West of Her Page #6

Synopsis: Alone and adrift in life, Dan signs on with a mysterious organization, agreeing to roam the country with an enigmatic stranger named Jane, working by night, laying small linoleum tiles in the streets of towns across America, each bearing the same cryptic message. As they travel, their contentious relationship grows and deepens, changing both of their beliefs about what they're doing, until they're forced to choose between their work and the possibility of a future together.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ethan Warren
Production: Corner Piece Productions
  8 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2016
90 min
Website
11 Views


[JANE] You CAN'T SAY You THINK

YOU'RE FALLING m LOVE WITH SOMEONE.

LOVE IS AN ABSOLUTE.

YOU CAN LOVE SOMEONE

A LITTLE OR A LO BUT IF YOU ONLY THINK YOU'RE

FALLING IN LOVE WITH THEM

THEN YOU'RE NO IN LOVE WITH THEM.

J' ROLL ON

J' ROLL ON

ROLL ON:

I LOVE YOU.

I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL,

I'M SORRY.

COME ON, DANNY, TELL ME

SOMETHING TRUE, JUST...

YOU KNOVV, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU

BELIEVE YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.

I MEAN, YOU... YOU BELIEVE IN

MORE THAN YOU KNOW YOU DO.

YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING,

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT.

J' ROLL ON,

I JUS J' ROLL ON, ROLL ON

IF YOU NEED TO GO LAY THAT TILE,

I CAN'T GO WITH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

YOU CAN'T COME WITH ME?

I'M DONE.

I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS.

IF YOU WANNA SPREAD SOMETHING

TOGETHER, SOMETHING ELSE,

I WILL, WE'LL COME UP

WITH SOMETHING.

I'LL SPREAD IT ALL OVER

THE WORLD, BUT I'M... DONE.

I CAN'T-- I CAN'T...

SPREAD A RIDDLE:

AND AN EMPTY PROMISE.

I THINK THAT I MIGHT BE FALLING

IN LOVE WITH YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THIS

FROM THE BEGINNING.

BUT IT'S NOT EMPTY.

NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS EMPTY.

THEN...

TELL ME SPECIFICALLY

WHAT IT MEANS.

RIGHT, SEE?

J' ROLL ON

J' ROLL ON

- AND, UM, HERE...

-[PAPER WRINKLING]

YOU TAKE YOUR ORDERS

FROM THEM NOW.

IT'S MAINE.

[slel-ls]

WHAT AN ANTI-CLIMAX, RIGHT?

J' ROLL ON

J' ROLL ON,

ROLL ON:

[JANE]

YEAH, YOU KNOW.

J' ROLL ON, I JUS J' ROLL ON,

ROLL ON:

STAY HONEST,

MR. LINCOLN.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[POUNDING FOOTSTEPS]

STOP IT.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[LABORED BREATHING]

[swans DEEPLY]

[Lowme]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED

ME TO DO, HUH?

THIS IS WHAT YOU...

LEFT ME TO DO BY MYSELF?

SOME HORSE SHI F***ING NO-NAME TOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

AH, F*** ME.

[GROANING]

[TV MOVIE]

[MAN] NO, EVANS.

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT VVHY YOU KEEP

STEPPING CN MY TOES ALL THE TIME.

OF COURSE THAT'S YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M A GOOD LOSER.

[JOHN WAYNE]

l LIKE A GOOD LOSER.

'COURSE I LIKE ANY KIND OF A

LOSER BETTER THAN A WINNER...

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CROWD MURMURING]

[LAUGHTER]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[CROWD CHATTER]

[MARCHING BAND

DRUMLINE PLAYING]

[DRUMMING CONTINUES]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

HELLO?

WHAT'S IN THAT BAG?

[GROANING]

WHAT DO YOU WANNA KNOW?

WHAT'S IN THE BAG?

- SECRETS.

- TELL ME THE SECRET.

