My Cousin Vinny Page #5

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(beat, excited)

I know!

(beat, to Stan)

can we use any attorney?

STAN:

I think so

BILL:

(to Mom)

Ohl He is?! That's a great ideal ,

That's a great ideal You think

he'd do it?

(to Stan)

we got an attorney in the family!

STAN:

Who?

BILL:

My cousin, Vinny

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thru

Stan and Bill are escorted into prison van. cra~e down from

high angle to 2 shot of Stan and Bill as the van doors slam

shut

INT. VAN - STAN AND BILL - DAY

DRIVER:

our jail has been ~_ondemned that's

why we're bringin 1 you all out

to the state correct_ional

facilities

OMITTED:

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17B

J(is

Draft

EXT, PRISON - DAY

A few dozen, one story, bleak-looking bungalows, a couple

administration buildings surrounded by barbed-wired fence. Just

outside the fence, a dozen ACLU members demonstrate against the

death penalty. Placards mention a guy named NORTON - ("Only God

can condemn NORTON." "If NORTON dies, so does humanity" etc.)

Norton's going to be executed in a few days

STAN AND BILL - DAY

DRIVER:

r jail has been condemned

why we're bringin' you

out to t .. -.....,_t.ate correctional

facilities

EXT, PRISON - DAY

all

The van stops in front of the administration building

INT. MAIN CELL BLOCK OF PRISON - LATE AFTERNOON

As Stan and Bill are led to a cell. The other inmates - big,

vicious-looking men - spark up when they see the slightly-built,

clean-cut-looking young men. They hoot, cheer, and

wolf-whistle

19 STAN AND BILL'S CELL

A tiny room with a toilet, a chair, a sink and a DOUBLE bunk

bed. Bill and Stan enter - the door is shut behind them. Bill

sits. Stan paces - terrified. He sees a folded cot against

the wall

STAN:

You know what happens in these

places?

BILL:

Yeah ••

STAN:

And sometimes there's a big guy

no one wants to tangle with who'll

'protect you' - but you have to

become his sex slave and do

anything he wants

(CONTINUED)

Draft

BILL:

There's only the two of us here

STAN:

(indicating cot)

But what if they put someone else

in here?

Bill looks at Stan

BILL:

Stan - Shut up!

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INT. CONFERENCE ROOM AT PRISON - DAY

Bill's on the phone - he looks elated. He hangs up and grins

at a GUARD

21 INT. CELL

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Stan is nearly catatonic with fear. Bill is led to the cell

and is strikingly optimistic by contrast

BILL:

All right, Vinny's leaving within

the hour - he's driving all night,

he should be here tomorrow. He

says 'Don't worry, your problems

are overStan pumps Bill for positive-sounding information

STAN:

Great. so, what's the story?

He's some kind of a hot shot

attorney?

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