杀出个黎明 From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
by Quentin Tarantino.
Story by Robert Kurtzman.
Draft script.
by Quentin Tarantino.
Story by Robert Kurtzman.
Draft script.
"I earnestly wish an end would come to this bloody
race I am forced to run."
Countess
in: "La Comtesse Noire"
by Jess Franco
FADE IN:
EXT. LIQUOR STORE - DAY
A convenience store in a Texas Suburb. No other businesses
surround it.
CLOSE-UP: A light switch is flipped on.
The sign on top of the store lights up. It reads: BENNY'S
WORLD OF LIQUOR.
TITLE CARD:
BIG SPRING, TEXAS
109 MILES WEST OF ABILENE
345 MILES EAST OF THE MEXICAN BORDER
A Texas Ranger patrol car pulls into the parking lot and
a real live Texas Ranger, EARL MCGRAW, steps out. McGraw is
in full ranger uniform - button shirt, cowboy hat, boots,
mirrored shades, tin star and a colt revolver on his hip.
It's about an hour and a half before sundown and McGraw is
off duty for the day.
The only other car in the parking lot is a 1975 Plymouth
INT. BENNY'S WORLD OF LIQUOR - DAY
A young Hawaiian Shirt wearing man named PETE sits on a
stool behind the counter.
A few CLOSE-UP:STOMERS fiddle about.
A MAN wearing a black suit, black tie, and wire rim
glasses holds hands with a PRETTY BLONDE GIRL in cutoffs and
bare feet. They look through magazines.
Another black suit wearing MAN holds hands with a RED-HEADED
GIRL in a prep school uniform. They look through the
beer cooler in the back of the store. Both girls are around
seventeen.
MCGRAW enters the store.
MCGRAW
Hot goddamn day!
PETE
Haven't felt it a bit. Been inside with
the air conditioner blastin' all day
long.
MCGRAW
Not even for lunch?
PETE
I'm by myself today, ate my lunch
outta the microwave.
McGraw walks over to the beer cooler, as if done ritually
every night (it is), takes out a beer, pops it open and
joins Pete by the front counter.
MCGRAW
Jesus Christ man, that microwave food
will kill ya as quick as a bullet.
Those burritos are only fit for a
hippie high on weed. Pull me down a
bottle of Jack Daniels. I'm gettin'
tanked tonight.
PETE
Whatsamatter?
MCGRAW
(sighs)
Awww, it's just been a shitass day.
Every inch of it hot and miserable.
First off, Nadine at the Blue Chip
got some sorta sick, so that Mongoloid
boy of hers was workin' the grill.
That fuckin' idiot don't know rat shit
from Rice Krispies. I ate breakfast
at nine, was pukin' up pigs in a
blanket like a sick dog by ten
thirty.
PETE
Isn't there a law or something
against retards serving food to the
public?
MCGRAW
Well, if there ain't there sure oughta
be. Who knows what goes on inside
Mongoloid's mind?
PETE
You could sue the shit out of her, ya
know. That kid belongs under a circus
tent, not flippin' burgers. You could
own that fuckin' place.
MCGRAW
What the hell would I do with that
grease pit? Besides, Nadine's got
enough of a cross to bear just taking
care of that potato head. Then all
this Abilene shit happened. You
heard about that bank robbery in
Abilene, didn't ya?
PETE
That's all that's been on the box
all day. They killed some people
didn't they?
MCGRAW
Four Rangers, three cops, and two
civilians. And they took a lady bank
teller as a hostage.
Pete doesn't say anything.
MCGRAW
They'll probably make a run for the
border, which would bring 'em this
way. And if we get our hands on
those shit asses, we're talking
payback time. We'll get 'em all right.
I gotta piss. I'm gonna use your
commode.
PETE
Knock yourself out.
McGraw drops his last drip of beer, crushes the can and
exits in the bathroom.
The black suited man by the beer cooler turns around and,
with the prep school girl in tow, walks rapidly toward Pete.
We see that the girl is crying.
BLACK SUITED MAN #1
(to Pete)
Do you think I'm fuckin' playing with
you, asshole?
(points to the tearful prep
school girl)
Do you want this little girl to die?
(pointing to the blonde with
the other guy)
Or that little girl? Or your
bosombuddy with the badge? Or
yourself? I don't wanna do it, but
I'll turn this fuckin' store into the
Wild Bunch if I even think you're
fuckin' with me.
The two men in black suits are the notorious Abilene
bank robbers, SETH and RICHARD GECKO, "The Gecko Brothers."
And the other customers are all being held hostage. Seth
is the one with the prep girl. Richard is the one with
the blonde.
Everybody speaks low and fast.
PETE
What do you want from me? I did what
you said.
SETH
Letting him use your toilet? No store
does that.
PETE
He comes in here every day and we
bullshit. He's used my toilet a
thousand times. If I told him no,
he'd know something was up.
SETH
I want that son-of-a-bitch out outta
here, in his car, and down the road or
you can change the name of this
place to "Benny's World of Blood."
Richard, holding tightly the hand of the terrified girl,
leans next to Seth's ear and whispers something. Seth looks
at Pete.
SETH
Were you giving that pig signals?
PETE
What? Are you kidding? I didn't do
anything!
Richard whispers something else in Seth's ear.
SETH
He says you were scratching.
PETE
I wasn't scratching!
SETH
You callin' him a liar?
Pete controls himself.
PETE
I'm not calling him a liar, okay? I'm
simply saying that if I was
scratching, and if I did scratch, it's
not because I was signaling the cop,
it's because I'm fuckin' scared
shitless.
Richard speaks for the first time in a low calm voice to
Seth.
RICHARD
The Ranger's taking a piss. Why don't
I just go in there, blow his head off
and get outta here.
PETE
Don't do that! Look, you asked me to
act natural, and I'm acting as natural
-- in fact, under the circumstances, I
think I ought get a fuckin' Academy
Award for how natural I'm acting. You
asked me to get rid of him, I'm doing
my best.
SETH
Yeah, well, your best better get a
helluva lot fuckin' better, or you're
gonna feel a helluva fuckin' lot
worse.
The toilet FLUSHES.
SETH
Everybody be cool.
Everybody goes back to what they were doing.
McGraw steps back out of the back. He appears to be unaware
of the situation.
MCGRAW
Yeah, and I'm gonna be right back at
it tomorrow. So tonight I'm gonna sit
in front of the box and just drink
booze. How much is the bottle?
PETE
Six-fifty.
Out of nowhere Richard WHIPS out his forty-five automatic
and SHOOTS McGraw in the head.
McGraw goes down screaming.
Richard stands over him and SHOOTS him twice more.
Seth charges forward.
SETH
(to Richard)
What the fuck was that about?
RICHARD
(in a low monotone)
He signaled the Ranger.
PETE
(hysterical)
I didn't.
(to Seth)
You gotta believe me, I didn't.
RICHARD
(to Seth)
When they were talkin', he mouthed
the words "Help Us."
PETE
You fuckin' liar, I didn't say shit!
Richard SHOOTS Pete and Pete falls down behind the counter.
Seth grabs Richard and throws him up against the wall.
SETH
What the fuck is wrong with you --
RICHARD
Seth, he did it. You were by the beer
cooler with your back turned. I was by
the magazines, I could see his face.
And I saw him mouth:
Richard mouths the words, "Help Us."
While Pete lies on the floor behind the counter bleeding
from his bullet wound, he opens his floor safe and pulls
out a gun from it.
Seth releases his brother.
SETH
Start the car.
RICHARD
You believe me don't cha?
SETH
Shut up and start the car.
Richard walks away from Seth and crosses the counter...
...when Pete SPRINGS up, gun in hand, and SHOOTS Richard in
the hand.
Richard FALLS to his knees, howling.
Both Pete and Seth SPRAY the store with gunfire.
Seth DIVES down an aisle. He reloads.
Pete DUCKS behind the counter. He reloads.
Richard has crawled to safety behind an aisle.
The two girls have run out screaming.
SETH
(yelling)
Richie? You okay?
RICHARD
(yelling)
I'm not dead, but I'm definitely shot!
I told you that bastard said, "Help
us!"
PETE
(yelling)
I never said help us!
SETH
(yelling)
Well that don't matter now, 'cause
you got about two fuckin' seconds
to live! Richie!
RICHARD
(yelling)
Yeah?
SETH
(yelling)
When I count three, shoot out the
bottles behind him!
RICHARD
Gotcha!
SETH
One... Two... Three.
The two brothers start FIRING toward the counter.
They HIT the bottles of alcohol on the shelf behind Pete.
Pete is crouched on the ground as glass, debris and alcohol
RAIN down on him.
Seth grabs a roll of paper towels from off a shelf.
Richard keeps FIRING.
Seth douses the paper towels with lighter fluid, sets it on
fire with his Zippo, then tosses it.
The flaming roll of paper towels FLIES through the air.
The fireball lands behind the counter.
The entire counter area immediately BURSTS INTO FLAMES. Pete
screams from behind the counter.
Seth smiles to himself and stands.
Richard shakes his head in amusement and stands.
Pete runs out from behind the counter, ENGULFED IN FLAMES
still holding his weapon and FIRING.
Seth and Richard hit the ground FIRING their .45's.
Pete, the human torch, FALLS like a tree into the Hostess
Pastry display.
Seth and Richard rise from the rubble.
EXT. BENNY'S WORLD OF LIQUOR - DAY
They exit the store squabbling. The store is bursting into
flames.
SETH
What did I tell you? What did I tell
you? Buy the road map and leave.
RICHARD
What am I supposed to do, Seth?
He recognized us.
SETH
He didn't recognize shit.
Both Seth and Richard stand on opposite sides of the car.
RICHARD
Seth, I'm telling you, the way he
looked at us -- you especially --
I knew he knew.
They both climb in the car, Seth behind the wheel. Seth
starts it op. The souped up engine ROARS to life. We can
hear Seth mumbling under the motor.
