Tangerine Page #5

Synopsis: A hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Sean Baker
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  24 wins & 38 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
2015
88 min
Website
4,397 Views


Come on! Yo. That's my sh*t.

It's my pipe.

I can feel it.

Oh, girl, hit her. Hit her.

She's smoking' up.

You gonna bring this b*tch here,

and now you smoking this sh*t!

Where the f***

is the red lip gloss?

Girl, you seen it. I know you did.

That's for real...

Chester took it.

Took it like a champ.

Let me tell you,

Chester is a natural born sailor.

If you trying to upset me

it's not gonna work.

I give zero fucks about you

and Chester.

Oh, bra! He was all he could be

when he joined my Navy!

Does your friend ever shut up?

No. That b*tch been talking

ever since I met her.

Toyland

Toyland

Little girl

and boy land

While you dwell within it

You are ever happy there

Childhood's joyland

Mystic, merry

Toyland

Once you pass its borders

Can I get you ladies

something to drink?

Yes.

You can ne'er return

No, she broke.

She ain't got no money.

Again

- Do you want a drink?

- Yes!

- I'll bring you some water.

- Is it free?

Yes. Water is free.

Childhood's joyland

Mystic, merry, Toyland

Once you pass its borders

You can ne'er

return again.

Whoo! Yeah!

- Thank you.

- Go Alexandra, girl!

- Thank you, everyone.

- Everybody clap!

Clap! Clap for her!

Thank you.

Girl, that's right.

She did that. Yes! She did that.

This next one

is one of my favorites.

I hope it's one of yours.

Sh*t. I need some more

of that sh*t, girl.

Yeah, let's go.

I'm going to go to work.

Now?

Yes, I didn't earn a penny today.

But we're eating.

- So what?

- It's Christmas Eve.

So what?

I have no patience for her.

Make sure she doesn't make a fuss.

I'll take care of it.

Forgive me, but I have to go to work.

What do you mean you have to leave?

You just got home.

I haven't made a penny today.

I'm going to work for a few hours.

It's Christmas and I have guests.

It's okay, Mom.

It's okay.

You don't have to make money today.

It's Christmas.

What do you mean?

If I don't make money,

how do we live?

- It's okay, Mom.

- It's Christmas Eve.

Christmas is for Americans.

For us, it's another work day.

You live in America now.

Can you please tell her

to close her mouth, please?

I'm not in the mood for this.

What did he say?

Yeva, what did he say?

He said he must go.

He speaks English

but he doesn't celebrate Christmas.

He should have stayed home tonight.

I know but his real Christmas

is on the 6th.

Today isn't his real Christmas.

He was the only man at the table.

He was pouring us cognac.

Now we have to pour it ourselves.

Mom, he's the only one working

and supporting this household.

Let's not let this ruin our night.

Hey! It's that guy!

- Bye!

- Thank you so much.

Okay.

You did good, girl.

You sound good tonight, girl.

She sound good, right?

She sound good, girl.

Tell her she sound good.

I mean...

you did sing and you sang...

Alright, I'm going to keep it real

with you right now.

This is not critical,

this is not anything like rude,

this is just being real with you...

Honestly, it sounded a little old.

Like, it didn't sound like new music.

It sounded like something I'd hear

like a long time ago,

know what I'm saying?

It's like...

Like I know...

Where I'm coming from is

I know a lot

about the music industry.

I know a lot of people

in the music industry.

I myself sing.

- Hello, sir.

- Hey.

Do you know if this

is still going on?

Oh, look at this. That's cute.

No, she's gone.

She was up. She was on. She's done.

She left.

She was with a friend

and her name is Sin-Dee.

Oh, the train wreck

and the hot mess. Yeah.

They left?

What do you mean they left?

Yeah, they're gone.

The cool thing is though, I mean,

look, you played in a club...

you got people paying you

to play in a club.

I mean, that's pretty cool.

What?

You don't want to talk about

how much you got?

She don't want to tell me

how much she got paid.

- How much did you get paid?

- Girl, she didn't get paid, girl.

- She paid to sing, girl.

- What do you mean?

I don't even understand

what you talking about.

I can hear you.

You paid... Wait.

You paid them to let you sing?

That's... That's sad. Hold up.

So you gave them 20 bucks and said,

"Let me sing a Christmas song?"

Girl, stop, it's not like you could

do any better anyway, girl.

Mother, I'm not discussing this.

I'm your mother.

If I don't talk about it, who will?

Mother, stop.

I'm not cleaning up.

I'm going to bed.

Come on.

Come on, girl. We're here.

Hey, look who's back.

Hi, baby.

- I don't have time for this sh*t.

- Don't be a b*tch about it.

Yeah, you're cute.

I love your sweater, your fake purse.

What is wrong with you?

Are you on something?

Yes. I'm on. I'm gonna kick

your f***ing ass

if you talk to me again.

She's been out of jail for

24 hours, she's already causing drama.

Drama!

You two, stay your asses here

until I come get you.

Alexandra, you better watch her,

and don't move your black ass.

Girl, where you been?

Chester.

I thought they let your ass out

at noon.

Where you been all day?

What?

Sin-Sin, sit your ass down.

You know, you could have

at least had the decency

to come pick me up.

Who the f*** am I gonna get

to come pick you up?

You know,

I got Nash working on Vermont.

I got Ty on the West Side, right?

I mean I be running around

taking care of business and sh*t,

doing what I do all day.

You know, running this sh*t.

And then, f***in', it's...

On top of that

it's motherfucking Christmas Eve.

You know how these

motherfuckers get...

They like, f***ing wanna get their

last minute shopping in and sh*t.

I had two dollars. Two dollars.

You know what I spent it on?

- What?

- The bus and a donut.

Sin-Sin. Sit your ass down.

It don't matter, we here now.

Sit down.

Did you at least get me

a Christmas present?

Well, I mean, like, like yeah...

Like I get... our gift is like me

f***ing running sh*t,

like saving money, like, 'cause

I knew you was getting out today.

I was gonna surprise you.

Was gonna take you

to Roscoe's tomorrow

for maybe like a f***ing, like,

a nice Christmas dinner and sh*t.

Like, I thought that'd be special.

What?

You know, I feel you.

But I got you one.

I think you're gonna like it.

And I'm gonna get it for you

right now. Hold on...

Where the f*** are you going?

Oh, what the f*** is this sh*t?

- F*** her! F*** her now! F*** her!

- Come on, man.

You wanna f*** her

in front of everybody, right?

F*** her, come on! F*** her!

This is what you want?

Alright, alright, alright!

Twenty eight motherfucking days

and you're out here

cheating on me with fish?

- I did not cheat on you.

- You're a f***ing liar!

- Alright!

- Everybody on the goddamn block

- knew about it but me.

- Hey! I'm gonna call the cop!

You want me to call the cop?

Mamasan, I'm sorry. I'm gonna chill

these motherfuckers out.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Are you Armenian?

Yeah.

- What's your name, son?

- Karo.

Karo, do you know Razmik?

Which Razmik?

Razmik Simonian.

He is one of your drivers.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Sean Baker

Sean Baker is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for the independent feature films Starlet, Tangerine, and The Florida Project. more…

All Sean Baker scripts | Sean Baker Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Tangerine" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/tangerine_19375>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Tangerine

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What is the "midpoint" in screenwriting?
    A The end of the screenplay
    B The halfway point where the story shifts direction
    C The beginning of the screenplay
    D The climax of the screenplay