True Romance Page #8

CLARENCE:

And here we are.

DICK:

That's a pretty amazing story.

CLARENCE:

Well, she's a pretty amazing girl. What are women like out here?

DICK:

Just like in Detroit, only skinnier.

CLARENCE:

You goin' out?

DICK:

Well, for the past couple of years I've been goin' out with girls from my

acting class.

CLARENCE:

Good for you.

DICK:

What's so f***in' good about it? Actresses are the most f***ed-in-the-head

bunch of women in the world. It's like they gotta pass a test of emotional

instability before they can get their SAG card. Oh, guess what? I had a

really good reading for "T.J. Hooker" the other day.

ALABAMA:

You're gonna be on "T.J. Hooker"?

DICK:

Knock wood.

He knocks the table and then looks at it.

DICK:

... formica. I did real well. I think she liked me.

CLARENCE:

Did you meet Captain Kirk?

DICK:

You don't meet him in the audition. That comes later. Hope, hope.

ALABAMA:

(finishing her hot-dog)

That was so good I am gonna have another.

DICK:

You can't have just one.

Alabama leaves to get another hot-dog. Clarence never takes his eyes off her.

DICK:

How much of that letter was on the up and up?

CLARENCE:

Every word of it.

Dick sees where Clarence's attention is.

DICK:

You're really in love, aren't you?

CLARENCE:

For the very first time in my life.

(pause)

Do you know what that's like?

Clarence is so intense Dick doesn't know how to answer.

DICK:

(regretfully)

No, I don't

(he looks at Alabama)

How did you two meet?

Clarence leans back thoughtfully and takes a sip from his Hebrew cream soda.

CLARENCE:

Do you remember The Lyric?

INT. THE LYRIC THEATER - NIGHT

Sonny Chiba, as "Streetfighter" Terry Surki, drives into a group of guys, fists and feet flying and whips ass on the silver screen.

Clarence sits, legs over the back of the chair in front of him, nibbling on popcorn, eyes big as sourcers, and a big smile on his face.

EXT. THE LYRIC THEATER - NIGHT

A cab pulls up to the outside of The Lyric. The marquee carries the names of the triple feature: "The Streetfighter", "Return of the Streetfighter" and "Sister Streetfighter". Alabama steps out of the taxi cab and walks up to the box office.

A box office girl reading comic looks at her.

ALABAMA:

One please.

BOX OFFICE GIRL:

Ninety-nine cents.

ALABAMA:

Which one is on now?

BOX OFFICE GIRL:

"Return of the Streetfighter". It's been on about forty-five minutes.

INT. THE LYRIC THEATER - LOBBY - NIGHT

Alabama walks into the lobby and goes over to the concession stand. A young usher takes care of her.

ALABAMA:

Can I have a medium popcorn? A super-large Mr. Pibb, and a box of Goobers.

INT. THE LYRIC THEATER - NIGHT

It's still a**holes and elbows on the screen with Sonny Chiba taking on all-comers.

Alabama walks through the doors with her bounty of food. She makes a quick scan of the theater. Not many people are there. She makes a beeline for the front whick happens to be Clarence's area of choice. She picks the row of seats just behind Clarence and starts asking her way down it.

Clarence turns and sees this beautiful girl all alone moving towards him. He turns his attention back to the screen, trying not to be so obvious.

When Alabama gets right behind Clarence, her foot thunks a discarded wine bottle, causing her to trip and spill her popcorn over Clarence.

ALABAMA:

Oh, look what happened. Oh god, I'm so sorry. Are you OK?

CLARENCE:

Yeah. I'm fine. It didn't hurt.

ALABAMA:

I'm the clumsiest person in the world.

CLARENCE:

(picking popcorn out of his hair)

It's OK. Don't worry about it. Accidents happen.

ALABAMA:

(picking popcorn out of his hair)

What a wonderful philosophy. Thanks for being such a sweetheart. You could

have been a real dick.

Alabama sits back in her seat to watch the movie.

Clarence tries to wipe her out of his mind, which isn't easy, and get back into the movie.

They both watch the screen for a moment. Then, Alabama leans forward and taps Clarence on the shoulder.

ALABAMA:

Excuse me... I hate to bother you again. Would you mind too terribly

filling me in on what I missed?

Jumping on this opportunity.

CLARENCE:

Not at all. I, this guy here, he's Sonny Chiba.

ALABAMA:

The oriental.

CLARENCE:

The oriental in black. He's an assasin. Now, at the beginning he was hired

to kill this guy the cops had. So he got himself arrested. They take him

into the police station. And he starts kickin' all the cops' asses. Now,

while keepin' them at bay, he finds the guy he was supposed to kill. Does a

number on him. Kicks the cops' asses some more. Kicks the bars out of the

window. And jumps out into a getaway car that was waiting for him.

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