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Hero Page #16
- PG-13
- Year:
- 2002
- 107 min
- 2,130 Views
ELLIOT:
Fifty-four! I was there, remember?
You know why I didn't rush into that
plane? Because I'm a trained
fireman, that's why! Part of a
team! A disciplined team. We take
risks all the time, save people.
But we don't take crazy chances.
This guy does something really dumb
and he lucks out. So the media go
crazy about his shoe for god's sake!
What kind of message are they giving
to youth?
EVELYN:
(indicating Joey)
What kind of message are you giving
to youth? Sneering at someone for
sticking his neck out. You sound
like my ex for heaven's sake...
Mister Cynicism.
ELLIOT gets up, shrugs.
ELLIOT:
So what can I say? Give your ex
credit for being smart enough not
to do something stupid. Maybe the
man's not all bad. I'm gonna watch
TV, hoping it's not all this
"Superman stuff."
ELLIOT walks over to the TV and turns it on, leaving JOEY and
EVELYN alone. JOEY is excited.
JOEY:
My father didn't have his shoes on
when he... when he came here.
EVELYN:
(surprised)
You were in bed. Weren't you?
JOEY:
I... I saw him out the window.
EVELYN frowns, hesitates a moment. Was the kid listening?
Then...
EVELYN:
You think your father would do
something like that? Rescue people?
(sadly)
Your father is Bernie LaPlante,
Joey. It's against his religion
to stick his neck out.
ANGLE ON THE TV (INT. NEWS SET - NIGHT)
Where an ANCHORPERSON speaks from a news set.
CHANNEL 4 ANCHORPERSON/TV
-- where the leader of a religious
mysterious hero is, in fact, an
angel who is anticipated in
scripture.
Washing glasses behind the bar, CHICK is watching the same show
on the TV over the bar when he turns to see BERNIE enter
(wearing a brand new pair of cheap running shoes.)
CHICK:
Bernie, how'sa kid?
BERNIE:
You don't wanna know, Chick, you
don't wanna know. Those guys been
in here?
CHICK:
(pouring a 7&7)
You in business with those guys or
what? I wouldn't want a problem
for the establishment, Bern.
BERNIE:
You couldn't have a problem, Chick,
because I personally have got them
all. I cornered the whole goddamn
market. You wouldn't believe...
Oh, how ya doin'...?
ESPINOSA and VARGAS have entered the bar. They have another guy
with them, MENDOZA.
ESPINOSA:
We bring our frenn this time, okay?
Something about MENDOZA spells trouble. it's almost palpable.
BERNIE doesn't notice, but CHICK does. He looks worried.
BERNIE:
Excuse me here, Chick, I gotta do
these guys a little favor.
ANGLE ON BOOTH:
As BERNIE, MENDOZA and ESPINOSA slide into a booth intent on
business, ESPINOSA looks around for VARGAS and spots him
lingering back at the bar watching the TV.
ESPINOSA:
(calling out to Vargas)
Hey, vato! Vamos.
Where VARGAS and CHICK are staring at the screen.
ANGLE ON THE TV SCREEN: INT. NEWS SET - NIGHT
Where the ANCHORPERSON is introducing WALLACE who stands there
in a suit and tie looking ill at ease...
CHANNEL 4 ANCHORPERSON/TV
-- bring you a special announcement
from Channel Four station Manager,
James Wallace.
Framed alone now, WALLACE smiles awkwardly at the camera.
WALLACE:
Good evening. We at Channel Four,
like you, have been stirred by the
courage and...
ESPINOSA'S VOICE (O.S.)
Hombre! Por aqui!
ANGLE ON VARGAS:
Eyes lingering on the TV, backing toward the booth.
ANGLE ON BOOTH:
BERNIE has spread GALE'S credit cards on the table in front of
ESPINOSA and MENDOZA. ESPINOSA examines them, questions
BERNIE...
ESPINOSA:
How many you got there? Eight?
Ten?
VARGAS slides into the booth before BERNIE can answer.
VARGAS:
They offer him a million dollars
reward.
MENDOZA:
Who?
VARGAS:
The "plane crash guy".
ESPINOSA:
(to Bernie)
Is that all of them? Eight?
BERNIE:
(distracted)
What "plane crash guy"?
VARGAS:
The one-shoe dude who saved all
those people, man. Channel Four
gonna give him a million for an
interview.
ESPINOSA tries to turn BERNIE'S attention back to "business."
ESPINOSA:
Come. on, hombre, we doin' business
here. You got more or not?
ANGLE ON CHICK:
Watching the TV
ANGLE ON THE TV SCREEN (INT. NEWS SET - NIGHT)
Where WALLACE is concluding...
WALLACE/TV
The offer is absolutely
unconditional. All he has to do,
is satisfy our reporter, Gale
Gayley, and the other passengers
who had contact with him that he
is indeed the brave man who...
BERNIE'S VOICE (O.S.)
(yelling)
HEY! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? WHAT'S
GOIN' ON HERE?
ANGLE ON CHICK:
Turning, seeing a commotion at the booth.
Where MENDOZA is handcuffing the outraged BERNIE while ESPINOSA
reads him his rights...
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