Jarhead Script
A story.
A man fires a rifle
for many years...
and he goes to war.
And afterward,
he turns the rifle in
at the armory...
and he believes
hes finished with the rifle.
But no matter what else
he might do with his hands...
love a woman, build a house...
change his sons diaper...
his hands remember the rifle.
You are no longer black,
or brown, or yellow or red!
You are now green!
You a
house. He looks back, walks backwards.
STEP PRINT: he gives a small wave, continuing away...
Kids chase past. Nicholas and two other kids huddle, arms
locked, spinning round and round, till they stumble
different directions, falling, laughing, dizzy...
Nicholas gets up, wearing a PUPPET on each hand.
STEP PRINT: He walks CLOSE and peers in the camera, steps
back, happily talking. We cant hear bec
house all cleaned out.
Talking about cleaning,
you didnt do the steps this week...
and the oven could use
a good scrubbing.
I didnt have time to make the beds,
and theres washing to be put out.
Wave goodbye to your cousin Eleanora.
Im gonna call Reverend Jones and
make sure you get to church on Sunday.
Now, you be a good girl, Eleanora,
and next time you can come with us.
Theres a letter inside
f
house,
the backroom.
I always thought you might have
helped yourself to that million bucks.
But now I know.
Youre on your ass worse than ever.
But I thought it was you who...
No, you thought wrong.
The suitcase was empty.
Then who took it?
Thats what Ive been asking myself
for years.
If it bothers you, I can sleep here.
- You can have my room.
- No. Its okay.
- Hows your sister?
- I aint seen her
house...
... where they waited for the ice truck
to carry them to the market in Havana.
"Can I offer you a beer on the terrace?"
The boy asked.
"Why not?" the old man said.
"Between fisherman."
Two beers, Martin. Please.
They sat on the terrace and many
fishermen made fun of the old man.
But he was not angry.
He did not remember
when he had attained humility...
... but he knew he had attained it.
houses in Cleveland with lamps that run on electricity.
Id like to see Cleveland.
- Can you fetch the water, please, Dot? - Yes, maam.
At the fair, theres gonna be expositions of the future.
Theres gonna be a graphophone. You can hear your own voice back on it.
- The Dickersons are going. - Brake cant spare you.
- Ma. - Not tomorrow with the cows calving.
- The Fosters too. - Got all the future y
house, ha.
And, oh, so many startlements.
I cannot tell you how long this road shall be,
but fear not the obstacles in your path,
for fate has...
vouchsafed your reward.
Though the road may wind,
yea, your hearts grow weary,
still shall ye follow them,
even unto your salvation.
No, the treasures still there, believe me.
But howd he know about it?
I dont know, Delmar. The blind reputedly possess s
housand years from now,
the lonely guy will still be there.
Look at this guy.
That couple will go down in history.
All he gets to do is eat roast beef from a tube.
So all you lonely guys out there, this film is for you.
Its for guys like that guy, chin loo fung in canton, china.
Hes got married brothers and sisters,
yet still eats alone in a chinese restaurant four nights a week.
Its for mbowie z
housand eyes - but never seen.
A thousand caresses - but never touched. A
thousand voices - but never a word. Always with me,
never .......
DEBORAH
(fearful)
Mum... Oh Mum, God will surely strike us -
SUZANNE
Wind - I love you with that which is endless
within me. Bring me your eyes - your touch -
your voice...
A WIND gathers force, The grass sways. Leaves twirl.
SUZANNE
Send me your soul. Come t
house lights. Ripley jerks up from his playing, waves
apologetically.
RIPLEY
Sorry, sorry. I know. Sorry.
EXT. GREENLEAF SHIPYARDS, BROOKLYN. DAY.
Greenleaf and Ripley walk through one of the drydocks. A
huge void in the shape of a boat, swarming with workers
preparing the shell of a new liner. If Central Park is where
the money is spent, this is clearly where its made. And a
lot of it. Workers n