SETH
Low profile. Do you know what the
words "low profile" mean?
CLOSE-UP: SETH'S FOOT PUNCHES GAS.
The Plymouth tears out of the parking lot backwards, hits
the street, and speeds off down the road.
We CRANE UP HIGH to see the car leaving a trail of dust
behind it, as the store burns out of control.
OPENING CREDIT SEQUENCE.
Raunchy, honky-tonk MUSIC fills the theater.
CUT TO:
EXT. TEXAS PANHANDLE - DAY
The Plymouth tears ass across Texas plains. As TITLES PLAY
OVER, we see Seth and Richard enjoying their getaway/road
trip. Seth behind the wheel, pops open a bottle of
prescription pills, empties out four of the red capsules in
his hand, pops them in his mouth, and washes it back with a
slug of Jack Daniel's from a pint bottle.
Richard looks at Seth through the hole in his hand. Like a
boxer, Richard wraps his wounded hand with gaffer's tape.
The camera leaves the boys, as they woosh down the street,
and goes along the length of the car to the trunk. It hangs
on the trunk. Then we see through the trunk, like Superman:
AN OLDER WOMAN tied up and helpless in the trunk.
The rest of the titles play over black as the song
continues.
CREDIT SEQUENCE ENDS
CUT TO:
EXT. EMMA AND PETE'S GRAVY TRAIN - DAY
Emma and Pete's Gravy Train is a truck stop off of Highway
290.
SUBTITLE APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN':
FORT STOCKTON
238 MILES FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER
INT. EMMA AND PETE'S GRAVY TRAIN - DAY
Emma and Pete's PATRONS are made up of regulars, truckers,
cowboys and road-weary travelers. The CAMERA DOLLIES through
the maze of tables, patrons, and waitresses.
It stops when it gets to a table occupied by the FULLER
FAMILY. The Fullers definitely fall into the road-weary
category. The members of the unit consist of the father,
JACOB, age 44, an ex-preacher, a good man with rough edges,
and his two children, KATE, age 19, is a young beauty who
possesses what can only be described as an apple pie
sensuality. She is dressed like a nice Christian girl,
complete with crucifix. SCOTT, age 16, is a Jacob's
Vietnamese adopted son. Scott is a likable, long-haired kid
who always wears a T-shirt with the name of the heavy metal
garage band he plays guitar for, "Precinct 13." The three
of them are wolfing down a late lunch.
JACOB
We got about two more hours of day
light left. That'll get us into
El Paso, which is right next to the
border. We'll stop at a motel --
SCOTT
Stop? We're not going to actually
stop at a motel, are we?
Scott and Kate speak together, obviously repeating something
that Jacob has said about three hundred times.
SCOTT AND KATE
We've got a Winnebago. We don't need
those over priced roach havens. We're
self contained.
JACOB
Okay, Okay, maybe I was a little
overzealous, but give me a break, I
just bought it.
Scott and Kate continue the impersonation.
SCOTT
Why, just look at all this. You got
your kitchen --
KATE
-- you got your microwave --
SCOTT
-- you got your sink --
KATE
-- you got your shower --
SCOTT
-- see this, television!
KATE
Feel this, real wood paneling. That's
real wood, too, not that fake stuff.
JACOB
Unless you two wiseacres wanna be
introduced to the joys of hitchhiking,
what say we drop this?
SCOTT
(to Kate)
The truth hurts.
KATE
(to Scott)
It's the bitterest of pills.
JACOB
You two ought to start a stand-up
act, because you're just wasting your
humor on me.
KATE
Ain't it the truth.
SCOTT
Why do you want to stop?
JACOB
I'm exhausted.
SCOTT
Lie in the back, Dad, I'll drive us
into Mexico.
Jacob gives Scott a look that says, "You aren't touching my
new motor home."
JACOB
I just bet you would. Don't even thin
about it. Besides, I want to have one
night's sleep in an
honest-to-goodness bed. The beds in
the home are okay, but they're not
like a real bed.
KATE
Hey, if we go to a motel, we can
swim.
SCOTT
I'll be right back. I'm gonna go to
the bathroom.
Scott gets up from the table and walks out back to the
restroom.
Jacob and Kate are left alone. There's an awkward moment of
silence before...
KATE
Dad, when I called the machine to
check our messages there was one from
Bethel Baptist. Mr.Franklin said he
wouldn't permanently replace you until
we came back. He said when we come
home, if you still feel the same
way --
JACOB
That's very nice of Ted, but I'll
call him tomorrow and tell him not
to bother waiting.
KATE
I didn't want to talk about this in
front of Scott because he gets upset.
But you don't believe in God
anymore?
JACOB
Not enough to be a pastor. Look, I
know this is hard on you kids. After
Jenny's death, this is probably the
last thing you need. But I can't do
it any longer. My congregation needs
spiritual leadership. Well, they can't
get that from me anymore. My faith is
gone. To answer your question, yes,
I do believe in Jesus. But do I love
them? No. After Jenny died, I just
thought, what's the point?
KATE
(pushing him)
It's just, all our lives you've been
a pastor. For twenty years you've
preached trust in the lord. And then
one day you wake up and say fuck him?
JACOB
I didn't say fuck him. I'm just not
connected anymore.
KATE
That happens, you'll get it back.
JACOB
Kate, give your old man a little
credit. Every person who chooses the
service of God as their life's work
has something in common. I don't care
if you're a preacher, a priest, a nun,
a rabbi or a Buddhist monk. Many,
many times during your life you'll
look at your reflection in the mirror
and ask yourself, am I a fool? We've
all done it. I'm not going through a
lapse. What I've experienced is closer
to awakening. I'm not trying to shake
your faith. I've just decided not to
devote my life to God anymore.
KATE
What do you think Mom would say?
JACOB
Mom's got nothing to say, she's dead.
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP: COUNTER BELL. A hand slams down on it. RING.
INT. LOBBY - DEW DROP INN - DAY
Seth stands at the front desk of the Dew Drop Inn. A
standard issue Texas motel. Richard sits outside in the car.
Nobody responds to the bell. Seth BANGS it impatiently five
times.
TEXAS VOICE (O.S.)
Hold your horses!
An OLD-TIMER walks through a curtain behind the counter.
He's eating a BBQ rib.
OLD-TIMER
(rough)
Whatcha want?
SETH
Whatcha think I want, ya mean old
bastard? I wanna room.
EXT. COURTYARD - DEW DROP INN - DAY
Richard sits in the car listening to Merle Haggard on the
radio. He watches from his perspective, Seth taking the
walking outside and getting in the car. Seth starts it up,
and drives them to their room.
RICHARD
Do they have cable?
SETH
No.
RICHARD
Do they have an X-rated channel?
SETH
No.
RICHARD
Do they have a waterbed?
SETH
They don't have anything except four
walls and a roof, and that's all we
need.
Their car drives up to room #9, but they park backing up the
trunk close to the door.
The two brothers get out of the car.
SETH
(tossing Richie the motel keys)
Open the door. We gotta do this fast.
Richie opens the door.
Seth goes to the trunk, looks around the court yard. It's
empty.
CLOSE UP: KEY going into the trunk lock, turning.
TRUNK POV: Seth looking into the camera.
SETH'S POV: A WOMAN in her late forties is lying scrunched
up in the trunk.
She is the HOSTAGE BANK TELLER from Abilene. She's stiff,
scared and looks an absolute mess.
SETH
Don't say a word.
The two brothers, quick as lightening, yank the woman out of
the trunk and whisk her into the motel room. SETH closes the
trunk, looks around for any Johnny eye-witnesses, doesn't
see any, slams the door.
INT. SETH AND RICHARD'S ROOM - DAY
Seth turns from the door, sees the hostage woman standing.
SETH
You. Plant yourself in that chair.
She sits down in the chair.
HOSTAGE
What are you planning on doing with --
SETH
-- I said plant yourself. Plants don't
talk. You wanna get on my good side?
Just sit still and don't make a peep.
She shuts up.
Richard slowly takes off his jacket. He winces from his
wound.
SETH
Let me help you.
He helps him get his jacket off.
SETH
How's it feel?
RICHARD
How ya think, it hurts like a
son-of-a-bitch.
Richie goes over to the bed and lies down on it. Seth takes
the pillow and stacks them for Richie to prop his back up
against.
SETH
I got both rooms on either side of us,
so we don't gotta worry about
eavesdropping assholes. How's that
feel? You okay?
RICHARD
Feels good.
SETH
I'm gonna go get the money.
He heads for the door.
EXT. COURTYARD - MOTEL - DAY
Seth goes into the car, takes out a big suitcase. He scans
the perimeter with his eyes, goes back inside.
INT. MOTEL ROOM #9 - DAY
Seth comes back in, lays the suitcase on the bed. Richie has
the TV remote control in his hand and he's flipping
stations. Seth looks at his watch.
SETH
It's about five o'clock.
(to hostage)
What time does it get dark around
here?
HOSTAGE
About seven.
SETH
Good. I'm going towards the border to
check things out while it's still
daylight. Call Carlos and arrange the
rendezvous.
RICHARD
Hey, when you talk to him, see if you
can arrange a better deal than thirty
percent.
SETH
That's their standard deal, brother.
They ain't about to change it for us.
RICHARD
Did you even to try to negotiate?
SETH
These guys ain't spic fire cracker
salesman from Tijuana. They don't even
know the meaning of the word "barter".
You wanna stay in El Ray? You give
them thirty percent of your loot. It's
scripture. So it is written, so shall
it be done. You want sanctuary, you
pay the price, and the price is thirty
percent.
RICHARD
All I'm saying --
SETH
-- This conversation is over.
Richie shrugs and turns back to TV, Seth turns to the
hostage, grabs a chair and slides it up in front of her.
SETH
Now, we need to have a talk. What's
your name?
HOSTAGE
Gloria.
