Five Easy Pieces Page #3

BOBBY:

I don't know, I'll holler up Elton

an' Stoney...

She thinks about it, then moves closer to him and

begins unbuttoning his workshirt, as:

RAYETTE:

I'll go out with you, or I'll stay

here, and do anything you'd like

for me to do... if you'll just do

one thing. If you'll tell me that

you love me.

BOBBY:

You can sing the song.

RAYETTE:

(annoyed)

You know what, you are never

satisfied.

BOBBY:

That's right, hand.

The response makes her deeply insecure and she

immediately lays her body against his...

RAYETTE:

Oh, now, baby...

... and initiates another round of kissing.

INT. BOWLING ALLEY - NIGHT

Bobby lifts his ball from the return rack, moves to

the lane and bowls a perfect strike. Making a self

congratulatory gesture of triumph, he turns back

to:

Elton, seated at the scoring table. His wife,

STONEY, is seated beside Rayette on the horseshoe

banquette. As he addresses Rayette, we note that

Elton's two front teeth are missing.

ELTON:

(Okie accent)

Your ball, Ray.

RAYETTE:

(reluctant)

Is this suppose to be fun?

BOBBY:

Go on, get up there...

She rises and moves to the rack.

BOBBY (CONT'D)

... and stay relaxed this time.

Picking up ball, she moves to the head of the lane

and slings it down the alley, watching hopefully

as...

... it rolls off to the right and takes only one

pin.

ON BOBBY:

as she moves to her second ball.

BOBBY:

Now don't loft it, just release it

like I told you.

ON RAYETTE:

as she bowls the ball down the right-hand rut and

comes back to the banquette, apologizing:

RAYETTE:

The ball's too heavy for me,

honey...

He looks past her to Stoney, about to bowl her

ball.

BOBBY:

It's not the damn ball.

And as Stoney bowls a strike, Rayette hugs his arm.

RAYETTE:

I'm tryin', baby, so don't start

gettin' mad now.

BOBBY:

No, I'm not mad at you, hand. It'll

be all right. Just spot and follow

through...

And as Elton bowls a strike...

BOBBY (CONT'D)

(mumbling)

Sh*t.

He gets up and passes Elton on his way to the rack.

BOBBY (CONT'D)

Nice ball, El.

Rayette, to Stoney as she watches Bobby prepare to

bowl:

RAYETTE:

Id'n he somethin' to see?

And as he makes another strike and returns to the

banquette, she gets up and throws her arms around

him. He returns her embrace, smiling over her

shoulder at:

Two heavily made-up young women (TWINKY and BETTY)

taking possession of the adjacent lane. (Note that

Betty is of diminutive proportions, while Twinky is

Amazonian.)

RAYETTE (CONT'D)

Is it my turn again?

BOBBY:

Right. Now show me a little

somethin' this time, okay? Give me

some form...

He remains standing, watching as she throws another

gutter ball and then comes back toward him, alibi

ing:

RAYETTE:

I can't help it, honey, the ball

just keeps goin' cocky wobbly on

me...

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