Punch-Drunk Love Page #2

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CUT TO BLACK.

INT. WAREHOUSE - OFFICE - EARLY MORNING

Barry enters the warehouse with harmonium and runs into his

office. He places it on the desk and hits a key: no sound.

Barry goes to his knees and unlatched the bellows. He pumps

the bellow, reaches up, presses a note, and another...then

stands up into CU. and presses the 5 note

melody......SUDDENLY: THE SOUND OF THE POD BAY DOOR SLIDING....

....Barry spins around, scared shitless, sees: LANCE, who

enters the warehouse, Barry rushes out to greet him;

LANCE:

Hey, good morning, Barry.

BARRY:

Hey...Lance....can I.....

LANCE:

You ok?

BARRY:

Yes I'm fine.

LANCE:

Why you wearin' a suit?

BARRY:

Um....I bought one. I thought maybe

it would be nice to get dressed for

work, can I show you something?

LANCE:

Yeah.....you got here early huh?

BARRY:

....yes.....

They enter into the office, Lance sees the harmonium;

LANCE:

What is this?

BARRY:

I don't know. I think it's a

piano....a small piano.

LANCE:

That's not a piano.....I have a

piano at home.....where'd you get it?

Lance walks around behind the harmonium....leaving Barry

alone....towards the warehouse......he starts to back up a

little.....

BARRY:

Well.....it was dropped on the

street.....

Sal, Ernesto and Rico all start to come into work behind

Barry.....he sees them: CAMERA pushes in on Barry....

LANCE (OC)

Why is it here? Barry....Barry?

BARRY:

...it just....I don't know....I

don't know.

LAND IN CU. ON BARRY. CUT TO BLACK.

TITLE CARD Punch-drunk Love Movie

(maybe color blooms/overture here)

INT. WAREHOUSE/MAIN AREA - DAY

CAMERA pushes in slow as Barry and Lance talk to TWO

CUSTOMERS about the plungers which are on display in front

of them. They speak all over each other doing shop talk, etc;

CUSTOMER:

You do guaranteed sale? etc.

BARRY:

We back our plungers 100% and we do

ask for a 30 to 60 day display on

the floor.....

In the b.g., RICO over the laud speaker says:

RICO:

Barry, your sister's on line one.

Barry doesn't move....

BARRY:

Yes.....we do ask for....30 to 60

days....

CUSTOMER:

I think you have a call?

Rico turns around, without loudspeaker;

RICO:

Barry, your sister is on line one.

They look at him a moment....

BARRY:

I'm just gonna grab this call real

quick?

ANGLE, REVERSE. Barry turns and heads for the phone nearby

at Rico's station;

BARRY:

(into phone)

.....This is Barry.

RHONDA:

Hey it's me, it's Rhonda. Are you

coming to the party tonight?

BARRY:

Hi, Rhonda, yes I am.

RHONDA:

Bye.

She hangs up.

BARRY:

Ok. Yes I'll see you tonight.

Barry takes a few steps back to the Customers:

BARRY:

Sorry about that: One thing I

wanted to point out, Dave, is that

we've just received a large order

from the Rio Hotel and Casino in

Las Vegas where we're going to be

supplying their hotel rooms with

the dice and money plunger, so

these babies are really moving well

right now...

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