Ordinary People Page #22

I can't do this. It takes too much

energy to get mad!

DR BERGER:

Do you know how much energy it

takes to hold it back?

CONRAD:

When I let myself feel low, I feel

as lousy.

DR BERGER:

Oh! I beg your pardon! I never

promised you a rose garden...

CONRAD:

F*** you. Berger!

DR BERGER:

What?

CONRAD:

F*** you.

DR BERGER:

Yeah?

CONRAD:

F*** you!

DR BERGER:

That's it!

CONRAD:

Jesus, you're really weird! What

about you? What do you feel, huh?

Do you jack off or jerk off?

Whatever you call it?

DR BERGER:

What do you think?

CONRAD:

(shouts at him)

What do I think? I think you

married your fat lady... and you

goona over f*** the daylights out

of her!

(CONTINUED)

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DR BERGER:

Sounds good to me.

CONRAD:

Ah! Ha! Ha...

Conrad falls on the couch, out of breath.

DR BERGER:

A little advice about feeling,

kiddo... Don't expect it always to

tickle.

67 INT. GRANDPARENTS' LIVING ROOM ­ DAY 67

Beth, Grandfather (Beth's father), Conrad and Calvin pose in

front of Grandmother (Beth's mother) aiming her camera to

take a photo. Grandfather is very excited and noisy.

GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

Ha! Ha! Mother do you know Be quiet. I have to

how to aim that thing? concentrate. Be quiet.

GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

Is it in focus? Smile. Smile. Okay. Good.

Okay, now I want to take the

three young ones. Dad, will

you get out of there. Will

you get out of there?

GRANDFATHER:

Oh, all right, all right.

GRANDMOTHER:

And be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet.

Conrad. Where are you?

GRANDFATHER:

Connie!

GRANDMOTHER:

Connie.

GRANDFATHER:

Over in the middle between your

mother and father.

CALVIN:

That's good.

GRANDMOTHER:

That's great. All right, smile

everybody.

(CONTINUED)

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GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

You're taller than your Quiet! Will you be quiet?

mother is! Really! All right, smile!

GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

This is beautiful. Hold it Shut up! Wonderful. OK, now I

level, would you? want to take Cal and Beth.

OK?

GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

Great! Sure. Oh, come on. You Oh, hoooold it!

can do better than that.

GRANDFATHER:

Ohhh!

CALVIN:

Connie. I want one of Connie and

his mother.

BETH:

No, I tell you what. Let's get the

three men in there, and I'll take a

picture of you.

CALVIN:

Connie, move in a little closer to

your mother. Okay... prize

winner...

GRANDFATHER:

Yeah. That's great.

CALVIN:

Portrait...

GRANDFATHER:

It's great.

BETH:

Do it.

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