State And Main Page #5

Synopsis: FADE IN: EXT. FIREHOUSE - DAY Ann is walking down the street. The firedog runs out of the firehouse, she gives the dog a biscuit, and pats him on the head. The fireman is out front with a cup of coffee. Ann hands him a poster. EXT. STATE AND MAIN - INTERSECTION - DAY Morris and Spud, two codgers, are about to cross the street when they hear a beeping and stop. As they cross, we see the tail end of a van, and the group nods in that direction. MORRIS You hear that? SPUD Yes, I hear it. MORRIS Drive a man to drink. Took me near half an hour, get across the street yesterday.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: Fine Line Features
  7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
2000
105 min
$5,770,800
Website
670 Views


ANGLE:

Scott enters.

SCOTT:

Mr. Price, Mr. Price...?

(he hands Walt flowers)

BILL:

What...?

They go back to the flowers. Walt takes the card, reads.

WALT:

"Bring it in on time and there's

more where these came from. Marty.

P.S. I want to talk to you about a

product tie-in..."

CLERK:

I'll put the, in your r...

WALT:

Somebody make a note. I want Li...,

for the broad... what does she like?

Lilacs. Okay. A truck of lilacs when

the broad comes. And get something

for Bob Barrenger, get him, what

does he like...?

CLERK:

Bob Barrenger... Bob... Bob

Barrenger's in this movie?

WALT:

That's cor...

CLERK:

(awed)

He's staying here? Bob Barrenger is

staying he...?

WALT:

Put something in his room. What does

he like?

BILL:

Fourteen year old girls.

WALT:

Well, get him something else and

let's get out of here in one piece.

Get him a half of a 28-year old girl.

INT. PROD. OFC. - WAITING ROOM - DAY

INSERT:

Front Page:
Burlington Banner. Picture of movie star Bob

Barrenger, and Banner headline: "Waterford chosen as sight

of new Bob Barrenger film. A story of small town life based

on..."

Carla knocks on the door to the back room, voices from inside.

Outside, on two chairs, the MAYOR, GEORGE BAILEY, a man in

his fifties, and JOE WHITE, the writer, dressed in an army

field jacket and jeans, waiting to be admitted.

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David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow. more…

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