PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE by Paul Thomas Anderson LOGO Presentation cards with white, red, blue, blue-green backgrounds, then: CUT TO: INT. WAREHOUSE - EARLY MORNING CAMERA (STEADICAM) holds on a man in a suit, sitting behind a desk, on the phone: BARRY EGAN (Adam Sandler) BARRY ...yes I'm still on hold... OPERATOR And what was this? BARRY I'm looking at your advertisement for the airline promotion and Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library giveaway? OPERATOR This is "Fly With Us?" BARRY It's hard to understand because it says in addition to but I can't exactly understand in addition to what because there's actually nothing to add it too... OPERATOR I think that's a type-o then, that would be a mistake. BARRY So, just to clarify, I'm sorry: Ten purchases of any of your Healthy Choice products equals five hundred miles and then with the coupon the same purchases would value one thousand miles -- OPERATOR That's it. BARRY Do you realize that the monetary value of this promotion and the prize is potentially worth more than the purchases? OPERATOR I don't know...I mean: I don't know. OC DISTANT SOUND OF A CAR SKIDDING TO A STOP, SOME VAGUE, DISTANT SCREAMING IS HEARD...THEN SILENCE. Barry hears this, gets distracted, then back to the phone call; BARRY Can I call you back if I have any further questions...? Can I get your extension? OPERATOR It's extension 215 if you want to try me back. BARRY Ok. Thank you. Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library He hangs up the phone and walks through his warehouse. It's fairly non-descript place, boxing materials, etc. Products seem to be mainly silly novelties (pens that light up, key chains, novelty toilet plungers, etc) He lifts a LOADING DOOR and LIGHT POURS INSIDE, WASHES OUT THE FRAME....he's silhouette....CAMERA follows him out...stays overexposed and over his shoulder as he looks down towards the street..... ...his business is situated at the end of a common driveway, shared with a few other nondescript places and an Auto mechanic....distant SOUND of a car SPEEDING and SKIDDING.... ....hold, then: ....a JEEP CHEROKEE comes FLIPPING into FRAME, far off at the mouth of the alley, on the street. The JEEP ends up landing RIGHT SIDE UP....HOLD.... .....Barry flinches a little, stares.....the JEEP sits idle for a moment....then it drives off....then: A speeding, small TOYOTA comes into view at the mouth of the alley, screeching to a halt. The passenger side door opens and a small, wooden HARMONIUM (like a portable organ) is placed on the ground. The TOYOTA speeds away..... ....a moment or two later another NON-DESCRIPT CAR flies past very fast.... BEAT. Barry squints, looks at the small HARMONIUM sitting alone in the middle of the street. He hesitates, looks around, holds, then walks back inside his warehouse. CUT TO: INT. BARRY'S WAREHOUSE - THAT MOMENT Barry on the phone again; BARRY ....I'm not exactly sure what that means... VOICE If they break or something. What is it, plastic? Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library BARRY It's a plastic, yeah. VOICE Right. Alright, lemme call you first thing tomorrow, I'm gonna run the numbers, see what's what and I'll give you a call back -- BARRY Did you have my home phone number? VOICE For what? BARRY If you wanted to call me back I could... VOICE I'm fine, I have your work number. BARRY Ok...because of the time difference if you needed to call me early? VOICE It's fine. I can just get you at your office. BARRY Ok. VOICE Ok, bye, bye. BARRY Bye. He hangs up the phone and walks outside, CAMERA follows him again, out to the alley, over his shoulder......he looks down the length of the alley at the Harmonium. HOLD, THEN: A small FORD ESCORT pulls into the driveway, around the Harmonium, parks......a young woman named LENA LEONARD (Emily Watson) exits the car and starts to walk down the length of the alley towards him.....CAMERA stays over his shoulder and turns into a profile 2-shot; LENA Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library Hi. Do you work at the mechanic? BARRY No. LENA They're not open yet? BARRY They don't get opened until eight. BEAT. Barry gently steps back and out of the FRAME. LENA Is it ok if I leave my car you think? BARRY I don't know. LENA I thought they opened at seven. (beat) If I left my car would it be ok? BARRY I don't know. LENA Do you know them. BARRY Not very well. LENA Can I ask you, can I trust to leave my keys with you and give them to you so that when they get here you could give them to them? ​ BARRY Ok. LENA You think it's ok where I left it, right there? BARRY I think that'll be fine. Lena hands him her keys, he steps back into FRAME, THEN: LENA Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library There's a piano in the street. BARRY Yeah. BEAT. LENA Ok. Maybe I'll see you later. Thank you for your help. BARRY