Fine Frank. Fine. How are you?

FRANK:

F***in' good, real f***in' good. You know

this little tid bit, Dorothy, and this thing,

here, (referring to Jeffrey) is a neighbor.

What the sh*t we're doin' with a neighbor, I

don't know. goddam!!!(referring to Ben) This

is the suavest guy I know. look at you. You're

one beautiful f***er, Ben. I love this jacket

and that cigarette holder of yours. sh*t, that

is too f***in' much. Where's those glasses.

this beer's gonna get too warm. I can't stand

f***in' warm beer. it makes me puke.

BEN:

Darling, where are the glasses?. Oh.

here they are.

The Big Lady brings the glasses in and sets them on the card table.

She looks worried. She gives a helpless pleading look to Ben.

FRANK:

Raymond! Where's the f***in' beer?

RAYMOND:

Right here Frank. You want me to pour it?

FRANK:

No, I want ya to f*** it. Sh*t, yes.

pour the f***in' beer.

RAYMOND:

There ya go.

FRANK:

Good, let's drink up.

BEN:

To your health, Frank.

FRANK:

Sh*t. let's drink to something else.

let's drink to f***in'. Say here's

to your f*** Frank.

BEN:

If you like Frank. Here's to your f***.

cheers.

Frank's friends, Paul and Raymod, laugh.

FRANK:

(laughs loud)

Cheers. Suave man. you're so f***in'

suave. WE LOVE BEN! Here's to Ben!.

Frank slaps Jeffrey in the face.

FRANK:

Hey neighbor. Here's to Ben.

JEFFREY:

(stunned, grabbing his face)

Here's to Ben.

FRANK:

Do you see, Ben?. I can make him do

anything I f***in' please.

Ben goes to Jeffrey.

BEN:

Thank you neighbor. let me see your

face. did he hurt you?

Jeffrey shows him.

BEN:

(continuing)

Oh. my.

Suddenly Ben slugs Jeffrey in the stomach. Jeffrey doubles over.

BEN:

(continuing again)

Is that any better?

Frank almost dies laughing. Everyone else joins in. Ben turns to Frank.

BEN:

Frank, I have something for you. Excuse

us everyone.

FRANK:

EXCUSE US por favor! Hey. let Tits see

her kid.

As Jeffrey tries to catch his breath, he sees tremendous emotion fill

Dorothy's face. She rushes forward. Raymond grabs her by the arm and

takes her into another room. Jeffrey hears her crying out. He hears a

small boy.

DOROTHY (V.O.)

Donny, oh my Donny.

DONNY (V.O.)

Mommy!

155A. INT. BACK ROOM - BEN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Dorothy is sobbing and clinging to Donny. He is crying and gripping her

like a small monkey would grip its mother. Suddenly Donny breaks away,

screaming.

DONNY:

Mommy. You left me. you stopped loving me.

FRANK:

(coming back into Ben's living room)

Okay. let's hit the f***in' road. we're

givin' our neighbor a joy ride. let's get

on with it. Bye, Ben. Ya wanna go on a

joy ride with us, anyone? You?

(looking around)

Dorothy rejoins the group. She's in a state of shock. Frank pinches her

cheek.

FRANK:

(continuing)

No smile for Frank? No? Okay, f*** it.

Let's go. Oh you wanna come with Raymond?

Raymond has picked up the greasy girl.

BEN:

See you Tuesday, Frank.

FRANK:

Right Ben. LET'S GO F***. I'll f***

anything that moves.

156. EXT. "BARBARY COAST" - NIGHT

They leave and pile back into the car.

157. INT. FRANK'S CAR/CITY STREETS - NIGHT

Now there are four in the back. Raymond starts necking with the Greasy

Girl. They speed on into the night. Frank drives through various dark

streets.

158. INT. FRANK'S CAR/HIGHWAY - NIGHT

. then out onto a highway and goes over 100 mph down a two-lane highway.

FRANK:

(to Jeffrey)

Hey? . You like to walk.

JEFFREY:

What?

FRANK:

Let's take our neighbor out. Let him

f***in' walk back.

(laughs)

As Frank is driving Jeffrey sees Dorothy nervously look at the road and

surrounding countryside, then questioningly at Frank. She senses something

about where they are going.

DOROTHY:

Where are we going, Frank?

FRANK:

Hey. Tits. I'm taking your neighbor to

the country. maybe something for you too.

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