Cool Hand Luke Page #4

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O.S. now are heard the SOUNDS of trucks arriving and the

Wicker Man goes back to the wicker.

CARR:

(continuing)

Any man not in his bunk at eight

will spend a night in the box. There

is no smoking in prone position in

bed. To smoke you must have both

legs over the side of your bunk.

Anyone caught smoking in prone

position will spend a night in the

box. You get two sheets. Every

Saturday you put the clean sheet on

the top, the top sheet on the bottom

and the bottom sheet you turn in to

the Laundry Boy. Any man who turns

in the wrong sheet spends a night in

the box. No one will sit on the bunks

with dirty pants on. Any man sitting

on a bunk with dirty pants will spend

a night in the box. Any man who don't

bring back his empty pop bottles

spends a night in the box.

O.S. now are the SOUNDS of men counting off, filling the air

with the apprehension of impending arrival.

CARR:

(continuing)

Any man loudtalking spends a night

in the box. You got questions you

come to me.

(attentive now)

I'm Carr, the floorwalker. I'm

responsible for order in here and

any man that don't keep order...

Luke mouths the next line with him. At the same time, we

HEAR the clanking of the Wicker Man's doors opening and the

thudding of many steps.

CARR:

...spends a night in the box.

(to Luke, sincerely)

I hope you ain't gonna be a hardcase.

NEW ANGLE:

As Luke shrugs the chute bursts open and the Bull Gang rushes

in, men trying to get hands clean, urinate and get back out

into the chowline. Sudden LOUD CHAOS. The Newmeat are seated

on the bench, bewildered, except Luke who grins. Koko spies

the Newmeat and is unhappy that there are only four.

GAMBLER:

(to Koko)

Four. You owe me a drink.

DRAGLINE:

(pushing both aside)

Get outa mah way you don't want a

wet pocket!

SOCIETY RED:

(passing the Newmeat)

Gentlemen, welcome to the Family.

LOUDMOUTH STEVE:

Any of you guys from Connecticut?

CARR:

Awright, let's move it along!

NEW ANGLE:

as the flow of bodies reverses and the men stampede for the

chute, going out, adjusting clothing, etc. Dragline shoves

Loudmouth Steve along.

DRAGLINE:

Fill your loudmouth with some beans!

And they are in the chute. The Newmeat still sit there. .in

the empty barracks, the SOUND of men disappearing across the

yard.

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