record, Fort Huachuca.
You an army brat?
My father is, or was,
a master sergeant, sir.
- Hes retired now.
- I see.
College basketball, starting guard.
Outstanding.
We could use another good player,
especially a white one.
Work hard and youll be an NCO
yourself before you know it.
Sir, I was thinking of shooting
higher than that.
Im interested in applying for OCS.
Id like to apply for a transfer
t
records
Can you lend me 2,000 francs?
Out of the question
Your parents must be glad Ive gone
They liked you
I bet!
Whats that look for?
Nothing
Lets not start quarreling again
Shall we have a play?
Got a coin? I only have one
Go on, you start
Those essays Dads students write...
What about them?
He read us some wonderful efforts
at dinner yesterday
Theyre just kids, they had to
describe their favo
record. The Director leans
over Roger and angrily plucks one of the birds circling his
head.
DIRECTOR
(continuing)
Whats this, Roger?
ROGER RABBIT
(sheepish)
A tweeting bird?
DIRECTOR
Thats right, a tweeting bird. But
what does the script say? Rabbit gets
conked. Rabbit sees stars! Not
birds, stars!
BABY HERMAN
Aw, for cryin out loud, Roger! Ill
be in my trailer... takin a nap!
Baby Herman pulls
records for
the soldiers with the highest scores...
on the intelligence test...
and requisitioned us
as a squad.
Of course, six of us are dead.
So whats intelligence?
Jesus Christ, Knott.
Havent you got them fucking
sergeant stripes sewn on yet?
The supply sergeant says theyre all
out. Theyre waiting on a new shipment.
Well, get some staff sergeant
stripes and cut em down.
Thatd be destruction
of
RECORD revolves in close up. An exuberant and
mysterious VOICE is scat singing. Wild. Then the sound slides
into a raucous big band jazz number: Dizzy Gillespies The
Champ. A HAND ejects the record. When the camera finds the
mans face it is BLINDFOLDED. Hes hot. Hes wearing an
undershirt. Hes trying to identify the recording.
RIPLEY (O/S)
I dont know. Count Basie? Duke
Ellington. I dont know. Cou