Scene 4 Flashcards

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Q

You got better things to do?

A

Let’s just go ahead. Now what happens when he leaves Texas?

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All right, now read it back to me.

A

I’m not reading it back to you Lee. You can read it when we’re finished. I can’t spend all night on this.

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Q

Is he ready to leave Texas yet? I didn’t know we were that far along. He’s not ready to leave Texas.

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He’s right at the border.

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No, see this is one a’ the crucial parts. Right here. We can’t rush through this. He’s not right at the border. He’s a good fifty miles from the border. A lot can happen in fifty miles.

A

It’s only an outline. We’re not writing an entire script now.

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Well ya’ can’t leave things out even if it is an outline. It’s one a’ the most important parts. Ya’ can’t go leavin’ it out.

A

Okay, okay. Let’s just-get it done.

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Q

All right. Now. He’s in the truck and he’s got his horse trailer and his horse.

A

We’ve already established that.

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And he sees this other guy comin’ up behind him in another truck. And that truck is pullin’ a gooseneck.

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What’s a gooseneck?

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Cattle trailer. You know the kind with a gooseneck, goes right down in the bed a’ the pick up.

A

Oh. All right

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Q

It’s important.

A

Okay. I got it.

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Q

All these details are important.

A

I’ve got it.

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And this other guy’s got his horse all saddled up in the back a’ the gooseneck.

A

Right.

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Q

So both these guys have got their horses right along with ‘em, see.

A

I understand.

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Q

Then this first guy suddenly realizes two things.

A

The guy in front?

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Right. The guy in front realizes two things almost at the same time. Simultaneous.

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What were the two things?

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Number one, he realizes that the guy behind him is the husband of the woman he’s been- (gesture)

A

Oh. Yeah.

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And number two, he realizes he’s in the middle of tornado country.

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What’s “Tornado Country”?

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Q

Panhandle.

A

Panhandle?

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Sweetwater. Around in that area. Nothin’. Nowhere. And number three-

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I thought there was only two.

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Q

There’s three. There’s a third unforeseen realization.

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And what’s that?

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Q

That he’s runnin’ outta’ gas.

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…Come on Lee.

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Q

Whadya’ mean “come on”? That’s what it is. Wrote it down! He’s runnin’ outa’ gas.

A

It’s too-

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Q

What? It’s too what? It’s too real! That’s what us’ mean isn’t it? It’s too much like real life!

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It’s not like real life! It’s not enough like real life. Things don’t happen like that.

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What! Men don’t fuck other men’s women?

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Yes. But they don’t end up chasing each other across the Panhandle. Through “Tornado Country.”

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Q

They do in this movie!

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And they don’t have horses conveniently along with them when they run out of gas! And they don’t run out of gas either!

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These guys run outa' gas! This is my story and one a' these guys runs outa' gas!
It's just a dumb excuse to get them into a chase scene. It's contrived.
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It is a chase scene! It's already a chase scene. They been chasin' each other for days
So now they're supposed to abandon their trucks, climb on their horses and chase each other into the mountains?
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They aren't any mountains in the Panhandle! It's flat! | Goddam these crickets! Shut up out there! This place is like a fuckin' rest home here. How're you supposed to think!
You wanna' take a break?
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No, I don't wanna' take a break! I wanna' get this done! This is my last chance to get this done.
All right. Take it easy.
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I'm gonna be leavin this area. I don't have time to mess around here.
Where are you going?
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Never mind where I'm goin'! That's got nothin' to do with you. I just gotta' get this done. I'm not like you. Hangin' around bein' a parasite offa' other fools. I gotta' do this thing and get out.
A parasite? Me?
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Yeah, you!
After you break into people's homes and take their televisions?
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They don't need their televisions! I'm doin' them a service
Give me back my keys, Lee.
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Not until you write this thing! You're gonna write this outline thing for me or that car's gonna wind up in Arizona with a different paint job.
You think you can force me to write this? I was doing you a favor.
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Got off yet high horse will ya! Favor! Big favor! Handin down favors from the mountaintop.
Let's just write it, okay? Let's sit down and not get upset and see if we can just get through this.
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Yer not even gonna show it to him, are ya?
What?
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This outline. You got no intention of showin it to him. Yer just doin this cause yer afraid a me.
You can show it to him yourself.
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I will, boy! I'm gonna read it to him on the golf course.
And I'm not afraid of you either.
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Then how come yer doin it?
... So I can get my keys back.
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There. Now you got yer keys back. Go ahead. There's yer keys. Now what're ha gonna do? Kick me out?
I'm not gonna kick you out, Lee.
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You couldn't kick me out, boy.
I know
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So you can't even consider that one. You could call the police. That'd be the obvious thing.
You're my brother.
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That don't mean a thing. You go down to the L.A. Police Department there and ask them what kinda people kill each other most. What do you think they'd say?
Who said anything about killing?
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Family people. Brothers. Brothers-in-law. Cousins. Real American-type people. They kill each other in the heat mostly. In the smog-alerts. In the brush fire season. Right about this time a year.
This isn't the same.
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Oh no? What makes it different?
We're not insane. We're not driven to acts of violence like that. Not over a dumb movie script. Now sit down.
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Maybe not. Maybe you're right. Maybe we're to intelligent, huh? We got heads on our shoulders. One of us has even got an Ivy League diploma. Now that means something don't it? Doesn't that mean something?
Look, I'll write this thing for you, Lee. I don't mind writing it. I just don't want to get all worked up about it. It's not worth it. Now, come on. Let's just get through it, okay?
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Nah. I think there's easier money. Lotsa places I could pick up thousands. Maybe millions. I don't need this shit. I could go to Sacramento Valley and steal me a diesel. Ten thousand a week dismantling one of those suckers. Ten thousand a week!
No, really, look, I'll write it for you. I think it's a great idea.
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Nah, you got your own work to do. I don't wanna interfere with your life.
I mean it'd be really fantastic if you could sell this. Turn it into a movie. I mean it.