DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
FADE IN:
EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - MINNESOTA - DAY
Vintage black and white stock footage of some farms and
farmhouses.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY
Color footage of cotton fields passing by. We FREEZE and
FADE TO BLACK.
TITLE WIPES IN:
1995 MARKED THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE NATIONS OLDEST BEAUTY CONTEST...
THE SARAH ROSE COSMETICS AMERICAN TEEN PRINCESS PAGEANT
A DOCUME
plasticine and blu-tack
The interior guttering is a unique feature,
which is eh...caused by the raging damp
But Latimer and Haines are supplying
windscreen wipers for your television set
Youve got Otter traps in the cellar, and a
free aqualung course at the local tec college
Well Im not saying its damp of course. But if the water levels rise
anymore you could find yourself selling a house boat in
MEET JOE BLACK
Screenplay
by
Bo Goldman
EXT. ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - 4:00 AM
A patch of water. PULL BACK TO REVEAL more water. BACK
FARTHER TO REVEAL an expanse of river, up the bank to
massive lawn running up to a great, classic Hudson River
manor house; the country estate of William Parrish.
INT. PARRISH COUNTRY ESTATE - 4:00 AM
MOVE THROUGH French doors that lead from a wide terrace int
plastic shark.
l came home with crabs.
Now, if you ladies will follow me.
This French sculpture
is from the th century...
...and by Edmond Louise Colette.
This sculpture epitomizes
the art movement...
...from Art Nouveau to Art Deco.
Who was the best, and why?
-Theres an emphasis on simple lines....
-Howard.
Because he just adored sex
and couldnt get enough?
Because we were in love.
-lve done tha
housands were officials able to
identify the carrier of the deadly
infection...
DIRECTOR
Cut to three.
The Technician manipulates the controls. On another screen
we see them cut to STOCK NEWS FOOTAGE: regular cockroaches,
crawling on garbage.
ANCHORMAN
Blattida Germanica. The common
cockroach.
DIRECTOR
(To a RUNNER)
Tell them were ready for a live feed.
EXT. OUTSIDE VAN - CITY HALL - DUSK
The run
plastic tray...
# Problem
# Problem
# Problem
# The problem is you
Gordie, honey.
Im so sad youre leaving me.
Why are you moving to Los Angeles
to work in a cheese factory?
Im not gonna just work in a cheese sandwich
factory. Im gonna shop my drawings.
- Im gonna be like Charles Schulz.
- Youll be fine.
- No, Im gonna be like Charles Schulz.
- Thats my boy. Confidence.
Youre a big man now.
Youve
house?
You tryin to make me a killer?
Your own son? Your own flesh and
blood? WHATTA YA DOIN TA ME?
YOUR OWN SON!!!
Then, a thin key slowly peeks out from under the closet door.
Harry works it out with his fingernail and yanks it up.
HARRY (CONTD)
Why do you always gotta play games
with my head for krists sake?
Dont you have any considerations
for my feelings? Why do you haveta
make my life so di
houses?
Im a real painter. Im having a big show
in a couple of months.
- Hey.
- Ned.
- How you doing?
- All right. You?
Great. Have you seen me
since this happened?
Pretty good?
Ive been doing a lot of lifting weights.
Doing a lot of free-weights,
isometrics, my body fats way low.
So, what was it like?
What was it about him?
For Gods sake, swing it around here.
- Starboard. Right.
- Starboard.
Th
HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY
in the blackness, a man, FRED, is sitting on a bed smoking a
cigarette. we see his back, but with each glow of the
cigarette ash, we see his face reflected in a mirror on the
wall across from him. In the darkness, there starts the
sound of a motor which draws curtains back across a large
picture window just off screen. As the curtain moves, hard-edged
light begins crawling a
house.
Just a few kids. I didnt want
to do a whole big thing.
Prendergast here.
Its me.
I wish you were home.
Wouldnt you come home now?
Whats wrong?
I don t know.
I got a little scared. . .
. . .and Id like you to come home.
What is it, honey?
I dont know.
I was wrapping some. . .
. . .some glasses up
and some things. . .
. . .and I got really scared.
You re not doing this move
just for me, are