Boogie Nights Page #9
- R
- Year:
- 1997
- 155 min
- 8,633 Views
Yes. Good dilemma.
JACK:
Yes. So she calls up all the agencies
in town and says: "Send over your best
actors, I'm casting a porno picture."
Well, the story goes and develops with
Amber auditioning various men and
women . . . the whole thing wraps up with
the Landlord, I'd like to get Jeremy if
he's still in town to play the part --
he comes in -- the landlord says:
You better pay rent or you're through.
Well, Amber does one helluva suck job,
ass f***, come in the face, sort of thing
and fade out - the end.
COLONEL:
That's great.
JACK:
There's a kid, a young man, I met him
last night:
His name is Eddie Adams.He's here, he's at the party. He's something
special and I want to cast him.
COLONEL:
What films has he done?
JACK:
This would be his first.
Little Bill pokes his head into the office, sees the conversation and
quickly apologizes and exits. The Colonel looks to Jack;
COLONEL:
Casting is up to you, Jack. You wanna do it?
Then do it. If it has big tits, tight p*ssy
and focus:
I'm happy. You tell the storiesyou wanna tell, make yourself happy.
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38 EXT. JACK'S HOUSE/POOL AREA - DAY - THAT MOMENT
Reed and Dirk are swimming. Dirk gets up on the diving board.
REED:
Do a cannonball.
DIRK:
No, no. Watch this Jacknife.
Dirk runs and jumps --
DIRK:
JACKNIFE.
He lands in the pool and swims to the surface.
DIRK:
How did it look?
REED:
Great. Check this out.
(gets on the board)
This is gonna be a full-flip.
Reed runs, jumps, goes for the flip but lands FLAT ON HIS BACK.
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39 INT. POOL/UNDERWATER - THAT MOMENT
Reed lands. CAMERA moves in on his face. He's in SERIOUS PAIN. He floats
down for a moment . . . .
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40 EXT. POOL AREA - THAT MOMENT
Everyone at the party is looking . . . holding their breath and waiting . .
. Reed comes to the surface.
REED:
Ouch.
The party people turn back to their conversations . . .
DIRK:
You gotta try and bring your legs
all the way around . . . .
REED:
Yeah.
41 INT. JACK'S HOUSE/THE PARTY - DAY - THAT MOMENT
CAMERA follows behind Little Bill. He's walking around, looking for his
wife. He greets a few people here and there.
He runs into a big guy, ROCKY (late 30s). He's a CREW member.
LITTLE BILL:
How you doin', Rocky?
ROCKY:
Good, good, what's wrong?
LITTLE BILL:
Nothin'. Nothin' at all.
ROCKY:
Do you have the schedule for the shoot, or . . . ?
LITTLE BILL:
Yeah. You're on.
ROCKY:
Is it here?
LITTLE BILL:
Yeah, it's gonna be here, but it's a simple one . . .
CAMERA picks up with the Lady Friend and the Young Stud with the coke . . .
ZOOM after them down a long hallway towards a BEDROOM door. They close the
door in the CAMERA'S FACE.
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42 INT. JACK'S KITCHEN - DAY - THAT MOMENT
Maurice and Buck are talking;
MAURICE:
Hey, hey, hey, my point is this:
BUCK:
What?
MAURICE:
You know what I say?
BUCK:
What-What?
MAURICE:
Wear What You Dig.
The PHONE RINGS. Maurice picks up the phone.
MAURICE:
Hello?
(beat)
I'm sorry . . . I can't hear you
that well . . . say again . . . ? Maggie?
(to Buck)
Is there a Maggie here?
BUCK:
I don't know a Maggie.
MAURICE:
(into phone)
I think you might have the wrong number . . . .
Your mother? I'm sorry . . . wait . . . just . . . wait . . .
Maurice sets the phone down, looks to Buck.
MAURICE:
Watch that a minute . . . .
CAMERA follows him as he walks out to the pool area --
MAURICE:
(calls out)
No one at the pool area responds so he walks back inside to the phone. Buck
is still watching it closely.
MAURICE:
(into phone)
I'm sorry . . . there's no Maggie here.
Okay . . . okay . . . no problem . . . Bye.
BUCK:
What was it?
MAURICE:
Some kid lookin' for his mother.
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43 INT. BATHROOM/JACK'S HOUSE - THAT MOMENT
Amber is sitting in the bathroom, on the toilet. She reaches to the window,
sets aside the curtains and looks.
AMBER'S POV:
Looking out to the pool area. Dirk dives off the board anddoes a perfect FLIP in SLOW MOTION.
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44 EXT. JACK'S HOUSE/DRIVEWAY - MOMENTS LATER
CAMERA follows Little Bill. He spots six people in a semi-circle around
something. He walks over -- inside the semi-circle, on the pavement, Little
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