Punch-Drunk Love Page #5

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BARRY:

I know but I....how much is it?

SEXY VOICE:

Like seven-fifty. Seven hundred fifty?

BARRY:

Yes, no, yes. I can't. I can't

afford that. I'm sorry. Sorry.

SEXY VOICE:

Really? Please?

BARRY:

You have trouble, financial trouble?

SEXY VOICE:

Yeah. It's so hard these days and I

really need it.

BARRY:

Yes I can't....I don't make enough

money to be able to do that.

SEXY VOICE:

I thought you had your own business.

You said you were gonna diversify

and all that stuff....

BEAT. Barry steps back a little....

SEXY VOICE:

So you think you can?

BARRY:

No. I'm sorry.

SEXY VOICE:

Should I call back and talk to your

girlfriend?

BARRY:

....what....?

SEXY VOICE:

I was wondering if it's better to

ask your girlfriend for the money?

It could be really easy. I mean, I

have all your information, credit

card information and billing stuff --

Barry hangs up the phone real fast. HOLD. He doesn't move.

CUT TO:

INT. BARRY'S WORK/WAREHOUSE - MORNING/LATER

CAMERA (HAND HELD) behind Barry, as he walks through the

warehouse, greets the boys, says hello to Lance, etc. Lance,

taking his cue from Barry, is a bit more dressed up today....

LANCE:

Good morning, Barry....

BARRY:

Hi, Lance.

LANCE:

What's with all this pudding, what

is this?

CAMERA sees that all the pudding Barry bought has been

stacked neatly in a corner. Barry stops dead in his tracks

to explain;

BARRY:

That's part of a very interesting

airline promotion giveaway that's

really tremendous. I'm going to

start a collection of pudding and

coupons that can be redeemed for

frequent flyer miles through

Healthy Choice and American

Airlines --

LANCE:

You're goin' on a trip?

BARRY:

No.........but airline miles are

just like a currency these days.

LANCE:

You should go on a trip.

BARRY:

No thanks.

LANCE:

So what should I do with the pudding?

BARRY:

Let's just leave it there for now.

Barry goes into his office and looks at the Harmonium. BEAT.

He presses some keys, makes a little more noise with it. (a

quarter of some sort of melody starts here...)

ANGLE, MOMENTS LATER.

Barry is cutting up his CREDIT CARD with some scissors. He

throws it away.

ANGLE, MOMENTS LATER.

Barry paces around a little bit.....CAMERA stays inside and

watches him as he walks outside for a moment, looks

around....he sees something outside, hesitates, then dodges

back inside the warehouse --

-- once inside, he takes a horrendous, hurtful fall over

something....He stands up quick;

BARRY:

This is not supposed to be here.

Seriously. Carlos, Carlos, this is

really not supposed to be here. I

don't mean to be a dick; but that's

gonna hurt someone. It already did

hurt someone:
It hurt me, so please

let's move that.

He backs away, then steps OUT OF FRAME...a moment later

ELIZABETH (his sister) and LENA (from the opening) enter the

warehouse, walking towards Barry;

ELIZABETH:

(to Lena)

He's wearing a suit again, I don't

know why he's wearing a suit, he

doesn't usually dress like that --

LENA:

It's fine.

CAMERA pushes in towards LENA and blends to 30fps...she

smiles, looks ahead, CAMERA slowly pans a 180 around to

become her POV.

Barry is standing near the harmonium, fiddling around. He

looks up, sees Elizabeth and Lena walking towards him and

tenses....they meet in the middle of the warehouse;

ELIZABETH:

Hey, what are you doing? Why are

you wearing a suit again?

BARRY:

I don't know.

LENA:

Hi.

BARRY:

Hi.

LENA:

Do you remember me, I left my car,

yesterday.

BARRY:

Yes I do.

ELIZABETH:

This is Lena, she's a good friend

of mine from work. We were in the

neighborhood and she had to pick up

her car and we're getting breakfast

before we go in, so did you want to

go? We're gonna go and eat, let's go.

BARRY:

Yeah I can't.

ELIZABETH:

Why?