He shakes her hand.
SETH
Hello, Gloria, I'm Seth and that's my
brother Richie. Let's cut to the
chase. I'm gonna ask you a question
and all I want is a yes or no answer.
Do you want to live through this?
GLORIA
Yes.
SETH
Good. Then let me explain the house
rules. Follow the rules, we'll get
along like a house on fire. Rule number
one: No noise, no question. You make a
noise...
(he holds up his .45)
...Mr. 45 makes a noise. You ask a
question, Mr. 45 answers it. Now are
you absolutely, positively clear about
rule number one?
GLORIA
Yes.
SETH
Rule number two: You do what we say,
when we say it. If you don't, see rule
number one.
Seth takes the .45, places the barrel next to the woman's
cheek. She squirms and shuts her eyes. He pulls back the
hammer.
SETH
Rule number three: Don't you ever try
and fuckin' run on us. 'Cause I got
five little friends, and they all run
faster 'n you can. Got it?
She nods her head yes.
He takes the gun away and replaces the hammer.
SETH
Open your eyes.
She does.
SETH
Gloria, you hang in there, follow the
rules, and don't fuck with us, you'll
get out of this alive. I give you my
word. Okay?
She nods her head yes.
Seth rises.
SETH
I'll be back in a bit.
He exits.
Richard looks to the TV, then looks to Gloria sitting
across the room in the chair.
RICHARD
Wanna come up here on the bed and
watch TV with me?
You can tell she doesn't want to.
He pats the empty space next to him.
RICHARD
Come on.
She gets out of her chair, walks across the bed, and sits
next to him.
EXT. PHONE BOOTH - DAY
A phone booth outside of a gas station. Seth is in the
middle of a conversation with the party on the other end.
SETH
Things are real hot here. Crossing's
gonna be a bitch.
(pause)
Don't worry, we'll get across. But
when we do, where do we go?
(pause)
Can we make it as close to the border
as possible? Texas wants our balls.
The quicker we're in your protection,
the better I'll feel.
(pause)
Okay, where?
(pause)
The Titty Twister?
(he laughs)
I love it already. Okay, Carlos, I'll
see you and your men at the "Titty
Twister" tomorrow morning.
(pause)
Bye, my friend.
Seth hangs up the phone, lights up a cigarette with his
Zippo lighter and exits frame. After Seth exits, leaving
the frame empty, a subtitle appears:
EL PASO
5 MILES FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER
CUT TO:
INT. SETH AND RICHARD'S MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Richard lies on the bed by himself, propped up by pillows,
watching TV, taking on hits from a water bong in the
shape of a wizard.
ON TV
A local newscaster named KELLY HOUGE is reporting a story
about the brothers.
KELLY HOUGE
(talking to camera)
This bloody crime spree started just a
week ago today. The oldest of the two
brothers...
MUG SHOT OF SETH
KELLY HOUGE (V.O)
...Seth Gecko was serving time in
Rolling's Kansas State Penitentiary
for his part in the 1988 Scott City
bank robbery in which two law
enforcement officers lost their lives.
BACK TO KELLY
KELLY HOUGE
Having served eight years of his
twenty-two year sentence, Seth Gecko
was brought to Wichita Municipal court
house for his first parole hearing. It
was while at the court house that this
man...
MUG SHOT OF RICHARD GECKO
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
... his younger brother Richard Gecko,
a known armed robber and sex offender,
pulled off a daring daylight escape...
BACK TO KELLY
KELLY HOUGE
...resulting in the death of four
Wichita law enforcement officers, and
this woman...
PHOTO OF WOMAN SMILING
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
...Heide Vogel, sixth grade teacher
who was run over by the Geckos during
a high speed pursuit through downtown
Wichita.
MAP OF AMERICA
A red line travels from Wichita to Oklahoma.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
From there the brothers traveled
from Kansas through Oklahoma...
The red line enters Texas and the camera moves into Texas.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
...into the great state of Texas, and
then finally...
WE ZOOM in on a red-circled Abilene.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
...into Abilene.
We hear GUNFIRE and SCREAMS.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING - DAY
Kelly Houge walks down the courthouse steps of the criminal
courts building of Abilene. She talks to the camera. Cops,
lawyers and citizens bustle in the background.
KELLY HOUGE
The list of the dead climbed up three
more notches since our last telecast.
CUT TO:
PHOTO: OFFICER SHERMAN GOODELL in full police uniform.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
Officer Sherman Goodell, who was in
intensive care following the gun
battle outside of the Valley Federal
bank building...
CUT TO:
EXT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
Kelly Houge standing on the court house steps talking into
the camera.
KELLY HOUGE
...died about forty-five minutes ago
at Hopkins General hospital. And about
six hours ago, during a daylight
liquor store robbery in Big Springs,
The Gecko Brothers killed another
Texas Ranger...
CUT TO:
PHOTO: EARL MCGRAW in uniform.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
...Earl McGraw...
CUT TO:
PHOTO: PETE in a Hawaiian shirt holding up a big fish.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
...and liquor store clerk Pet
Bottoms.
CUT TO:
VIDEO FOOTAGE: Of Benny's World of Liquor burning down.
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
Then they proceeded to burn the store
down to the ground.
CUT TO:
VIDEO GRAPHIC: Picture of The Gecko Brothers with a tally underneath:
THE GECKO BROTHERS
WICHITA JAIL BREAK
VALLEY FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY
BIG SPRINGS CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY
DEATH TOLL
13
TEXAS RANGERS - POLICE OFFICERS - CIVILIANS
4 7 2
KELLY HOUGE
That changes the death toll to fifteen.
(It changes under "Death toll")
Five Texas Rangers...
(it changes)
Eight police officers
(it changes)
Three civilians.
(it changes)
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BACK TO KELLY
KELLY HOUGE
And one hostage...
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PHOTO: GLORIA HILL
KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)
... bank teller and mother of four,
Gloria Hill.
KELLY TO CAMERA
KELLY HOUGE
Heading the case to bring these
fugitives to justice is FBI agent
Stanley Chase. We talked with agent
Chase earlier this afternoon.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW
Kelly Houge interviewing STANLEY CHASE of the FBI.
STANLEY CHASE
For the time being we are very
confident we will apprehend the
fugitives in the next forty-eight
hours. The Bureau, local law
enforcement and the Texas Rangers
have all joined forces in forming a
dragnet to snare Seth and Richard
Gecko.
KELLY HOUGE
Agent Chase, does it appear that they
are heading for Mexico.
STANLEY CHASE
Yes, it does, Kelly. We have already
alerted the Mexican authorities. They
intend to cooperate every way possible
in bringing these fugitives to
justice.
KELLY HOUGE
Are you optimistic about the safety of
the hostage they took in Abilene,
Gloria Hill?
STANLEY CHASE
We've received no news one way or the
other. We can only hope for the best.
KELLY HOUGE
What about the report from an
eyewitness at the liquor store who
said one of the brothers was shot?
STANLEY CHASE
This can't be confirmed at this time,
but we do believe it to be true. We
have reason to believe it was the
youngest brother Richard, and he was
shot in the vicinity of his neck and
shoulders by the store's clerk.
KELLY HOUGE
Is it safe to assume that because the
death count involved and the loss of
life of law enforcement officers, that
the Bureau, the Rangers and the police
force are taking this manhunt
personally?
STANLEY CHASE
I would say that's a very safe
assumption.
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RICHARD SMILES.
RICHARD
(Newscaster's voice)
Is it safe to assume since the law
enforcement authorities in the great
state of Texas are homosexuals of a
sick and deviate nature, that they
will be too busy fucking each other
up the ass to actually catch The
Gecko Brothers?
(in an FBI voice)
I would say that's a very safe
assumption.
He changes a channel on the television. We see a Casper the
Friendly Ghost cartoon on the screen.
CASPER
Would you play with me?
A big burly COP turns around.
COP
Sure, little boy... A GHOST!!!
The cop heads for the hills. Casper cries.
Seth enters the room carrying a six pack of beer and two
take-out bags of Big Kahuna burgers.
RICHARD
Shit, I started to get worried. Where
the fuck ya been?
SETH
Sight seein'.
RICHARD
What'd ya see?
SETH
Cops.
RICHARD
Didya look at the border?
Seth dumps the burgers on the bed. Both men pop open beers
and Richard goes to town on a hamburger. Seth flips off
the TV
SETH
Yeah, I saw the border. Through
binoculars from on top of a high
building. That's about as close as I
risked getting. What's the TV say?
RICHARD
They're going to apprehend us in
forty-eight hours.
Seth sits down and takes a hit off his beer.
SETH
(to himself)
I gotta figure a way to get across
that goddamn border. Longer we fuck
around El Paso our lives ain't worth
a shit.
RICHARD
Look, fuck the border. Let's just dig
in and wait for things to cool down.
SETH
Richie, it's gonna get a lot fuckin'
worse before it gets any fuckin'
better. We showed our ass in Texas. We
killed Texas fuckin' Rangers. They
ain't gonna stop lookin' till they
find us, and when they find us,
they're gonna kill us. Texans take it
very personal when ya kill their law
enforcement officers. The El Paso
police have already started a motel
and hotel search for us.
RICHARD
How do you know?
SETH
I heard it on the radio. We gotta get
our asses into Mexico tonight. Carlos
is gonna meet us tomorrow morning at a
rendezvous on the other side, then
Carlos and his boys will escort us to
El Ray and --
Seth stops talking and looks around.
SETH
Where's the woman?
RICHARD
What?
Seth's out of his chair.
SETH
What'd ya mean, what? The fuckin'
woman, the hostage. Where the fuck
is she, Richard!?
RICHARD
She's in the other room.
SETH
What the fuck is she doin' there?!
He goes to the door of the adjoining room.
RICHARD
Seth, before you open the door, let
me explain what happened.
Seth stops and looks at his brother. He knows what he means.
