Mother straggle from the other direction,
creaking forward an ominously closed-up, wickedly de-
signed baby carriage that serves to muffle nasty whining
and thumping noises.
HAPPY COUPLE
Merry Christmas!
Father and Motherfake a smiling response that collapses
as the happy couple passes. They then brake at a story-
book bridge over a bubbling brook. With dark nonchalance,
Father and Mother each g
mother
needs you like a moose needs a hat
rack.
The pawn shop owner clucks his tongue and slowly counts out
the money.
CUT TO:
QUICK HIP-HOP MONTAGE:
Lighter flicks-liquid on spoon sizzles-tourniquet snaps-
needle sucks-hand slaps vein-a thunderous rush of liquid-and
finally an ecstatic sigh.
INT. TYRONES DIVE PAD - LATER
Tyrones pad is run down but itll do. Tight on Harry back-
spinning a record
mother]
Well, lm notsurprised.
Here we are.
Ooh, arent you lucky.
look whatSanta
broughtyou last night.
Yea !
Not that you
deserve it.
Thankyou, Santa.
Imagine. Coming late
to Christmas.
Ah, ah, ah.
Not in the fire.
- Oh, right. Its fake.
- What do you mean, its fake ?
Its not fake.
Its not for burning.
Use the bag.
Whenyou two were kids,
you always used
to wake usat .: .
""Oh, can we open
the pr
mother that I never
felt she really, um, loved me.
Youre gonna yell
at each other?
Oh, I dont know.
Im just gonna go with how I feel,
which is the scary part.
Im pretty close to this character.
Problems with your own mom?
Yeah.
But she, uh, died before i...
well, before we could reconcile.
You were really great
in that richard gere movie.
Thanks.
Ellen, I have no memory
of this whatsoever.
L...
e
mothers a comic,
and l got out of the service
and l changed my name, you know.
- Whats your real name?
- Leonard Alfred Schneider.
- Well, why did you change it?
- Too Jewish.
(giggles) l like the name Bruce.
You know, Bruce sounds like
the captain of a football team.
Thats why l changed it, but the first guy
l met whose name was Bruce
- tried to kiss me.
- (giggles)
please.
What hotel are you at