Punch-Drunk Love Page #4

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Barry stops, recuperates, then leaves.....as he does;

BARRY:

Please don't tell my sisters.

CUT TO:

INT. BARRY'S APARTMENT - LATER

CU. HEALTHY CHOICE COUPON.

Barry's scissors cut out a coupon and reveal an image

beneath in another section of the newspaper...it's the sexy

LEG of a woman....

BARRY very casually pushes some papers aside and looks at

the ad...

HOLD ON HIS FACE. He looks....then:

MOMENTS LATER, BARRY ON THE PHONE.

He listens;

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

Hi, this is Janice The Operator,

who's this?

BARRY:

Hello, how are you?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

Hi, is this your first time calling?

BARRY:

Yes it is.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

Can I have your credit card number,

followed by the expiration date?

BARRY:

Can I ask how much is this?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

-- it's $2.99 per minute for the

first half hour and $1.99 per

minute after that.

BARRY:

......and this is confidential?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

What do you mean?

BARRY:

It's....confidential, the call, my

information is private.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

Of course. Would you like to talk

to a girl? I can connect you with a

beautiful girl if I can just get

your credit card number followed by

the expiration date?

BARRY:

...3407 2627 3444 8095 expiration

05/04.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

And your billing address and the

name as it appears on the card?

BARRY:

.....1274 Moorpark. Sherman Oaks,

California. #4. 91403.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

And your name?

BARRY:

Barry Egan.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

And your Social Security number.

BARRY:

What's that for?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

It's just for verification through

the credit card company.

BARRY:

-- and this is confidential?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

Of course, it's just for us to

verify your credit card information.

It's completely confidential and it

appears on your credit card billing

statement as D&D Mattress Man.

BARRY:

337.....I'm sorry....

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

It's ok, take your time.

BARRY:

337-09-9876. But I don't want

anyone to know my name.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

No one will know your name.

BARRY:

Can you say that my name is Jack?

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

You want her to call you Jack?

BARRY:

I just don't want anyone to know

it's me.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

That's fine. Can I have a telephone

number, area code first on where we

can call you back?

BARRY:

No I just....I don't want to, I

just want to be connected to talk

to a girl.

OPERATOR GIRL (OC)

It's a call back service -- a girl

will call you back.

BARRY:

I thought I was just gonna be

connected to talk to a girl -

that's fine, ok, I'm sorry, it's,

um.....818....

CUT TO:

INT. BARRY'S APARTMENT - MOMENTS LATER

Barry waiting at his dining room table. HOLD. The PHONE

RINGS. He picks it up;

BARRY:

Hello, this is Back.

SEXY VOICE:

Hi, is this Jack?

BARRY:

Yes.

SEXY VOICE:

This is Georgia.

BARRY:

Hi. This is Jack.

SEXY VOICE:

So what are you doing tonight, Jack?

BARRY:

Nothing.

SEXY VOICE:

Nothing, huh, do you know what I'm

doing?

BARRY:

No.

SEXY VOICE:

I'm just laying on my bed.

BARRY:

Where are you?

SEXY VOICE:

I'm in my bedroom.

BARRY:

No, I mean, what city, what state

are you in?

SEXY VOICE:

Are you watching a porno movie?

BARRY:

No.

SEXY VOICE:

Do you like porno movies?

BARRY:

Sure.

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah....? So...Jack...are you

stroking that big fat f***ing cock

of yours?

He walks into something.

BARRY:

....no....

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah? So what are you doing, then?

BARRY:

...just talking to you....

SEXY VOICE:

Are your pants off?

BARRY:

No.

SEXY VOICE:

I'm wearing a t-shirt and panties.

BARRY:

Really?

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah. And looking at myself in the

mirror. Do you wanna know what I

look like?

BARRY:

It doesn't matter.

SEXY VOICE:

What do you mean it doesn't matter?

BARRY:

Well. I have no way of knowing. So

it doesn't matter.

