McCutcheon PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
THE THREE PIGEONS
A MOVING PICTURES MODERN LIFE CHARACTERIZATION TRILOGY IN COLOR
Part II: THE SUN IS A STAR
by McCutcheon
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EXT. A condo in a quite suburb. Morning time. A housewife is jogging down the deserted street. Her face has a youthful glow making her look twenty-five instead of thirty-two but the beauty of childbirth and tedious years in the suburbs has left her with the figure of a pear. A sprinkler goes on. The jogger swerves around the water and keeps panting down the road. From the back it’s easy to see why she’s out in the morning, the runners butt has a hard time fitting into the black stretch pants she is wearing. INT. Living room. Morning. Four GUITARS, two telecasters, a stratacaster and a Gibson. A KURWIEL K200 synthesizer is set up in the corner of the room. It is very quite. Down the hallway an alarm starts going off in one of the two bedrooms. BEEB BEEB BEEB! INT. Bedroom. Morning. PAUL and SOPHIE are sleeping. SOPHIE slowly wakes up and reaches to her bedside table to turn off the alarm. PAUL continues to sleep. SOPHIE yawns and looks at PAUL with loathing. SOPHIE PAUL wakes up. PAUL SOPHIE SOPHIE starts to get out from under the covers. PAUL reaches over and grabs SOPHIE from behind. He takes his arm and wraps it around her breasts. SOPHIE
SOPHIE PAUL shrugs, he kisses her neck and hugs her close. PAUL SOPHIE PAUL continues playfully. PAUL SOPHIE (stern) SOPHIE gets out from the covers naked. She walks out of the room and closes the door. PAUL takes his left hand to his temple. He looks at the closed door. With his right hand PAUL starts to masturbate. INT. Shower. Morning. SOPHIE turns off the faucets and steps out of the hot shower. INT. Bathroom. Morning. SOPHIE dries off and lightly sprinkles Baby Powder on herself. She puts one towel around her head and another around her body. The mirror is steamed up. On the glass SOPHIE notices where PAUL wrote ‘PAUL Heart’s SOPHIE’ with a wet finger the night before. SOPHIE wipes away the condensation and looks at her REFLECTION. SOPHIE INT. Bedroom. Morning. PAUL is masturbating furiously. He has sweat on his forehead. There is a noise in the hallway. PAUL hears SOPHIE coming back into the room and suddenly stops. SOPHIE walks in. PAUL turns over to hide his erection under the covers. SOPHIE looks at him and shakes her head. SOPHIE PAUL SOPHIE PAUL SOPHIE
PAUL SOPHIE gives PAUL a little knowing smile. SOPHIE PAUL (embarrassed) PAUL reaches over to his side of the bed where his clothes are scattered into a pile. He pads his jacket and pulls out a packet of Marlboro Lights from the side pocket. SOPHIE gets dressed.
PAUL (hurt and alarmed)
PAUL
SOPHIE (Cont. from hallway) The SOUND of the front door is heard as SOPHIE leaves. PAUL takes a last drag on the cigarette and puts it out on SOPHIE’S pillow. He looks at it with guilty pleasure. PAUL gets out of bed and dresses in the same clothes from the night before. He smells the Adidas top and decides it’s OK for a few more days wear. As PAUL puts on his black suede pants he sucks in his stomach. After the top button is done he lets his stomach sag back out. His shoes are worn out Pumas that he slips his feet into without undoing the laces. He grabs the cigarettes and leaves his coat on the floor. He pats his stomach in disgrace. PAUL walks out of the room. INT. Bathroom. Morning. PAUL splashes his face with cold water. He doesn’t use soap or brush his teeth. His little love letter from the night before is wiped away. INT. Hallway. Morning. As PAUL walks down the hallway he passes a closed DOOR and gives it the finger. INT. Living room. Morning. PAUL sits down cross legged with a Gibson guitar. He plugs it into a Fender Amp, then turns the amp on. He is about to strum the first few cords but then stops. PAUL looks around the room. PAUL PAUL looks at his stomach hanging over his belt. PAUL shakes his head, closes his eyes and starts playing and singing. PAUL (singing) and I smell like shit and piss I got a mouth of rotten teeth that longs to be kissed I have a big fat sagging stomach and a small limp little penis I always wanted to be loved I see- you walk by me I see- you walk by me I see- you walk by me I see- you walk by me I’m lying in the gutter and I smell like piss and shit I look up at the night sky and I know the sun is a star…
PAUL (singing) and I smell like shit and piss I look at the night sky and I’m afraid to live or die...
