Meet Joe Black Page #5
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1998
- 178 min
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PARRISH:
No no, not you.
SUSAN:
Daddy, what's the matter?
PARRISH:
Nothing. I'm sorry.
A respectful silence, the elevator continues downwards,
suddenly the Voice intrudes again:
VOICE (V.O.)
'...I want you to levitate. I want
you to sing with rapture and dance
like a dervish.'
Parrish grunts bizarrely, Susan notices and reacts:
SUSAN:
What is it, Daddy --?
PARRISH:
Nothing.
Parrish's eyes dart about, confirming no one has heard a
thing but him.
PARRISH (cont'd)
Just talking to myself again. You
know me --
The elevator door opens.
PARRISH:
Well, here we are --
EXT. 34TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY - DAY
They exit the building.
SUSAN:
(to Parrish)
Are you okay?
PARRISH:
A-Okay. Got my gloves on, my ears
pricked. I'm ready for action.
SUSAN:
Well, go get 'em, Pops.
PARRISH:
Yer damn right.
Parrish, followed by Drew, steps into a waiting limousine,
Quince looks longingly after them. Susan, blowing a kiss
goodbye to her father, steps out into the street to hustle a
cab.
INT. LOBBY, BONTECOU WORLD HEADQUARTERS - DAY
DREW:
...Tomorrow we sign off -- photo
opportunity, you and Big John, it'll
lead network news. Okay so far?
PARRISH:
Sounds good.
DREW:
PARRISH:
Do you think I need a haircut?
DREW:
Bill, after this deal, you'll be
able to afford one.
Parrish smiles, they step into the elevator.
INT. BONTECOU EXECUTIVE OFFICES - DAY
Parrish and Drew emerge from the elevator, Parrish observing
the overkill decor.
DREW:
Their PR guy asked me, what did I
think Parrish Communications stood
for, that's principle and ethics-
wise? I came up with something, but
then it occurred to me, why don't I
ask Bill? What do you think?
A moment, Parrish shrugs.
PARRISH:
Our first annual report, must be
thirty-five years ago now, I owned
two stations, I wrote down a state-
ment of purpose, that one day you
would wake up to a Parrish radio
station, read a Parrish paper at
breakfast, catch our news on tele-
vision during the day, and go to bed
with one of our books or magazines
and you would always be told the
truth and in the bargain, have a
good time.
DREW:
That's great! Wait 'til I show it
to Bontecou.
Drew opens a door, a conference room, a circle of top exec-
utives, now stepping out from the group is a huge, white-
haired man, JOHN BONTECOU, 55.
BONTECOU:
Bill, thanks for coming over...
(to Drew)
And how're you doing today, Drew?
(to Parrish)
You've got a firecracker here, the
kid's really set the table.
PARRISH:
Good, good. Glad to hear it.
BONTECOU:
We've met before, y'know, that White
House function, the President had
you on his right and you know where
I was?
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