While We're Young Page #16

the things we said and I said and...I

haven’t said and...I’ve said but

haven’t said to you. This sounds

cryptic, and maybe insane, but it’s

not. I just, can you call me back?

Can you come, please?

(beat)

Where are you, Josh?

The doorbell rings. She brightens.

CORNELIA:

Wait! Maybe this is you!

She hangs up and hurries to the door.

CORNELIA:

I got it!

She opens the door: a hand extends from behind the wall,

clutching a dozen roses. She is touched:

CORNELIA:

Josh, I...

Jamie steps into the door-frame.

JAMIE:

Jamie, actually. Don’t worry, it’s

not weird. These are for your dad.

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Cornelia’s expression drops.

BREITBART (O.S.)

There he is!

67 EXT. JAMIE AND DARBY’S APARTMENT, BUSHWICK. LATE DAY 67

Josh leans on the buzzer.

68 INT. JAMIE AND DARBY’S APARTMENT. LATE DAY 68

Darby opens the door. A duffle bag and suitcase, computerand cat carrier with mewing cats are at her feet. Josh

enters. He’s sweaty and dirty and angry and out of breathfrom the trip.

JOSH:

I’ve got to talk to Jamie!

DARBY:

He’s not here.

JOSH:

Are you going somewhere?

DARBY:

(embarrassed)

Tampa. If I stay here any longerI’ll girl interrupt.

JOSH:

I was just with Kent.

DARBY:

(with real feeling)

Oh...Kent...I love Kent...

JOSH:

I saw your ice cream in Jamie’svideo.

Darby nods. She smiles sadly.

DARBY:

Well played, sir.

JOSH:

He let me think I was the one who

found out about Kent in Afghanistan.

Why?

DARBY:

Jamie doesn’t want to disappoint you.

None of us want to disappoint you.

(MORE)

DARBY (CONT'D)

You’re such a purist. Jamie would

never have made the movie without

Afghanistan. When I told him about

Kent and the massacre he thought itwould make a good movie. He just hadto figure out how to tell it.

You’re such a purist. Jamie would

never have made the movie without

Afghanistan. When I told him about

Kent and the massacre he thought itwould make a good movie. He just hadto figure out how to tell it.

JOSH:

But why not tell it honestly?

DARBY:

It’s more entertaining this way.

(beat)

And now it has a before and after

which, as you know, Americans love.

JOSH:

Of course he had body issues, they

were yours.

(off her look)

I don’t mean, of course you had bodyissues, but...

(pause)

People have to know. He can’t getaway with this.

DARBY:

Jamie does whatever he wants.

JOSH:

This goes against everything he saidhe admired in me. The whole

principle of making a doc. Darby,

you don’t understand. This is fraud.

It’s a big deal. People are jailedfor this kind of thing.

DARBY:

I don’t like to meddle with people.

If they’re going to change, they’llchange.

JOSH:

Where is he?

DARBY:

He’s at your father-in-law’s tribute.

JOSH:

(realizes)

Oh, sh*t! That’s now! And I

returned the rental car.

(re:
his appearance)

I’m a mess.

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DARBY:

I can give you a jacket. And you can

take Jamie’s roller blades.

JOSH:

Thanks.

DARBY:

(she goes to retrieve the

items)

You know, me and Jamie always wondered

how are we going to get old and the

answer is:
just like everyone else.

69 EXT. BUSHWICK STREETS. LATE DAY 69

Josh, in a thrift store jacket over a hoody, jeans andsneakers attempts to roller blade, trying to get somemomentum, but he can’t really skate. A woman, 50’s, on a CitiBike whizzes by him. A little kid on a scooter rolls past.

70 EXT. LINCOLN CENTER. SAME 70

Breitbart and Cornelia enter the building among suitedpatrons. Photographers shoot Breitbart who wears a suit witha scarf. Jamie hangs back. He’s more dapper than we’ve seenhim in a suit and wide colorful tie.

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Can we get one with you and your

daughter!

Breitbart takes Cornelia’s hand. Cameras click. Then Jamie

steps into the shot. More cameras click.

