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JUST GO WITH IT aka THE OFFICE WIFE HOLIDAY IN HAWAII Original draft by ALLAN LOEBKendig Revisions by TIM DOWLING READER/SENDER NAME: Andrew Dodge CONFIDENTIALCurrent Draft by TIM HERLIHY & ADAM SANDLER Patricia COLUMBIA PICTURES 3RD WHITE SHOOTING DRAFT 2/18/10 HAPPY MADISON BLUE REVISED PAGES 2/25/10 PINK REVISED PAGES 3/3/10 YELLOW REVISED PAGES 3/12/10 GREEN REVISED PAGES 5/3/10 OPEN ON: 1 EXT. SUBURBAN TEMPLE - MORNING (1990) 1 * Establishing shot of people filing into a suburban temple for * a wedding. * 2 OMIT 2 * 3 INT. BRIDAL ROOM - DAY (CONTINUOUS) 3 A bride (VERUCA) is fixing her hair and make-up with the help of her five BRIDESMAIDS. BLONDE BRIDESMAID * I’m so happy you picked this dress, * Veruca. * REDHEAD BRIDESMAID * You look beautiful. * One of the bridesmaids, RACHEL, who has a huge nose and * frizzy hair, pipes up. * RACHEL * Doesn’t she? She looks just like * Betty Grable! * The other girls look at each otherKendig for a beat. * VERUCA * You guys, I’m getting married. I’m * getting married! * READER/SENDER NAME: Andrew Dodge The Bridesmaids squeal with excitement. Then... * RACHEL * CONFIDENTIALNot without your veil you’re not! * Where is that bad boy? * VERUCA Oh, I think I left it upstairs. * RACHEL (jumps up) * Don’t worry, I’ll get it.... sis. * Rachel runs out of the room and skips down the hallway. When the sound of skipping fades away, the Bridesmaids and VerucaPatricia begin to talk softly. BLONDE BRIDESMAID She is so annoying. * VERUCA * I know... And she’s going to be my * sister-in-law in an hour. (CONTINUED) 2. 3 CONTINUED: 3 BRUNETTE BRIDESMAID How are you going to deal with * that? * VERUCA I’m just going to lay down the law * with Danny: we’re seeing his goofy * family as little as possible. REDHEAD BRIDESMAID * You sure he’s gonna go along with * that? * VERUCA * Danny doesn’t say “no” to me. * Believe me, I have him well * trained. * CUT TO: 4 INT. TEMPLE BASEMENT HALLWAY - DAY 4 Reveal the groom, DANNY MACCABEE (24), frozen outside the * bathroom, listening. He has a huge nose and frizzy hair. * CUT BACK TO: 5 INT. BRIDAL ROOM - DAY 5 Veruca and the bridesmaids. Kendig REDHEAD BRIDESMAID So.. how’d it go with Derek last READER/SENDERnight? NAME: Andrew Dodge VERUCA Shhhh! CONFIDENTIAL(speaking even lower) I told him if he wanted to stop the wedding, he had to speak now or forever hold his peace. BRUNETTE BRIDESMAID What’d he say? VERUCA He said he’s never gonna settle down, and I should go ahead and Patriciamarry Danny. BLONDE BRIDESMAID Did he give you a “wedding present”? VERUCA Uh... I guess you could call it that. * (CONTINUED) 3. 5 CONTINUED: 5 The Bridesmaids all squeal. A6 INT. SUBURBAN TEMPLE - BASEMENT (CONTINUOUS) A6 * Danny is still eavesdropping, wide-eyed. * B6 INT. BRIDAL ROOM - CONTINUOUS B6 * Veruca shushes the squealing Bridesmaids. * VERUCA Shhh! It’s the last time, I swear! * Danny is so sweet, and considerate. And he’s going to be a cardiologist. So I’m marrying * him... Long pause as she checks out her makeup in the mirror, then... VERUCA (CONT’D) ...and that zucchini in the middle of his face. The Bridesmaids squeal again. This time Veruca joins them. * CUT TO: 6 INT. SUBURBAN TEMPLE - BASEMENT (CONTINUOUS)Kendig6 Danny, tears running down his cheeks. * FADE TO: READER/SENDER NAME: Andrew Dodge 7 INT. SUBURBAN TEMPLE - VESTIBULE - DAY 7 Danny is standing with his younger cousin EDDIE (also frizzy * CONFIDENTIALhair, but with a part and loads of acne). Guests continue to * file in behind them. * EDDIE A zucchini? Come on! That’s just...Maybe an eggplant... Danny nods. DANNY (looking toward main hall of the temple) PatriciaI... I can’t even go in there. EDDIE Go get drunk, cuz. I’ll tell your * parents you’re not going through * with it. * (CONTINUED) PINK REVISED PAGES - 3/3/10 4. 