As Good as It Gets Page #3
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1997
- 139 min
- 1,373 Views
SIMON:
Yes. It's not a subtle point
you're making.
MELVIN:
Okay, then.
Melvin enters his apartment and slams the door shut.
SIMON:
So the theory of confrontations is
that now he'll think twice before
messing with me?
Frank smiles affectionately. Simon turns serious.
SIMON:
He's genuinely upsetting, isn't
he?
FRANK:
ahead.
Frank waits till Simon EXITS SCENE and then knocks loudly
on Melvin's door. There is a sharp change in his demeanor.
MELVIN (O.S.)
Oh, I'm pissed!! Now I am really
pissed!!!
Frank waits patiently as Melvin jerks his door back open.
Frank immediately grabs Melvin by his shirt and jerks him
forward... Melvin is scared. Operating on survival mode.
MELVIN:
No touch. No touch. No touch.
FRANK:
You may think you can intimidate
attitude, but I grew up in Hell.
My grandmother had more attitude.
You don't intimidate me.
MELVIN:
(calling)
Police! Police! F***ing crooked
police... doughnut-munching morons
help me!
(to Frank)
Assault and battery and you're
black.
FRANK:
Shhhh now. I like Simon. I like
unrecognizable if you verbally
abuse him or so much as touch his
dog again. Meanwhile, I'll try
and think how you can make this up
to him.
(suddenly loud)
I hate doing this. I'm an art
dealer.
(beat)
Have a nice day. Party!
He tosses Melvin back and walks out. Melvin straightens
his shirt as he steps out into the hall. Frank smiles as
he re-enters the other apartment. Melvin appears
impressed.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREET NEAR CAROL'S RESTAURANT - DAY
A crowded and dirty street and here comes Melvin. His
walk is brisk -- an animal wanting to pass through the
danger without giving off the scent of its mounting fear.
At times he places his palms together and extends his
arms cutting a path through people. We will be very
pointed in the fact that he avoids stepping on cracks.
CLOSER ON MELVIN
His eyes focused on the terrain.
INT. CAROL'S RESTAURANT - DAY
ANGLE ON WAITRESS
CAROL CONNELLY talks with another MOTHER -- a customer.
You would not guess it, but her working hours tend to be
the most carefree time of the day. She is telling a
story about her son for the umpteenth time.
CAROL:
(to the Mother's
little girl)
Look at you, you're all better.
MOTHER:
It's that new medication.
CAROL:
You know all my son's stuff,
right?
The Mother nods too sympathetically that she does, but
Carol interrupts her.
CAROL:
No, no, no, I got a date tonight.
I'm walking out the door this
morning and he says to me, 'Mom,
I promise not to get one of my
date.'
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