EDEN PAUL is startled by EDEN who has her hand on her hips. PAUL
PAUL EDEN PAUL EDEN EDEN mimics PAUL by throwing her head back in mock singing and playing air guitar. EDEN (Cont.) I’m so lonely and fat I want to die because I live off other peoples beer and French fries I sit in the gutter and watch the sky You’re a poet all right. Ha!
PAUL (sad and defeated)
PAUL
EDEN walks into the kitchen to make tea and heat up a strawberry Pop tart. PAUL walks out of the house with the AMP still on. EXT. Outside Condo. Morning. It’s a bright sunny day and PAUL looks for his shades. He can’t find the sun glasses so lights up a cigarette. Across the street, the NEIGHBOR with the sprinkler is working on his lawn. The NEIGHBOR regards PAUL’S smoking with abject horror. INT. Kitchen. Morning. EDEN is watching PAUL through the window. She takes a big bite of Pop Tart. From inside the kitchen she can see the NEIGHBOR and PAUL talking but she can’t her the conversation. EXT. Outside Condo. Morning. NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL PAUL throws the cigarette on the pavement and rubs it out with his FOOT. The man rushes over. NEIGHBOR The NEIGHBOR bends over and picks up the CIGARETTE and shakes it in PAULS face. NEIGHBOR (Cont.) PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL The NEIGHBOR looks at PAUL in disbelieve. NEIGHBOR (Cont.) PAUL NEIGHBOR PAUL starts to walk away. He stops and turns to face the NEIGHBOR. PAUL NEIGHBOR INT. Kitchen. Morning. EDEN finishes off the Pop tart. She shakes her head. INT. Irish Bar. Morning. The BAR is closed. PAT the bartender is getting ready for the noon crowd even though they don’t serve lunch. There is a knocking on the locked door. PAT (under his breath) PAT looks at the CLOCK and sees that it’s 10:32. The KNOCKING grows louder. PAT (shouts to closed door.) PAUL (from outside) PAT (under his breath) PAT goes to the door and opens it. PAUL gives PAT a cheesy grin. PAUL PAT walks to behind the bar and PAUL sits on a stool. PAUL PAT PAUL PAT PAUL PAT PAUL reacts nervous to NORM’S name. He sits up and sucks in his GUT.
PAT puts a pint of STOUT in front of PAUL. PAUL takes a long first sip. PAUL God I wish you could get real Guinness here. PAT starts to take the glass away.
PAUL guards his beer. PAUL I was just kidding. I think they make Beamish in Cork. Shit don’t be so serious. PAT gives PAUL a hard stare. PAT Especially when it’s fucking free.
PAUL All right, all right. PAT softens up PAT OK. You got any gigs lined up?
PAT Paul she can’t afford to be a party girl anymore. Anyway people change. She got a real job. PAUL I don’t change. PAT That’s a good thing? PAUL Well she’s acting like the people we used to make fun of. I seems it used to be us against them. PAT Them? She got a job. I got a job. I’m one of them? PAUL
PAT This is a real job. PAUL This is nepotism. You work at your asshole cousins bar. PAT No more free drinks for you. If you get a gig is that a job? PAUL Maybe. PAT Buy Sophie some flowers. PAUL I don’t have any money. I could write her a song. PAT Why don’t you call her. PAUL Yeah OK. PAUL gets up and walks to the phone. He stops and turns back to PAT who nods, then flips a QUARTER to PAUL. PAUL catches it and goes to the PHONE in the back of the bar by the bathrooms. PAUL (into receiver) Hi Jill, is Sophie there?…OK. INT. Office. Morning. JILL is on the phone and SOPHIE is standing next to her. JILL Sorry Paul, she’s here but she’s in a meeting. I’ll tell her you called. Bye.
INT. Bar. Morning. PAUL hangs up the phone distressed. FRANK the upstairs neighbor, a regular tough guy with a fat neck wearing just a sleeveless T-shirt, boxer shorts and flip flops walks up and stands in front of PAUL who is looking into space with a sad look on his face. PAUL is blocking the toilet. FRANK takes the tabloid PAPER he is holding and WACKS PAUL on the HEAD. FRANK Hey rock star get the fuck out of the way before I get stuck. PAUL Oh hi Frank…Stuck? FRANK
PAUL I thought you were on your Honeymoon. FRANK No that’s off. Sally was a dog. Some friend you were. Thanks for telling me. PAUL What, you didn’t marry Sally? FRANK No. FRANK walks past PAUL and into the toilet. PAUL walks back to the bar. PAT has a drink waiting for him. PAUL Thanks Pat. PAT I guess we’re open early again. You call? PAUL Yeah, she was busy. Hey didn’t Frank marry Sally? PAT No. PAUL
PAT Nobody went. Well people went but not Frank. He called it off. PAUL Why?
