feast
on that pie crust
And now just
when l know what Im after
- it just brings me to laughter
- Shit !
Just save up
all your nickels and dimes
Lets see what you find
and you know
I guess Im livin day to day
Just so glad to be led astray
Hell, yeah
I guess Im livin day to day
Hear what l say
Well
its a meaningless end
to the story
Got no time
for the forgotten glory
And now just
when
SERIAL MOM
by
John Waters
Second Draft: July 22, 1992
1. Film opens with prologue title: "This is a true
story. The screenplay is based on court testimony,
sworn declarations, and hundreds of interviews
conducted by the film-makers". Fade out.
Fade in to second prologue title: "Some of the
innocent characters names have been changed in the
interests of a larger truth". Fade out.
Fade in to final
court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
I dont need an attorney.
I didnt do anything that I should need one.
This is your right.
lf, during the questioning, you wish to have an attorney present, you may.
Im just anxious to get on with this.
Do you understand everything Ive said?
Yes, I do.
When was the first time you noticed problems in the Urbanski marriage?
That I can remember....
The
is new business,
and we do not discuss
new business until...
next quarter.
Next quarter?
Next quarter?
Fine lunge,
but your riposte--
tsk tsk tsk,
a tad rusty.
Make yourself comfortable, old man,
while I get the money
for the monthly expenses.
[Snap Snap Snap]
There it is.
Just what weve been searching for.
Thank you, Thing.
My God.
What is it?
A finger trap from
the court of Emperor Wu.
feast on corpses and in the shadows below
ROMAN SOLDIERS bury dead comrades. Compared with the
burnished perfection of the Praetorian Guards these
typical infantry grunts are grizzled and battered.
COMMODUS
Soldier! What happened here!
A legionnaire stops working, spits, leans on his shovel so
he can shout up toward Tribuus and Commodus. Galen squats
beside a corpse, fascinated.
LEGIONNAIRE
We ha