He can't say anything, only point at his younger sibling.
Then he BURSTS open the door.
The dead, naked body of Gloria Hill lies on the bed. It's
obvious Richard raped her and killed her.
Seth covers his eyes with his hands. He slowly enters the
room with the dead body.
SETH
(to himself)
Oh, Richard, what's wrong with you?
Richard rises from the bed.
RICHARD
Now, Seth, before you flip out, let me
just explain what happened.
Seth slowly turns to his brother, then walks toward him.
Richard backs up.
SETH
Yeah, explain it to me. I need an
explanation. What's the matter with
you?
RICHARD
(low and calm)
There's nothing wrong with me,
brother. That woman tried to escape
and I did what I had to do.
SETH
No.
(pause)
That woman wouldn't of said shit if
she had a mouthful.
RICHARD
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong,
wrong, wrong! Once you left, she
became a whole different person.
SETH
(slowly approaching)
Is it me? Is it my fault?
RICHARD
It's not your fault, it's her fault!
Seth grabs Richard and THROWS him in the corner of the room,
holding tightly to his wrist.
SETH
Is this my fault? Do you think this
is what I am?
RICHARD
What?
SETH
This is not me! I am a professional
fucking thief. I steal money. You try
to stop me, god help you. But I don't
kill people I don't have to, and I
don't rape women. What you doin' ain't
how it's done. Do you understand?
RICHARD
Seth, if you were me --
SETH
Just say yes! Nothing else, just say
yes.
RICHARD
Yes.
SETH
Yes, Seth, I understand.
RICHARD
Yes, Seth, I understand.
Seth hugs his little brother. Tight.
SETH
(whispers in Richie's ear)
We get into Mexico, it's gonna be
sweet Rosemary, hundred-proof liquor,
and rice and beans. None of this
shit's gonna matter.
INT. MOTOR HOME - NIGHT
Scott and Kate are in the front seat of their parked motor
home. The motor home's parked in front of the Dew Drop
Inn's front office. We see Jacob inside getting a room from
the Old-Timer.
KATE
I can't believe he's stopping here.
This place looks totally cruddy.
Jacob walks out of the office. Kate yells from the motor
home.
KATE
Dad, why are we stopping here?
He opens the meter home door and climbs in.
JACOB
There's nothing wrong with this
place.
KATE
It's a flop house.
JACOB
It's not a flop house. It's basic
and simple. That doesn't make it a
flop house.
KATE
If it doesn't have a pool, we're
looking for a new place.
Starting the huge car and slowly maneuvering it through the
courtyard.
JACOB
It has a bed. That's all I care about.
KATE
Other places have beds, they also have
cable TV, a gym, room service...
EXT. COURTYARD - NIGHT
Seth walks out of room #9 with a beer in his hand. He's
thinking about how he's going to get over the border
tonight. Lost in thought, he steps out in the path of the
Fuller's motor home.
Jacob slams on the brakes. Seth jumps back, startled. Both
Kate and Scott are TOSSED out of their seats onto the floor.
THUD... THUD...
KATE
Owww, my head.
Jacob (pissed) honks his horn at Seth and yells out the
window.
JACOB
Watch where you're going!
THROUGH WINDSHIELD
Seth just stands right in their way without moving, gazing
up at the giant motor home.
JACOB BEHIND THE WHEEL
Kate and Scott join him up front looking at this weirdo.
SCOTT
What's this guy's problem?
JACOB
I have no idea.
Seth continues standing in their way, making no attempt to
move. Not threatening, just looking at them.
HONK!
JACOB
Anytime, man.
The horn snaps Seth back to this world. A smile breaks out
on the escaped fugitive's face and he politely steps to one
side to let them pass.
Pass they do!
KATE
Creepy guy.
SETH
The Sword of Damocles is lifted from above Seth's head. He's
just solved a problem that a mere thirty seconds ago seemed
unsolvable. He knows exactly how he's going to cross the
border. Whistling a happy tune, he turns and walks back into
room #9.
INT. FULLERS' MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
The Fullers are in room #12. It's identical to the one that
the Gecko boys are in, except that the paintings above the
beds are different. Jacob has fallen asleep in his clothes
on the bed.
Scott sits in a chair, headphones on, playing an unplugged
electric guitar. Kate is nowhere in sight.
KNOCK... KNOCK... KNOCK... on the door. Scott doesn't hear
shit but his music. Jacob stirs a bit, but doesn't wake up.
POUND... POUND... POUND... on the door. Jacob SPRINGS UP.
He looks over at Scott, who, lost in guitar heaven, is
oblivious of the knocker, then to the door.
JACOB
(yelling)
What?
From the other side of the door comes a friendly voice.
VOICE (O.S.)
I'm your neighbor in room 9, I hate to
disturb you, but I'd like to ask a favor.
Jacob swings his feet to the floor, stands up and walks to
the door. As he passes Scott, he says, in his direction --
JACOB
I hope none of this is disturbing you.
Scott can't hear him, but when he sees his dad look at him,
he smiles.
Jacob opens the door and sees...
... Richard Gecko standing in the doorway, looking like the
nicest guy in the entire world.
RICHARD
Hi there, I'm from room 9, my name is
Don Cornelius. No, not the Don
Cornelius from Soul Train. Me and my
lady friend need some ice and we don't
seem to have an ice bucket. Could we
possibly borrow yours? I'll bring it
right back.
JACOB
(still partially asleep)
Sure.
We follow Jacob as he turns to the dresser to get the motel
ice bucket. He grabs it, turns back to the door, takes a
couple of steps towards it, then stops: in his tracks.
He sees Richard and Seth both inside the room with the door
closed, both with .45's in their hands, both aimed at him.
JACOB
What is this?
Seth SLUGS Jacob in the mouth, KNOCKING him to the ground.
SETH
It's called a punch.
Scott suddenly becomes aware of what's going on around him
and instinctively stands. Richard shoves his .45 in Scott's
mouth.
RICHARD
Sit down.
Scott lowers himself back down onto his seat.
RICHARD
Good boy.
Jacob lifts his head off the floor and wipes blood away from
his lip. He looks at his opponent who stands over him.
SETH
(to Jacob)
What's your name?
JACOB
Jacob.
SETH
Okay, Jacob, get up and sit your ass
down on the bed. Make a wrong move and
I'll shoot you in the face.
Jacob rises and sits on the edge of the bed.
SETH
(to Richard)
Okay, move the Jap over there.
Keeping the gun in Scott's mouth, Richard makes Scott rise...
RICHARD
Upsy daisy.
...guiding him over to the bed by his father.
Richard removes the gun from Scott's mouth and stands next
to his brother, looking down at their two hostages.
SETH
(to his hostages)
What's the story with you two? You a
couple of fags?
JACOB
He's my son.
SETH
How does that happen? You don't look
Japanese.
JACOB
Neither does he. He looks Vietnamese.
SETH
Oh, well, excuse me all to hell.
JACOB
What's this about, money?
SETH
It's about money, all right, but not
yours. You see, me and my brother here
are in a little hot water and we need
your assistance.
The door to room #12 opens and a dripping wet, bikini clad
Kate walks in.
The brothers spin their guns in her direction.
Kate, startled, screams. Jacob and Scott get on their feet
and move forward. Seth spins back towards the two men, gun
ready to spit.
SETH
(to Scott and Jacob)
Stop!
Jacob and Scott freeze.
Richard moves like quicksilver, shutting the door and
positioning himself behind the terrified Kate.
KATE
What's going on?
RICHARD
We're having a wet bikini contest,
and you just won.
JACOB
(to Kate)
It's okay, honey. Everything's going
to be all right.
SETH
Just listen to daddy, sugar, and don't
do nothin' stupid.
(he turns to Jacob and Scott,
who are still standing)
You two, Simon says sit the fuck down!
They slowly sit.
Richard can't take his eyes off the dripping wet Kate.
Both Jacob and Seth see this and neither men like it. Both
for their own reasons.
SETH
(to Jacob)
Where are the keys to the motor home?
JACOB
On the dresser.
SETH
Richie, take the keys. Start that big
bastard up, and drive it up front.
Richard doesn't move from his position behind Kate. Kate
feels his eyes on her. She slowly turns and looks at him.
He looks in her face.
CLOSE-UP KATE
She smiles at him.
KATE
Richie, will you do me a favor and eat
my pussy?
CLOSE-UP RICHARD
RICHARD
Sure.
SETH (O.S.)
Richard!
Richard's eyes go to Seth.
Everybody is where they were. Kate never turned around.
SETH
Not when you get around to it, now.
Without saying a word, he takes the keys and leaves the
room.
SETH
(pointing at Kate)
You, Gidget, go in the bathroom and
put on some clothes.
She grabs some clothes from the floor and moves towards the
bathroom.
Seth GRABS her wrist.
SETH
You got three minutes. One second
longer, I shoot your father in the
face. Do you understand what I just
said?
KATE
Yes.
SETH
Do you believe me?
KATE
Yes.
SETH
You damn well better. Go.
She goes into the bathroom.
JACOB
Look, if you want the motor home, just
take it and get out.
Seth grabs a chair and slides it up to his two male
hostages.
SETH
Sorry, Pops, it ain't gonna be that
easy.
We hear the motor home "HONK" twice outside.
SETH
Get ready to move out, we're all going
on a little ride.
Jacob shakes his head "no."
JACOB
Not a chance.
SETH
Come again?
JACOB
If you're taking people, take me. But
my kids aren't going anywhere with
you.
SETH
Sorry, I need everybody.
JACOB
My children are not going with you,
and that's that.
SETH
(angry)
That's not fuckin' that...
(holds up his gun)
this is fuckin' this.
(he calms down and looks
at Scott)
Go sit over there.
Scott gets up and walks to the other side of the room,
leaving the two men alone. Seth speaks in a quiet,
conversational tone.