Well you remember that stripper? PAUL There were two. PAT The one with the banana?
PAUL (a little horrified) Yeah. PAT Well Frank lives with her now. She moved in the next day, the day of his wedding. PAUL Oh man. What about Sally. She must be crushed. PAT Yeah I guess. PAUL I mean I never liked her but shit. PAT I know. PAUL I am so glad I’m in love. I couldn’t handle being single again. FRANK walks out. FRNK A shot? PAUL Sure.
PAT lines up three shots and puts a bottle of Irish whiskey on the bar. A drunk English guy named IAN walks into the bar. IAN is sharply dressed and looks like a member out of OASIS, one of the brothers. IAN(to Paul) Hey mate this an Irish pub? FRANK (to IAN) You a Limy? NO ONE answers FRANK. PAUL answers IAN. PAUL Not really. PAT gives PAUL a dirty look. PAT It’s got a slight Irish theme to it. IAN
PAUL I understand. IAN
PAUL points to the shots lined up one the bar. PAUL PAT places another glass on the bar and pours. The four MEN pick up the shots. PAT
FRANK (oblivious to sarcasm) PAUL IAN The MEN click glasses and down the whiskey in one.
FRANK FRANK whips out a huge wad of bills. PAUL looks at the money with nervous eagerness. PAUL PAT FRANK, IAN and PAUL cheers. IAN FRANK PAUL FRANK
FRANK PAUL
FRANK hands the money to PAUL but just as PAUL reaches it FRANK pulls it back. IAN orders a pint of Lager. PAT (to IAN) IAN ( to PAT) PAT nods to himself and looks at PAUL with a smile. FRANK PAUL FRANK hands over the money. PAT crosses his arms. FRANK Not to be hard on you but that’s the way things are. I’ll have to kick your skinny ass. FRANK pinches PAUL hard on the side. IAN sips his beer. FRANK (Cont.)
IAN rushes out of the bar. FRANK and PAUL continue their conversation without replying to IAN. PAUL
PAUL PAUL turns to the door. Outside a horn blares and tires screech. PAUL
PAT PAUL FRANK PAT FRANK
PAUL PAUL leaves. INT. Flower shop. Late morning. A nice old LADY is working the shop. There are colorful bouquets everywhere. PAUL takes a deep breath. PAUL LADY PAUL LADY PAUL LADY PAUL EXT. Street. Noon. PAUL is sitting on a bench in front of SOPHIE’S building holding the rose, occasionally smelling it. SOPHIE walks out with JILL. PAUL calls out to them. PAUL The GIRLS don’t hear. PAUL starts to walk towards them. The GIRLS start walking away from PAUL. Then they stop. JILL gives SOPHIE a kiss on the check and walks down the street. SOPHIE cuts right down an ally. PAUL SOPHIE still doesn’t hear. PAUL walks down the ally and ends up behind the building. PAUL doesn’t see her. Then he hears a man’s voice. ALEX PAUL is startled and mouths ‘little kitten’ to himself. SOPHIE runs to ALEX. SOPHIE PAUL jumps behind some garbage cans a few feet away. He is surrounded by rotting rubbish. ALEX PAUL mouths ‘pussy cat’ to himself. The rose trembles in his hand. ALEX has SOPHIE in his arms. She kisses his neck, then comes up for air. SOPHIE ALEX SOPHIE
SOPHIE ALEX SOPHIE ALEX PAUL mouths ‘So’ to himself. SOPHIE ALEX PAUL looks around at the garbage cans. SOPHIE slithers down ALEX’S body and starts giving him head. PAUL drops the flower and stands up to walk away. PAUL turns around one last time and sees ALEX looking right at him, pointing with his index finger and mouthing ‘slut’. PAUL walks back down the alley. EXT. Outside Bobby’s run down apartment. Afternoon. PAUL is ringing the door bell repeatedly. Bobby yells from inside. BOBBY (inside)
PAUL walks in. INT. BOBBY’S Apartment. Afternoon. BOBBY is sunk on the couch. There is a bong between his legs. He exhales a smoke belch. The MUSIC on his massive stereo is the Sabers of Paradise. The room is lit by one red light bulb. BOBBY BOBBY notices PAUL’S state. He searches for the remote to the stereo and turns off the music. BOBBY (Cont.) We’ll get another one man. PAUL BOBBY (startled)
