I Love You Phillip Morris Page #4

YOUNG STEVEN:

A man's wiener.

LITTLE BOY:

Shut up! There's no wiener!

YOUNG STEVEN:

Uh huh!

RED HAIRED BOY:

No there's not!

There is a long silence. Then-

LITTLE GIRL:

Oh I see it. There it is!

YOUNG STEVEN:

Told ya...

And as the other boys squint closely...

STEVEN (V.O.)

Anyway where was I? Oh yeah--

SMASH CUT TO:

16 INT. HOUSTON BEDROOM - 1986 - NIGHT 16

Once again, the MOUSTACHED MAN throws his head back in

the throes of lust.

MOUSTACHED MAN:

DO IT MAN! COME IN MY ASS!

Steven drives it home.

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STEVEN (V.O.)

(matter of fact)

And I did.

17 EXT. HOUSTON APARTMENT DOORWAY, 1986 - LATER THAT NIGHT 17

The Moustached Man and Steven say goodbye at the door.

STEVEN (V.O.)

I had been living a lie for a long, long

time. I tend to do that... hide things.

MOUSTACHED MAN:

You be careful out there, you're a little

drunk.

18 EXT. HOUSTON STREET - 1986 - NIGHT 18

Steven drives his red Corvette, hard top removed, with a

contented look on his face. He glows as the Pet Shop

Boys' "West End Girls" plays on the radio.

STEVEN (V.O.)

Now just because I was screwing around

doesn't mean I didn't love Debbie. I did.

I loved her with all my heart...

Stephanie too. My family was all I had

and they needed me. So I told myself it

was just a little lie and it was better

for everybody if it stayed that way.

(beat)

That's what I told myself. But life has a

way of forcing these things into the

light.

CRASH! A CROSSING PICKUP TRUCK smashes into the driver

side door-- violently propelling steven and his corvette

out of frame.

STEVEN (V.O.)

You might even call it an epiphany.

19 OMITTED 19

20 EXT. DITCH - HOUSTON, 1986 - LATER THAT NIGHT 20

Badly mangled and triaged, Steven stares intently at the

night sky with his one good eye as Paramedics remove him

from the ditch on a back-board. The remains of the

corvette are all around.

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STEVEN:

(low murmur)

I haven't lived my life.

PARAMEDIC:

Try not to talk sir.

STEVEN:

(bleary)

F*** you... No one is going to tell me

what to do anymore. No more lies. I'm

going to live my life. My way. Be the

real me. Time for some good living. Buy

what I want, do what I want, f*** who I

want. My way.

PARAMEDIC:

Okay sir whatever you say.

STEVEN:

I'm gonna be a fag.

PARAMEDIC:

Okay.

STEVEN:

A big fag...

PARAMEDIC:

Alright.

(to other paramedic)

Let's move.

21 INT. HOUSTON HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - 1986 - NIGHT 21

Debbie walks alongside a DOCTOR, deeply concerned and

listening to his assessment.

STEVEN (V.O.)

Yep, just like that I decided to start my

life over and live it like the real me.

No more lies. I was born again.

22 INT. HOUSTON HOSPITAL - 1986 - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS 22

Debbie enters the room to find Steven, bandaged and

bristling with tubes.

STEVEN (V.O.)

It would be hard to break it to Debbie,

but I knew I'd find a way...

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He turns his head to her and smiles wide.

STEVEN:

Honey, I'm gay!

Debbie freezes, she can't believe her ears. And as she

stares at his smiling face in shock...

STEVEN (V.O.) (CONT'D)

To my surprise, we stayed friends.

(then)

And I was finally free.

FADE IN:

23 EXT. STREET - SOUTH BEACH FLORIDA - 1992 - DAY 23

VINTAGE MAMBO MUSIC. Palm trees line an upscale Palm

Beach shopping district. Well-heeled nabobs cruise the

boulevard, shopping and being seen.

Two MINIATURE DOBERMAN PINSCHERS on a tandem leash appear

from around a corner soon followed by the NEW STEVEN with

a handsome young man on his arm (JIMMY KEMPLE).

Steven's pajama-like clothes, perfect tan and loose

demeanor make him the very essence of a man with new

found freedoms.

STEVEN (V.O.)

Life was good. Everything was falling

right into place. I moved to Florida, got

a new job, had two adorable pups, I was

dating a cute guy named Jimmy. I could

do anything I wanted...

24 INT. GAY CLUB - MIAMI, 1992 - NIGHT 24

DANCE MUSIC THUMPS as Steven passes around a tray of

drinks to friends.

STEVEN (V.O.)

But it didn't take me long to realize

something that never occurred to me

before. Actually no one ever talks about

this but...

When everyone is served, he raises his glass and let's

loose a PARTY HOOT. They concur and drink.

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STEVEN (V.O.)

...being gay is really expensive.

(beat)

It is.

Steven leans over and makes out with Kemple.

25 QUICK MONTAGE 25

QUICK CUTS of Steven enjoying his gay life with Kemple at

BOUTIQUES, SALONS, RESORTS, GYMS, HAUTE CUISINE

RESTAURANTS, etc...

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