Trainwreck Page #6

Kim walks off.

AMY:

Kimberly, come-

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NORMAN:

Was that your wife?

INT. REHABILITATION FACILITY - DAY

Aaron works on a PATIENT.

AMY:

What is this speech you have tomake for Doctors With Borders?

AARON:

Without. Doctors Without Borders.

AMY:

Oh right.

AARON:

Doctors Without Borders. It’s a

really good organization. We go toplaces with conflict, bigdisasters. And we help people.

AMY:

You help people by choice, andthat’s what you like?

AARON:

It’s great work. It’s veryrewarding helping these people.

AMY:

Wow.

(to Patient)

What’s your story? Are you aDivision One athlete or something?

PATIENT:

No, no. I was on the XBox that I

was playing, but then I got reallyhigh and tripped on my bong.

AMY:

Are you high right now?

PATIENT:

Yeah. So high.

AARON:

There you go, I think you got yournew article.

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AMY:

Here we go.

INT. REHABILITATION FACILITY - ELSEWHERE - DAY

Amy and Aaron are walking around the rehabilitation facility.

AARON:

This is our Sports PerformanceCenter. This is where most of our

athletes come and do their

rehabilitation.

Amy picks up a ball.

AMY:

What does this do?

She throws it against a trampoline. It bounces back almosthitting her.

INT. TRAINING CENTER - DAY

Amy is on a treadmill in a black leotard with reflectivewhite dots all over her body. Her avatar is projected on ascreen on the wall. Aaron is looking at her movements on themonitor. She is having trouble moving around in it.

AARON:

The HBN shows how your muscles are

working and moving so your rehab ismost effective. It can help youwith your posture, your gait.

AMY:

My gait?

AARON:

Just walk normal for a second.

AMY:

This looks pretty good.

AARON:

Walk naturally for one second.

Amy struts.

AMY:

Like this? I look like Beyonce.

People always think I’m her, weshare an instagram.

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AARON:

Is that how you walk down thestreet?

AMY:

No this is how I walk. I think the

screen’s doing different stuff thanI’m doing.

Amy marches with her arm extended.

AARON:

What we can do is show how to fix

your posture and your gait. Ireally wouldn’t do a Hitler march.

AMY:

Like this? Alright sorry, I’m

listening.

AARON:

We good?

AMY:

Yeah. Wait who is this? Ready watchthe screen.

AARON:

Who?

She limps and then starts to run.

AMY:

Kevin Spacey at the end of UsualSuspects.

AARON:

I didn't see that movie.

AMY:

Oh, he’s Keyser Soze. That’s not

important. It’s not a spoiler.

AARON:

So why don’t you pick up the speeda little bit. That’s good. Get anice jog going. A little faster.

There you go. See how your legs arelighting up green. You can go alittle faster. See that’s real

nice.

A text from Kim. “Call me to talk about plans for Dad.” Shestarts getting claustrophobic.

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AARON (CONT’D)

See you're landing on your heel youwanna land on the ball of feet.

Like that. See that’s real good.

AMY:

Can you, how do you stop?

She is panicking. Aaron helps her off the machine gently. Hesits her down.

AARON:

Whoa, whoa, you’re

hyperventilating.

AMY:

Can you get this off?

Amy hyperventilates and Aaron coaches her how to breathe.

AARON:

Yeah. Look at me. Deep breath in.

Blow it out like a birthday candle.

That’s good, slow it down. You’rejust hyperventilating. Just takeyour time. You alright?

AMY:

I’m hungry. I haven’t eaten muchtoday. I had basically Lay’s potatochips. Stopped in Starbucks, one

red velvet, a yogurt, two sconesbut they were super small. And someChipotle. But that stuff runsthrough you.

AARON:

So you had breakfast, lunch and asnack?

AMY:

Yeah.

AARON:

Let’s go get some food.

AMY:

Yeah.

AARON:

Let’s do that.

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INT. INDOCHINE RESTAURANT - NIGHT

Aaron is inhaling his food and talking while eating. He isnervous and trying to do a good job on their interview/date.

AARON:

My dad is a rheumatologist. My momis a college professor. They’regreat, but they put a lot ofpressure on me. I was their onlychild. Well maybe I just put a lotof pressure on myself because theydid such great stuff. No they putpressure on me. Can we not put thisin the article? I don’t know whyI’m saying this. They’re great.

Aaron’s parents are great.

AMY:

Aaron’s parents are great. I won’tput any of that in the article. Ifyou don’t want.

AARON:

Is that alright? Just off the

record.

AMY:

Just so you know, if you want tokeep something out of the article,

if you want it to be off therecord, you have to tell me before.

AARON:

Oh really?

AMY:

Yeah, this can be retroactive, I

won’t put your parents in it. Thisarticle is gonna be killer.

AARON:

Yeah. It’s gonna be a bummer... So

I read some of your stuff.

AMY:

Oh my god.

AARON:

No they were really good. It wasone thing when I saw it and I waslike I don’t know, and then I

started reading it, and it wasreally funny and smart. Satirical.

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AMY:

Thank you.

AARON:

It was good.

AMY:

I have other stuff I’ve written for

other places. That’s the kind ofstuff they want at this magazine.

AARON:

Can I read some of it?

AMY:

Yeah. You can read some of mystuff.

AARON:

Do you want to get a drink?

AMY:

Yeah.

AARON:

OK.

(makes check signal)

Can I get the check?

AMY:

He understood. Don’t do the symboland yell.

AARON:

What do you mean?

AMY:

You can mouth the word check and

not make any noise and that’s likethe best.

AARON:

What do I do?

AMY:

Watch.

She shows him.

AARON:

Let me try.

(does the sign)

Check!

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AMY:

No.

AARON:

Am I not doing it right? Check!!

AMY:

Oh my God.

AARON:

Can we get the bill please, we’dlike to pay for the food?!

INT. DUBLINS - NIGHT

Amy and Aaron sit at the bar.

AARON:

First kiss, girl named JenniferJennifer. Halloween party, seventh

grade. She was very short. She hadto stand up on a rock to kiss me.

It was very cute like a NormanRockwell painting. Oh and you see

these teeth?

AMY:

Yeah.

The lights go on in the bar. They notice and start to walk

out.

AARON:

They’re fake. They’re porcelain.

Ron Gardner, seventh grade. I gotbrand new Air Jordans. He wanted

them. Punched me in the face,

knocked out my teeth and stole myshoes.

EXT. DUBLINS - NIGHT

Aaron is still telling the story. They are both riding thisgood vibe. Amy hails a cab.

AMY:

No.

AARON:

You’re getting a lot of info fromme. Off the record.

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AMY:

Off the record. Totally.

AARON:

Hey today was really fun.

AMY:

Today was great.

AARON:

I was really nervous about it, butit was a lot of fun.

AMY:

No, this was great.

Cab stops. Amy starts to get in the cab.

AARON:

If you want to come by tomorrow.

AMY:

You coming?

AARON:

Oh you’re going downtown?

AMY:

Uh huh.

They get in the cab.

INT. TAXI - NIGHT

Aaron leans up right away and talks to the driver.

AARON:

Two stops.

AMY:

One stop. You want to give him youraddress?

AARON:

Spring and Washington?

Awkward silence as they look out their windows.

INT. AARON’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

They walk through the door still talking.

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