American Sniper Page #3

Synopsis: Join director Clint Eastwood and his creative team, along with Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, as they overcome enormous creative and logistic obstacles to make a film that brings the truth of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's story to the screen.
 
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Year:
2015
30 min
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BUZZER SOUNDS. GATE OPENS. The bronco leaps out. Empty

stands blur past. The Bronc and Chris united in a futile

struggle. He leans right, the bronc circles right,

staying off that bad hoof. Chris makes the buzzer but--

He gets tossed on dismount. The bronco stomps his hand.

He scrambles out of the ring as RODEO CLOWNS distract it.

FIND JEFF(19) ringside, with tight lips and severe eyes.

He looks over the empty arena, laughing.

15 INT. FORD TRUCK 15

Headlights rattle over a dirt road. JEFF drives. CHRIS

rides, BAG OF ICE on hand, BELT BUCKLE prize on the dash.

He stares into the field where A WILD HORSE, races

alongside them, a spectral image in the darkness.

JEFF:

Wasn’t nobody there and you come away

with a belt buckle too damn big to wear.

What you supposed to do with it?

(03.18.14) 8.

CHRIS:

(grabs belt buckle)

You’re supposed to get laid with it. I’m

gonna wear it in and see if it puts Sarah

in the mood.

JEFF:

A strong wind’d put Sarah in the mood.

CHRIS:

Is that what they say?

JEFF:

You know what they called her in high

school--

CHRIS:

Don’t say it.

JEFF:

Sarah suck-a-

Chris swings his bag of ice, smacks Jeff in the face.

JEFF:

Sh*t man-

He swerves off the road. The truck almost coming apart

before he ramps back up, coming to a dusty halt outside-

16 EXT. BUNKHOUSE 16

Spanish moss hangs over a shackle-board residence. Chris

tumbles out the truck, clips on the belt buckle and--

17 INT. BUNKHOUSE 17

CHRIS swaggers into the narrow bunkhouse. A sheet hangs

in back, separating sleeping area from living area.

CHRIS:

Who wants to hump a rodeo star?

Movement back there. A MAN ASS suddenly protrudes from

the curtain as a BURLY COWBOY-TYPE climbs into jeans.

CHRIS:

What the f***-

SARAH steps out, his high school sweetheart all grown up.

(03.18.14) 9.

SARAH:

You said you wasn’t coming home until

tomorrow.

CHRIS:

(wounded)

Why would you do this?

Cowboy leaves his shirt open flaunting a big hairy chest.

SARAH:

Just let him out. He didn’t know...

CHRIS:

(shamed, steps aside)

You didn’t know?

Cowboy doesn’t answer. Chris SLAMS HIS HEAD into the

refrigerator and ramps him out the front door.

SARAH:

What the f*** is wrong with you! What’d

you expect? You drag me out here then run

off with your damn brother every weekend!

CHRIS:

Get out.

She jumps at the chance-- ripping clothes out of closets.

SARAH:

You think you’re a cowboy cause you

rodeo? You’re no cowboy. You’re just a

lousy ranch-hand and a shitty f***in lay!

The door slams behind her. Chris stares at the dent in

the fridge, wounded. He opens it and pulls out a beer.

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Jason Hall

Jason Dean Hall (born 1972) is an American screenwriter, film director and former actor. He played the recurring character of Devon MacLeish in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He had a guest starring role on Without a Trace as Jesse in Season Two. Hall attended Phillips Exeter Academy. Hall studied business, English and cinema at the University of Southern California. more…

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