The Making of 'The Mean Season'
- Year:
- 1985
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[Car radio]
WELL, FOLKS,
THE STORM THAT'S BEEN
BATTERING PUERTO RICO
IT'S PACKING WINDS
SOUTH FLORIDA.
IS FINALLY HERE.
OF THE YEAR.
HI, MAL.
HOW'S
IT GOING?
HEY, JACK.
HEY! HEY,
WELCOME BACK.
HOW YOU DOING, JIM?
HEY, PORTER.
HOW'S IT GOING?
I THOUGHT YOU WEREN' COMING BACK TILL MONDAY.
TODAY'S FIGURES
BUT SOME:
PRIVATE ECONOMISTS...
I DON'T THINK
MARY LOU.
HI.
WHAT, AREN'T YOU
YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
HA HA!
MAN'S PET OCELO MAULED HIS WIFE.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
LOSE SOMETHING?
A LITTLE ENTHUSIASM,
AMBITION, DRIVE...
TIME, MOSTLY.
,
IT'S BROWN,
IT'S A LITTLE BOOK
AND YOU KNOW:
WHERE IT IS.
I DO NOT.
.
HE'S LEAVING AGAIN
OH.
HE LIKED COLORADO.
I LOVED IT.
OF THEIR NEWS.
[Kathy]
THIS IS TERRIFIC.
NOLAN'S FINALLY GOING
THAT'S WHY I WAN TO QUIT, KATHY.
THERE IT IS.
ON BAGGS BEACH.
GO WHILE:
IT'S STILL NEWS.
I DON'T WANT IT.
SHE'S ONLY BEEN
[Kathy]
THREE YEARS.
YOU DON'T LISTEN.
BILL,
YOU'RE IN A SLUMP.
KATHY, IS THA THE WEEKENDER PIECE?
YES.
O:
SAVE IT. STORM
OFF PUERTO RIC:
.
GOT UPGRADED:
TO A HURRICANE:
HER NAME'S ANNIE.
CAN I HAVE A MINUTE?
I DON'T HAVE
A MINUTE.
I'LL HAVE ONE
LATER. HERE.
LATER.
HEY.
PORTER'S
GOING WITH YOU.
O.K., BILL.
THIS TIME, ANDY.
WHEN YOU GOING:
TO HAVE SOMETHING, DOC?
UM...TUESDAY,
PROBABLY.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU O.K.? HEY.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
COME HERE.
NOT BAD.
LOCAL CRIME HASN' IMPROVED ANY.
I HEAR THAT.
WAS SHE RAPED,
MOLESTED, OR WHAT?
DOC, ANY ACTION?
.
NOT LIKELY:
WHERE'S THAT JOGGER?
OVER THERE.
HI. MALCOLM ANDERSON,
JOURNAL.
HOW ARE YOU?
EVERY DAY?
COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.
UH-HUH.
YOU MUST,
MUST REALLY HAVE
SHARP EYES, 'CAUSE--
NO, NO. I WAS RUNNING
ALONG THE BEACH,
THROUGH HERE,
.
TALK TO YOU:
LATER.
YEAH,
[Malcolm]
LISTEN,
I DON'T WAN TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
NO PROBLEM.
THANKS A LOT.
[Car doors slam]
NOTHING LIKE BLOOD,
IN A BAD MOOD.
IT'S NOT GOOD
FOR YOUR HEALTH.
COME ON.
GIVE IT A REST.
IS THIS:
THE GIRL'S FATHER?
MR. HOOKS?
MR. HOOKS?
BLUE CAR, SIR.
K:
YEAH. I DON'T THIN
.
THE MOTHER'S
COME HERE.
MRS. HOOKS?
THIS IS:
MALCOLM:
ANDERSON:
FROM THE:
JOURNAL.
MA'AM?
HE WOULDN' MIND STAYING
WITH YOU:
UNTIL:
YOUR HUSBAND:
CALLS.
YES.
I THINK:
IT'LL BE
A GOOD IDEA.
THANKS, RAY.
??[Soft music]
[Malcolm]
THAT SARAH'S REALLY
VERY POPULAR.
SHE IS.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SARAH'S GOING
I IMAGINE SHE'LL
FIND SOMETHING:
WHEN SHE'S
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS HER.
SHE REALLY IS:
VERY PRETTY.
AND...
AND THAT'S
[Telephone rings]
[Ring]
EXCUSE ME.
[Ring]
[Ring]
HEL-HELLO.
??[Sad music]
[Camera shutter clicks]
[Click]
I'VE BEEN
WORKING BEHIND YOU
AT MY TERMINAL.
IT'S GOOD.
REALLY GOOD.
NEEDS AN ENDING,
THOUGH.
"THE TRAGIC VISION
OF MRS. HOOKS,
"WHERE SNAPSHOTS
LAY..."
OF THOSE SNAPSHOTS?
MAL?
NO.
YOU'RE KIDDING ME,
RIGHT?
DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS NECESSARY, BILL.
THE WHOLE STORY:
WORKS BECAUSE:
OF THE SNAPSHOTS.
SORRY.
BETTER.
ANDY, THANK YOU.
WILL YOU?
SO, YOU THINK
THIS WILL HOLD:
YOUR INTERES:
?
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
O.K.?
NO.
ONLY FIVE MINUTES
LATE.
[Wind blowing]
WAIT FOR ME!
[Woman] TRY WORKING ON I AT HOME TOMORROW.
IT'S NOT REALLY
THAT HARD:
YOU'LL SEE.
[Bell rings]
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
??[Soft music]
[Child]
BYE.
[Woman]
BYE-BYE.
HELLO.
HI.
SHOULDN'T YOU BE
I'D BE HUMILIATED.
AND I'D BE HYSTERICAL.
I MISSED YOU.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
.
EARLY.
AND YOU WEN RIGHT BY THE PAPER.
TO QUIT.
BUT YOU DIDN'T.
THE TIMING:
WASN'T RIGHT.
THOUGH.
I KNOW,
BUT I WANTED TO GE AT NOLAN RIGHT AWAY.
ABOUT THAT.
IN A MINUTE.
YOUR MOM.
??[Soft music continues]
[Christine] YOU SURE YOU DON' HAVE ANY DOUBTS, MALCOLM?
[Malcolm] WHAT GIVES
YOU THAT IDEA?
SURE ABOUT COLORADO.
I MEAN, RUNNING
THE GREELEY TRIBUNE
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