Ed Wood Page #3

ED:

I know... But sometimes I get scared

this is as good as it's gonna get...

Dolores kisses Ed affectionately.

DOLORES:

Things'll change for us. Nobody

stays on the fringe forever.

She gets out of bed. We see her tiny apartment is drab and

crumbling. Dolores turns on the shower, then walks to the

closet. She looks inside.

DOLORES:

God, where's my pink sweater? I can

never find my clothes anymore...

ANGLE - ED

He rolls over in bed, away from her.

CUT TO:

INT. STUDIO WAREHOUSE - DAY

CU on Ed reading "The Hollywood Reporter." A RUDE BOSS in

suspenders suddenly strides up.

RUDE BOSS:

Hey big shot, get off your ass. They

need a potted palm over in the Carl

Laemmle Building.

ED:

Sure thing, Mr. Kravitz.

Ed jumps up. We WIDEN, revealing he's in a giant greenhouse,

packed with rows of potted plants and shrubs. Ed grabs a small

palm tree and hurries out.

EXT. MOVIE STUDIO - DAY

Ed strolls across the busy movie lot, lugging the palm. He

passes a soundstage and notices the stage door open a crack.

Ed glances around, then puts down the palm and hurries in.

INT. SOUNDSTAGE ó SAME TIME

A big-budget foreign legion movie is shooting, with a huge cast

and crew. A giant desert set has been erected, with camels and

real sand dunes. Ed is blown away.

ED:

Whoa, look at all this sand. This

is real sand! My God, where'd they

get all this sand?!

A SECURITY GUARD sees him.

SECURITY GUARD:

Hey, YOU. This is a closed set.

Ed is caught. He hurries out.

EXT. MOVIE STUDIO ó DAY

Ed continues across the lot, carrying his palm tree. An OLD

CRUSTY MAN sticks his head out an office window.

OLD CRUSTY MAN:

Hey, Eddie! Come in here. I got

some great new stuff to show you.

Ed puts down the plant again and runs in.

INT. EDITING ROOMS ó DAY

The old guy is proudly showing Ed STOCK FOOTAGE on a moviola.

The footage is totally random: Giant explosions, buffalos

stampeding, tanks, an octopus swimming, etc.

Ed is dazzled.

ED:

This is fantastic! What are you

gonna do with it all?

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