PAUL looks at BOBBY in disbelief. He walks out. INT. Irish Bar. Afternoon. Pat is behind the bar. He is the only one in the place. PAT PAUL PAT PAUL PAT PAUL PAT PAUL PAT PAUL INT. Steps of FRANK’S Apartment. Afternoon. PAUL walks up the stairs. Music and the noise of happy revelers can be heard before he gets to the closed door. PAUL knocks and there is no answer so he just walks in. INT. FRANK’S Place. Afternoon. IAN and his friend LIAM are on the couch. IAN’S right FOOT is bandaged. EDEN is sitting smug between the two English guys. EDEN is dressed in sexy, revealing club clothes. The stripper who does tricks with bananas is cutting up lines of coke on the table. A few of the bar’s regulars are sitting around with cans of beer in the back ground. On the table next to the stripper is Guinness in bottles, and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and cans of coke are sitting in a cooler of ice. FRANK is standing in the middle of the room telling a joke. FRANK’S pants are down around his knees. FRANK FRANK sees no one is laughing. He turns to Liam. FRANK Still no one laughs at FRANK. LIAM (under his breath) Wanker. A BAR REGULAR She was lovely. That’s in poor taste. FRANK sees PAUL. FRANK PAUL PAUL sits down. PAUL Hi Eden. EDEN Paul. IAN You know each other. Brilliant. This is Liam. They gave me the best pain killers. PAUL LIAM FRANK is high and sweating, he runs over and hands PAUL a beer. FRANK’S pants are back up. He pulls out a lot smaller wad of money than he had a few hours ago. PAUL looks at the money. FRANK PAUL PAUL reaches to take all the money. EDEN PAUL The DOOR slams open. SALLY is standing in the doorway with her right HAND behind her back. . SALLY FRANK SALLY looks around the room. SALLY Out. Everybody get the fuck out now! The MUSIC stops. FRANK LIAM EDEN SALLY FRANK hands over the money in SALLY’S left hand. SALLY looks at it. SALLY FRANK SALLY freaks out. From behind her back she produces a large butcher knife in her right hand. She tries to put the money in her pocket and hold the knife with both hands but in her rage she drops the knife into her foot. SALLY AHHHHH! EVERYONE dashes out of the room including IAN who has to struggle against a hurt leg, strong pain pills, gallons of booze and no sleep for twenty-four hours. He leans on EDEN. SALLY flails her arms wildly but remains in place pinned to the floor by the knife. INT. Hallway of FRANKS. Afternoon. People are having a hard time running down the stairs in single file. SALLY’S screams can be heard. INT. Irish Bar. Afternoon. PAT is dancing by himself to the POUGES. He is startled as EVERYONE except the STRIPPER runs into his bar. FRANK EDEN FRANK EDEN FRANK EDEN FRANK EDEN FRANK INT. Irish Bar. Afternoon. An ambulance pulls up outside for the second time that day. IAN, out of his head, waves to the PARAMEDICS. FRANK helps SALLY into the back of the ambulance, he hesitates then also gets in. A PARAMEDIC shuts the door, walks around to the passenger side and they take off. PAUL walks out the of the bar. EDEN Where's he going? PAT INT. FRANKS Apartment. Afternoon. PAUL is looking through the apartment for money. He doesn’t find any and settles on taking the Bottle of Jack Daniel’s. EXT. Alley. Night. PAUL is crawling around in the garbage looking for the rose. The BOTTLE of Jack is 3/4ths drunk. PAUL finds the ROSE and sniffs it. He smiles and lays on his side in the fetal position. EXT. Club. Night. EDEN and LIAM walk out of the CLUB. HOUSE music can be heard blaring inside. EDEN kisses LIAM. LIAM pulls back and throws up.
LIAM stumbles against the wall with throw up drooling out his mouth. He is about to collapse in an alcohol, drug frenzy, topped by sleep deprivation . EDEN walks away. EXT. Alley. Night. PAUL is passed out holding the bottle of Jack Daniels. He is lying next to the rose. EDEN is walking down the alley in a short skirt and tight top. She stops and looks at PAUL. EDEN EDEN nudges PAUL with her foot. PAUL doesn’t respond. EDEN looks both ways down the alley. She pulls down her panties, hikes up her skirt and bends over PAUL. A yellow streak of hot liquid pours out of EDEN’S bottom as she pisses on him. PAUL doesn’t move. When EDEN is done she pulls her panties back up and walks down the alley leaving PAUL soaked in piss lying in the gutter. PAUL opens his eyes and looks at the night sky. PAUL |
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