SETH
I ain't got time to fuck around with
you, so I'll make this simple. Take
your kids and get in the car, or I'll
execute all three of you right now.
(he cocks the gun and puts
it right in Jacob's face)
What's it gonna be, yes or no answer?
Jacob looks at him.
JACOB
Yes.
SETH
Good.
(to Scott)
Your old man's all right, he just
saved your life.
Seth BANGS on the bathroom door.
SETH
Times up, Princess.
The bathroom door opens. Kate stands there, wearing a
T-shirt, jeans and bare feet.
SETH
Okay, ramblers, let's get to rambling.
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EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT
The motor home with the powder-keg interior drives through
the Lone Star night.
INT. MOTOR HOME NIGHT
Richard's in the back bed area with a gun trained on Kate
and Scott. The two scared siblings hold hands.
KATE
Excuse me.
Richard zeros in on her.
RICHARD
What?
KATE
Where are you taking us?
RICHARD
Mexico.
KATE
What's in Mexico?
RICHARD
Mexicans.
He doesn't smile.
In the front part of the motor home, Jacob sits behind the
wheel, driving into the night. Seth sits in the passenger
seat, going through Jacob's wallet and talking to him
calmly.
SETH
(reading his driver's license)
Jacob Fuller. Jacob, that's biblical,
ain't it? What am I askin' for, of
course it is.
(motioning behind him)
What are their names?
JACOB
Scott and Kate.
Seth repeats the names as he thumbs through the wallet.
SETH
Scott and Kate... Kate and Scott...
Scott Fuller... Kate Fuller...
Seth comes to a snapshot of Jacob and his wife.
SETH
Who's this?
JACOB
My wife.
SETH
Where is the little lady?
JACOB
In heaven.
SETH
She's dead?
JACOB
Yes, she is.
SETH
How'd she die?
JACOB
Auto wreck.
SETH
Come on, gimme some more details.
How'd it happen? Some fuckin' drunk
kill her?
JACOB
No. It was a rainy night, the brakes
on the car weren't great. She had to
stop suddenly. She slid on the road,
she crashed, she died.
SETH
Died instantly?
JACOB
Not quite. She was trapped in the
wreck for about six hours before she
passed on.
SETH
Whewww! Those acts of God really stick
it in and break it off, don't they?
JACOB
Yes, they do.
Seth looks back at the wallet. He sees Jacob's minister's
license.
SETH
Is this real?
JACOB
Yes.
SETH
I've seen one of these before. A
friend of mine had himself declared
a minister of his own religion. Away
to fuck the IRS. Is that what you're
doing, or are you the real McCoy?
JACOB
Real McCoy.
SETH
You're a preacher?
JACOB
I was a minister.
SETH
Was? As in not anymore?
JACOB
Yes.
SETH
Why'd ya quit?
JACOB
I think I've gotten about as up close
and personal with you as I'm gonna
get. Now if you need me like I think
you need me, you're not gonna kill me
'cause I won't answer your stupid,
prying questions. So, with all due
respect, mind your own business.
SETH
I seem to have touched a nerve. Don't
be so sensitive, Pops, let's keep this
friendly. But you're right, enough
with the getting to know you shit.
Now, there's two ways we can play this
hand. One way is me and you go round
an' round all fuckin' night. The other
way, is we reach some sort of an
understanding. Now, if we go down that
first path at the end of the day, I'll
win. But we go down the second, we'll
both win. Now, I don't give a rat's
ass about you or your fuckin' family.
Y'all can live forever or die this
second and I don't care which. The
only things I do care about are me
that son-of-a-bitch in the back, and
our money. And right now I need to get
those three things into Mexico. Now,
stop me if I'm wrong, but I take it
you don't give a shit about seeing me
and my brother receiving justice, or
the bank getting its money back. Right
now all you care about is the safety
of your daughter, your son and
possibly yourself. Am I correct?
JACOB
Yes.
SETH
I thought so. You help us get across
the border without incident, stay with
us the rest of the night without
trying anything funny, and in the
morning we'll let you and your family
go. That way everybody gets what they
want. You and your kids get out of
this alive and we get into Mexico.
Everybody's happy.
JACOB
How do I know you'll keep your word?
SETH
Jesus Christ, Pops, don't start with
this shit.
JACOB
You want me to sit here and be
passive. The only way being passive in
this situation makes sense is if I
believe you'll let us go. I'm not
there yet. You have to convince me
you're telling the truth.
SETH
Look, dickhead, the only thing you
need to be convinced about is that
you're stuck in a situation with a
coupla real mean motor scooters. I
don't wanna hafta worry about you all
fuckin' night. And I don't think you
wanna be worrying about my brother's
intentions toward your daughter all
night. You notice the way he looked
at her, didn't ya?
JACOB
Yes.
SETH
Didn't like it, did ya?
JACOB
No, I didn't.
SETH
Didn't think so. So, as I was saying,
I'm willing to make a deal. You
behave, get us into Mexico, and don't
try to escape. I'll keep my brother
off your daughter and let you all
loose in the morning.
JACOB
You won't let him touch her?
SETH
I can handle Richie, don't worry.
The two men look at each other for some measure of trust.
Seth sticks out his hand.
SETH
I give you my word.
Seth can't help but think about the last time he gave his
word.
SETH
(hand sticks out)
My words, my law. Better you not take
it, and that's just where we are,
then take it and not mean it.
Jacob takes his hand, but looks right into Seth.
JACOB
If he touches her, I'll kill him. I
don't give a fuck how many guns you
have, nothing will stop me from
killing him.
SETH
Fair enough. You break your word, I'll
kill all of you.
(calling to the back)
Kate, honey!
KATE
Yeah.
SETH
You must have a bible in here, don't
cha?
KATE
Yeah, we got a bible.
SETH
Get it and bring it up here, will
ya, please?
Kate goes into a drawer, pulls out a bible and brings it up
front.
SETH
Hold it right there, sweetie pie.
(to Jacob)
Put your hand on it.
Jacob does.
SETH
Swear to God, on the Bible, you won't
try to escape and you'll get us across
the border.
JACOB
I swear to God I won't try to escape
and I'll do my best to get you into
Mexico.
SETH
You best better get it done, Pops.
Seth places his hand on the Bible.
SETH
I swear to God I'll let you loose in the
morning. And your daughter will be safe. And I
also swear if you do anything to fuck me up,
I'll slit all your throats.
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INT. MOTOR HOME - NIGHT
Richard's in the back with Kate and Scott. Richard,
expressionless, looks at Kate's bare feet.
SLOW ZOOM KATE'S BARE FEET
EX CLOSE-UP KATE'S TOES. They wiggle.
His eyes go to her hands.
SLOW ZOOM KATE'S HANDS
EX CLOSE-UP KATE'S FINGERS
His eyes go to her neck.
SLOW ZOOM NAPE OF KATE'S NECK
EX CLOSE-UP KATE'S ADAM'S APPLE. She swallows.
His eyes move up.
SIDE PROFILE OF KATE, SLOW ZOOM TO KATE'S LIPS
Back to Richard.
RICHARD
Did ya mean what you said back there?
Kate turns to him.
KATE
What?
RICHARD
In the room. Were you serious, or were
you just foolin' around? I'm just
bringing it up, 'cause if you really
want me to do that for you, I will.
KATE
Do what?
RICHARD
(in a whisper)
What you said to me in the room.
KATE
(whispers back)
What did I say?
RICHARD
(whisper)
You asked me if I would --
SETH (O.S.)
Richard!
RICHARD
(to Seth)
What?
Seth and Jacob.
SETH
I told you to watch those kids, I didn't say
talk to 'em. You guys ain't got nothin' to say
to one another. So cut the chatter.
Richard turns to Kate.
RICHARD
(quiet)
We'll talk later.
Kate still hasn't a clue what he means.
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EXT. THE MEXICAN BORDER - NIGHT
Automobiles are lined up, waiting one by one to go into
Mexico. Cop cars with their red and blue lights flashing
are all over the place. Border Patrol men and Police are
stopping all cars. Pulling up to the end of the line is the
Fuller's mobile home.
INT. MOBILE HOME - NIGHT
Jacob at the wheel, Seth in the passenger seat. Seth jumps
up and goes into action.
SETH
Okay everybody, it's show time.
Richie, take Kate in the bathroom.
Richard grabs the terrified Kate and drags her in the bathroom,
SETH
Scott, you come up front with your
daddy.
Scott does. Seth, keeping low, gets behind Jacob.
JACOB
I'm telling you, don't hurt her.
SETH
As long as you're cool, she'll be
cool. What're ya gonna say?
JACOB
I don't have the slightest idea.
SETH
Well, you just keep thinkin' of that
gun next to Kate's temple.
Seth disappears into the bathroom with Kate and Richard,
closing the door behind him.
Father and son are alone for the first time since this whole
thing began.
SCOTT
What are you gonna do?
JACOB
I'm gonna try and get us across the
border.
SCOTT
No, dad, you gotta tell 'em that
they're back there.
Jacob is surprised to hear Scott say this.
INT. BATHROOM - MOBILE HOME - NIGHT
The bathroom, which consists of a shower, a toilet and a
small sink, is a tight fit with three people in it.
Richard has his back against the wall, with his arm around
Kate, holding her in front of him. One hand is over her
mouth, the other holds a .45 against her head.
Kate's eyes are wide with fear.
Seth stands, .45 in hand, ready to fire if the wrong person
should open the door.
Everybody talks low and quiet.
RICHARD
This isn't gonna work.
SETH
Shut up. It's gonna work just fine,
RICHARD
I just want to go on record as saying
this is a bad idea.
SETH
Duly noted. Now, shut up.
Everyone's quiet for a second, till Richard breaks it.
RICHARD
(to himself)
They're gonna search the van.
SETH
(offhand)
As long as you don't act like a
fuckin' nut, we'll be just fine.
RICHARD
What does that mean?
