Get Him to the Greek Page #10

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ALDOUS:

I’ve been a sh*t. It is completely

necessary. It is the most

necessary thing I have done in myentire life. I’ll be back in a

moment and then let’s go to Manny’s

to get me an axe.

Aldous leaves. Aaron looks at the diamonds.

AARON:

Wow. *

INT. FOUR SEASONS NEW YORK - BEDROOM *

Aldous WATCHES television. ANGLE ON THE TELEVISION is a *

Jackie Q video. She’s singing an incredibly sultry version *

of “Ring Around the Rosy.” *

JACKIE Q *

(overly sexed up) *

Ring around the rosy/A pocket full *

of posies/Ashes, Ashes, we all *

go... down. *

Jackie pushes her hands down towards her crotch and winks *

towards camera. Then an Aldous from happier times appears on *

screen next to her. *

ALDOUS *

(rapping) *

You gotta ring around your rosy/Let *

me get into your posy/Finger it *

around/Get all up in town! *

JACKIE Q/ALDOUS *

And we all! Go! Down! *

They kiss and then FALL OUT OF FRAME. ANGLE ON THE DOOR AS *

Aaron enters the bedroom. Aldous’s passed out on the bed in *

a drug induced stupor. It’s a creepy, sad moment.

ALDOUS *

Give me five minutes, mate. Just

five. Five alive.

AARON:

Of course.

Aaron closes the door. He doesn’t look happy about this.

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EXT. MANNY’S MUSIC - DAY

Aldous and Aaron get out of a limo at the venerable New Yorkinstitution, Manny’s Music.

INT. MANNY’S MUSIC - CONTINUOUS

They walk inside. Guitars everywhere. Guitars cover the

walls, the floor, etc. The shop is immediately abuzz.

Aldous Snow, famous rocker, has walked inside. PHIL, the

store’s owner, comes up to them.

PHIL:

Aldous Snow. It’s good to see youstateside. I thought you’d died.

ALDOUS:

The Reaper hasn’t got me yet. This

is my best American friend, AaronGreenberg.

AARON:

Good to meet you.

PHIL:

What’re you looking for?

ALDOUS:

What do you think?

Phil hands an electric Stratocaster to Aldous.

PHIL:

You hear about Jackie Q?

ALDOUS:

(bristling)

I heard a bit about that, sure.

Aldous starts strumming Let It Be. As he plays, a crowdgathers around him. Aaron starts to smile. This is actuallypretty cool.

ALDOUS (CONT’D)

When I find myself in times oftrouble, mother Mary comes to me,

speaking words of wisdom, let itbe./

(Aldous starts crying)

And in my hour of darkness she isstanding right in front of me,

speaking words of wisdom, let itbe.

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The crowd starts crying as well. Even Aaron is tearing up.

ALDOUS (CONT’D)

(Aldous starts to cryludicrously hard)

Let it be, let it be, let it be,

let it be. Whisper words ofwisdom, let it be./Let it be, letit be, let it be, there will be

answer, let it be, let it be.

Aldous is crying. Phil is crying. Aaron is crying. The

crowd is crying. It’s an incredibly emotional moment.

Aldous starts to howl with sadness. Suddenly some of thecrowd stop crying. Aldous then takes the guitar and smashesit. In his extreme sadness, Aldous takes the destroyedguitar and starts smashing all the guitars on the floor andin the store.

PHIL:

What the f***!?

Phil and Aaron go to grab him.

ALDOUS:

Let is be! Let it be! Let it be!

With wild abandon, Aldous goes crazy. Aaron jumps onAldous’s back to try to stop him.

ALDOUS (CONT’D)

Ahhhh! Unhand me! Let me be! Let

me be!

Aldous spins wildly and then backs Aaron into the glasswindow, cracking it.

EXT. MANNY’S MUSIC

Aaron pulls Aldous out of the shop. The limo pulls up. The

Limo Driver gets out and Aldous jumps in. Phil comes out.

AARON:

I just want you to know that Aldousfeels terrible about what he’s

done.

PHIL:

Does it look like I give a sh*t?

He just destroyed easily a hundredgrand worth of equipment. I should

punch you in the face.

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Aldous ROLLS the window down.

ALDOUS:

I’m really sorry, Phil. My head islike wohhh. Are we all good?

Immediately, Phil and Aaron are on their best yes manbehavior.

