Punch-Drunk Love Page #3

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RICO:

(over loudspeaker)

Barry, your sister's on line two.

Barry, your sister's on line two.

Barry tries again to ignore it....

BARRY:

With the Aqua Blast Whales and

Speed Boats we're gonna ask for a

display at eye level for the little

kids.....

RICO:

Barry --

BARRY:

-- excuse me.

Barry walks back to the phone;

BARRY:

This is Barry.

KAREN:

Hey it's me, what are you doing?

BARRY:

Hello, Karen. I'm just working.

KAREN:

Yeah but what are you doing?

BARRY:

I'm just working....I have some

customers here.....

KAREN:

So you can't talk to me?

BARRY:

I have a few people here, I can't

really chat right now.

KAREN:

"chat?" Did you just say "chat?"

BARRY:

Well, I can't talk though --

KAREN:

You just f***ing said "chat," that

is so -- what are you now? "chat."

I'm just calling to make sure you

show up at this party tonight.

BARRY:

Yes, I'll be there.

KAREN:

Fine. You get back to chatting with

your precious customers.

BARRY:

Ok, bye-bye.

Barry snaps out of this, turns, claps his hands in confidence

and walks back to the customers and says:

BARRY:

Sorry about that.

CUSTOMER:

I didn't know you had a sister?

BARRY:

.....Well yes I do....

(beat)

But one more thing I wanted to tell

you guys about the new plungers is

that we're making the handles now

in a non-breakable material

called.....

He takes one of the plungers and to demonstrate smacks it on

the table....it SMASHES and rice falls out everywhere....

BARRY:

Ok...this is one of the old ones, I

think. Lance do we have any new

plungers around?

Lance moves to get a new plunger....

BARRY:

That was a little embarrassing and

that was one of the old handles so

let me get a new one to show you --

RICO:

(loudspeaker)

Barry, your sister is on line one.

Barry holds, then;

CUSTOMER:

How many sisters do you have?

BARRY:

....I have seven.

CUSTOMER #2

Holy sh*t. You have seven sisters?

BARRY:

They're calling because we're

having a party tonight for my

sister and the they're just

calling....can you hang on for just

two more minutes....?

Barry walks this time into his office......CAMERA tracks

with Barry to his office, seeing him try and shake this

off.....He EXITS FRAME.

CUT TO:

INT. WAREHOUSE - OFFICE - THAT MOMENT

Barry enters, takes a quick moment to size up the

harmonium.....He picks up the phone and through the

conversation gently moves the harmonium to a different spot

on the desk;

BARRY:

This is Barry.

KATHLEEN:

What are you doing?

BARRY:

Hi, Kathleen, I'm just working.

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