The Hollars Page #8

DR. FONG

Yeah. Pretty busy.

JOHN:

Ron, let’s-

RON:

Does it help to have small hands?

Dr. Fong looks at his hands. He’s very insulted. John

looks at Ron.

JOHN:

Please shut up.

RON:

Okay.

A31 EXT. HOLLAR HOUSE. MORNING. A31

Shot of Hollar house. A young girl drives by on a bike

and throws a news paper.

51.

31 INT. MIDWESTERN SAVINGS AND LOAN. MORNING. 31

Don sits in a bank office. He looks very uncomfortable.

An older man, Don’s contemporary, comes back to his desk

with a packet of papers.

OLDER MAN:

Hmm... Now, it says here you filed for

your third loan three months ago?

DON:

Yeah, things are tough.

OLDER MAN:

Mmm. Mmm. Look, Don, I don’t see how I

can get them to give you another loangiven your current financial status.

DON:

Business is picking up. I’m going to get

a new salesman to drum up more businesssoon. I just need to cover payroll forthe next month or so.

OLDER MAN:

I’m-- I’m sorry, Don.

DON:

I’m on the chamber of commerce and I

can’t even take my kids out to dinner.

OLDER MAN:

I wish there was something I could do.

DON:

Hey, look here, you prick. I gave my lifeto this business. I gave my life to it.

It’s not supposed to be like this.

*

OLDER MAN:

I’m sorry, Don.

DON:

... You heard Sally is sick.

OLDER MAN:

... I’m very sorry.

32 INT. CAR ON A SMALL TOWN ROAD. DAY. 32

Don drives down the street looking very troubled. Hepasses the Liquor Barn, a midwestern liquor wholesaler.

Don pulls into the parking lot.

52.

33 INT. LIQUOR BARN. DAY. 33

Don walks past a young Mexican American man, wearing an

apron, stocking shelves and up to an older woman behind

the cash register. While she finishes with another

customer Don finds himself staring off at their selection

of expensive scotch behind the counter. Cashier snaps him

out of it with:

CASHIER:

Can I help you?

DON:

Yeah. I’m here about your help wanted

sign.

CASHIER:

ID.

DON:

What?

CASHIER:

You over 21?

DON:

Unfortunately.

CASHIER:

Need to see ID.

34 OMIT SCENE 34

35 OMIT SCENE 35

36 INT. BATHROOM, HOLLAR HOUSE. DAY. 36

Ron walks past his mother’s bathroom and stops... then

slowly walks in. Nothing has been touched since Sally

suffered her seizure on the floor. The sight of a broken

mirror and Sally’s curling iron on the floor effects Ron.

He picks up the curling iron and places it on the

bathroom counter. He catches himself in the mirror. He

does not like what he sees. Ron looks at his face, then

sees grey hairs in his beard. His face drops.

53.

37 EXT. HOLLAR HOUSE. DAY. 37

Ron does some stretching on the front lawn of his parents

house. He wears an old track suit... It says ‘HOLLAR’ on

the arm. He starts to jog.

A38 EXT. ROAD. DAY A38

We follow along with Ron as he runs. He stops, winded.

After a long beat... he continues.

38 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM. DAY. 38

In Sally’s room, a new patient has been brought in as

Sally’s roommate. This is LaTisha an African American

woman in her 60’s. Sally, John and LaTisha watch a Tyler

Perry movie on the hospital television.

Don walks into the hospital room. He looks very tired.

SALLY:

Hey, honey! How was work.

DON:

(confused)

Okay.

SALLY:

This is my new roomate, LaTifa!

LATISHA:

LaTisha.

DON:

Nice to meet you.

LATISHA:

You, too.

Don walks over to Sally and John. He hands John a bottle

of whiskey.

DON:

Here. This is for you.

John looks at the bottle. It is good whiskey.

JOHN:

Whiskey?

DON:

It’s good stuff. Or so I’m told.

(CONTINUED)

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JOHN:

What’s the occasion?

DON:

I don’t know. I just wanted to get you

something.

JOHN:

(a little confused)

Thanks, Dad.

John’s cellphone rings he picks it up and goes to the

corner of the room.

DON:

How you holding up, chief?

SALLY:

Great. Just watching a movie with LaTiii-

Sally looks to LaTisha unsure of the name again.

LATISHA:

Sha.

SALLY:

SHA!

DON:

What are you watching?

SALLY:

Madusa Goes to Jail.

LATISHA:

(corrects)

Madea.

SALLY:

It’s a riot.

Don nods his head. He sits down and watches with Sally.

John hangs up his phone.

JOHN:

That was Ron. He needs me to go pick him

up.

DON:

Where is he?

JOHN:

At a gas station in Bristol.

55.

39 EXT. PHONE BOOTH. DAY. 39

Ron sits next to a phone booth outside a small appliancestore in the middle of nowhere. He is still wearing hishigh school track suit. He is covered in sweat.

John pulls into the gas station. He opens the passengerdoor. Ron gets inside the car.

40 INT. CAR ON COUNTY ROAD. DAY. 40

Ron and John drive in silence.

JOHN:

What were you doing out here?

RON:

I went for a run.

JOHN:

It’s like twenty miles from the house.

RON:

I need to start running again.

JOHN:

You can’t do it all in one day.

Pause.

RON:

I’m so thirsty... You have any water?

No.

JOHN:

RON:

Well, I need something to drink. Youdon’t have anything in here?

JOHN:

Dad gave me a bottle of whiskey.

Ron thinks about this for a beat.

Where is it?

RON:

JOHN:

It’s in the backseat.

Ron digs through the backseat. He finds the bottle. Heopens it, takes a sniff. Ron takes a huge drink.

(CONTINUED)

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JOHN (CONT'D)

Help yourself.

RON:

This is good.

JOHN:

Are you okay, Ron?

RON:

Yeah. I’m fine.

Ron takes another swig of whiskey. It goes straight to

his head. He starts to weep.

JOHN:

What’s wrong? What is it?

RON:

I’m so alone.

JOHN:

You’re not alone. You have your kids.

RON:

They hate me.

JOHN:

Oh, come on, they don’t hate you.

RON:

How would you know?

John thinks about this.

RON (CONT'D)

I live with my parents. I don’t have a

job. I haven’t had sex in almost four

years.

JOHN:

You haven’t had sex in four years?

Ron nods with shame.

RON:

It’s not that big a deal. I don’t think

mom and dad have had sex in a lot longer.

JOHN:

I really don’t want to think about any of

you guys having sex.

(CONTINUED)

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RON:

You don’t really care about me, do you?

JOHN:

What are you talking about? Of course, I

do. You’re my brother.

RON:

We’ve never been that close.

JOHN:

Well, there’s an age difference.

RON:

We’re like two only children.

JOHN:

With brothers.

RON:

I bet you wouldn’t even talk to me if we

didn’t know each other.

JOHN:

I don’t usually talk to people I don’t

know. So.

RON:

You know what I mean. If we were

strangers at a bar or something and I

came up to you and tried to start a

conversation. I bet you would just blow

me off, wouldn’t you?

JOHN:

Let’s try it.

RON:

What?

JOHN:

Let’s pretend we’re strangers. Try

starting a conversation with me.

RON:

Right now?

JOHN:

Why not?

Ron thinks about it.

RON:

Okay.

(CONTINUED)

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Ron takes a swig of whiskey.

RON (CONT'D)

Hey.

JOHN:

Hey.

RON:

What’s up?

JOHN:

Nothing.

RON:

You want a drink or...?

JOHN:

I’m sorry. I’m not into gays.

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