ALDOUS (CONT’D)

Course we are, man.

AARON:

We’re just figuring out the damage.

Bill.

Aldous rolls up the window. Aaron pulls Phil behind the limoout of Aldous’s sight.

PHIL:

That guy’s a dick, he’s always beena dick.

AARON:

I’m superbummed you got caught upin this whole thing.

(sotto)

Look, he’s in a tough spot thesedays so if you could just keep thiswhole thing under wraps --

Phil PUNCHES Aaron in the face.

AARON (CONT’D)

Why do that, man?

PHIL:

Because I can’t do it to him.

Phil PUNCHES Aaron again. Aaron takes a swing at Phil. Phil

easily grabs Aaron’s hand and makes him punch himself in thehead with it. Aldous sticks his head out of the limo. Phil

and Aaron immediately act like they’re just talking.

ALDOUS:

When you’re done settling up, youwant to grab some nosh over at theRussian Tea Room?

PHIL:

I’m a little busy today, Aldous,

but thanks for the invite.

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ALDOUS:

Sure thing, Phil.

Aldous goes back into the limo. Aaron SUCKER punches Phil.

Phil punches Aaron back. Aaron kicks Phil hard. Phil starts

punching Aaron.

PHIL:

(with each punch)

You! Will! Pay! For! My!

Guitars! Now!

Suddenly the LIMO DRIVER is right there. He pulls Phil offof Aaron and throws him away like a piece of paper.

INT. LIMO - DAY

Aaron and Aldous are in the backseat. Aaron is breathinghard and covered in sweat, but trying to cover. Phil stands

up. Aldous rolls down the window.

PHIL:

Great seeing you, Aldous. And nice

meeting you, Aaron.

AARON:

The pleasure was all mine.

The limo takes off. In the BG, we see Phil FLIPPING THEM

OFF. Aaron flips him off behind Aldous’s head so Aldouscan’t see. Before Aaron says anything Aldous cuts him off.

ALDOUS:

I don’t think I could even do

anything that bad again.

AARON:

Hey, you know what, you’ve gotta gothrough your artistic process.

ALDOUS:

When the worst possible thing hasalready happened, it could notpossibly get worse and thereforeit’ll just be an uphill trajectoryfrom here on out.

AARON:

Whatever, it’s fine, man. Really.

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ALDOUS:

Do you ever curse? Because now is

a moment where you are well withinyour rights to curse.

AARON:

Sure I do.

ALDOUS:

Say the word f***.

AARON:

Like in what context?

ALDOUS:

Like, shut the f*** up.

AARON:

(awkward)

Shut the f*** up.

ALDOUS:

And calm the f*** down you crazymotherfucking f***er.

AARON:

Why? Why bother saying thatreally, you know? Like why?

ALDOUS:

Cause I want you to. Say it. Sayit, puppet, say it.

AARON:

I’m not your motherf***er puppet.

OK? F*** f***? F*** f*** fuckingmotherfucker?

ALDOUS *

Very nice. I like that. *

EXT. JFK - DAY

A plane TAKES OFF.

INT. AMERICAN AIRLINES - DAY

Aldous and Aaron are in flight.

looks at the photos.

ALDOUS:

Who’s all that?

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Aldous grabs his phone and *

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AARON:

That’s my lady.

parents.

And those are my

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ALDOUS:

You in touch with them still?

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Yeah.

AARON:

We’re really close actually.

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ALDOUS:

Must be nice to have that.

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AARON:

It’s not bad. You seem to have a

great relationship with your mom.

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I do.

ALDOUS:

My pop’s another story.

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AARON:

You never speak to him? Like ever?

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ALDOUS:

Nah. I hate that man. He wrote an

unauthorized biography about his

own son. Who does that? I’ve come

to terms with the fact that I’m

never gonna see that bastard again.

(then, more spiritual)

And when he eventually dies, hisenergy will rejoin the great fieldand he’ll finally be at peace in away I don’t think he can ever beduring this lifetime.

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Cool.

lives?

AARON:

Do you even know where he

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ALDOUS:

Last I head he’s a card shark in

Vegas.

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Beat. Aaron considers and then jumps in. *

AARON:

I don’t want to get involved,

everyone’s different, but the daybefore my boobie died I went to seeher instead of going to this secretDeath Cab for Cutie concert I had

sweet tickets to.

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