Bonnie and Clyde Page #4

FARMER:

Heighdo.

16.

CLYDE whirls at the sound. He grabs gun from BONNIE because

his is empty. He aims at FARMER.

FARMER:

(frightened)

No sir...no sir. You all go right

ahead.

CLYDE watches him warily.

FARMER:

(continuing)

Used to be my place. Not any more.

Bank took it.

CLYDE and BONNIE start to move toward the farmer. All three

move around to the front of the building. At a distance we

see an Okie car loaded with belongings. A WOMAN with a BABY

in arms sits in front. A smaller BOY stands outside the car.

FARMER:

Yessir, moved us off. Now it

belongs to them.

(He points at the

foreclosure sign.)

BONNIE:

Well, that's a pitiful shame.

CLYDE shakes his head sympathetically. He loads the empty

gun.

FARMER:

(bitterly)

You're damned right, ma'm.

He looks up to see an OLD NEGRO who has come from a distance

shack and now stands near CLYDE's car.

FARMER:

(nodding toward Negro)

Me and him put in the years here.

Yessir. So you all go right ahead.

We just come by for a last look.

He stands a moment looking at the house and then turns

around toward his family in the car. CLYDE and BONNIE look

after him. CLYDE spins and fires three fast shots into the

fore-closure sign. The FARMER stops and turns, looking at

CLYDE. CLYDE offers the gun to the farmer. He looks at it,

then accepts it. He slowly takes aim at the sign and fires.

It pleases him. He looks at CLYDE and BONNIE who smile.

17.

FARMER:

You all mind?

BONNIE and CLYDE are puzzled.

FARMER:

Hey, Davis! Come on over here.

The NEGRO moves toward them. Now BONNIE understands. She

takes the second gun from CLYDE and hands it to DAVIS.

DAVIS looks from BONNIE to the FARMER and toward the house.

The FARMER fires again. This time at a window. He nods to

DAVIS. DAVIS slowly raises the gun and fires at another

window. It shatters and they can't keep from laughing. The

FARMER returns the gun as does DAVIS.

FARMER:

(continuing)

Much obliged.

He extends his hand. CLYDE shakes it.

FARMER:

Otis Harrison. And this here's

Davis. We worked this place.

CLYDE:

(formally)

Miss Bonnie Parker. And I'm Clyde

Barrow.

Across farmer's car. Wide shot. Day. The FARMER turns and

moves toward his people. DAVIS moves toward his shack.

CLYDE and BONNIE in the b.g.

Close angle. BONNIE and CLYDE.

CLYDE:

(continuing)

We rob banks.

BONNIE turns quickly to look at CLYDE. He smiles and nods.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

EXT. A LONG, COUNTRY ROAD. DAY.

A car is driving down it. It is the next day. BONNIE is

driving, CLYDE beside her.

18.

INT. CAR. DAY.

CLYDE:

You just stay in the car and watch

and be ready.

(he is playing it

cool, knowing she is

scared. He thinks

he's James Cagney)

Okay now?

(he hands her a gun

from the glove compartment)

You just be ready if I need you.

BONNIE's hands are tense on the wheel. Her face shows how

nervous she is now that the time has come.

CLYDE:

Scared?

BONNIE:

No.

They drive in silence.

CLYDE:

What are you thinkin' about?

BONNIE:

Nothin'.

EXT. BUSINESS STREET OF A LITTLE TOWN. DAY.

We are still in the car. BONNIE pulls over and stops by the

bank. CLYDE is frozen in his seat. We can see that, for

all his talk, he is scared, too.

BONNIE:

What are you waitin' for?

That gets him. CLYDE throws the door open and jumps,

practically dives out the door. The camera follows his

motion right inside the bank, tracking very fast.

INT. BANK #1. DAY.

Something is very screwy here. The bank is dark, the TELLER

is half asleep over his books. CLYDE approaches, thrusts

the gun at him.

19.

