Boogie Nights Page #6

BIG STUD:

Will you close the door?

LITTLE BILL:

Will I close the door? You're f***ing

my wife, a**hole.

BIG STUD:

Relax, little man.

LITTLE BILL'S WIFE

Just get out, Bill. F***ing sleep on the couch.

(to Big Stud)

Keep going, Big Stud.

Big Stud continues. Little Bill watches a moment in a haze then closes the

door.

CUT TO:

9 INT. DIRK'S PARENTS HOUSE/TORRANCE - NIGHT

Dirk enters quietly, walks a hallway and goes into his room.

CUT TO:

10 INT. DIRK'S ROOM - NIGHT - THAT MOMENT

Dirk enters his room and begins to remove his clothes. He turns the volume

low on his stereo. He stands in front of his mirror, does a few flexes,

some dance moves, some karate moves, etc. CAMERA DOES A SLOW 360 PAN AROUND

THE ROOM. Posters on the walls of Travolta, Pacino, a 1976 Corvette, Bruce

Lee, Hawaii, a Penthouse centerfold, Luke Skywalker, etc. CAMERA LANDS BACK

ON DIRK.

DIRK:

That's right.

FADE OUT, CUT TO:

11 OMITTED

12 OMITTED

13 INT. DIRK'S HOUSE/KITCHEN - MORNING

Dirk eats breakfast. His MOTHER (mid 40s) stands, washing a dish. His

FATHER (50s) enters, dressed in suite. He crosses the kitchen

INSERT, CU

Father, stubble on his face, places a kiss on the cheek of Mother.

FATHER:

Good morning.

MOTHER:

. . . Jesus. Please, okay? Shave if you're

gonna do that, it scratches my face.

Father takes a seat at the breakfast table, looks to Dirk.

FATHER:

How's that work, you get home late, huh?

DIRK:

Yeah.

MOTHER:

If you wanna work in a nightclub you

should . . . if it's so important . . . you

should find one closer.

DIRK:

. . . yeah . . .

They eat in silence.

DIRK:

I've gotta get to work.

MOTHER:

. . . at a car wash . . .

DIRK:

What?

MOTHER:

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