I'M REALLY GOOD

AT KEEPING SECRETS.

ALL RIGHT. YOU LOCK LIKE A GUY I CAN

TRUST SO I'M GONNA LEVEL VVITH YOU.

THE SECRET IS, I THINK,

THAT EVERYBODY:

ENDS UP ALL RIGHT.

AND SO WILL YOU.

OH... OH...

OKAY.

THAT'S KIND

OF A STUPID SECRET.

HEY, EXCUSE ME...

THIS IS GONNA SOUND REALLY BAD,

WEIRD, I'M SORRY.

I NORMALLY DON'T DO

THIS TO PEOPLE:

'CAUSE I HATE IT WHEN

THEY DO IT TO ME, BUT...

-[GIGGLING] OKAY. -...l HAVE TO

MAKE JUST A SMALL PHONE CALL.

- LIKE, TWO SECONDS.

- YEAH, YOU NEED TO USE MY PHONE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE.

- YEAH, NO, IT'S NO PROBLEM. HERE...

- IT'S JUST IMPQRTANT.

-[MAN] HELLO?

- WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TROMSQ?

AND WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPPEN?

[MAN] FIRST...

LET ME ASK You SOMETHING.

HOW DOES OUR MESSAGE

MAKE YOU FEEL?

I DON'T THINK

THAT MATTERS ANYMORE.

JUST TELL ME SPECIFICALLY VVHA IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN NORVVAY.

[MAN]

THAT'S VERY COMPLICATED.

THERE ARE-- THERE--

WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE COMPLICATED A ALL, JUST TELL ME ONE THING.

ANYTHING.

JUST ONE SMALL THING

YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY. LISTEN, I LEFT--

I LEFT A CAR NEXT TO THE GIBSON

GUITAR FACTORY IN MEMPHIS.

[MAN]

WHAT?

AND IT ISN'T LOCKED, SO YOU'RE GONNA

VVANT SEND SOMEONE SOON, OKAY?

-[MAN] THIS ls HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

HELLO? -[PHONE CLICKS OFF]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TROMSQ?

YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T THINK

ANYTHING IS HAPPENING IN TROMSQ.

MAYBE LIKE ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

- OKAY.

- NOTHING TOO BIG.

LISTEN, IS THERE A--

IS THERE A HOTEL SOMEWHERE?

- IN EITHER DIRECTICN? - OH, YEAH, YEAH.

THERE'S ONE, LIKE, A BLOCK THAT VVAY.

SO IT'S WALKING DISTANCE?

YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE A MOTEL, IT'S

LIKE, $60 BUCKS A NIGHT OR SOMETHING.

$60 BUCKS A NIGHT?

[MAKES SUCKING SOUND]

- AH...

- OH, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, HCVV ABOUT COFFEE? IS THERE--

IS THERE A COFFEE PLACE AROUND?

YEAH, I'M GOING TO GET COFFEE

RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY.

- YOU VVANNA COME?

- YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO GET COFFEE?

- YEAH, I'LL SHOW YOU.

- YEAH?

- YEAH, COME ON.

- IT'S NOT WEIRD OR ANYTHING?

- NO, NO.

- AM I CREEPING YOU OUT?

- NO, NOT YET [LAUGHING] - | NO NORMALLY LIKE THIS. NORMALLY, I'M...

- NQ, YEAH... YOU LOOK A LITTLE

DISHEVELED, I'M NOT GONNA LIE. - CLEAN...

DO I LOOK A LITTLE MANGY

YEAH?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

HELLO?

[MAN]

DANIEL?

WE RECEIVED A VERY DISTRESSING

CALL FROM THIS NUMBER.

I THINK WE NEED:

TO SPEAK ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR.

[WOMAN]

HEY, WHO WAS THAT?

UHH...MOVING COMPANY.

THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING

OUT TO THE STORAGE UNIT TODAY

AND THAT MY STUFF SHOULD BE

READY BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

YOU'LL GET THIS JOB AND THEN

YOU'LL GET A BIG PROMOTION.

AND THEN YOU'LL GET OU OF MY PLACE.

AND THEN YOU'LL

GET OUT OF MY HAIR.

- GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR?

- YEAH.

YOU KNOVV VVHAT? I DON'T THINK YOU COULD

HANDLE YQUR HAIR VVITH ME OUT OF IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'D SHAVE IT OFF IN MOURNING.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

YOU OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

PUZZLE PIECES.

WHY ARE YOU THINKING

ABOUT PUZZLE PIECES?

BECAUSE, SOMETIMES...

I FEEL LIKE...

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST FROM THE WRONG PUZZLE.

- YEAH?

- YEAH.

AND SOMEBODY TOLD ME

ONCE THAT...

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE MAYBE VVE JUST DON' KNOVV VVHAT THE BIG PICTURE'S OF.

YOU KNOW?

BUT I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOVV IF THAT'S TRUE. I DOESN'T REALLY SEEM QUITE RIGHT TO ME.

YOU KNOW?

I THINK THAT MAYBE,

IN THE END,

I'M JUST, YOU KNOW,

MORE LIKE A TILE.

OR LIKE A...

I DON'T KNOVV, LIKE A TINY

POINT IN A BIG MOSAIC.

- YEAH?

- YEAH.

AND YOU'RE ONE.

AND SO'S EVERYONE

I'VE EVER KNOWN.

YOU KNOW, OR LOVED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO US

WHETHER OUR PICTURE IS...

A BEAUTIFUL ONE, YOU KNOW,

OR AN UGLY ONE.

-Il= THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INTO.

-[CHUCKLES]

YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES

WHEN I'VE KNOWN

MY PICTURE WAS HAPPY

IN THE MOMENT.

AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW,

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

HMMM.

BUT I THINK I'M STARTING

TO REALIZE:

THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONE

WHO GETS TO DECIDE

WHERE MY TILES LIE.

WELL, THAT'S VERY

PHILOSOPHICAL.

- IS IT PHILQSOPHICAL? I THOUGHT SO.

- YEAH.

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME SPINOZA.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

- NOBODY CALLS YOU THAT.

- THEY DON'T?

SORRY. NO. MM-MM.

- VVELL, YOU COULD BE THE FIRST.

- HMM.

- I BETTER GET GOING.

- GOOD LUCK, SPINOZA.

THANK YOU.

LIKE MY BROTHERS ALWAYS SAY,

BEST ADVICE BEFORE A BIG GAME:

- MM-HMM?

-"WIN."

-[CHUCKLES] wm.

- YES, so GET THE JOB, OKAY?

JUST DON'T EXERT YOURSELF TOO MUCH.

I VVANT YOU AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

- WHY? NEFARIOUS PURPOSES?

- UH, YEAH.

- I COULD SEE IT.

- SURE.

I SEE HOW YOU WORK.

YOU KNOVV I AM TRYING TO EXERT MYSELF

AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THESE DAYS.

- OH, YEAH? OH, GOOD.

- MM-HMM.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Ethan Warren

Ethan Warren (born 10 October 1991) is an Australian diver. His career highlights include winning two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 3 m synchro springboard and 10 m synchro platform, both times alongside teammate Matthew Mitcham. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 3 metre springboard, classifying 7th after finishing first in the 2012 Australian Open Championships in the same event; he has also been the 2011 10 m synchronised Australian champion with partner James Connor.Ethan Warren retired from competitive diving in 2013. In 2014, Ethan Warren enlisted into the Australian Army. more…

All Ethan Warren scripts | Ethan Warren Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "West of Her" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/west_of_her_23238>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    West of Her

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    Who played the character "Gandalf" in "The Lord of the Rings"?
    A Ian McKellen
    B Christopher Lee
    C Sean Connery
    D Michael Gambon