Steve Jobs Page #5

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STEVE (CONT'D)

The members of the board,

individually, believe that you’re

deranged, Chris. They were worried

that you were going to sue me

before the IPO and endanger the

stock price. Fourteen of the

greatest minds in business were

literally weighing the possibility

that you could affect the economy.

So I took a blood test, which I

obviously wouldn’t have done if I

didn’t think it would prove

conclusively and for all time that

I am not-

(he mouths--“her father”.)

--and frankly I think telling her

otherwise is child abuse.

CHRISANN:

You skipped over the part where the

test proved (that you’re the)-

STEVE:

(over)

The test didn’t prove (anything).

CHRISANN:

(over)

A 94.1% chance that-

STEVE:

Would you like to be put in a

casket and buried if there’s a

94.1% chance that you’re dead?

CHRISANN:

(pause--smiles)

Steve, let’s not be ridiculous. And

if I wanted to embarrass you, if I

wanted to embarrass Apple and if I

wanted to extort money from you

it’s not like I’d have to invent

anything. Humiliate me all you want

but you don’t need to look far to

see living reminders that I’m in

your life and you’re in mine and

neither of us is disappearing.

(MORE)

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CHRISANN (CONT'D)

Check out who isn’t on the cover of

Time because one reporter--one-found

out a fraction of one thing,

a small fraction of one symptom of

your progressing Narcissistic

Personality Disorder. The board's

right to be scared of me.

STEVE, without looking at it, takes the Mac that Lisa’s been

working on by the handle and turns it around so Chrisann can

see the screen and puts it forcefully back on the table.

Lisa’s made a painting. The kind of thing only a parent could

love, but a painting.

STEVE:

(without having to look at

it)

That.

CHRISANN:

What?

STEVE:

You asked me what people are going

to do with it. They’re gonna do

that.

There’s a KNOCK on the door and JOANNA enters with a white

shirt.

JOANNA:

One of the engineers.

STEVE:

Thank you.

STEVE starts to take off his shirt...

LISA:

Do you like it?

STEVE:

Sorry?

Then STEVE looks at Lisa’s painting which he hadn’t seen when

he turned it around for Chrisann...he’s seeing it for the

first time and he almost involuntarily stops unbuttoning his

shirt.

LISA:

(pause)

It’s an abstract.

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STEVE can’t help but let out a laugh and smile at that.

There’s an emotion happening inside of him he doesn’t quite

understand...

STEVE:

(pause)

You used MacPaint.

STEVE keeps looking at the screen, then glancing at Lisa...

STEVE (CONT’D)

Push that key and the “S” at the

same time.

LISA does as she’s told as the “SAVE” box comes up.

STEVE (CONT’D)

Now type your name.

She does. “L-I-S-A B-R-E-N-N-A-N.”

STEVE (CONT’D)

Do you know which box says “Save”?

LISA points to the right box.

STEVE (CONT’D)

Right. Go ahead and click on it.

She does.

After a moment, STEVE continues changing his shirt...

STEVE (CONT’D)

(pause--then to CHRISANN)

I’ll put some money in your

account. And I’ll buy you a new

house, someplace near a decent

school.

CHRISANN:

Thank you.

JOANNA:

(to STEVE)

Woz wants a minute.

STEVE:

I know.

JOANNA:

And Sculley’s asking for you.

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STEVE:

(to CHRISANN)

We’re done?

LISA:

Can you teach me more things?

This hits STEVE and CHRISANN in two different ways but it

hits them both.

LISA (CONT’D)

(pause)

On the computer?

CHRISANN:

Lisa, wait for me in the hall

please.

LISA starts to put on her coat, which is a little bulky and

tough for a kid-

CHRISANN (CONT’D)

You can put on your coat in the

hall.

STEVE:

Bye, Lisa.

LISA:

Bye.

CHRISANN:

In the hall, Lisa, now.

STEVE:

I do like your painting.

But LISA didn’t hear him--she’s already out the door.

STEVE (CONT’D)

(calling after her)

Lisa?

CHRISANN:

I just want to know, when you say

you’re going to put money in my

account, how much we’re talking

about?

(to JOANNA)

You don’t mind if we discuss this

in front of you?

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JOANNA:

I’m deeply uncomfortable.

STEVE:

It’s a school day. She needs to be

in school.

(beat)

I’m gonna give you whatever you

need.

CHRISANN:

(to JOANNA)

It was good to see you again. I’m

sorry, I don’t remember your name.

JOANNA:

Joanna Hoffman.

CHRISANN:

Are you and Steve together now?

STEVE:

Chris-

JOANNA:

As Steve said, I run marketing for

the Macintosh team.

CHRISANN:

You seem like a very capable woman.

JOANNA:

Thank you.

CHRISANN:

You’re well educated?

JOANNA:

No, I went to MIT.

CHRISANN:

And you have a good sense of humor.

Why do you choose to work for an

a**hole?

JOANNA:

The health and dental.

CHRISANN doesn’t laugh.

JOANNA (CONT’D)

(pause--smiles)

He’s not so bad.

(MORE)

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JOANNA (CONT’D)

And if I spent every hour of every

day with people who were dumber

than I am I bet I’d be an a**hole

too.

CHRISANN nods...

CHRISANN:

Yeah, I guess you would be.

CHRISANN exits.

JOANNA:

You two are so good together, I

don’t know why you couldn’t make it

work.

STEVE’s tying his tie.

STEVE:

Woz wants me to acknowledge the

Apple II team.

JOANNA:

(pause)

You must be able to see that she

looks like you.

STEVE:

I don’t want to insult Woz, I just

think it’s backward-looking at

exactly the wrong moment.

JOANNA:

I know you heard (what I said).

STEVE:

(over--he means this)

I heard what you said, Joanna.

We’re about to do this thing--at

9:
41 the planet’s gonna shift on

its axis, nigh and forever. The two

most significant events of the 20th

Century--the Allies win the War and

this. This. So maybe right now

isn’t the very best time to scold

me for not being a better father to

a kid who’s not my kid. The test-JOANNA

I don’t care what the test said-

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STEVE:

The test-

JOANNA:

I don’t care about 94.1% or the

insane algorithm you used to get to

28% of American men-

STEVE:

I’m buying her a new house, I’m

(giving her money).

JOANNA:

(over)

There’s a small girl who believes

you’re her father, that’s all,

that’s all the math there is. She

believes it. What are you going to

do about that?

STEVE’s done with his tie. He puts a disk in his shirt pocket

and tries taking it in and out. Then he grabs his jacket-

STEVE:

God sent His only son on a suicide

mission but we like Him anyway

‘cause He made trees. We’re gonna

sell a million units in the first

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