accidentally sucks up the
head of Maxs life-size cardboard Powerline cutout. Max screams, grabs the
figure by its feet, and attempts to pull it out. Finally, after wrestling
with it for a moment, Max stomps the power switch with his foot and the
vacuum shuts off - releasing the figure. He stands it up and sees that its
head is bent and its nose is twisted into a curl.
MAX
(sadly)
Dad! You ruined
release gas into the vacated chamber. The gas
instantly ignites in what is now revealed to be a gleaming
modern stainless-steel custom-made incinerator.
We refocus on a MAGNIFIED CLOSE UP of his exfoliated flesh in
the incinerator as it blackens, curls and burns.
Jerone covers himself with a silk robe and steps into a pair of
backless slippers.
INT. EUGENES CONDOMINIUM. EARLY MORNING.
JEROME emer
accidentally walked into the Policemens
Ball. A GREYHAIRED MAN two seats away from him gives the
teenager a cursory glance, then goes back to his book. Jacob
lays his head back and tries to relax. The engines continue
to drone.
Until a new noise starts. A WHOOSHING NOISE.
The sound is very faint. But distinct from everything else.
Jacob frowns.
The noise gets LOUDER. Jacobs sure hes hearing
releases repressed
feelings of resentment that expresses itself in laughter. The policeman is
a "traffic cop" that is being ignored; a deviation from normal patterns of
behavior. The policeman becomes frustrated. The audience finds the
exasperation of an authority figure to be amusing. ]
INT: PARENTS BEDROOM: NIGHT
Kevins mother is on the phone, talking to a friend. She packs clothes on
the bed,
accidentally
pulled off his wifes veil.
- Oh. Yeah.
- Hank!
I want to introduce my wife,
Mrs McKenna.
- How do you do?
- How do you do, madame?
My name is Louis Bernard.
We thank you very much, Mr Bernard.
- Thats our son, Hank.
- Hello, Hank.
Hello. You talk Arab talk.
A few words.
Why was he angry? It was an accident.
But the Muslim religion
allows for few accidents.
- Yeah, I suppose so.
- Oh.