SEXY VOICE:

I don't lie, Jack. I'm about 5'8,

blonde 34,28,34. Pretty thin, I

work out. My p*ssy's shaved. My

friends say I'm pretty cute, so....

BARRY:

Really?

SEXY VOICE:

What do you mean, "really?" Yeah.

Really. What about you?

BARRY:

It doesn't matter.

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah....you're married aren't you,

Jack?

BARRY:

No.

SEXY VOICE:

You have a girlfriend?

BARRY:

...yes...

SEXY VOICE:

Where is she?

BARRY:

She's...not here...she went out.

She went out of town, she travels a

lot.

Barry holds his head in his hands for minute, then stands

out of it --

INT. BARRY'S APARTMENT - MOMENTS LATER

SEXY VOICE:

I'm horny, Jack, what about you?

BARRY:

...yeah.....

SEXY VOICE:

Does Jack like to Jack Off?

BARRY:

Sometimes when I'm lonely.

SEXY VOICE:

...yeah....well you have me now.

BARRY:

You sound very cute, very nice.

SEXY VOICE:

Thank you. What do you do, Barry?

BARRY:

I have my own business....I work. I

work hard at doing my business.

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah....do you do well, do you make

alotta money?

BARRY:

I do pretty good, I think. I wish I

was making more, doing a little bit

better. I can,t get over a certain

hump. I will...I will crack

something soon I think and really

do better...I'd like to

diversify...but I'm doing great, I

think, as a start.

SEXY VOICE:

So.....are you stroking it, yet,

honey?

BARRY:

No.

SEXY VOICE:

Well why don't you take your pants

off and stroke it for me?

BARRY:

Ok.

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah...that's it...God I Am So

Horny...I wish I was there to help

you.....I wish I was there for you,

Barry.

CUT TO:

INT. BARRY'S BATHROOM/BEDROOM - LATER

It's a little bit later and Barry stands in his bathroom,

washes his face....HOLD....then he dries his face, walks

into his bedroom, gets into bed wearing T-shirt and

underwear.....he crawls in, curls up in fetal position....

JUMP CUT TO:

INT. SAME EXACT ANGLE - MORNING

Sun comes in now. Barry is somehow dressed in a FULL ADIDAS

SWEAT SUIT complete with SNEAKERS. He wakes up, looks down

and sees this, confused;

BARRY:

Whassis?

CUT TO:

INT. KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER

Barry is dressed for work in another suit now. He grabs some

stuff and heads for the door when the phone rings;

BARRY:

Hello?

SEXY VOICE:

Hey. What are you doing? How are you?

BARRY:

I'm fine. Who is this?

SEXY VOICE:

Georgia.

BEAT.

BARRY:

Hi....what....what's up....?

SEXY VOICE:

It's ok that I'm calling, right, I

mean? It's ok.

BARRY:

Yeah. No. It's ok. What's goin' on?

SEXY VOICE:

I just wanted to call and talk to

you, thank you for last night, try

and get you before you went to work

and say, "hey."

BEAT.

BARRY:

I'm going to work.

SEXY VOICE:

Uhhh...I am sooo tired...I stayed

up too late last night, what about

you, when did you go to sleep?

BARRY:

Not very late.

SEXY VOICE:

You're going to work now?

BARRY:

Yes.

SEXY VOICE:

Can I ask you a question?

BARRY:

Uh-huh.

SEXY VOICE:

Remember last night I was talking

to you and I was telling you about

my apartment, my rent -- ?

(beat)

Do you remember?

BARRY:

Yes.

SEXY VOICE:

This is really weird and really

embarrassing for me but....uh....

(beat)

I was wondering if you could help

me out with a little bit of money.

BARRY:

Me?

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah.

BARRY:

I can't really. Yeah, no. I mean. I

can't afford it.

SEXY VOICE:

You don't even know how much it is.

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