CLYDE:

(with a swagger)

This is a stickup. Just take it

easy and nothin' will happen to you.

Gimme the money.

TELLER:

(looking up with no

fear, his voice calm

and conversational)

Heighdy.

CLYDE:

(nonplussed at this)

Gimme the money!

TELLER:

What money? There ain't no money

here, mister.

CLYDE:

(totally befuddled at

the turn of events)

What do you mean there ain't no

money? This here is a bank, ain't

it?

The camera pans around the bank. We see that it is empty,

dusty and shuttered.

TELLER:

This was a bank. We failed three

weeks ago.

CLYDE:

(furious)

What? What??

In a rage, he goes behind the partition, grabs the teller

and pushes him ahead with the gun. CLYDE is fuming. He

forces the teller out the front door.

EXT. BANK #1. DAY.

--showing BONNIE in the car. She is terrified as she sees

CLYDE and the TELLER coming at her. She doesn't understand

what is happening.

CLYDE:

(shoving the teller forward)

Tell her! Tell her!

20.

TELLER:

(acting like a man

who has had his sleep

interrupted by lunatics)

As I was tellin' this gentleman,

our bank failed last month and

ain't no money in it. I sure am

sorry.

BONNIE's reaction is one of hysterical relief and

appreciation of what's funny in the situation. She laughs

uproariously, she can't stop laughing. This makes CLYDE

madder than ever. He shoves the teller to the ground.

INT. CAR. DAY.

Completely humiliated, CLYDE gets in the car, shoving BONNIE

over. She is still laughing. BONNIE starts the car. CLYDE

points his gun out the window.

Close shot. Bank window--whereon is lettered: ASSETS-$70,000.

INT. CAR. CLYDE AND BONNIE. DAY.

Angle to include bank window. CLYDE aims and puts a bullet

through each of the zeros. We see each zero shot through.

Then the entire window hangs there for a second and suddenly

crashes. On the soundtrack, BONNIE's laughter.

CUT TO:

INT. CAR. DAY.

--still driving. BONNIE has still not fully recovered from

her mirth, but is quieting down because she sees that CLYDE

is really mad and can't be pushed too far.

CLYDE:

(steaming)

We got $1.98 and you're laughin'.

She tries to stop.

EXT. STREET. DAY.

The car pulls down another street of shops in another little

hick town. A grocery store ahead.

INT. CAR.

CLYDE:

Keep it running.

21.

INT. GROCERY STORE. DAY.

There is an old CLERK behind the counter, and standing in

the b.g., almost out of our vision, is a BUTCHER--an enormous

giant of a man. CLYDE steps up to the counter.

CLYDE:

Give me a loaf of bread, a dozen

eggs and a quart of milk.

The CLERK gets the order and puts it in a bag. He rings

open the cash register preparatory to asking CLYDE for the

money. CLYDE pulls his gun.

CLYDE:

This is a stickup. I'll take all

the money in that drawer now.

He reaches over the counter into the cash drawer and grabs

the bills. He smiles. Suddenly looming beside CLYDE is the

BUTCHER, brandishing a meat cleaver. Camera looks up at

this formidable sight as the cleaver comes crashing down,

missing CLYDE and sticking in the wooden counter. He grabs

CLYDE around the chest in a bear hug and actually lifts him

off the ground. The struggle is in silence. CLYDE is

terrified, fighting wildly to get free. The gun in CLYDE's

hand is pinned, because the man has CLYDE's arm pinned to

his thigh. CLYDE tries to raise the barrel at an upward

angle to shoot, finally he is able to do so. He fires. The

bullet enters the BUTCHER's stomach. The BUTCHER screams,

but reacts like a wounded animal, more furious than ever.

He still holds CLYDE in a fierce hug, staggering around the

store, knocking into shelves and spilling cans. CLYDE is

hysterical with fear. He shoots the BUTCHER again. The

BUTCHER falls to his knees, but still he doesn't release

CLYDE. In a panic, CLYDE drags the man to the door, trying

to get out.

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