Ed TV Page #2
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ED:
Whoa!! Oh!
Ray is cracking up.
RAY:
Is that unbelievable?
She removes her hand.
SHARI:
And that concludes today's show.
(to Ray)
This is where you go around and
collect the money.
Ed LAUGHS. Ray gives her a KISS.
Shari's roommate RITA sits down.
RITA:
Hi.
SHARI:
You guys know my roommate, Rita.
They do, vaguely.
ED:
What's going on over there?
RITA:
Everybody's making
audition tapes for that Real TV
thing.
JOHN:
Oh, that thing. Yeah. Did you hear
about this?
ED:
(not sure)
Yeah, what - they put some schmuck
on TV all day long or something?
RAY:
You know, that would be like a great
thing.
ED:
What?
RAY:
That! Being that guy.
Being the guy they watch.
ED:
What are you drunk?
RAY:
Yeah, but let's stay
on one subject. Whoever that person
is is going to be famous. They'll be
able to get whatever they want.
They'll ... trust me, this is my
business.
ED:
What is?!
RAY:
Show business.
ED:
You're in show business?
RAY:
Yeah. I service video equipment.
ED:
That's like... those people
stitching Nikes in Panama saying
they're in the NBA.
RAY:
(insulted)
Panama! ... Bedwetter!
ED:
Thumbsucker!
RAY:
I'm making a tape.
ED:
We're excited.
7INT. BAR - A FEW MINUTES LATER
Ed and Shari, waiting for drink orders.
ED:
So Ray met the family.
SHARI:
Yeah...
ED:
I hear the dog really liked him.
SHARI:
Oh, the whole family loved him.
Of course, they loved the last
guy I went out with, and he strung
me along for three years and dumped
me.
ED:
Really? You see, to me, you shouldn't
have any trouble with men. There
should be, like, a line behind you.
She takes Ed's beer.
SHARI:
You shouldn't drink.
They LAUGH.
Ed and Shari ARM-WRESTLING. After a struggle, Ed wins. Ed is
impressed.
ED:
Jesus!
Shari wrings out her arm and picks up her beer.
SHARI:
(continuing a previous
conversation)
And, you know, every guy I ever
broke up with, the minute it was
over, I could tell you what went
wrong, how it went wrong, why it
had to go wrong... but when I'm
in it... lost. I'm like a love
coroner. Bring me the corpse,
I'11 tell you what killed it.
But how to prevent it? Lost.
Ed LAUGHS.
ED:
Ray's on.
They walk over.
ANGLE ON RAY:
RAY:
(to camera)
Hi. I'm Ray Pekurney. I'm from
Paramus, New Jersey...
9INT. CYNTHIA'S OFFICE - DAY
She's watching Ray's tape. Ray thinks he's funnier and
cuter than he is.
RAY (ON TAPE)
All my friends tell me "Ray, you've
got too much personality for one guy."
It's like at a party -- I'm at the
center of the attention. Everybody
loves me.
He gets hit in the face by a hors d'oeuvre.
RAY (CONT'D)
Ha, ha, ha. I'll kick your ass.
No really, let me show you my
girlfriend. She's really cute.
He reaches out and grabs Shari's wrist. Shari is struggling
to stay out of frame. We just see her arm and Ray pulling on
it. Ray lets go.
RAY (CONT'D)
She's strong, 'cause she's a Fedex
girl. She lifts those
packages. But she's not dikey at
all, she's really pretty.
CYNTHIA FAST-FORWARDS
WE SEE the camera shooting an empty space.
Then Ed's head appears sideways right in front of the CAMERA.
ED:
Hello I'm Ed.
He starts to sniff.
ED (CONT'D)
What smells?
He steps back from the camera and straightens his head as
he SNIFFS. He's more relaxed than Ray.
ED (CONT'D)
What is that smell? Oop, I think
it's this idea. One person on TV all
day long?
(screams)
Are you nuts?
WE HEAR LAUGHS:
The Real TV Staff are enjoying Ed's tape while they eat
lunch out of styrofoam containers.
ED (CONT'D)
Seriously, get your resumes in
order. When my brother Ray -
whose personality you were just
dazzled by -- told me he was
going to try out for this -- I
said, "why in the world would
anyone want to be on TV all day
long, no privacy, everybody
knowing your business, exposing
life I mean... why would anyone
want to do that? But then I
thought of a reason...
(loudly)
Why the hell not?
He KISSES the LENS, smudging it.
Cynthia, watching, cracks up. The others seem to like him to.
This is a video store in Paramus, New Jersey. It's busy.
PEOPLE are in line to check out tapes.
WE OPEN ON a WOMAN -- a mother -- who is rummaging through her
purse for her Blockbuster card. She looks up and sees that her
TWO CHILDREN have opened several boxes of candy from the candy
display and are eating from the boxes.
MOTHER:
Oh for -- Put those -- Oh God...
She grabs the boxes from them. The boxes are ripped more than she
thought and candy goes flying all over. She bends to pick it up.
Ed appears. He works here.
ED:
(to the Mom)
We'11 take care of it.
Someone arrives with a broom.
ED (CONT'D)
(to the broom guy)
Here. This time throw it out, don't
eat it.
LOU, the Manager passes.
ED:
Lou, can I talk to you a second?
Lou seems like he'd prefer to avoid this.
LOU:
Um, yeah, I was gonna ...
ED:
What's the deal?
LOU:
Ed, look, uh... you're not getting
the job. They're gonna transfer
someone from another store to manage
this store when I leave to manage
the new store. I'm sorry.
ED:
Oh, Christ. Did you go to bat for
me?
LOU:
I batted!
ED:
You batted or you bunted?
LOU:
Hey. I went as far as I felt
comfortable. I mean, you know,
let's face it -- you come and go
here as you please. You work
when you feel like it -- you
know, Bruce Springsteen's
birthday is not a legal holiday.
ED:
Well, then I'm quitting.
LOU:
Ed, come on. What's that gonna do?
You're gonna bring Blockbuster to
their knees. Let me recommend a movie
to you. It's called "Get your sh*t
together before it's too late."
ED:
(wise-ass)
Who's in it?
CLERK:
Ed, telephone.
Ed goes to the phone.
ED:
(into the phone)
Yeah... Are you serious? ... Come
on, no kidding, who is this? ...
Holy sh*t!
11 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - ANOTHER DAY
Ed is being interviewed by the "Real TV" staff whom we met earlier.
He's slightly less comfortable than on his tape, but he's good.
ED:
I had one year of college. And
then one year of junior college.
CYNTHIA (O.C.)
What did you study?
ED:
Oh, see, studying
would've been a huge help. Where
were you, then?
They LAUGH.
CUT TO:
11A INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER
ED:
Well, there's Ray, my
brother. He's... ambitious. Like a
few years ago, he started this
mobile dog-grooming business. But,
like, out of his Camry. He had this
bathtub in his trunk -
he's throwing the dogs in there, they're
fighting and splashing, then he'd
slam the trunk down, let 'em run
around inside screaming getting all
wet... then he'd use the car
exhaust to dry'em.
(wiping his eyes)
Ah, Ray... he just can't get a
break.
CUT TO:
11B INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER
ED:
My sister -- Marcia, I
mean she can't get a break. About
seven years ago she falls in love
with this Vietnamese guy who wants
to marry her so he can stay in the
country. So they get married, they
have a kid, he gets his citizenship,
immediately divorces my sister and
marries this Vietnamese woman who,
he was probably already married to
all along. She can pick 'em.
(pause)
She's got a nice
little boy, though. My nephew, Andy.
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