Pickled Dates (movie script) *Part 5 of 8*

Apr 28, 2005 01:27

So I went to a banquet tonight. It sucked. Here's part 5.

INT: NICK’S ROOM: NIGHT

CU ON NICK, He looks out his window as a red convertible pulls up at the apartment and a tall, slender brunette gets out of the passenger seat. This is HEATHER. She walks to the other side of the car and passionately kisses a muscular, good looking man that was driving. This is TOM.

TOM
Don’t stay here too late with this loser. I got plans for you.

HEATHER
I won’t Tom. We’re just going to watch a movie. Bye.

The car speeds away and Heather starts walking toward the apartments. Then feature Nick’s face as he gets an uneasy look and then...

NICK
(to himself)
No. It would hurt him too much.

CUT TO:

INT: NICK’S LIVING ROOM: NIGHT

FEATURE the couch in the center. On the left side is Heather, eating popcorn, staring at the television. On the right side is Albert, watching the television but occasionally glancing right to look at Heather. There is a cushion that separates the two. Light flickers on their faces. The camera is presenting the point of view of the television. This is featured for several seconds then...

ALBERT
Can I have some popcorn?

HEATHER
Whatever.

Heather holds the popcorn out for Albert just long enough so he can get one handful, then quickly pulls it back to herself and starts eating it again.

ALBERT
Thanks.

Heather gives no reply. The scene returns to how it began for several more seconds. Then all of a sudden off screen is heard...

NICK
Shoot! It's Thursday! My show’s on!

Nick enters the frame and sits on the middle cushion and grabs the remote and changes the channel. Heather looks disgusted. Albert just stares. Then Nick stands up, walks down to the camera so we only see his shirt and switches on his Nielsen’s ratings box. He then walks back to the couch and sits down. He looks to his right at Heather. Then looks to his left at Albert. Then stares straight ahead.

NICK
Oh jeez, I’m sorry. It was so quiet, I forgot you two were here. Here you go.

Nick hands the remote to Heather, stands up, walks by Albert, pats him on the head, and exits the room. Albert watches him go. Heather folds her arm across her chest and is pissed. Albert looks at Heather, then she looks at him.

HEATHER
I think I’m going to go now. (stands up)

ALBERT
(standing up)
No, please don’t go. The movie’s not over. Stay...please.

HEATHER
I can’t. The mood has been ruined. (grabs purse and walks toward door, then she asks sweetly) Oh...did you buy me another gift, darling?

ALBERT
(ashamed)
No, I’m sorry. Money has been pretty tight lately.

HEATHER
(mad)
But you promised!

ALBERT
I know! I promise you that here in a few weeks...I’ll...I’ll buy you a gift that’s five times as good as the one I was going to get!

HEATHER
No, its too late. I’m dumping you. Goodbye, Andrew.

She opens the door, slams it shut. Then opens it again, grabs the remaining popcorn and slams it again. Albert just stares at the door for a few seconds.

ALBERT
It's Albert.

CUT TO:

INT: NICK’S BATHROOM: NIGHT

FEATURE DARKNESS, A light is switched on and we see a mirror and sink. Albert enters the room. He closes the door. He stares into the mirror. He looks down at the sink and grabs a safety razor. He removes one of the blades from the razor, then stares, blade in hand, into the mirror again. Then, he takes the razor and scrapes at his wrist. It does nothing but remove a few hairs, and he gives up. Then, he looks in the mirror again and puts the blade back into the safety razor. Finally, he turns off the light, opens the door, and exits the bathroom.

CUT TO:

INT: MARKET: AFTERNOON

CU ON NICK, He’s waiting for the beautiful girl. He sees her and walks confidently up to her.

NICK
Hello there.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
(smiling)
Hi.

NICK
You’re awfully beautiful you know.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
You really think so?

NICK
Oh I KNOW so.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
What’s your name mister?

NICK
Why, its Nick Smith, my lovely lady.

BEAUTIFUL LADY
(fondly)
Nick Smith...hmmm... Do you know Richard Smith?

NICK
(trying to sound sexy)
No, but I will if you want me to.

Nick moves forward to kiss her until...

ALBERT
(V.O.)
Nick!!!

CUT TO:

INT: NICK’S BEDROOM: NIGHT

CU ON NICK’S FACE, He wakes up from his dream to Albert yelling at him, and sits up in bed. Albert is standing right next to him.

ALBERT
Thanks a lot, Nick!

NICK
What? Did she leave?

ALBERT
Yeah she left! But first she made sure to break up with me before she went! Its all your freakin’ fault!

NICK
(taken aback)
You think so?

ALBERT
I KNOW so!

NICK
(makes weird face remembering the “you think so, I KNOW so” part of his dream)
It's not my fault. Well, at least it's not ALL my fault.

ALBERT
Explain yourself! Make haste!

NICK
I didn’t want to tell you this, because I figured it would hurt you. But I can see you’re already hurt.

ALBERT
Extremely.

NICK
Extremely hurt. When Heather came here tonight...she got dropped off by another guy.

ALBERT
I know this! Her brother Tom drops her off! She lives with him!

NICK
Have you ever met Tom?

ALBERT
No, I haven’t, but that doesn’t make any difference!

NICK
Well, besides in Alabama, I don’t think siblings ever kiss like that.

ALBERT
(suddenly goes from angry to sad)
She kissed him?

NICK
It hurts me to say it, but yes... she kissed him.

Albert suddenly starts crying uncontrollably and Nick hugs him to comfort him.

NICK
(staring straight ahead)
Shhhh...We’ll make that son of a bitch pay.

CUT TO...

Uh oh...what happens next? Squid? Panther? Pinto bean?

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