Third Star
James Kimberley Griffith
See I...
The thing about life is...
A what is it they say?
The thing about life is ...
I'm 29 today. Won't see 30
But I'm uh ... I'm okay
Really. Okay
My mate Davy. He's been
helping out since he was made redundant
He was head of a PR firm that ...A
Jesus I don't really know what they did
Thank God my sister Chloe's got her
girls. She's taking it pretty badly
Tries to hide it but... I just hate seeing it
There are people arriving
Bill... ah he's so excited!
I think he's just glad to be away from
his girlfriend. And the TV job he hates
He brought a tree with him
that he grew from seed
He's determined to plant it
for me when we get there
Ah, when we get there ...
My parents keep a brave face... but...
no one should outlive their children
The sicknes may be mine but
the tragedy is theirs
I have to put a distance between
me and all of this
Pitying mob
Oh Christ I need to escape!
to my favourite place on earth
Barafundle Bay
Miles. Made it at last. Haven't
heard from him in a while
His dad died when we were 16.
Cancer again. His dad was a writer
Made us both want to be writers too
Miles is at the pressure of expectation, I'm
at the pressure of ... time, I suppose
Too much of it then, too little of it now
- Miles?
- You look like sh*t
I thought they'd stuck you out here 'cos
you'd snuffed it
Having a pretty good day rhabdomyosarcoma-wise..
You, you, you .... Jeeesus!
No, no, absolutely not. I agreed to
this whole trip and there's one condition
No, he's not taking it!
Take care, sis
- Oh God. Aw!
- He'll be fine
I love you too
No, Davy, Davy, Davy! Watch it, yeah?
You ever played tetris?
- Oh, James! No, I'll get that
- I'm fine, I'm fine!
- I'll get the cushion
- No, no, not just yet. I...
I'll get started under my on steam
- Who wants to push me then?
- Me.
- It's a bit bumpy, isn't it?
- Like sex with an anorexic
How is Melissa?
- She's fatter
- Is she?
Nothing wrong with that...
How bloody beautiful is this!
We need to get to Sound Point this evening
Now we'll walk until James needs a rest
No, I'm fine
wanted to be agricultural story editor in the...
- Do we have to talk about work?
- No I don't
- It's something some of us spend our lives doing
Shut up Miles. Get a job
Ladies
- Malfunction everybody
- Okay
- I knew it! It's the weight, I'm telling you
- What??
- Is it f***ed?
- Not on my shift. Alright, all aside!
Alright, Davy, can you get me the
toolbox? At the bottom
I see the toolbox but I can't actually get it out
cause it's way too much weight on the cart
Okay, well start unpacking it then
Gee weez!
- If you'd let me!
- Pull out an apple
- You didn't just say 'gee wizz', Bill?
- I did say 'gee wizz'. I'm exasperated
Now get that webbing bag out of there and inside
there's a little stalking set and some pliers
- Gee wizz! Look at that webbing bag!
- Hey...
Biscuits
Great on their own
But once they're dipped in tea
they become a whole different journey
Taking you to piss always makes me wanna piss
You piss far more than I ever used too
Where's all this new piss coming from?
- I'm not drinking more...
- Would you shut the f*** up please?
My makeup girl's read one of your dad's books
At work the other day...
the Lebanon tree
- How's your book coming on?
- Oh, I gave up on it. Couldn't be arsed
You should just write a diary about
bangin Chelsea chicks
- I'm finally bored of meaningless sex
- Bollocks!
Alright I might as well piss now too
Too nice to be true? Yeah...
I'm just saying:
we could stove some ofthe stuff here and pick it up on the way back
Well if you girls hadn't packed your
entire wardrobe
How's work going?
- You hate what I do
- Because you do
You writing?
I'm so bored with my book question, James
I'm not a writer, I'm an ad man
I'm good at it
- Did you get the short stories I sent you?
- Yeah, the one about the biker was great
Really great
The one about the nurse - it was bollocks
Well, I'm no writer, but I liked it
- Good for you Davy
- Waft!
Waft!
Oh my God!
That's actually working
Don't be angry. I told your mum
I'd call her in a bit
- Yeah and you just called her last night
- I know, I promised
Alright, alright!
Tell her we have hope in our hearts and wings in
our heels and after that no more phone calls
And if you got your bloody phone on you
I'll find it
- Bill, we could just plant this tree
- No!
Sometimes I watch the credits and wait
for the camera man
Yeah, it's not Shakespeare but
pays the mortgage
Mate, Antiques Roadshow has a big audience
I work on Cash in the Attic, Davy
- Are you sure?
- What?
- Wait, The White Bull? Screw it!
- I thought you knew where we were
Yeah well I do now
- My Spidey Senses are tingling
- Loving this, boys, lovin this!
Hit it, lads!
I'll get the beers then
I'll have a Guinness
Oi! alcohol and morphine don't mix
I'll have never taken LSD
And lost my shoes playing poker
I've never had a bandit hold a gun to my head
- I've never been to Birmingham
- I've never sailed around ... really?
- No.
What about when Mark was 18?
- Was that Birmingham?
Have you told him?... I miss you xx
Don't you ever get the urge to do
something really dangerous?
Eat some undercooked pig
I mean a real thrill, a man thrill
- Steady!
We've all forgotten that moment when you
realize you'll never play in the World Cup Final
or ... be the first man on Mars ...
and all those daydreams
become fantasies rather than possibilities
I have no response to that
This is nice though, isn't it?
Yeah...
Yes it is!
Where did you get that watch?
From my father. Birthday present. It's a
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller 4000
Yeah your dad's a liar - it's a fake
F*** you!
Nice. Give it to me!
I'm gonna tell'em you asked to see my cock
Do you like my wings?
Give me the wach or I'll tear
your f***ing wings off!
Don't want it anymore
Don't like fakes
- Yeah, me neither, come on!
We're both better off
Hey, poofter!
What's the time?
Brothers, this is not the way!
I'm sorry. That was an accident
He's like an Alsatian pup. he's one of
those guys everyone just seems to love
Nuts?
Hold your fighting!
Oi! Oi!
- Davy, I'm going in.
- This is what we were talking about
- Your morphine chases. You're drunk
- Maybe. A little
- This is it
- Maybe you should sit this one out
- NO!
- Sorry
Davy, ramming speed!
Hey! What are you doing?
Not him! He's got cancer!
I'm not shitting with you
You don't hit people with cancer
Sensible retreat but the tide was turning
Why would you sleep naked in a tent with me?
Cause it's like ...
Look I don't wanna feel you poking me in the back
Yeah did you feel that in the middle of the night
- What is that??
- I'm not gonna ...
- I think I farted, sorry ...
I don't know any adults who still
use talcum powder
I don't use talcum powder
That's your boil skin flaking all over
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