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Leading Artists screenplay
by
445 N. Bedford Dr. steven soderbergh
Penthouse fourth draft
Beverly Hills, CA. 90210 29 july 88
copyright 1988
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1 EXT. HIGHWAY -- DAY
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GRAHAM DALTON, twenty-nine, drives his 69 Cutlass while smoking
a cigarette. One could describe his appearance as punk/arty,
but neither would do him justice. He is a man of obvious
intelligence, and his face is amiable. There is only one key
on his keyring, and it is in the ignition.
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ANN
(voice over)
Garbage. I started thinking about
what happens to all the garbage.
I mean, where do we put all of
it, we have to run out of places
to put it eventually, dont we?
This happened to me before when
that barge with all the garbage
was stranded and nobody would take
it? Remember that?
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2 INT. DOCTORS OFFICE -- DAY
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ANN BISHOP MILLANEY, twenty-six, sits opposite her therapist.
She is an extremely attractive woman, dressed in a mature preppy
style. There is a wedding ring on her left hand.
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DOCTOR
Yes, I remember. What do you do
when these moods overtake you?
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ANN
Nothing. I mean, nothing. I try
not to do anything that will
produce garbage, so obviously were
talking about eating and basic
stuff like that. Did you know that
the average person produces three
pounds of garbage a day?
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DOCTOR
No, I didnt.
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ANN
Dont you think thats a lot of
garbage? Id really like to know
where its all going to go.
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DOCTOR
Do you have any idea what triggered
this concern?
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ANN
Well, this weekend John was taking
out the garbage, and he kept
spilling things out of the
container, and I started imagining
a container that grew garbage,
like it just kept filling up and
overflowing all by itself, and
how could you stop that if it
started happening?
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DOCTOR
Ann, do you see a pattern here?
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ANN
What do you mean?
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DOCTOR
Well, last week we talked about
your obsession with the families
of airline fatalities, and now
were talking about your concern
over the garbage problem.
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ANN
Yeah, so?
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DOCTOR
If you think about it, I think
youll see that the object of your
obsession is invariably something
negative that you couldnt possibly
have any control over.
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ANN
Well, do you think many people
run around thinking about how happy
they feel and how great things
are? I mean, maybe they do, but
I doubt those people are in
therapy. Besides, being happy isnt
all that great. My figure is always
at its best when Im depressed.
The last time I was really happy
I put on twenty-five pounds. I
thought John was going to have
a stroke.
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JOHN
(voice over)
Its true, Im telling you.
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3 INT. LAW OFFICE -- DAY
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JOHN MILLANEY, twenty-nine, sits at his desk talking on the
telephone. He is dressed very well, sporting real suspenders
with his striped pinpoint oxford shirt and cotton suit. He
fingers the wedding ring on his left hand.
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JOHN
As soon as youve got a ring on
your finger, you start getting
serious attention from the opposite
gender. Seriously, I wish I had
Super Bowl seats for every time
I had some filly just come up
and start talking to me without
the slightest provocation. That
never happened before I got
married. Shit, if Id known that,
Id have gone out and bought me
a ring when I was eighteen and
saved myself a lot of time and
money.
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John looks at his watch.
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JOHN
Shit, I gotta be someplace.
(quickly)
Look, racquetball Thursday? Youre
the coolest.
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John presses the intercom button while putting on his jacket.
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JOHN
Uh, Janet, re-schedule Kirkland.
Tell him to come in Friday at 1:30.
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DOCTOR
(voice over, to Ann)
Are you still keeping these
thoughts from John?
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ANN
(voice over)
Yes.
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4 INT. LAW OFFICE BATHROOM -- DAY
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John brushes his teeth and combs his hair very carefully.
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DOCTOR
(voice over, to Ann)
Are you afraid of his reaction?
Of his finding you silly for
thinking of such things?
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ANN
(voice over)
No. I dont know. I havent told
him about the garbage thing because
Im pissed off at him right now.
Hes letting some old college buddy
stay at our house for a couple
of days, and he didnt even ask
me about it. I mean, I wouldve
said yes, I just wish he wouldve
asked.
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5 INT. DOCTORS OFFICE-DAY
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DOCTOR
What upsets you about that?
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ANN
I guess Im upset because I cant
really justify being upset, I mean,
its his house, really, he pays
the mortgage.
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DOCTOR
But he asked you to quit your job,
and you do have housework.
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ANN
Yeah, I know.
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DOCTOR
This unexpected visit
notwithstanding, how are things
with John?
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ANN
(shrugs)
Fine, I guess. Except right now
I m going through this where I
dont want him to touch me.
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6 INT. CYNTHIA BISHOPS APARTMENT -- DAY
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CYNTHIA BISHOP, Anns SISTER, opens her door to reveal the
freshly coifed John Millaney. They kiss passionately and begin
to disrobe. Cynthia bears a slight resemblance to Ann, but
is not as overtly attractive. She does, however, have a definite
carnal appeal and air of confidence that Ann lacks.
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DOCTOR
(voice over)
When did you begin having this fe