A photographer leans in to Jamie, holding a pad and pen.

PHOTOGRAPHER:

What’s your name?

JAMIE:

Me? Jamie Massey.

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72 INT. LINCOLN CENTER. LATE DAY 72

Tables are set up for a big dinner. Breitbart and Cornelia

take their seats. Dave leans over from an adjacent table andshakes Breitbart’s hand. Jamie plops down next to Cornelia.

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JAMIE:

Jeez Louise. I’ve never been to a

rat f*** like this. Did you see Lou

Reed?

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EXT. BUSHWICK STREETS. LATE DAY E73

We see Josh appear on the horizon, blading toward us. He’s

getting the hang of it now. We come in CLOSE on his intense,

determined face. He can do this!

D73

INT/EXT. JEFFERSON AVENUE SUBWAY STATION STEPS D73

Josh, jerkily descends sideways, clutching the railing.

C73

INT. JEFFERSON AVENUE SUBWAY STATION TURNSTILE C73

Josh rolls through, swiping as the passes.

B73

INT. SUBWAY CAR B73

Josh stands in his blades holding onto the bar.

A73

EXT. STREETS OUTSIDE LINCOLN CENTER. NIGHT A73

Josh stands in his blades pushing the walk button. Cars

whizz in front of him.

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EXT. LINCOLN CENTER. NIGHT 73

Josh blades across the plaza.

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INT. DINING HALL. NIGHT 74

Josh enters from the back, disheveled and on his blades.

He rolls to a railing that looks over the reception. The

lights have dimmed and on a screen: A black and white CLIP

from the 60’s of a little boy getting a bath.

Josh scans the tables and finds Breitbart’s group.

The CLIP ends to applause. Jamie leans over and says

something to Cornelia. She nods. Her gaze goes in Josh’s

direction. Josh rolls backward and steps behind the bar.

OLDER PATRON:

Can I get a Shirley Temple?

Josh nods and starts to pour her drink. The bartender stares

at him.

BARTENDER:

What are you doing, dude?

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JOSH:

Can I stand here for a second?

BARTENDER:

No.

Josh grabs a bottle of whiskey and rolls behind a plant. He

removes his blades and stashes them in the planter. Jamie

gets up from the table and walks toward the rest-rooms. Josh

slugs from his whiskey bottle, and follows along the back ofthe hall.

75 INT. LOBBY 75

A wide carpeted room with high ceilings. A view of the park.

Jamie looks out the window. Josh appears behind him. Jamie

turns around, startled.

JAMIE:

Yoshy!

(beat)

You okay? Is that my jacket? Are

those my blades?

JOSH:

(sarcastic)

Are they? Who knows, maybe they’reDarby’s. Darby’s, yours, mine.

Cookie O’Puss.

JAMIE:

(unfazed by Josh’s dig)

Where have you been? Everyone’sasking about you.

JOSH:

(slugs from the bottle)

I was in Poughkeepsie.

JAMIE:

Okay.

Jamie watches Josh for a beat.

JOSH:

It seems like you made a whole lot ofstuff up.

Applause from the other room.

JAMIE:

I don’t want to miss his speech

CUT TO:

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76 INT. DINING HALL. NIGHT 76

Breitbart takes the stage.

BREITBART:

I’ve been thinking of tonight as mymemorial for so long I had completelyforgotten I had to actually be alivefor it.

(laughter)

I was hoping I could just sleepthrough it...

CUT TO:

77 INT. LOBBY. NIGHT 77

Josh and Jamie.

JOSH:

You know, it’s your responsibility tobe honest. People are going tobelieve it.

JAMIE:

I didn’t do anything nobody else does -JOSH

(trying to make sense ofthat sentence)

“I didn’t do anything nobody else...”

You reveal everything and nothing.

(beat, composes himself)

You said you wanted to be a realdocumentarian.

I do.

JAMIE:

JOSH:

I thought you were about process.

Process and...ice cream. But youreally will do anything to besuccessful...

JAMIE:

Success isn’t my thing, Josh.

yours.

It’s

Josh is about respond, he hesitates. Nods.

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