Delicatessen Page #3

Synopsis: The story is centered on a microcosm of a post-apocalyptic society where food is so rare it's invaluable and is used as currency. The story centers on an apartment building with a delicatessen on the ground floor. The owner of the eatery also owns the apartment building and he is in need of a new maintenance man since the original "mysteriously" disappeared. A former clown applies for the job and the butcher's intent is to have him work for a little while and then serve him to quirky tenants who pay the butcher in, of course, grain. The clown and butcher's daughter fall in love and she tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the "troglodytes", a grain eating sub-group of society who live entirely underground. The "trogs" are possibly the most sensible of the lot, as they see food as food and not money.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Production: Lionsgate
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
1991
99 min
1,314 Views


Sorry? Thats not like you at all!

No ones entirely evil.

Its circumstance.

Or you dont realize

youve done wrong.

Some say you have to forgive.

You forgive me?

An old bastard like you?

I bet I could.

Youre a doll.

The guys you offed wouldnt forgive.

Or youd have to insist!

Only Julie could forgive me.

Youve asked her?

She wont ever.

Youre her father.

She wont even speak to me.

Want me to see her?

I could talk to her.

She only thinks about that Louison.

Hes not a bad guy, after all.

By the way, hes on T.V. tonight.

Why dont you go tell him?

I bet he doesnt even know.

Hes head is in the clouds .

Really, you should eat something.

Not hungry!

Fox!

Youve been hiding things:

youre on T.V. tonight.

How about that! Livingstone .

The Criekville Casino

I remember:
we had a hit

with the Tica Tica Walk.

Tica Tica, what?

Oh, sh*t!

Thats your new number?

Let me explain

Sorry to disturb you!

I goofed again!

He has clown shoes alright.

Mission accomplished.

Call in the others.

Recipe 8.

Cordon Bleu to Sniper.

Artichoke Heart Souffl:

Quiet down!

Artichoke Heart Souffl:

Preparation, H minus 35 minutes.

Throw in the onions.

Simmer the snipers.

Cover them for 15 minutes.

I repeat for 15 minutes.

H minus 20 minutes:

stir the sauce.

I repeat:
H minus 20 minutes.

Circus Stars

Julie! I didnt think youd come.

Ill have a cup of tea.

Pardon?

Ill have a cup of tea.

A cup of tea?

You have .

Ill have one, too.

Yes, a nice cup of tea!

Aurore

Come watch, its captivating!

Come, Aurore

Come

I got contact lenses.

Theyll make us weep

and tremble

Heres Stan and Livingstone!

You didnt tell me!

Julie

Livingstone

Livingstone . Julie .

What a pain!

Its the antenna, Pop!

What a drag!

Its the antenna.

Go straighten the wire.

In this storm? No way!

Bastard!

Its the antenna, with the wind.

Louison!

Aurore

Come

Its so much better,

here with us

Come

Louison!

Come back!

I cant hear you.

Come back!

Go inside, Julie.

Watch out!

Mr Louison?

To the right!

More!

Okay.

Thats it. Perfect.

Perfect!

Dont move!

Georges

Aurore

No more Robert

I fell.

That pervert.

who just wants to sink you

in the mire,

drag you in the sewer,

fill you with manure

So it was you!

It was you all along!

I swear Ill explain.

Bastard!

It comes from downstairs.

Youll hurt your leg, Robert.

Stop!

Help!

You scum! Son-of-a-b*tch!

I fell.

Yes, Aurore.

I wanted to stand on the chair,

I fell.

Yes, Aurore.

The Troglos!

The Troglos are kidnapping someone!

Nice of you to make coffee.

Expecting company?

Undress.

Julie, come on!

The Interligator woman

blew herself sky high.

She took her husband with her.

The place is in flames.

Stop them! Robert!

Whatre you doing here?

Wipe that stuff off now,

and go home immediately,

hear me?

Take that lipstick off!

And you, Ill skin you alive!

Wait, Ill get you!

Ill get you!

