Boogie Nights Page #12

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49 EXT. DRIVEWAY/JACK'S HOUSE - NIGHT (LATER)

The party is coming to a close and people are trying to get in their cars

and get out of the driveway.

CAMERA hangs with Little Bill and his Wife.

LITTLE BILL:

Thanks for f***ing up this party for me.

I appreciate it.

LITTLE BILL'S WIFE

Oh F*** Off. Will You?

LITTLE BILL:

You F*** Off.

LITTLE BILL'S WIFE

Yeah, right.

CAMERA MOVES TO FIND: THE YOUNG STUD AND THE LIMO DRIVER.

They're sitting by the limo. The Young Stud is crying.

LIMO DRIVER:

Hey, hey, hey. I mean: How were

you supposed to know?

YOUNG STUD:

I wasn't.

LIMO DRIVER:

That's right. So what did you do wrong?

YOUNG STUD:

Nothing?

LIMO DRIVER:

Nothing is absolutely right, Young Stud.

YOUNG STUD:

Thank you for your help.

LIMO DRIVER:

No problem.

The Colonel and Jack approach. The Colonel now has ANOTHER YOUNG LADY

FRIEND, picked up from the party.

COLONEL:

You ready, Johnny?

LIMO DRIVER:

Yes, sir.

COLONEL:

How you doin', pal?

YOUNG STUD:

I'm okay, sir.

COLONEL:

Don't worry about it. She'll be fine.

YOUNG STUD:

She died in the limo on the way to the hospital.

COLONEL:

I didn't hear that.

YOUNG STUD:

What?

COLONEL:

You never told me that and what happened,

never happened. You got me?

YOUNG STUD:

I get you.

COLONEL:

Now go home. Sleep it off.

The Young Stud exits.

JACK:

Thanks for coming, Colonel.

COLONEL:

Great party, Jack.

The Colonel and the new Lady Friend get in the car.

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50 EXT. JACK'S HOUSE/POOL AREA - NIGHT (LATER)

The party is over. Amber and Rollergirl are inside playing cards. Scotty J.

is cleaning up, Dirk and Reed sit in the JACUZZI, looking up at the stars.

REED:

. . . you wanna hear a poem I wrote?

DIRK:

Yeah.

REED:

Okay. Um . . .

"I love you. You love me.

Going down the Sugar Tree.

We'll go down the Sugar Tree.

And See Lots of Bees. Playing.

Playing. The bees won't sting.

'Cause you love me."

DIRK:

That's f***ing great, man.

Jack approaches in a bath robe, holding a towel.

JACK:

Howdy-boys.

DIRK/REED

Hey, Jack.

Jack removes his robe and climbs in the Jacuzzi.

JACK:

Good party?

DIRK:

It was great.

JACK:

Good. You had a good time then?

DIRK:

Excellent time. Thank you.

JACK:

What this place is for, right?

REED:

Right.

JACK:

Ahhhh . . . this feels good. Bubbles.

Turn those bubbles higher, Reed.

DIRK:

Jack . . . I was thinking about my name . . . y'know . . . ?

JACK:

Yeah?

DIRK:

I was wondering if you had any ideas.

JACK:

I've got a few . . . but you tell me . . .

DIRK:

Well . . . my idea was . . . y'know . . .

I want a name . . . I want it so it

can cut glass . . . y'know . . . razor sharp.

JACK:

Tell me.

DIRK:

When I close my eyes . . . I see this thing,

a sign . . . I see this name in bright blue neon

lights with a purple outline. And this name

is so bright and so sharp that the sign --

it just blows up because the name is so powerful . . . .

FLASH ON:

A BRIGHT NEON SIGN IN BLUE LETTERING, WITH A PURPLE OUTLINE:

DIRK DIGGLER:

DIRK (OC)

It says, "Dirk Diggler."

The NEON SIGN FLASHES, BUZZES, THEN BURSTS INTO AN ELECTRIC FLAME.

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51 EXT. JACUZZI - THAT MOMENT

Back to Reed and Jack. They look at Dirk.

JACK:

Heaven sent you here to this place,

Dirk Diggler. You've been blessed.

Dirk smiles. Reed smiles. Jack looks up and closes his eyes.

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52 INT. JACK'S GARAGE/FILM STUDIO - DAY

. . . . The film crew sets up lights and other equipment around a small

"office" set. The crew consists of: Kurt Longjohn, Director of Photography.

Rocky, Gaffer/Grip. Little Bill, Assistant Director. Scotty J. Is working

as a utility/sound man.

Jack is sipping coffee, conferring with Kurt about lighting.

JACK:

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