SETH
(distracted)
What?
Richard lets Kate go, she quickly moves to the side.
RICHARD
You just called me a fuckin' nut.
SETH
No, I didn't.
RICHARD
Yes, you did. You said as long as I
don't act like a fuckin' nut, implying
that I've been acting like a fuckin'
nut.
SETH
Take a pill, kid. I just meant stay
cool.
RICHARD
You meant that, but you meant the
other, too.
Kate can't believe what she's watching. Neither can Seth.
SETH
(serious as a heart attack)
This ain't the time, Richard.
RICHARD
(his voice rising)
Fuck those spic pigs! You called me a
fuckin' nut, and where I come from,
that stops the train on its tracks.
SETH
(real quiet and violent)
Keep your voice down.
RICHARD
(quiet back)
Or what?
BACK TO JACOB AND SCOTT
JACOB
Have you forgotten about your sister?
SCOTT
They're gonna kill us. They get us
across the border, they're gonna take
us out in the desert and shoot us.
JACOB
If they get over the border, they're
gonna let us go.
SCOTT
Dad, I watch those reality shows.
They never let anybody go. Any cop
will tell you, in a situation like
this, you get a chance, you go for it.
This is our chance.
JACOB
What about Kate?
SCOTT
They're gonna kill her anyway. At
least now with all these cops we've
got a fighting chance.
JACOB
Son, I have this situation under
control. I know exactly what I'm
doing. You're going to have to trust
me on this.
SCOTT
If trusting you means trusting those
fuckin' killers, I can't do that. If
you don't tell the cops, I will.
Jacob grabs Scott by the front of his shirt, and yanks him
to him.
JACOB
Now, you listen to me. You ain't gonna
do a goddamn fucking thing, you hear
me! Nobody cares what you think, I'm
running this show, I make the
decisions.
SCOTT
He's running the show.
JACOB
I'm running the show. I make the
plays, and you back the plays I
make. Stop thinking with your fucking
balls. Kate in a room with a couple of
desperate men with nothing to fucking
lose ain't the time to "go for it."
I need your cover. Cover my ass.
There's a HONK behind them.
They both look out the window. It's their turn with the
BORDER PATROL GUARDS. JACOB takes the wheel and drives up.
A stern BORDER GUARD approaches JACOB'S window.
BORDER GUARD
How many with you?
JACOB
Just my son and I.
BORDER GUARD
What is your purpose in Mexico?
JACOB
Vacation. I'm taking him to see his
first bullfight.
BACK TO BATHROOM
RICHARD
I'm curious. What was the nuttiest
thing I did?
SETH
This ain't the time.
RICHARD
Oh, I know, was it possibly when your
ass was rotting in jail and I broke it
out? Yeah, you're right, that was
pretty fuckin' nutty. Not to mention
stupid. But you know what? I can fix
that right now.
SETH HAULS off and PUNCHES Richard smack in the head.
Richard HITS the floor, Guard, Jacob, and Scott hear
Richard fall in the bathroom.
BORDER GUARD
What was that?
JACOB
Oh, that's just my daughter in the
bathroom.
BORDER GUARD
You said it was just you and your son.
JACOB
I meant me, my son and my daughter.
CLOSE-UP BORDER GUARD
BORDER GUARD
Open the door. I'm coming aboard.
BACK TO BATHROOM
CLOSE-UP KATE
We can only see Kate's face. It's scared. We hear rustling
around the bathroom, but we don't know what it is.
Then it's quiet. Then we hear talking outside the door, but
we can't make it out. Then we hear a knock.
KATE
I'm in the bathroom.
BORDER GUARD (O.S.)
It's the Border Patrol. Open up.
KATE
It's open.
We hear the door open and see the light change on Kate's
face. She's looking up.
BORDER GUARD in the doorway looking in.
HE SEES: Kate by herself, pants around her ankles, sitting
on the toilet.
KATE
Do you mind? Shut the fucking door.
BORDER GUARD
Excuse me.
He closes the door. Kate lets out a breath. We wait a beat,
Seth pulls back the curtain in the shower, we see Richie on
the floor of the shower knocked out.
Seth and Kate meet eyes.
He gives her the O.K. signal.
CUT TO:
BACK WINDOW MOTOR HOME
We see through the back window of the motor home, the border
getting smaller as we drive away from it.
Scott knocks on the bathroom door.
SCOTT
It's clear.
Seth BURSTS out of the bathroom.
SETH
Goddamn, that was. intense!
Seth goes to the back window. He sees the border getting
farther and farther away. No cars following.
SETH
(to himself)
We did it.
(pause)
We're in Mexico.
Seth throws his head back and SCREAMS for joy.
Kate, emerging from the bathroom, reacts to Seth's scream,
along with Scott.
Seth is so happy that he does a little jig in the back of
the van.
Everybody else is still tense as shit. But Seth lets go of
all his tension, and becomes a new man before our eyes. He
turns to Kate.
SETH
(loud and happy)
Come here, Kate!
Kate, nervous, takes a step back.
He charges for her. GRABS her, hugs her around her waist,
and spins her around. When he lets her go, she stumbles
dizzily onto the bed.
SETH
(to Kate)
You were magnificent! You told him to
shut the fucking door. I'm hiding in
the shower, and I'm thinking to
myself, "Did I just fuckin' hear what
I just fuckin' heard? And what does he
do -- he shuts the fucking door!
Kate kind of half smiles.
SETH
If I was a bit younger, baby, I'd
fuckin' marry you!
Seth goes up front and slaps Jacob on the back.
SETH
I gotta hand it to ya, Pops, you
raised a fuckin' woman.
Jacob doesn't share Seth's enthusiasm, but he is relieved.
JACOB
We did our part, we gotcha in Mexico.
Now it's time for your part, letting
us go.
SETH
Pops, when you're right, you're right,
and you are right.
KATE
(suddenly brightens)
You're gonna let us go?
SETH
In the morning, darlin', in the
morning, we are G-O-N-E and you are
F-R-E-E. Now, I know I put you guys
through hell, and I know I've been one
rough pecker, but from here on end you
guys are in my cool book. Scotty, help
me pick Richie up, and lay him down.
Jacob, keep going on this road till
you get to a sign that says, "Digayo."
When you get to Digayo, turn this big
bastard left, go on down for a few
miles, then you see a bar called "The
Titty Twister." From what I hear, you
can't miss it.
JACOB
Then?
SETH
Then stop, 'cause that's where we're
going.
He slaps him once again on the back, and leaves to attend
to Richard.
CUT TO:
CLOSE-UP RICHARD without glasses. Unconscious, Seth slaps
his face.
SETH (O.S.)
C'mon, kid, wake up. Don't make a
career out of it.
Richard starts coming to and opens his eyes. Seth sits at the
foot of the bed.
SETH
You okay?
RICHARD
(disoriented)
Yeah, I think so. What happened?
SETH
I don't know, you just passed out.
RICHARD
I did?
SETH
Yeah, we were just standing there. You
said something about your shoulder
hurting, then you just hit the ground
like a sack of potatoes.
RICHARD
Really?
SETH
Yeah, when you fell your head smacked
the toilet hard. It scared the shit
outta me. Sure you're okay?
RICHARD
Yeah, I guess. I'm just a little
fucked up.
SETH
Well, let me tell ya something, gonna
clear your head right up. We are
officially Mexicans.
RICHARD
What?
SETH
We are...
(singing)
"South of the border down Mexico way."
RICHARD
We are?
SETH
Yep. We're heading for the rendezvous
right now. We get there, we pound
booze till Carlos shows up, he escorts
us to El Ray. And then me and you,
brother, kick fuckin' back. How ya
like them apples?
Slowly shaking the cobwebs out of his head.
RICHARD
Far out.
(pause)
Where are my glasses?
SETH
They broke when you fell.
RICHARD
Oh, fuck, Seth, that's my only pair!
SETH
Don't worry about it, we'll get you
some glasses.
RICHARD
What dya mean, don't worry about it.
Of course I'm gonna worry about it,
I can't fuckin' see.
SETH
When we get to El Ray, I'll take care
of it.
RICHARD
Yeah, like a Mexican
hole-in-the-wall's gonna have my
fuckin' prescription.
SETH
It's not a big deal, unless you make
it a big deal. Now, I'm real happy,
Richie, stop bringing me down with
bullshit.
Jacob calls to the back.
JACOB
Guys! We're here.
CUT TO:
A neon sign that flashes:
THE TITTY TWISTER
Hiker/Trucker bar, Dusk till Dawn
Underneath the joint's proud name on the sign, and
on top of "Biker/Trucker bar, Dusk till Dawn" is a
well-endowed woman, whose breast is being twisted
by a neon hand.
EXT. THE TITTY TWISTER NIGHT
The neon sign sits on top of the rudest, sleaziest, most
crab-infested, strip joint, honky-tonk whorehouse in all of
Mexico.
The Titty Twister is located out in the middle of
nowheres ville. It sits by itself with nothing around it for
miles. A plethora of choppers and eighteen wheelers are
parked out in front. The walls almost pulsate from the LOUD,
RAUNCHY MUSIC within the structure. Signs cover the walls
outside reading things like:
"NUDE DANCING", "WHORES", "BEER", "AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD",
"BIKERS AND TRUCKERS ONLY", "OPEN DUSK TILL DAWN",
"THURSDAY COCKFIGHT NIGHT", "WEDNESDAY DOGFIGHT NIGHT",
"DONKEY SHOW MONDAYS", "EVERY FRIDAY BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT TO
THE DEATH, FEATURING THE LOVELY SANTANICO PANDEMONIUM",
"ATHENA AND DANNY THE WONDER PONY", and "THE SLEAZY TITTY
TWISTER DANCERS."
In the parking lot, a BIKER and a TRUCK DRIVER beat the shit
out of each other, one with a pipe, the other with a hammer.
A SECOND BIKER fucks a Titty Twister WHORE against the wall.
