NAPOLEON
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A
Screenplay
by
Stanley Kubrick
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FADE IN:
INT. BEDROOM CORSICA - NIGHT
A well worn teddy-bear is cradled in the arms of Napoleon,
age 4, who dreamily sucks his thumb, listening to a
bedtime story told by his young mother, Letizia. His 5-
year old brother, Joseph, is already asleep, beside him.
NARRATOR
Napoleon was born at Ajaccio in
Corsica on August 15th, 1769. He
had not be
rigorous exercise routine.
ln the morning, if my face is a little pufffy,
Ill put on an icepack while doing my stomach crunches.
I can do a thousand now.
After I remove the icepack, I use a deeppore cleanser lotion.
In the shower, I use a water-activated gel cleanser.
Then a honey-almond bodyscrub.
And on the face, an exfoliating gelscrub.
Then I apply an herb mint facialmasque,
which ll
reading the card)
Your friends at Warren, Putnam and
Hudson.
ROBERT
You can learn a lot about somebody
from this stuff. Three categories:
you like me, you hate me, you want
something from me.
(re: the elaborate box)
Definitely third category.
CLERK
What would a law firm want from the
new drug Czar?
ROBERT
Depends on the state.
3.
CLERK
(checks)
Arizona.
ROBERT
Medicinal marijuana initiative.
(bea
Rigor is progressive.
Get in here and take a look at this.
years old, tops. Shes a baby.
What is the world coming to?
-When was she found? -About .
-Name? -Carla Town.
My best guess is shes dead maybe hours.
-Wheres the First Family? -Camp David.
Left yesterday afternoon.
Whats the murder weapon?
Its not as clean as a knife. See the jagged edge of the wound?
Its not big enough to be scissors, so
read the poem?
- Course he hasnt read it.
- Hes tried.
- Several times.
- Lets have a look then.
- Its plastic.
- Ill take that from you, shall I?
Im going to the bar.
He couldve been a vet even.
Two words, thats all Id like.
Two words.
- "Well" and "done".
- He doesnt mean it.
Hes here for the free buffet.
The mean-spirited, sanctimonious,
narrow-minded old sod.
- What now?
- Hes talking to Salm