7 CONTINUED: 7 WE SEE MR. AND MRS. MACCABEE (gigantic noses, frizzy hair) on the opposite side of the vestibule, greeting guests. Danny nods and walks toward the door. We hear a voice-over. DANNY (V.O.) Awwwww... What a sad man. That was me, 20 years ago. Pathetic, huh? 8 INT. BAR (1990) - DAY 8 Danny is alone at the closest bar, still in his tux. It’s packed, but he doesn’t even notice. He’s fingering the wedding ring that’s on his ring finger. DANNY (V.O.) I was halfway done with my first beer when something very interesting happened... An incredibly hot lady, JOANNA DAMON, is walking towards the * bar. While walking ten feet, she gets hit on by three GUYS. JOANNA * Pardon me miss, I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I borrow yours? PUERTO RICAN GUY Baby, I’m no Fred Flintstone,Kendig but I can make your Bedrock! She takes a seat on the bar stool next to Danny. As she sits, her purse falls on the ground. Danny bends and picks it up. READER/SENDER NAME: Andrew Dodge DANNY CONFIDENTIALMa’am, you-- JOANNA * (cutting him off, pissed) Can I just sit here for two seconds without being hit on? She sees his wedding ring. Her whole demeanor changes. JOANNA (CONT’D) * Oh. I thought you were-- PatriciaDANNY Just wanted to give you back your purse. JOANNA * (taking) Sorry I’m so jumpy, it’s just... I bet you didn’t meet the lady who (MORE) (CONTINUED) PINK REVISED PAGES - 3/3/10 5. 8 CONTINUED: 8 JOANNA (CONT'D) gave you that ring in a meat market like this. DANNY (sad, sips his drink) School cafeteria. I took her Jello, she took my heart. JOANNA * Awww, that is so sweet! How long have you been married? He turns to tell her, but is struck for the first time by how beautiful she is. As he stares at her, hesitating... DANNY (V.O.) I was gonna tell her, I really was. But she was so pretty, and I didn’t want her to know what a loser I was. So, I stretched the truth a little... DANNY I’ve been married for six years. High school sweetheart. Married right out of college. We did it on the beach in Hawaii. By a waterfall. Under a rainbow. Wrote our own vows. Mine took 5 minutes. I just had so much to say. So much love to describe.Kendig She’s just... she’s my world. Joanna looks dazed, and a little teary-eyed. * READER/SENDERJOANNA NAME: Andrew Dodge * Wow. Why can’t I have that? Sometimes, even in a place like this, I feel so alone... CONFIDENTIAL(gently touches his wedding ring) Tell me: why are all the good ones married? Danny nervously takes a drink. DANNY (V.O.) Okay, so this was going in a weird direction. But once you start a lie, it’s hard to stop... PatriciaJOANNA * So where is your wife tonight? DANNY Oh, she’s out... (CONTINUED) PINK REVISED PAGES - 3/3/10 6. 8 CONTINUED: 8 JOANNA * With who? DANNY That’s a good question. I stopped asking it years ago. It’s better that way. JOANNA * That’s...terrible. DANNY No, it’s my fault really, for having such frizzy hair, and such an ugly nose. JOANNA * I think you have a cute nose. DANNY Really? Thanks. My wife says I spend too much time at work. Too much time providing for her... And her shopping addiction... and crack. JOANNA * Why don’t you just leave her? DANNY The kids. We put on a goodKendig face for them. But I can’t say I’m not lonely. JOANNA * READER/SENDERYou poor guy... NAME: Andrew Dodge They look at each other, stare into each other’s eyes. A CONFIDENTIALspark. A connection. JOANNA (CONT’D) * Wanna get out of here? DANNY Yes. Joanna grabs Danny’s beringed hand. As they leave the bar, * we hear his voiceover. DANNY (V.O.) PatriciaAnd so, I discovered the power of the wedding ring. The symbol of my humiliation had become a tool to get back on the horse - and get back on the horse I did... BLUE REVISED PAGES - 2/25/10 7. 9 INT. DIFFERENT BAR (1991) - NIGHT 9 * Danny’s in a different bar, more casually dressed, talking intensely to a REDHEAD. DANNY (V.O.) Every single guy’s got an angle, and this has become mine. It involves a little deception, but what pick-up line doesn’t? Danny is finishing up his story, a little teary-eyed. DANNY ...and you know what hurt the most: it was the same motel we went to on our honeymoon. REDHEAD You poor man. DANNY I’m trying to stay strong. Shot? She nods. Danny orders two shots. DANNY (V.O.) (CONT’D) I used the ring successfully during my remaining years in medical school... Kendig 10 EXT. ROOFTOP BAR (1992) - NIGHT 10 * Danny is sitting with a BLONDE. His nose is half it’s original READER/SENDERsize. NAME: Andrew Dodge DANNY (V.O.) CONFIDENTIAL...after I decided to forget about * cardiology and apply for a * residency in plastic surgery... * The Blonde touches Danny’s cheek sympathetically. BLONDE I can’t believe she did that! With your own brother! DANNY It’s not her fault: she was drunk. PatriciaYou see, there’s three of us in this marriage: me, her and Jack Daniels... and my brother. I guess that’s four. That I know of. Oh my God I’m in such pain. Danny and the Blonde make out. PINK REVISED PAGES - 3/3/10 8.