A greasy man, known as CHET PUSSY, stands in the parking
lot, soliciting customers through a Mr. Microphone.
CHET
Pussy, pussy, pussy! All pussy must
go. At the Titty Twister we're
slashing pussy in half! This is a
pussy blow out! Make us an offer on our
vast selection of pussy! We got white
pussy, black pussy, Spanish pussy,
yellow pussy, hot pussy, cold pussy,
wet pussy, tight pussy, big pussy,
bloody pussy, fat pussy, hairy pussy,
smelly pussy, velvet pussy, silk
pussy, Naugahyde pussy, snappin'
pussy, horse pussy, dog pussy, mule
pussy, fake pussy! If we don't have
it, you don't want it!
The Fullers' recreational vehicle pulls into the parking
lot and stops.
INT. MOTOR HOME - NIGHT
What's left of the Fuller family and the Gecko family look
out the windshield onto the sight that is the Titty Twister.
SETH
(to the group)
Okay, troops, this is the homestretch.
Here's the deal; this place closes at
dawn. Carlos is gonna meet us here
sometime before dawn. Which by my
guesstimate is somewhere between three
or four hours from now. So we're gonna
go in there, take a seat, have a drink
-- have a bunch of drinks, and wait
for Carlos. That could be an hour,
that could be three hours, I don't
know which. But when he gets here,
me and Richie are going to leave
with him. After we split, you guys
are officially out of this stewpot.
Let me just say I'm real happy about
where we're at. We got a real nice, "I
don't fuck with you -- you don't fuck
with me" attitude going on. Now, if
everybody just keeps playin' it cool
-- and I'm talking to you, too, Richie
-- everybody's gonna get what they
want. Comprende, amigos?
Everybody nods and mutters in agreement.
SETH
Okay hard drinkers, let's drink hard.
I'm buyin'.
EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT
The camper door FLIES OPEN and the two brothers and the
Fuller family step out into the night.
They look across the parking lot at the Titty Twister.
It literally looks in some ways like the entrance to hell.
JACOB
Out of the stew pot and into the fire.
SETH
Shit, I been to bars make this place
look like a fuckin' 4-H club.
RICHARD
I gotta say I'm with Jacob on this. I
been to some fucked up places in my
time, but that place is fucked up.
Seth can't believe it.
SETH
(in a baby talk voice)
Aww-w, whatsa matter, is the little
baby too afraid to go into the big
scary bar?
The two brothers square off, not like strangers fighting,
but like brothers fight. They talk real quiet, but real
personal.
RICHARD
That's what you think?
SETH
That's how you're lookin', Richie.
RICHARD
I'm lookin' scared?
SETH
That's what you look like.
RICHARD
You know what you look like?
SETH
No, Richie, what do I look like?
RICHARD
You're lookin' green.
That's not what Seth expected to hear.
SETH
How?
RICHARD
Where are you right now?
SETH
What do you mean?
RICHARD
Where are you?
SETH
I'm here with you.
RICHARD
No, you're not. You're sippin'
margaritas in El Ray. But we're
not in El Ray. We're here --
getting ready to go in there.
You're so pleased with yourself
about getting into Mexico, you
think the job's down. It ain't.
Get back on the clock. That's a
fuck-with-you-bar. We hang around
there for a coupla hours, in all
likelihood, we'll get fucked with.
So get your shit together, brother.
SETH
My shit is together.
RICHARD
It don't look together.
SETH
Well, it is. Just because I'm happy
doesn't mean I'm on vacation. You're
just not used to seein' me happy,
'cause it's been about fifteen fuckin'
years since I been happy. But my shit
is forever together.
Richard believes Seth's response.
RICHARD
Okay, just checkin'.
They walk toward the bar's entrance. Chet Pussy talks into
the microphone.
CHET
(yelling into the microphone)
Take advantage of our penny pussy sale.
Buy any piece of pussy a tour regular
price, you get another piece of pussy,
of equal or lesser value, for a penny.
Now try and beat pussy for a penny!
If you can find cheaper pussy
anywhere, fuck it!
Chet notices our heroes, especially young Kate.
CHET
(in microphone, towards Kate)
What's this? A new flavor approaching.
Apple Pie Pussy.
SETH
Step aside, asshole.
Chet POKES HIS FINGER in Seth's CHEST.
CHET
Not so fast, Slick.
Seth GRABS HOLD of Chet's FINGER, BENDS it BACKWARDS till
the BONE SNAPS in two.
Chet lets out a SCREAM.
Seth VIOLENTLY brings his HEAD FORWARD PULVERIZING Chet's
NOSE.
Chet FALLS to his KNEES in front of Seth.
Seth HOOKS him with a powerful FIST UNDER his CHIN that
SNAPS Chet's HEAD BACK, and THROWS him on his BACK.
After HITTING the GROUND, Seth SENDS a SAVAGE KICK straight
to Chet's FACE, ROLLING HIM OVER.
Chet is OUT.
The whole altercation took two seconds.
Everyone's in shock and looks at Seth. Seth looks back at
everyone.
SETH
Now, is my shit together, or is my
shit together?
Richard and Seth laugh with each other.
RICHARD
(slappin' Seth five)
Your shit is forever together!
They head for the door. Richard stays behind for a second,
and gives the fallen Chet a few, swift kicks,
INT. THE TITTY TWISTER NIGHT
If the Titty Twister looked like the asshole of the world
from the outside, in the immortal words of Al Jolson, "You
ain't seen nothin' yet." This is the kind of place where
they sweep up the teeth and hose down the cum, the blood
and the beer at closing.
In the back, TOPLESS DANCERS do lap dances with customers,
while a SLEAZY SEXY STRIPPER STRIPS to RAUNCHY MUSIC, played
at ear drum-bursting level. TWO MEN are in a savage
BAREKNUCKLE FIGHT, surrounded by screaming customers of
bikers and truckers.
One of the dancers is a man with a saddle on his back, his
name is DANNY THE WONDER PONY. The woman on his back, in
the saddle, feet in the stirrups, hands on the reins, is
ATHENA, his rider. They dance around to the cheers of the
crowd.
Bikers and truckers play pool in the back. Fights break out
here about one every ten minutes. The customers may start 'em,
but the bouncer, BIG EMILIO, ends 'em.
Seth, Richard, Jacob, Scott and Kate walk through the door.
They each individually take in the sights and the smells.
Seth is the first to say something.
SETH
Now this is my kinda place! I could
become a regular.
The man behind the bar is RAZOR CHARLIE. He eyes the group
as they approach.
Their difference from the usual road waif nomads who
populate the Twister disturbs him. He exchanges a knowing
look across the room with Big Emilio, as the group bellies
up to the bar.
SETH
Whiskey!
RAZOR CHARLIE
(in English)
You can't come in here.
SETH
What dya mean?
RAZOR CHARLIE
This is a private club. You're not
welcome.
SETH
Are you tellin' me I'm not good enough
to drink here?
RAZOR CHARLIE
This bar is for bikers and truckers
only.
(points his finger to Seth)
You, get out!
Big Emilio almost magically appears behind Seth and places
HIS BIG BEEFY SAUSAGE-FINGERED HAND HARD on Seth's shoulder.
BIG EMILIO
(to Seth in Spanish)
Walk, Pendaho.
Seth slowly turns his eyes to the big hand on his shoulder.
SETH
(low)
Take your hand off me.
BIG EMILIO
(Spanish)
I'm going to count to three.
SETH
No, I'm going to count to three.
BIG EMILIO
Uno...
SETH
Two..
Jacob jumps in the middle.
JACOB
Now wait a minute, there's no reason
to get ugly. There's just a
misunderstanding going on here. You
said this bar is for truckers and
bikers, Well, I'm a truck driver.
Everybody looks at Jacob.
As Jacob talks he takes out his wallet.
JACOB
If you look outside your door, parked
in your parking lot, you'll see a big
ass recreational vehicle. That's mine.
In order to drive that legally, you
need a class two driver's license.
That is the same license that the
DMV requires truck drivers to carry
in order to drive a truck.
(he takes the license out
of his wallet and lays it
on the bar)
That is me, and this is my class two
license. This is a truck driver's bar,
I am a truck driver, and these are
my friends.
Everybody's a little stunned after Jacob's speech.
Razor Charlie picks up the license, looks at Jacob, looks at
everyone in the party and smiles.
RAZOR CHARLIE
(to Jacob)
Welcome to the Titty Twister. What
can I get you?
Seth BRUSHES OFF Big Emilio's paw.
SETH
Bottle of whiskey and five glasses.
Razor Charlie's eyes go to Seth. Even though he has a big
smile on his face, he looks like he's going to kill Seth.
But instead he just says,
RAZOR CHARLIE
Coming right up.
Razor Charlie goes for the bottle. Big Emilio gives the
party one last look and walks away. Richard gives Jacob a
buddy punch on the shoulder.
RICHARD
Good job, Pops.
Seth's still frying an egg on his head.
SETH
That's just fuckin' typical. Biggest
number one problem with Mexico, it's
not service oriented. I was feelin'
so good, and those fuckin' spies
brought me down.
Richard puts his arm around Seth.
RICHARD
Fuck 'em, shake it off.
Razor Charlie brings the bottle and the glasses. Seth looks
at the guy, still pissed.
SETH
You serve food, Jose?
Razor Charlie knows Seth's taunting him with a racial slur,
but he just smiles and says,
RAZOR CHARLIE
Best in Mexico.
SETH
I kinda doubt that. We're grabbin' a
table, send over a waitress to take
our order.
Seth walks away, and the group follows him.
We just hang on the evil wheels turning inside of Razor
Charlie's head.
The five of them move across the floor to a table. As they
walk, Kate attracts stares, wolf whistles and rude comments
from some of the patrons. Jacob keeps near his daughter.
The dancers do their sexy routines. A big-chested,
wild-haired blonde catches Scott's eye. She winks at him.
