White Hunter Black Heart Page #3

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- How many rounds, sir?|- Two hundred. Two hundred per weapon.

- Planning to be away quite a while, sir.|- Yes.

And Sunrise Films will send you the check.

John! Be careful!

Irene. For God's sake,|what are you doing here?

You told me to meet you here.

We had an appointment.|Drinks and dinner.

- I dressed.|- Yes.

Well, it plain slipped my mind.|Irene Saunders, this is Pete Verrill.

Hello.

I admired your last book enormously.

I'm a writer too.

John's promised to listen to an idea|I had for a film this evening.

I do hope you'll join us.

You can give me a few pointers.|One writer to another.

It's about a dog. A puppy dog.|He's the hero, the star.

Imagine, John, over the opening credits,|we'll see Horace.

Wonderful, adorable dissolves|of Horace. In close-up. In long shot.

Now, this is the part of the script|I'm not sure about.

The censors might cut it.|It turns out that Horace is in heat.

- Horace?|- It's a story of mistaken identity.

You see, Horace has a twin. A b*tch.|She's called Geraldine.

Now, it's she that's in heat.|Isn't that a wonderful switch?

We'll cut from the Hyde Park sequence,|John, to an early-morning shot of the river.

The river.

Horace is alone now. We dolly with him|as he trots slowly down a deserted street.

- He turns into Grosvenor-|- What are you doing here?

I have found a copy of the script.

- I hope you like it as much as I do.|- I'm sure I will.

Peter! Please.

You must hear the ending.

Horace is all alone. Now, we'll dolly with him|as he trots slowly down a deserted street.

Now, from another angle...

...Geraldine can be seen|coming down Brook Street.

She passes Claridge's,|then she enters the square.

Suddenly, they see each other.

Horace and Geraldine.

There isn't a human being in sight. They|race toward each other! The music swells!

Now, we hold the final picture|in an extreme long shot...

...as they meet...

...turn...

...and go off together.

They've only just begun to live.

Well, that's the end.

They find each other.

Well, isn't that something?|Isn't that something?

Do you really like it?

Well, darling, it's swell.

Come on, we'll talk some more.

Pete.

If there's half as much love|in this old gal as there is talk...

...I may be dead in the morning.

Hey, Johnny.

- Morning.|- Morning.

You look like you've been|run through the wringer.

Just part of me.

What's happening, kid?|What do you think of the script?

Well, I'll tell you the truth. I like it.

- I like it a lot.|- Good.

It's original, it's exciting and it's moving.|I just have one little problem with it.

The ending.

- You don't like the ending?|- No, I didn't say I don't like the ending.

I'm just not sure that it's the right one.

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