Tin Men Page #9

TILLEY:

(looking at Sam)

I'm not getting the same religious

effect that came over you. I

don't know why, but I don't feel

like running to a church to pray

right this second.

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SAM:

You gotta admit, it's amazing.

TILLEY:

Yeah, yeah...

(he turns away

and looks across

the room)

I don't believe it. See the guy

over there?

He looks in the direction of BB.

TILLEY:

That's the son of a b*tch who

crsahed into my car.

Sam looks over to BB.

ANGLE ON BB AND MOE

BB's looking through the crowd and sees Tilley.

BB:

I don't believe it! Mr. Banana

Head is here.

MOE:

What?

BB:

That crazy guy that banged into

my car and smashed my windows in.

I don't f***ing believe it! I'm

gonna get him.

ANGLE ON TILLEY:

TILLEY:

I'm gonna get him!

Both BB and Tilley weave their way through the crowd to

get to one another. In the confusion of all the people,

they both go right past one another and then look around

for one another. They see that they're in the opposite

direction, and end up going towards one another again.

Moe and Sam wander over to their guys.

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BB:

You got a lot of nerve banging

into my car, and you've got a

lot of f***ing nerve smashing

my windows in.

TILLEY:

What're you talking about? Why

would I want to break your

windows?

BB:

You didn't smash my windows in?

TILLEY:

I'm a hard-working guy... I

don't go around breaking windows.

I've got better things to do.

BB:

You didn't break my windows?!

You didn't break my windows?!

He pushes Tilley.

TILLEY:

Push me one more time and I'm

gonna have to redefine your face.

BB pushes him. Tilley starts to go for BB and they

scuffle about. Moe and Sam try to pull the guys apart.

ANGLE ON LOONEY AND CARLY

They move through the crowd to BB and Moe. The band

keeps playing. Moe and Sam, with the help of Looney

and Carly, pull Tilley and BB apart.

BB:

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

settle this in the parking lot.

TILLEY:

Oh, no! You're not gonna get

near my car... you're not gonna

kick in my headlights again...

(beat)

... What am I talking about? I

didn't even drive tonight. You

wanna duke it? Let's go.

They both head out the door. The other tin men follow,

and others who have been paying attention to this altercation,

also follow.

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56 EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT 56

Tilley and BB come out of the club and start to look for

a place in the lot where there's some room to fight. The

crowd eagerly follows right on the heels of BB and Tilley.

BB and Tilley both take off their sports jackets.

BB:

(seeing the people

gathering around)

What is this? What is this crowd

here? We're charging admission?

TILLEY:

Back away... give me some elbow

room.

BB and Tilley both take up fighting stances and circle

one another looking to take a shot. A police car pulls

into the lot. The sound of the tires on the gravel

catches Moe's attention and he sees it's the police.

MOE:

(quietly to BB

and Tilley)

Police!

Tilley and BB immediately drop their guards and lean

against a car. One cop gets out of the police car and

heads into the club, the other cop stays behind in the

car. No one knows quite what to do since the policeman

is so nearby.

TILLEY:

(casually leaning

against the car;

to BB)

You're a lucky man... the police

showed.

BB:

We'll see who's the lucky one.

He picks up his coat and leaves with Moe.

CUT TO:

57 INT. SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE - TIGHT SHOT OF LARGE CAKE 57

with lit candles on it. The cake reads "FAREWELL ADA."

ANGLE ON CAKE:

as it passes row upon row of SECRETARIES typing in the

Social Security office.

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All of a sudden everything goes black, the typewriters

stop and all we can see are the lit candles. We hear

a huge chorus from all of the Secretaries in the

Social Security office:

SECRETARIES (O.S.)

Surprise!!!

Lights go on again, and we see a group of GIRLS gathered

around the cake placed on one of the desks. At the

center of the group is ADA, in her late twenties, and

very pregnant.

ADA:

I never expected this. What a

lovely cake.

GIRL #1

Blow out the candles then.

Ada blows out the candles, missing a couple, and getting

help from one of the other Girls.

GIRL #2

Nine candles for nine months!

Everyone laughs.

GIRL #3

We'll miss you, Ada... you'd

better bring that baby in to

visit us.

GIRL #1

Register him for his social

security number.

A couple of girls hand around glasses of Coca-Cola. Nora

stands in the midst of the girls, pleased for Ada. She

yells out.

NORA:

I love ya, Ada, and if you're

smart you won't come back.

The cake is being passed out, and people are talking -it

has become somewhat of a party atmosphere. Nora turns

to her friend, NELLIE.

NORA:

I've just decided... I'm going

out with him.

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NELLIE:

You're kidding?

NORA:

I have to. I just want to know

what it's like to be with someone

else.

She sips her Coke.

NORA:

Because if what I've got with

Tilley is as good as it gets, I

just...

(she shrugs her

shoulders)

... I gotta know.

NELLIE:

Well, how are you going to manage

it?

NORA:

Tilley doesn't get home until at

least two in the morning.

NELLIE:

I hope you know what you're doing

... you speak to some guy at the

frozen food section for five

minutes, you could jeopardize

your whole marriage.

NORA:

Everything I've done in my life

has been safe and practical, and

where's that gotten me?

(she lifts her paper

cup)

Well, here's to who knows what.

They touch their cups.

CUT TO:

58 INT. BB'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM 58

This is a two-story apartment in a renovated building.

It has high ceilings and exposed brick. It is sparsely-

furnished, but what there is is decent-looking. We see

Nora and BB dancing closely in the shadows of the darkened

room.

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A Frank Sinatra record is playing on the RECORD PLAYER

in the b.g. -- it is "IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE

MORNING." A bottle of wine is on the coffee table.

The remains of Chinese food in containers are alongside.

NORA:

I'm still nervous.

BB:

Well, I guess that's to be expected.

You want me to take you home?

NORA:

No, not right now.

They dance quietly for a moment.

BB:

Every time I listen to Sinatra, I

always remember when I used to

work in Atlantic City back in the

late 40's... you know, a busboy

job... Sinatra used to play at the

500 Club, and we used to take our

dates and say, 'Hey, you wanna

go and hear Sinatra?' Then we'd

just lean on the door of the club

in the alley and listen to the

music. I think the girls were

looking for something a bit more

uptown.

Nora laughs.

NORA:

I'd go with you and lean against

the door.

They dance for a bit and look at one another. He leans

toward her, holds her tight and kisses her. Then the

RECORD STICKS on the words "that's the time"... "that's

the time"... "that's the time"... BB slips off one of his

loafers, while still embracing Nora, kicks it so that it

hits the side of the record table. The RECORD SLIPS

a little and continues to play correctly.

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