Clerks Page #2

DANTE:

Sh*t.

The register pops open, and a hand extracts a quarter.

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EXT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. MORNING

POV:
NEWSPAPER MACHINE

Through murky glass and thin metal grating, we see DANTE

approach. He stops and drops a quarter in the slot. He pulls

the door down, finally allowing us a clear view as he reaches

toward the camera.

DANTE pulls a stack of newspapers from the Asbury Park Press

vending machine. He struggles to hold them all in one hand

as he lets the door slam shut. He turns to walk away, but

the sound of the quarter dropping into the change slot stops

him. He takes a step back to grab the coin.

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INT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. MORNING

The papers drop into the once-empty rack with a resounding

flop. The quarter drops back into the register drawer.

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EXT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. MORNING

DANTE tries to jam the key into the window shutter lock. He

looks down at it.

DANTE:

Sh*t!

The lock is gummed up with gum or something hard and obtrusive

like gum, preventing the key from being inserted. DANTE

looks around and kicks the shutter angrily. The car trunk

pops open and a hand reaches inside, pulling out a folded

white sheet.

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INT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. MORNING

A can of shoe polish is grabbed from the shelf. DANTE dips

his fingers into the shoe polish and writes large letters on

the unfurled sheet, leaning on the cooler.

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EXT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. MORNING

DANTE stands on a garbage can and tucks a corner of the sheet

under the awning. He jumps down. The banner reads I ASSURE

YOU, WE'RE OPEN. The door sign shifts from CLOSED to OPEN.

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