Gran Torino Page #7

SUE:

‘Spider’? Is that what he just

called you, Fong?

SPIDER:

This is my little cousin, Sue.

Smokie takes off his sunglasses and smiles at Sue.

SMOKIE:

Hey, Sue... how old are you, girl?

SUE:

Mentally, I’m way too old for you.

I’m going inside.

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SPIDER:

That’s right, go inside while the

men talk.

SUE:

Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m

doing, Fong.

Sue rolls her eyes and goes inside. Smokie stares at

Tao.

SPIDER:

You think about what we talked

about?

A PAUSE. Smokie watches Tao carefully, offers him a

cigarette. Tao shakes his head “no” and looks at the

ground.

SMOKIE:

That’s exactly the point, Tao.

Spider told me how everyone thinks

you’re a pushover, how everybody

walks all over you and sh*t. I

mean, look at you, out here

working in the garden like a

woman.

Tao nods silently, but still looks at the ground.

SMOKIE:

It ain’t no big thing. You just

need a little guidance.

Tao looks up at Smokie. Tao looks a little skeptical.

SMOKIE:

It’s true, man. Sh*t, I used to

be kind of a quiet little punk

like you, everybody f***ing with

me. But finally I said ‘no more.’

You, you’re lucky, Tao, we got

your back. Me? I didn’t have

nobody. Had to mold my own tribe.

SPIDER:

Smokie’s right. We’re family,

right? You with us or what?

SMOKIE:

I swear, brother, we’re the best

friends you’ll ever have. And

anyone fucks with you, they’re

f***ed.

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SPIDER:

Come on, man.

Tao clears his throat and speaks for the first time.

TAO:

What do I have to do?

Smokie points to Walt’s open garage.

SMOKIE:

Spider mentioned that neighbor of

yours.

CUT TO:

INT. GARAGE

ZOOM IN -- There it sits with the tarp rolled back,

Walt’s gorgeous, shining GRAN TORINO.

SMOKIE (O.S.)

Now that’s a car.

SPIDER (O.S.)

Sh*t ya. 1972 Gran Torino

fastback. Cobra jet engine.

Mint.

Next to the garage, Walt is bent over planting tomatoes.

Walt notices the Hmong punks looking at him.

20 INT. VFW 20

Walt sits at the bar in the VFW (Veterans of Foreign

Wars) drinking with the old buddies and cracking off-

color jokes.

WALT:

I got one. A Mexican, a Jew and a

colored guy walk into a bar, the

bartender looks up at them and

says --‘get the f*** out.’

The gang laughs, until they see Father Janovich step up

to the bar. He smiles as he recognizes several faces.

FATHER JANOVICH:

So, here’s where my flock

congregates when they’re not in

church.

(CONTINUED)

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MEL:

Hiya, Father J.

FATHER JANOVICH:

Hi, Mel. Hey there, Darrel.

DARREL:

Hello, Father.

FATHER JANOVICH:

Hi, Walt.

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