Tin Men

Barry Levinson

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by Barry Levinson

Sujets

• Comedy
• Dráma

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• Publié par: script-cinema
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• Licence : En savoir +
  Paternité, pas d'utilisation commerciale, partage des conditions initiales à l'identique
• Langue: English

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TIN

MEN

Writtenby
BARRYLEVINSON

June1986
SHOOTINGDRAFT

FOREDUCATIONAL
PURPOSESONLY

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SCREENisBLACK.Ilettersnwhiterew:dae
BALTIMORE1963.

FADEIN:

EXT.CADILLACDEALERSHIP-DAY

BILLBABOWSKY("BB"),awiry,dapper-lookingmaninhis
mid-thirties,iscirclingababyblueCadillac.A
SALESMANfollowsonhisheels.

SALESMAN
She'sabeauty.

Who?

What?

BB
(lookingatSalesman)

SALESMAN

BB
Who'sthebeauty?

Thecar.

SALESMAN

BB
Ithoughtmaybeyousawsomechick
walkingby.oosntcemIylctionntra.
Whydotheycallcars'she'?They
nevereh'yas'...always'she'.

TheSalesmanshrugshisshoulders.edhtornuBBlawask
Cadillac.

BB
Verynice...verynice.

EXT.NEIGHBORHOOD-LINEOFROWHOUSES-DAY

WehearYELLING.

INT.ROWHOUSE-DAY

CUTTO:

NORA,aratherplain,butattractivewomaninherearly
30's,ehtats.sriiyesinllupg

NORA
You'reasickman!Sick!Doya
hearme?!?!mereahayoD

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Peekingaroundthebannisterfromthesecondflooris
ERNESTTILLEY,3si,s'0oslhniaeinahandsomboyish
way.

Who'ssick?

TILLEY

NORA
WhodoyathinkI'mscreamingat?
Howmanyofyouea?tererehpureht
There'sonlyyou,sicknadoy'uera
humanbeing.

TILLEY
(quietly,coming
downafewsteps)
Where'smywhiteonwhiteshirt?
Theniceone,youknow.
NORA
It'slikeyellingthroughawall
toyou.I'mutgnoaobcrayrni
whatadisgustinghumanbeingyou
are,silalnadwantyouknowto
whereyourwhiteonwhiteshirtis.
TILLEY
Yes,theonewiththepermanent
stays.

EXT.CADILLACDEALERSHIP-DAY

BBisnowsittinginacubicleintheofficewiththe
Salesman,goingevontractrthecoonthecar.
BB
Nowdon'ttrytohustlemehere
...ean.yonwuokImhwtaIhate
beinghustled.Givemeanhonest
price,notoneofyour'special'
deals...givemehnosetrpci.ean
DoImakemyselfclear?

SALESMAN
Now,howmuchareyouwillingto
pay?

BB
Thereyago...thereyago...
you'redoingit...you'redoing
oneofthosehustlenumbers.

CUTTO:

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SALESMAN
I'mjusttryingtogetanidea
howmuchyou'rewillingtopay.
BB
Fourdollars...Iwanttopayfour
dollarsamonth.
SALESMAN
That'snotanhonestanswer.
BB
Whatdoyawanttohear?ThatI'd
lovetopaythreendaiftyfunheddr
amonth...isthatwhatyouwantto
hear?Tellmeanwmetohwyuoumhc
topayhowmuchaIdnll'lletuoy
I'llpay,butdon'tdoahustleon
me...Idon'thmcuHwota.theikl
doIwanttopay?I'dliketopay
nothing!

EXT.TILLEY'SHOUSE-DAY

CUTTO:

Tilley'sleavingthehousewithhistieundonearound
hiswhiteonwhiteshirt.Hecarrieshissportsjacket,
andeodroyleilgnhttagnidnatssiraNoathim.

NORA
You'rebeingunreasonable.You
don'tevenwanttolisten.

TILLEY
Idon'tknowwhatIdid...Igot
noidea.Ifit'smyfault,I'm
sorry...I'msorry.Icandono
betterthanthat.Afull
unconditionalapology.

Tilleywalksdownthestepsofthehouseandgoestohis
car--aCadillac.,eHegetsinsidTRATSNEehtSndaNEGI
pullsaway.Nroamniaercatrhetsheonicnhgwatpcohr
...onelonelyfigureinaerdnuhfodoohrohbignedsof
duplicatehouses.

EXT.CADILLACDEALERSHIP-DAY

BBandtheSalesmanarecomingoutoftheoffice.

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SALESMAN
Ifyouevenhavethesmallest
problem,callmepersonallyand
I'lljustshohgtrtiauostoyinto
theservicedepartment.
BB
AndIgetaloanerifthecar's
gottostay?
SALESMAN
Aswediscussed,yougetacarif
thecarhastobekeptovernight.
BB
Igetaloaner?

TheSalesmannods.

INT.TILLEY'SCAR-DAY

Hedrivesalong,mumblingtohimself.
TILLEY
She'sgonnadrivemetomygrave...
I'mheadedtomygrave...the
woman'sdrivingmeinsane...it's
notsupposedtohappenthisway.

CUTTO:

Hestartsmovinghishead--stretchinghisneckfrom
righttoleft.

TILLEY
It'snoteveneleveno'clock
andmyneckis.upffnenigsit

Hejutshisjawout.

TILLEY
Myneck'stight...it'stight.

EXT.CADILLACDEALERSHIP-DAY

CUTTO:

BBgetsintotheshiny,baby-blueCadillac,putsitin
reverseandacehtfotuokcbaottsarstt.rlo

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INT.TILLEY'SCAR-DAY

Tilleyisdoingneckexercises,rollinghisheadfrom
lefttorightashedrives.ildthgsseeHeeraahead
andstartstoslowtontinuingodnw,ocroll.daehsih

EXT.BB'SCADILLAC-DAY

BBseesthelightisredandstartstobackintothe
street.

INT.TILLEY'SCAR-DAY

Tilleyrollshisheadbackasheslowsto15milesan
hour.

EXT.BB'SCADILLAC-DAY

BBbacksintothestreet9