True Romance Page #23

MARVIN:

No.

LENNY:

Then where the hell do you get off talkin' that kind of talk?

MARVIN:

I didn't mean -

LENNY:

Shut your mouth. Nick Cardella was provin' what his words was worth before

you were in your daddy's nutsack. What sun do you walk under you can throw

a shadow on Nick Cardella? Nick Cardella's a stand-up guy.

COCCOTTI:

Children, we're digressing. Another possibility is that rat-f*** whore and

her wack-a-doo cowboy boyfriend out-aped Virgil. Knowing Virgil, I find

that hard to believe. But they sent Drexl to hell, and Drexl was no f*ggot.

So you see, children, I got a lot of questions and no answers. Find out who

this wing-and-a-prayer artist is and take him off at the neck.

TITLE CARD:
"THE BIG DAY"

EXT. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY - SUNRISE

Clarence's red Mustang is parked on top of a hill just off of Imperial Highway. As luck would have it, somebody has abandoned a ratty old sofa on the side of the road. Clarence and Alabama sit on the sofa, sharing a Jumbo Java, and enjoying the sunrise and wonderful view of the LAX Airport runways, where planes are taking off and landing. A plane takes off, and they stop and watch.

CLARENCE:

Ya know, I used to f***in' hate airports.

ALABAMA:

Really?

CLARENCE:

With a vengeance, I hated them.

ALABAMA:

How come?

CLARENCE:

I used to live by one back in Dearborn. It's real frustratin' to be

surrounded by airplanes when you ain't got sh*t. I hated where I was, but I

couldn't do anythin' about it. I didn't have enough money. It was tough

enough just tryin' to pay my rent every month, an' here I was livin' next

to an airport. Whenever I went outside, I saw f***in' planes take off

drownin' out my show. All day long I'm seein', hearin' people doin' what I

wanted to do most, but couldn't.

ALABAMA:

What?

CLARENCE:

Leavin' Detroit. Goin' off on vacations, startin' new lives, business

trips. Fun, fun, fun, fun.

Another plane takes off.

CLARENCE:

But knowin' me and you gonna be n*gger-rich gives me a whole new outlook. I

love airports now. Me 'n' you can get on any one of those planes out there,

and go anywhere we ant.

ALABAMA:

You ain't kiddin', we got lives to start over, we should go somewhere where

we can really start from scatch.

CLARENCE:

I been in America all my life. I'm due for a change. I wanna see what TV in

other countries is like. Besides, it's more dramatic. Where should we fly

off to, my little turtledove?

ALABAMA:

Cancoon.

CLARENCE:

Why Cancoon?

ALABAMA:

It's got a nice ring to it. It sounds like a movie. "Clarence and Alabama

Go to Cancoon". Don't 'cha think?

CLARENCE:

But in my movie, baby, you get the top billing.

They kiss.

CLARENCE:

Don't you worry 'bout anything. It's all gonna work out for us. We deserve

it.

INT. DICK'S APARTMENT - DAY

Dick, Clarence and Alabama are just getting ready to leave for the drug deal. Floyd lays on the couch watching TV. Alabama's wearing dark glasses because of the black eye she has.

CLARENCE:

(to Floyd)

You sure that's how you get to the Beverly Wilshire?

FLOYD:

I've partied there twice. Yeah, I'm sure.

DICK:

Yeah, well if we got lost, it's your ass.

(to Clarence)

Come on, Clarence, lets go. Elliot's going to meet us in the lobby.

CLARENCE:

I'm just makin' sure we got everything.

(pointing to Alabama)

You got yours?

She holds up the suitcase. The phone rings. The three pile out the door. Floyd picks up the phone.

FLOYD:

Hello?

He puts his hand over the receiver.

FLOYD:

Dick, it's for you. You here?

DICK:

No. I left.

He starts to close the door then opens it again.

DICK:

I'll take it.

(he takes the receiver)

Hello.

(pause)

Hi, Catherine, I was just walkin' out the -

(pause)

Really?

(pause)

I don't believe it.

(pause)

She really said that?

(pause)

I'll be by first thing.

(pause)

No, thank you for sending me out.

(pause)

Bye-bye.

He hangs up and looks to Clarence.

DICK:

(stunned)

I got the part on "T.J. Hooker".

CLARENCE:

No sh*t? Dick, that's great!

Clarence and Alabama are jumping around. Floyd even smiles.

DICK:

(still stunned)

They didn't even want a callback. They just hired me like that. Me and

Peter Breck are the two heavies. We start shooting Monday. My call is for

seven o'clock in the morning.

CLARENCE:

Ah, Dick, let's talk about it in the car. We can't be late.

Dick looks at Clarence. He doesn't want to go.

DICK:

Clarence.

CLARENCE:

Yeah?

DICK:

Um, nothing, let's go?

They exit.

EXT. LAX AIRPORT - HOTEL - DAY

We see the airport and move in closer on a hotel on a landscape.

INT. LAX AIRPORT - HOTEL ROOM - DAY

Lenny can be seen putting a shotgun together. He is sitting on a bed.

Dario enters the frame with his own shotgun. He goes over to Lenny and gives him some shells.

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