Nov 14, 2003 23:17
Here is one of the sweetest scenes from a Vietnam film........I was shocked to be able to find part of this script, let alone the ONE scene that had me in tears. It was definately the most memorable:
CLARE
(audio tape)
I just don't know what to say. I-I don't
know what time it is where you are.
LANGUILLI
I'd like to wrap his long hair around my
body...while he makes love to me all night
long.
CLARE
I had dinner with your Mum and Dad. We
read all your letters and looked at the
pictures you sent.
LANGUILLI
She became his love prisoner. She would do
anything for him.
BIENSTOCK
Jesus Christ, I'm never going to get another
haircut as long as I fucking live.
CLARE
If you can...Joe. Try to smile more in the
pictures. It would help your Mother. Your
dad Katherine says...he gets up early
every morning and...watches the news. And
he eats his dinner in front of the TV...at
night. I think he's looking for you. I'm
glad you have such good friends
like...like Bienstock and Langarelli.
LANGUILLI
Languilli.
CLARE
Galvan and Frantz. I, I want you to know
one thing...I'll always be true to you.
I'll wait there and...if you can't be
true...if you can't wait...I'll understand.
I know you love me.
LANGUILLI
I love this woman, she's telling him to get
laid.
CLARE
I wish you weren't there. I wish none of
you were there. But I'm proud of you Joe.
I, I, I just don't think it's fair...that
everybody is back here...acting...acting
like nothing is going on. Their lives are
the same. It's just not fair. And I don't
believe what they say about you. Anyhow.
I don't care because I love all of you.
Especially you, my darling. Especially
you...
MOTOWN
Take it easy with that.
BELETSKY
It's the goddamn nigger music you listen to.
LANGUILLI
All right, come on. Break it up.
FRANTZ
Alphabet, put shovel down. Now what's
happening here?
BELETSKY
Wars happening.
FORD
Okay, let's get ready, let's take this
squad. Teddy Ford. May 17. How long
have you been on this hill, soldier?
BIENSTOCK
What?
FORD
Hey brother, how many times have you been up
and down this hill?
MOTOWN
What are you doing here?
FORD
It's my job.
MOTOWN
Bullshit.
DOC
We've been up and down this hill...nine
fucking times.
FORD
Hey, word down at Division is you guys
can't take this hill. What do you have to
say about that? In fact Senator Kennedy
says you guys don't have a chance at all.
FRANTZ
You really like this shit, don't you? It's
your job. A story. You're waiting here
like a fucking vulture. Watching for
somebody to die, so you can take a picture.
FORD
It's my job.
FRANTZ
I've got more respect for those little
bastards up there. At least they take a
side. You just take pictures. You
probably don't even do your own fucking. No
one ask my AO.
FORD
What?
FRANTZ
You listen to me. We're gonna take this
fucking hill, Newman. I see you on the top
taking pictures of any of my people...I
will blow your fucking head off. Now you
haven't earned the right to be here. Do
you understand that?
BIENSTOCK
I should have gone to Canada.
LANGUILLI
All they got is Eskimo's up there, Beenie.
DOC
The smart white people go to college.
BELETSKY
Not me. I'm going my two years, getting
married. And forgetting all about this
shit.
FRANTZ
Never happen.
DOC
You people must be aware...that the
brothers...are here. Because they cannot
afford an education.
BELETSKY
What am I doing? Sitting in some...fucking
country club sipping on seven and
sevens...and eating a steak. Take a look
around I see all kinds of white faces here.
DOC
Okay. The war started for you...when you
farted...and said good morning Vietnam. See
now I was born into this shit.
BELETSKY
And they pulled the gold fucking spoon...out
of mouth so I could come here. And see how
you low class eleven boos live. Is that it?
LANGUILLI
Hey, how'd you get here, Sarge?
BIENSTOCK
Oh, the Sarge...the Sarge volunteered for
this shit.
FRANTZ
No man. I was drafted, sworn in...and had
my haircut before I was sober. The only
reason I went airborne is Collins.
Gls
Who the fuck is Collins?
FRANTZ
We volunteered for the reality of it. Don't
you think I chased woman and good
time...before I got into the green machine.
We got our orders from the big puddle.
Collins says...he's not going. And this
one strac.
BELETSKY
You got to respect that.