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hwp ??
by
Callie Khouri
FADE IN:
INT. RESTAURANT - MORNING (PRESENT DAY)
LOUISE is a waitress in a coffee shop. She is in her
early-thirties, but too old to be doing this. She is very
pretty and meticulously groomed, even at the end of her
shift. She is slamming dirty coffee cups from the counter
into a bus tray underneath the counter. It is making a
lot of RACKET, which she is oblivious to. There is
COUNTRY MUZAK in the b.g., which she hums along with.
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INT. THELMAS KITCHEN - MORNING
THELMA is a housewife. Its morning and she is slamming
coffee cups from the breakfast table into the kitchen
sink, which is full of dirty breakfast dishes and some
stuff left from last nights dinner which had to "soak".
She is still in her nightgown. The TV is ON in the b.g.
From the kitchen, we can see an incomplete wallpapering
project going on in the dining room, an obvious "do-it-
yourself" attempt by Thelma.
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INT. RESTAURANT - MORNING
Louise goes to the pay phone and dials a number.
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INT. THELMAS KITCHEN - MORNING
Phone RINGS. Thelma goes over to answer it.
THELMA
(hollering)
I got it! Hello.
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INT. RESTAURANT - MORNING
LOUISE
(at pay phone)
I hope youre packed, little
housewife, cause we are outta her
tonight.
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INT. THELMAS KITCHEN - MORNING
THELMA
Well, wait now. I still have to ask
Darryl if I can go.
LOUISE (V.O.)
You mean you havent asked him yet?
For Christ sake, Thelma, is he your
husband or your father? Its just
two days. For Gods sake, Thelma.
Dont be a child. Just tell him
youre goin with me, for cryin out
loud. Tell him Im havin a nervous
breakdown.
Thelma has the phone tucked under her chin, as she cuts
out coupons from the newspaper and pins them on a bulletin
board already covered with them. We see various recipes
torn out from womens magazines along the lines of "101
Ways to Cook Pork."
THELMA
He already thinks youre out of your
mind, Louise, that dont carry much
weight with Darryl. Are you at
work?
LOUISE (V.O.)
No, Im callin from the Playboy
Mansion.
THELMA
Ill call you right back.
Thelma goes through the living room to the bottom of the
stairs and leans on the bannister.
THELMA
Darryl! Honey, youd better hurry
up.
DARRYL comes trotting down the stairs. Polyester was made
for this man, and hes dripping in "mens" jewelry. He
manages a Carpeteria.
DARRYL
Damnit, Thelma, dont holler like
that! Havent I told you I cant
stand it when you holler in the
morning.
THELMA
Im sorry, Doll, I just didnt want
you to be late.
Darryl is checking himself out in the hall mirror, and
its obvious he likes what he sees. He exudes over-
confidence for reasons that never become apparent. He
likes to think of himself as a real lady killer.
He is making imperceptible adjustments to his over-moussed
hair. Thelma watches approvingly.
THELMA
Hon.
DARRYL
What.
THELMA
(she decides not to
tell him)
Have a good day at work today.
DARRYL
Uh-huh.
THELMA
Hon?
DARRYL
What?!
THELMA
You want anything special for
dinner?
DARRYL
No, Thelma, I dont give a shit what
we have for dinner. I may not even
make it home for dinner. You know
how Fridays are.
THELMA
Funny how so many people wanna buy
carpet on a Friday night. Youd
almost think theys want to forget
about it for the weekend.
DARRYL
Well then, its a good thing youre
not regional manager and I am.
Hes finally ready. He walks to the door and gives Thelma
the most perfunctory kiss on the cheek.
THELMA
Bye, honey. I wont wait up.
DARRYL
See ya.
Darryl leaves. We see his Corvette parked out front. As
he closes the front door, Thelma leans against it.
THELMA
Hes gonna shit.
Thelma laughs to herself. She goes back into the kitchen
and picks up the phone and dials it.
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INT. RESTAURANT - MORNING
The pay phone on the wall RINGS. ALBERT, a busboy in his
50s, answers.
ALBERT
Good morning. Why, yes, she is. Is
this Thelma? Oh, Thelma, when you
gonna run away with me?
Louise comes over and takes the phone out of his hand.
LOUISE
(to Albert)
Not this weekend, sweetie, shes
runnin away with me.
(into phone)
Hi. Whatd he say?
THELMA (V.O.)
What time are you gonna pick me up?
LOUISE
Youre kiddin! Alright! Ill be
there around two or three.
THELMA (V.O.)
What kind of stuff do I bring?
LOUISE
I dont know. Warm stuff, I guess.
Its the mountains. I guess it gets
cold at night. Im just gonna bring
everything.
THELMA (V.O.)
Okay. I will, too.
LOUISE
And steal Darryls fishin stuff.
THELMA (V.O.)
I dont know how to fish, Louise.
LOUISE
Neither do I, Thelma, but Darryl
does it, how hard can it be? Ill
see you later. Be ready.
They both hang up.
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EXT. RESTAURANT - DAY
Louise pulls out in a green 66 T-Bird in mint condition.
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INT. THELMAS BEDROOM - CLOSEUP - SUITCASE ON BED - DAY
Going into the suitcase is bathing suits, wool socks,
flannel pajamas, jeans, sweaters, T-shirts, a couple of
dresses, way too much stuff for a two-day trip. REVEAL
Thelma, standing in front of a closet, trying to decide
what else to bring, as if shes forgotten something. The
room looks like it was decorated entirely f
