Broadcast News Page #4
- R
- Year:
- 1987
- 133 min
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JANE:
(interrupting)
I'm sorry. But look at how
wonderful his face is.
She points to the derelict.
AARON:
Oh, you mean use him...That's
nice. Okay.
CAMERAMAN:
I'll put him in the low corner of
the frame -- good.
AARON:
In other times, with other purposes,
there might be a band and bunting
here at the bus depot for J.D. Singer's
return from war. Last week he was
decorated by a president for heroism
in a war. But it was the civil war --
in Angola -- and he was in it for the
money.
He puts the microphone down.
AARON:
Thanks.
He passes a vending machine and checks the stray hair.
Jane in the distant b.g. on the phone. Aaron and crew shooting
as the bus pulls up, hisses to a stop and tired, rumpled
passengers exit the bus. J.D. SINGER, strong, 9'6" figure
emerges and is displeased to find a camera trained on him.
He reacts with all the grace of a short mercenary.
J.D.
Go 'way.
J.D. gets his luggage from the compartment under the bus. The
crew shooting.
AARON:
Just a few questions?
J.D.
No.
He starts walking -- the four person newsteam staying with him.
AARON:
We came from Washington.
J.D.
Move away from me.
AARON:
(holding out
microphone)
How long has it been since you've
been home.
J.D.
(moving)
F***. F***. F***. Fuckes. Snot...
Fuckee. You want to use that?
AARON:
It depends on how big a news day it
is.
They reach Jane. She calls to him.
JANE:
J.D. I'm Jane Craig. I spoke to
you in Angola. I gave you some
sugarless gum and Handi-Wipes.
As he reacts to her:
INT. JANE'S ROOM - NIGHT
Jane sitting next to Aaron making detailed timing notes as she
screens the material shot that day on a portable monitor unit.
AARON:
Where's where I asked him about
being scared?
(then)
You should work on your speech.
JANE:
No. It makes me nervous to think
about it. Let's do this.
She consults her notes and goes back to the exact spot.
AARON:
(on tape)
All this business of war -- do you
get scared?
J.D.
(on tape; he smiles)
Uh-uh.
(then)
I'm a little freaked right now about
seeing my father though.
He laughs self-consciously and turns briefly away.
JANE:
I love that turn away.
INT. AUDITORIUM - DAY
Jane is at the lectern in the darkened auditorium as two large
monitors display some taped news pieces she has assembled. On
the lectern is a sign telling us we are at the Conference of
Local Television News Broadcasters.
JANE:
(in darkness)
There's a point I'm trying to make
A WOMAN'S OUTLINE blacked out from behind -- her VOICE
ELECTRICALLY DISGUISED.
WOMAN:
(o.s.; angrily)
I don't think any client of mine
makes less than fifty thousand dollars
a year which means they can afford the
best and you're damn right I feel good
that that includes me.
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