BARRY:

I have work, I can't leave.

ELIZABETH:

Seriously, though: We're going to

eat, I said.

BARRY:

I'm sorry.

LENA:

It's ok. That's alright.

ELIZABETH:

Are you learning how to play the

piano? What is that?

BARRY:

It's not a piano. LANCE! LANCE!

MAKE SURE THAT YOU CALL THAT GUY IN

TOLEDO.

LANCE (OC)

WHICH?

BARRY:

...I'll tell you later.

ELIZABETH:

You don't wanna come to eat with us?

WORKER VOICE:

TELEPHONE BARRY ON LINE TWO!

ELIZABETH:

What's all this pudding?

BARRY:

I don't know. Can you hang on a

second?

CAMERA follows Barry as he walks back to his little office,

picks up the phone;

BARRY:

Hello?

SEXY VOICE:

We got disconnected before....

BARRY:

No. No. We got disconnect --

why?.....you're calling me at

work....how did you get this

number -- ?

SEXY VOICE:

See the thing is I could make it

really easy on you -- I already

have your credit card number, your

information, address and stuff.

This is so awkward asking like

this, I'm sorry --

BARRY:

This makes me very uncomfortable.

SEXY VOICE:

I need help.

BEAT.

SEXY VOICE:

Should I just ask your girlfriend?

(beat)

Maybe I should call back and talk

to your girlfriend?

BARRY:

I don't have a girlfriend --

SEXY VOICE:

-- you said you did.

BARRY:

I know I did. But I don't.

SEXY VOICE:

You lied to me?

BARRY:

I didn't lie.

SEXY VOICE:

Why did you tell me you did, then?

BARRY:

This is....illegal....I'll call the

police.

SEXY VOICE:

No you won't.

ANGLE, ELIZABETH AND LENA

LENA:

I'll go pay for my car.

ELIZABETH:

Are you sure?

LENA:

Yeah.

ELIZABETH:

He's being weird, I'm sorry. I have

no idea why he's being weird and

dressed in a suit --

LENA:

It's not bad, it's ok.

ELIZABETH:

-- he's so strange I don't know if

you really even would want to go

out with him, someone like him, I

said I'd try, but it's just --

LENA:

It's ok, it's alright. I'll come

right back, I'll just go pay for my

car.

ELIZABETH:

Sorry.

She leaves. Elizabeth heads for Barry's office;

ANGLE, BARRY on the phone

SEXY VOICE:

Come on, I thought we had fun, rich

boy --

BARRY:

This is not cool.

SEXY VOICE:

It was cool last night.

BARRY:

I have to go.

SEXY VOICE:

Are you telling me no?

BARRY:

No I'm sorry, now I have to get off

the phone....

SEXY VOICE:

....this is your mistake....

Elizabeth comes walking into his office, starts whispering

to him as he's on the phone;

ELIZABETH:

Hey, hey, you should ask her out --

what do you think, she's cute, right?

BARRY:

(into phone)

I'm gonna call you back.

He starts to hang up the phone, turns to Elizabeth as we hear;

SEXY VOICE:

(trailing off)

...MOTHERF***ER, NO....

BARRY:

She is. I think, why did you come

here like this?

ELIZABETH:

It's not cool?

BARRY:

It's fine, but --

ELIZABETH:

-- do you think you'll ask her out?

BARRY:

I feel really on the spot now.

ELIZABETH:

Are you gonna do it?

BARRY:

I don't do that. I don't - things

like that.

ELIZABETH:

You don't do anything, why are you

being scared?

BARRY:

I'm not being scared, you're just

going to rag me if I do this --

ELIZABETH:

I'm not gonna rag you. Why would I

do this just to rag you?

BARRY:

I don't know.

ELIZABETH:

I'll leave then, I'll go to get

something from my car, go away so

you don't feel pressure. Can I ask

you a serious question:

BARRY:

What?

ELIZABETH:

Did you ask Walter to get you a

shrink?

(beat)

Barry, did you ask Walter to get

you a shrink? What's wrong with you?

Are you ok?

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