Gran Torino Page #6

Down the street --is a suped-up HONDA CIVIC with a big

SPOILER on the back. Inside are five Hmong gangbangers.

The Hmong gangbangers notice Tao being followed by the

or what?

Latinos.

Tao.

SPIDER, the driver, squints and then points at

SPIDER:

Dude, that’s my little cousin,

Tao.

SMOKIE:

You sure about that, Spider?

SPIDER:

I’m sure. Do we do something...

Smokie is the gang leader. He looks at Tao for a second.

SMOKIE:

Your cousin tight with anyone?

(CONTINUED)

15.

18 CONTINUED:
18

SPIDER:

No, he flies solo, Smokie.

SMOKIE:

Okay. Let’s go help out our

little cousin.

Smokie nods to Spider, they roar up and stop right across

from Tao and the Latinos’ car.

SMOKIE:

You better not be giving my bro

here a hard time or you’re gonna

wish you never been born.

LATINO DRIVER:

Oh goody, more Rice N*ggers.

The Latino Driver smiles and flashes a PISTOL.

A Hmong kid in the back seat opens the door and displays

a sub-machine gun. The Latinos are way out-gunned.

LATINO #2

F***ing Viet Cong swamp rats. Go

back to your f***ing rice paddy.

The Latinos screech their tires and are gone. The Hmongs

in the car smile and congratulate themselves.

Tao simply keeps walking down the street!

SMOKIE:

Where the f*** does he think he’s

going? Turn us around and go

after that cousin of yours.

They swing a U-turn and pull up to Tao, keeping pace with

him as he walks.

SPIDER:

Hey, cuz, slow down, where you

going? You should really think

about hanging with us, man. If we

all stick together, sh*t like that

won’t happen, with those Spicks.

Tao nods as he walks, but doesn’t answer.

SPIDER:

You can’t be such a little girl.

You join up with us, we’ll keep

you out of trouble, cuz.

(CONTINUED)

16.

18 CONTINUED:
(2) 18

Tao looks at the sub-machine gun cradled by the Hmong

gangbanger in the back seat.

Smokie takes this all in. He looks down the street and

sees that in a half block, Tao will have to pass a group

of Latino gangbanger types.

SMOKIE:

You think about it and we’ll see

you tomorrow.

19 EXT. TAO’S HOUSE -DAY 19

Tao digs in the garden. Tao’s younger sister SUE sits

and reads JANE magazine on the porch.

The tricked-out Honda with Blue Neon lights pulls up.

Spider, Smokie and two other Hmong gangbangers get out.

SPIDER:

Hey, cuz. Hey, Sue.

SUE:

What do you want?

SPIDER:

Came to talk to my cousin Tao.

Smokie looks over to Sue.

SMOKIE:

Spider, who’s the other cousin?

SUE laughs at the name “Spider.” Sue is seventeen, has

long straight hair with red highlights.

Rate this script:5.0 / 6 votes