Battle of New Orleans Page #2
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- 1960
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EXT. MCKINLEY’S ALE HOUSE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING
A corner TAVERN. Quite a rowdy crowd has gathered inside.
INT. MCKINLEY’S ALE HOUSE - NIGHT
A wide swatch of TOWNSPEOPLE. A few of Jackson’s OFFICERS
and ENLISTED MEN drink at nearby tables, happy to havereached their destination. Dependable BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHNCOFFEE (45) finishes his beer and looks across the room...
And sees Jackson sitting ALONE at the bar separated from his
men. The BARTENDER pours Jackson a shot. Jackson drinks.
ANDREW JACKSON:
Again.
Down the bar a few LOCALS are engaged in drunken discussion.
Jackson can’t help but listen with half an ear.
5.
MUSTACHE:
Invade Canada -- that was their
brilliant plan? The currish louts!
WIRE RIM GLASSES
Brits turned us away at Montreal,
marched straight through Maine -
MUSTACHE:
Maine has fallen by God! Maine is
gone! I barely even knew her.
MUSTACHE raises a glass in a faux-toast. Everyone drinks.
TALL MAN:
Word from Washington is ten times
worse. The nancy boy Northerners -
MUSTACHE:
Couldn’t even hold the damn capitalcity! Their militia run like dogswithout even firing a shot!
TALL MAN:
Dolley Madison a better leader thanher windbag husband. The rest of
the lot, throw ‘em into the fire.
WIRE RIM GLASSES
Best be practicing our salute tothe King and the Queen. Up yerass, yer Majesties, our leaderswere no better than you I reckon.
One of the men with them is an eager NEWSPAPERMAN (22). He
eyes Jackson at the bar. The newspaperman sidles over.
NEWSPAPERMAN:
My apologies. General Jackson?
Don’t mean to be interrupting -
ANDREW JACKSON:
Then you’ve failed already.
NEWSPAPERMAN:
Saw your men march in town today.
Came from Fort Jackson after the
battle with the Creeks. Big dealthere, sir. Lots of land had.
Jackson shoots the newspaperman an annoyed look over hisglass --who are you and why are you bothering me?
6.
NEWSPAPERMAN (CONT’D)
Pardon my manners. Bertram Iger,
sir, Mobile Register. As long as
you’re here, would appreciate a
quote about the state of the war --
ANDREW JACKSON:
(re:
the locals)Your companions know more than I.
But the newspaperman won’t be denied.
NEWSPAPERMAN:
The British strong through Canada
and the Atlantic, the Spanish with
a hold in Florida and the Indians
still terrorizing the West. There
defeated Napoleon himself have
already set sail -
ANDREW JACKSON:
Exactly how old are you, Mr. Iger?
NEWSPAPERMAN:
Twenty-two.
ANDREW JACKSON:
And what have you done besides ask
questions of this war? Ever fired
a pistol or been in battle?
NEWSPAPERMAN:
No, sir.
ANDREW JACKSON:
Then seeing as you have nothing
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