Whos coming?

Snipers!

How did it go? Alright?

Everybody okay?

Look what I found.

And the others?

Here they come.

How did it go?

They were all arms

A real joy ride!

And were all here.

Sh*t!

Whered she come from?

Sh*t!

Is that the guy

you were supposed to grab?

Is that the one you located?

Can you explain?

What?

Wasnt that the plan?

Albumin Square. Name: Louison.

Here, thats what it says.

It also says, Sex: male.

Shoes:
clowns.

What do you say to that?

Wed better check.

Sex:
male!

So?

Look in the package, and tell me

if the sex is male. Alright?

Thats not my job. Mission Louison

was the package. You got it.

Is the sex in the package male,

or not?

Who knows?

Sorry Louison,

it goes with the job.

Im in a loony bin!

Ive had it with this bullshit!

Theres been a mistake, let me go!

See guys, pure female!

Cordon Bleu calling Onion Snipers

Artichoke Heart,

I repeat:
Artichoke Heart

in immediate danger!

Cordon Bleu calling Onion Snipers

Artichoke Heart in immediate danger!

Well pick em off like flies.

Must be cooking up there.

Count on those weirdos,

theyll fix your buddy for good.

What do you say? We go?

Of course were going!

All together!

Doesnt she ever shut up?

They play too rough.

A contract

is a contract.

Whos not in?

Rap, you come with me.

Milan, Fox, Tourneur

Take the others. Move it!

What about me?

Dont forget me!

What about me?

Bastards!

In case I dont come back.

Open up!

You dimwit, give up,

well let you go.

We wont touch you.

Well forget the whole thing.

Alright?

I need my cleavers! All of them!

Right, the cleavers!

Well slaughter them!

Think youre on a safari, b*tch?

Thats my wife!

No men or women now,

only volunteers!

Precisely!

Obedient ones.

Touch one,

just one hair on my daughter,

and Ill slice you into pieces.

Go get my cleavers. Hoof it!

On the double!

Where are you?

I dont like this.

It wont be long now.

Julie, get away!

Its me theyre after.

Dont cry, Ill manage.

Dont cry.

Its my contacts.

What?

Theres only one thing to do

Go on, push!

Push!

Whatre you up to?

Move your arse.

I cant, Ive gained weight.

Tourneur, wait!

Wait . Come back!

Sh*t, Tourneurs been hit!

Hey, Postman . Things okay?

I got one. Come see.

Those monsters are everywhere.

Theyve lost one,

they wont be back.

Good old Tourneur . Hang on!

That lead weighs you down

No other damage?

Well clear you out.

Youll be alright?

Lets get this over with!

Come on, push!

Let me by!

Theres water leaking.

What the hell are they doing?

Stand back.

Whatre they up to?

Marcel!

You alright, Marcel?

Come on, get up.

Get up!

Go on! Go!

Julie, follow me!

Careful!

About time!

Miss Plusse,

youre a dragonfly

in mating season

So an old toad like me

Beat it, old jerk, Im busy.

Let the lady by, will you?

I go from one sewer to another .

Just my luck!

I despise you, I hate you!

This time, youre done for, Clown.

No more bullshit!

Youre gonna sing my song!

A cleaver, dammit!

Move it!

Take this.

You, here?

This is a job for the Australian.

Anyway,

you come in handy.

Holy sh*t!

Goddamn Troglos!

Bastards my Julie!

My Julie .

Its your fault, youll pay!

Have I got something here?

Answer me, meat-head!

You, tell me .

Im not dreaming:

Ive got something, right?

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ ʒœnɛ]; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director and screenwriter known for the films Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Alien Resurrection and Amélie. more…

All Jean-Pierre Jeunet scripts | Jean-Pierre Jeunet Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Delicatessen" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/delicatessen_6681>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Delicatessen

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What is the purpose of a "beat sheet" in screenwriting?
    A To outline major plot points
    B To write character dialogues
    C To describe the setting in detail
    D To provide camera directions