Magnolia Page #6

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INT. SMILING PEANUT BAR - NIGHT

CAMERA moves in on a young woman CLAUDIA (20s) sitting alone, bit drunk.

A vaguely creepy looking MIDDLE AGED GUY (40s) takes a seat next to her:

MIDDLE AGED GUY:

Hey.

CLAUDIA:

Hi.

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INT. CLAUDIA'S APARTMENT - LATER

A series of quick shots where the following happens; CLAUDIA and the

MIDDLE AGED GUY stumble into her apartment. CAMERA DOLLIES in quick as

she ~norts a line of coke from her coffee table....TILT up and PAN over

to him....

MIDDLE AGED GUY:

So?

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INT. CLAUDIA'S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER

CAMERA DOLLIES in quick as they're having sex. He's on top of her,

she's below, CAMERA lands in a CLOSE UP of her face as she gets through

the experience...CAMERA moves up and past her, finds the reflection of

the TELEVISON in a picture frame on her wall....

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INT. TELEVISION IMAGE - CLIP - THAT MOMENT

This is a promo for a game show called, "WHAT DO KIDS KNOW?" featuring

the host JIMMY GATOR (60s) We see various clips of him over the years,

hosting the show, at various clebrity events, etc. (Director's Note)

PROMO ANNOUNCER:

For over thirty years, America has hung

out and answered questions with Jimmy Gator.

An American Legend and a true television icon,

Jimmy celebrates his 200,000th hour of

broadcast this week --

CLIP OF JIMMY speaking to an INTERVIEWER.

JIMMY:

God, have I been around that long?

INT. JIMMY GATOR'S OFFICE - DAY

Blind's closed, door locked. Jimmy and a YOUNG SHOWGIRL from some

other show are having sex on his couch. CAMERA DOLLIES IN FAST.

PROMO ANNOUNCER:

He's a family man who's been married

for over forty years -- with two children

and one grandchild on the way --

CU. PHOTOGRAPH.

A family photo of JIMMY, his wife ROSE, his son JIM, JR. and CLAUDIA.

This photo is circa 1987. OPTICAL ZOOM INTO photo that isolates Jimmy

and Claudia in the picture.

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INT. CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER - HALLWAY - PRESENT DAY

JIMMY and ROSE (50s) walk down a hallway towards a door.

PROMO ANNOUNCER (contd.)

We've tuned in each day to see the

human interaction between Jimmy and

some very special kids over the years --

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INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER

CAMERA pushes in on JIMMY and ROSE as they enter, WHIPS over to

a NURSE who looks up, smiles says "hello."

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