Thank you. LENA Maybe I'll see you later, when I pick up my car? BARRY Ok. She walks away....he starts back inside the warehouse, hesitates, watches her go.....right before she reaches the end of the alley, she glances back quickly, over her shoulder....he dodges inside real quick..... HOLD THE EMPTY FRAME......then he steps back out.....looks off at the Harmonium.....and the empty street.....he looks around some more....then he makes the long walk down the street. ON THE STREET. Barry stares at the Harmonium a little bit, looks around, both ways, then casually picks it up and walks back towards his business..... He brings it into his office and places it on his desk. He tries a few keys....pressing down...there's no sound. He presses his hand on the foot pedal and presses a key and a small note is made.....BEAT....he does it again....and holds the note..... CUT TO BLACK. INT. WAREHOUSE - OFFICE - EARLY MORNING Barry enters the warehouse with harmonium and runs into his office. He places it on the desk and hits a key: no sound. Barry goes to his knees and unlatched the bellows. He pumps Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library the bellow, reaches up, presses a note, and another...then stands up into CU. and presses the 5 note melody......SUDDENLY: THE SOUND OF THE POD BAY DOOR SLIDING.... ....Barry spins around, scared shitless, sees: LANCE, who enters the warehouse, Barry rushes out to greet him; LANCE Hey, good morning, Barry. BARRY Hey...Lance....can I..... LANCE You ok? BARRY Yes I'm fine. LANCE Why you wearin' a suit? BARRY Um....I bought one. I thought maybe it would be nice to get dressed for work, can I show you something? LANCE Yeah.....you got here early huh? BARRY ....yes..... They enter into the office, Lance sees the harmonium; LANCE What is this? BARRY I don't know. I think it's a piano....a small piano. LANCE That's not a piano.....I have a piano at home.....where'd you get it? Lance walks around behind the harmonium....leaving Barry alone....towards the warehouse......he starts to back up a little..... BARRY Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library Well.....it was dropped on the street..... Sal, Ernesto and Rico all start to come into work behind Barry.....he sees them: CAMERA pushes in on Barry.... LANCE (OC) Why is it here? Barry....Barry? BARRY ...it just....I don't know....I don't know. LAND IN CU. ON BARRY. CUT TO BLACK. TITLE CARD Punch-drunk Love Movie (maybe color blooms/overture here) INT. WAREHOUSE/MAIN AREA - DAY CAMERA pushes in slow as Barry and Lance talk to TWO CUSTOMERS about the plungers which are on display in front of them. They speak all over each other doing shop talk, etc; CUSTOMER You do guaranteed sale? etc. BARRY We back our plungers 100% and we do ask for a 30 to 60 day display on the floor..... In the b.g., RICO over the laud speaker says: RICO Barry, your sister's on line one. Barry doesn't move.... BARRY Yes.....we do ask for....30 to 60 days.... CUSTOMER I think you have a call? Rico turns around, without loudspeaker; RICO Barry, your sister is on line one. Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library They look at him a moment.... BARRY I'm just gonna grab this call real quick? ANGLE, REVERSE. Barry turns and heads for the phone nearby at Rico's station; BARRY (into phone) .....This is Barry. RHONDA Hey it's me, it's Rhonda. Are you coming to the party tonight? BARRY Hi, Rhonda, yes I am. RHONDA Bye. She hangs up. BARRY Ok. Yes I'll see you tonight. Barry takes a few steps back to the Customers: BARRY Sorry about that: One thing I wanted to point out, Dave, is that we've just received a large order from the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas where we're going to be supplying their hotel rooms with the dice and money plunger, so these babies are really moving well right now... RICO (over loudspeaker) Barry, your sister's on line two. Barry, your sister's on line two. Barry tries again to ignore it.... BARRY With the Aqua Blast Whales and Script provided for educational purposes. More scripts can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/library Speed Boats we're gonna ask for a display at eye level for the little kids..... RICO Barry -- BARRY -- excuse me. Barry walks back to the phone; BARRY This is Barry. KAREN Hey it's me, what are you doing? BARRY Hello, Karen. I'm just working. KAREN Yeah but what are you doing? BARRY I'm just working....I have some customers here..... KAREN So you can't talk to me? BARRY I have a few people here, I can't really chat right now. KAREN "chat?" Did you just say "chat?" BARRY Well, I can't talk though -- KAREN You just fucking said "chat," that is so -- what are you now? "chat." I'm just calling to make sure you show up at this party tonight. BARRY Yes, I'll be there. KAREN Script provided for educational purposes. 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