Straw Dogs Page #5

their life's mission

to protect us

from those who would

challenge you, oh, Lord.

Amen.

ALL:
Amen.

And of course,

please guide to victory

our Blackwater Bengals

over the Mudbugs this Friday.

(CHEERING)

You bet that!

REVEREND:
Boys, please stand.

Boys, God stands with you

because you stand with Him.

WOMAN:
That's right, boys.

You listen to Him,

and, like Noah,

you will survive

when he unleashes His wrath

on the nonbelievers.

Good luck this Friday.

Amen!

Yeah!

Whoo!

MAN:
We're gonna whup 'em!

This week,

we continue our look

at the Revelations of John.

So if you will please turn

to chapter six, verse seven.

"And when He had

opened the fourth seal,

"I heard the voice of

the fourth beast say,

'Come and see.'

"And I looked,

and behold a pale horse.

"And his name that

sat on him was Death.

"And hell followed

with him..."

I'm gonna go outside,

get some air.

"... over

the fourth part of the Earth

"to kill with sword

"and with hunger

and with death,

"and with

the beasts of the Earth.

"And when He had

opened the fifth seal..."

(INSECTS BUZZING)

(WHISTLING QUIETLY)

Hey there, Mr. Sumner.

Saw you leaving.

You bored with the sermon?

(CHUCKLES) No, no.

Just not really my thing.

I'm sorry,

I don't quite understand.

Uh... Religion.

God.

God is not your thing?

Noah and the Flood

and smiting firstborns,

Sodom and Gomorrah,

the burning bush,

the pale horse,

it just kind of sounds

like a bully to me.

Hmm.

Can I give you a piece

of friendly advice?

Sure.

Now, it's one thing

to come into town

thinking you're too good for

the people who live here...

I don't know

why you'd say that.

I wouldn't...

But being too good for God,

that's another thing entirely.

You see, the pastor,

he worked all week long

writing that sermon.

Then he's got to watch

you get up and leave?

Some people

might call that rude.

Okay.

Thank you.

I guess I need to be

a little more sensitive.

Yeah.

Just a little

redneck wisdom for you.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, Charlie,

there is something

in the Bible I do believe.

What's that, sir?

"Thou shalt not covet

thy neighbor's wife."

I believe in that, too.

But what happens

when thy neighbor's

wife covets you?

What then?

Hello, Amy Cakes.

Hello, Charlie.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Hey, Charlie,

come on, let's go!

Stand by!

All right.

See you at the picnic.

See ya.

# Big ol' woman

CROWD:
# Big ol' woman!

# Need a big ol' woman

# Big ol' woman!

# I need a big ol' woman

Oh, to keep me warm

# Now it's wintertime,

I ain't got no heat

# Need me a baby

with lots of meat

Go, Bo!

Look good out there, boy!

DAVID:
No credit cards,

I assume?

No, sir.

Just money.

How much?

Four dollars.

Keep the change.

We always knew

you'd make it.

We always did.

I don't know.

It's not like I was

a lead or anything.

You were the

best thing on it.

Thank you.

Why ain't it on anymore?

I mean, everybody

I know watched it.

You know, if NBC went by

Blackwater's ratings alone,

we'd be on forever.

# Looking for

that big jelly roll

# You big ol' woman

# Big ol' woman!

# Big ol' woman

# Big ol' woman #

Doggone it!

You gotta

tuck it in there...

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Break!

Amy.

There you are.

Hey. Sorry.

Hello.

Ran into the girls.

This is Janice.

Hi.

Hi.

I ran into you in town,

didn't I, at Blackie's?

Yeah.

You'll probably see me

hanging around there,

'cause my daddy's

always hanging out there.

Who's your father?

Tom Heddon.

You know, he used to

be coach, years ago.

A very memorable man.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

# It's 2:
00 in the morning,

baby's in bed #

So, what are we

all talking about?

We are just giving

sh*t to Amy 'cause

she ain't been down here

to see us since she got here.

Guess she don't want to be

hounded for autographs.

Well, I was

telling Kristen here

that we've been very busy

fixing up the house and all.

Amy's been busting her butt

up there while I work,

so I can vouch for that.

That's right.

Hey, y'all.

Well, hey, handsome.

May I?

Hello, buddy.

He ain't moving

about today, is he?

Yeah, taking a nap,

I suppose.

How do you like

our local music?

It ain't quite

your Beethoven.

Hey, man, go on

and knock up somebody

your damn self.

This here's mine.

See there, Mr. Sumner,

you ain't the only

one with a trophy wife.

Only difference is

mine's for third place.

Believe it or not,

that's the most romantic

thing he's ever said.

That and, "You're what?"

(ALL LAUGHING)

Hello, Amy.

Hello, Jeremy.

How are you?

Hello, Janice.

Get out of here.

Hi.

Niles, why don't you

go over there

and watch practice.

Jeremy,

you need to get, okay?

Goddamn, boy!

Jesus, Daddy!

Kick the sh*t out of you!

You f***ing...

Daddy, no!

# Please

# Please #

Come on!

Stop it, Coach!

Jesus, Coach!

All right, Coach.

Get off me!

Hey, Coach,

come on, that's enough!

Daddy!

I didn't do anything.

Stop it, Coach.

Daddy, stop!

Come on, son.

Get up.

All right. All right.

Attaboy.

Listen... I do not want

to hurt you, Jeremy Niles.

I am just

protecting my family.

All right?

But Janice is my girlfriend.

God damn it!

Daddy! Somebody stop him!

You understand me?

Right on, Coach!

Do you?

You stop it, Coach! Enough.

Or what? You're gone, Amy.

Hey!

AMY:
Enough.

You don't even

live here anymore.

All right.

Hey.

That's enough.

You ain't got no right.

That's enough, that's enough.

Let's go.

No right to be involved.

He was just talking, Coach.

Amy...

Mr. Sumner, think

that's a very good idea.

Just walk away.

He was just talking.

You got no right to

be involved, Hollywood.

Neither do you.

He was just talking.

Jeremy, Jeremy.

Hey, hey, hey...

Eyes... Come on, let's go.

Amy. Hey.

Hey!

What?

I'm not very

happy with you.

Oh, no?

Why'd you have to throw

yourself into that, huh?

With that drunk?

Are you crazy?

Somebody had to do something.

Somebody had to?

Yes.

What does that mean?

Look at me.

I'm talking to you.

I'm not gonna get

in the f***ing fray.

I don't care if it's

how things are done here.

Against my principles.

It's awfully convenient,

your principles.

Tom Paine

practically started

this whole country.

MAN:
You mean he's dead?

WOMAN:
Of course.

(IMITATING) Of course.

All I want you to do

is teach her how to act

with live people.

MAN 2:
Well,

education's a very difficult

thing to control, Harry.

One thing leads...

Work on her, not me.

No extra charge.

I don't need nothing

you can tell me.

I'm sure we could

tell each other

some very

interesting things, Harry.

Do you mind?

What?

Do you mind?

... the more I see of you,

I don't like you as much.

I'm gonna go work.

MAN:
You better watch out.

I got my eye on you.

MAN 2:
All right.

We'll both watch out.

If I wanted, I could knock

your block off, if I wanted.

Yes, I know.

Just do what

you're supposed to do,

and that's all.

Well, let's stop for now.

What is it?

David?

Take you on

separately, Harry.

Glad to.

Have a special course

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