Richard leans over and whispers in Scott's ear.
RICHARD
Anytime you want a lap dance with that
broad, say the word. It's on me, kiddo.
He gives the boy's neck a squeeze. Jacob's eyes survey the
surroundings. Big Emilio and Razor Charlie quietly exchange
words about the party in Spanish.
RAZOR CHARLIE
(in Spanish)
They're not the normal road trash we
normally feed on. But it'll be okay.
No one knows they're here.
The five of them find a table and sit down.
Seth, still in a bad mood, takes the cork out of the whiskey
bottle and tosses it. He pours Richie and himself a glass.
SETH
Who else?
JACOB
Pass.
SETH
(picking a fight)
Why not, against your religion?
JACOB
(won't be baited)
No, I do drink, I'm just not drinking
now.
SETH
Suit yourself, more for me.
(to Scott)
Scotty?
Scott shakes his head no.
SETH
(to Kate)
How 'bout you?
(pointing at Scott and Kate)
are safer in here with us than
wandering around a Mexican border town
all night long. Just don't do nothin'
stupid and we'll all get along fine.
(to Scott)
Scotty, you sure you don't want a
drink?
SCOTT
Okay, I'll have one.
JACOB
No you won't.
Seth pours Scott a shot.
SETH
Sorry, Pops, but I'm drinkin' and I
don't like drinkin' alone. Bottoms
up, boy.
Scott takes the drink and he, too, experiences an
on-drinker's tremor.
Seth turns to Kate.
SETH
How about you, cutie pie? Ready for
round two?
KATE
Okay.
Seth just passes her the bottle. She pours her own shot and
knocks it back.
RICHARD
(to Seth)
Hey, Dr. Frankenstein, I think you
just created a monster.
Jacob turns to Seth and asks quietly.
JACOB
Why are you so agitated?
SETH
I'm still stewing about that ape
laying hands on me. And that fuckin'
bartender sticks a weed up my ass,
too.
JACOB
He backed down.
SETH
He's smilin' at us. But behind his
smile, he's sayin', "Fuck you Jack."
I hear that loud and clear.
JACOB
What are you going to do?
SETH
(picking up the whiskey bottle)
I'm gonna just sit here and drain
this bottle. And when I've drunk the
last drop, if I still feel then, the
way I feel now, I'm gonna take this
bottle and break it over his melon
head.
JACOB
Before we stepped in here, you told
all of us to be cool. That means you,
too.
SETH
(tossing it off)
I never said do what I do, I said do
what I say.
JACOB
Are you so much a fucking loser, you
can't tell when you've won?
Richard, Kate and Scott both turn to Jacob. Nobody can
believe what he just said. Neither can Seth who calmly lays
down his drinking glass.
SETH
What did you call me?
JACOB
Nothing. I didn't make a statement. I
asked a question. Would you like me to
ask it again? Very well. Are you such
a loser you can't tell when you've
won?
(pause)
The entire state of Texas, along with
the FBI, is looking for you. Did they
find you? No. They couldn't. They had
every entrance to the border covered.
There's no way you could get across.
Did you? Yes, you did. You've won,
Seth, enjoy it.
Seth looks at Jacob, then picks up the bottle.
SETH
Jacob, I want you to have a drink with
me. I insist.
Jacob slides his empty glass over to Seth. Seth pours booze
in Jacob's glass and his own. Both men pick up the glasses.
SETH
To your family.
JACOB
To yours.
They both knock 'em back and slap the empty glasses down.
JACOB
Now, is your shit together?
SETH
Forever together.
Seth turns to Scott.
SETH
In that camper out there I saw a guitar. I take
it that's yours.
SCOTT
Yeah, it's mine.
SETH
Go out and bring it in. I feel a song coming on.
CUT TO:
Seth sitting at the table, playing guitar, singing Mexican
songs. Some bikers, truckers, and whores have gathered
around their table. Everyone's groovin'. Seth finishes the
song. Everybody applauds.
Razor Charlie behind the bar grabs the greasy microphone
that he uses to announce dancers.
RAZOR CHARLIE
(announcer voice in Spanish)
And now for your viewing pleasure. The
Mistress of the Macabre. The Epitome
of Evil. The most sinister woman to
dance on the face of the earth. Lowly
dogs, get on your knees, bow your
heads and worship at the feet of
SANTANICO PANDEMONIUM!
The lights go down low. A light hits the stage. The opening
notes of the Coaster's "Down in Mexico" fills the room.
The crowd hushes up.
And on the stage steps SANTANICO PANDEMONIUM.
This Mexican goddess is beautiful, but not the beauty that
Stendhal described in "As the Promise of Happiness," but
the beauty of the siren who lures men to their doom.
She dances to the raunchy music, not like she owned the
stage, but like she owned the world.
And if the patrons of the Titty Twister are her world, the
world is proud to be her possession.
All activity in the bar, save Santanico, stops. Even the
Fuller/Gecko table falls under her spell. Especially
Richard, Scott and Kate. Seth knows this song and
accompanies from the table with the guitar.
When the music builds to its explosive section.
Santanico LEAPS from the stage, LANDING in the middle of the
room.
She does an eyes-closed voodoo dance in perfect step with
the beat. As the music continues to play, a very fucked-up
looking Chet Pussy walks in. He goes over to Razor Charlie
and points at Seth's table, describing what happened.
As the last verse plays, Santanico, like a snake, comes up
from the ground, on top of the Fuller/Gecko table.
Richard, Kate and Scott are enraptured.
Santanico scans the table, zeroing in on our boy Richard.
She STANDS OVER him.
While moving her body to the music, she lifts up the whisky
bottle from the table, and pours the whiskey down her leg.
She lifts up her foot, with the whiskey dripping from her
toes, and sticks it in Richard's face.
SANTANICO
(to Richard in Spanish)
Drink up.
Richie, mesmerized, sucks the whiskey off her toes. The
CROWD GOES WILD. Santanico smiles, master of all she
surveys.
Jacob and Scott are embarrassed.
Kate, oddly enough, is turned on by the controlling power
this woman has over a man she's deathly feared.
Seth laughs out loud a Mexican "yi yi yiii" laugh, keeping
the beat with his guitar.
Across the room, Razor Charlie, Chet by his side, motions
over Big Emilio. He begins explaining with pointing what
Seth and company did to Chet.
Richard continues to suck her toes.
The song ends, Santanico extracts her foot from Richard's
mouth. Steps off the table. Takes a drink of whiskey. Looks
down at the seated Richard.
She GRABS the back of his hair, YANKS his head BACK. His
mouth OPENS because she's hurting him. She LEANS her FACE
OVER his like she's going to kiss him. Then let's the whiskey
from her mouth fall into his. They never touch. The crowd
applauds. She lets go of Richard's hair. Except for Jacob
and Richard, both for their own reasons, the table applauds,
none louder than Seth.
SETH
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Now that's what
I call a fuckin' show!
One of Santanico's FLUNKIES brings the naked woman a robe,
which she puts on.
Richard, still in a daze, looks up at his new friend.
SETH
(snapping his fingers)
Earth to Richie. Don't you wanna ask
your new friend to join us?
RICHARD
Yeah.
SETH
Well, then ask her, dumb ass.
RICHARD
(looking up at Santanico)
Por favor, Senorita. Would you care to
join us?
SANTANICO
(to Richard)
Muy bien, gracias.
Santanico sits down next to Richie. Seth pours her a drink.
SETH
Richie, you lucky bastard!
(to Santanico)
Now, little lady, you could of just as
easily done that to me. Who a Nelly!
You got my dick harder 'n Chinese
arithmetic.
The table laughs.
SETH
Which reminds me of a joke. Little Red
Riding Hood is walking through the
forest and she comes across Little Bo
Peep, and Little Bo Peep says:
"Little Red Riding Hood, are you
crazy? Don't you know the Big Bad Wolf
is walking these woods and if he finds
you he's gonna pull down your dress
and squeeze your titties?" Then Little
Red Riding Hood hitches up her skirt
and taps a .357 Magnum she has
holstered on her thigh and says: "No
he won't."
As Seth tells his joke, Jacob notices Razor Charlie, Big
Emilio and Chet moving rapidly towards their table.
JACOB
(to himself)
Oh, shit.
(to Seth)
Seth --
Seth waves him away.
SETH
Not now. So finally she comes across
the Big Bad Wolf and the Big Bad
Wolf's laughing and says: "Little Red
Riding Hood, you know better than to
be walking around these woods alone.
You know I'm just gonna have to pull
down your dress and squeeze your
titties." Then Little Red Riding Hood
whips out her .357, cocks it, sticks
it in the Big Bad Wolf's face and
says: "No you won't. You're gonna eat
me, just like the story says."
Seth starts laughing at his own joke uproariously. Richard,
Kate, Scott and Santanico join in too. Before Jacob can say
anything --
The Titty Twister trio stand over the table.
RAZOR CHARLIE
(to Chet in Spanish)
Which one?
CHET
(pointing at Seth)
This piece of shit broke my finger
and my nose...
(pointing at Richard)
then this fag kicked me in the ribs
while I was down.
That's all Big Emilio has to hear.
BIG EMILIO
(to The Gecko Brothers)
Up!
RICHARD
Fuck off, ape man!
Big Emilio leans in with his beefy hand, GRABS Richard by
the shoulder. Richard lets out a howl as blood pours from
his wounded shoulder.
Santanico steps back from the table.
Seth jumps to his feet and FIRES a round from his .45 into
Big Emilio, sending his bullet-ridden body to the floor.
Razor Charlie whips out a straight version of his name sake
and SLASHES Seth across the face.
Seth SCREAMS at the top of his lungs as his hand goes up to
his laid open cheek.
Richard, who has fallen to the ground holding his wound,
brings up his .45 and starts BLASTING.
Razor Charlie takes a bullet in the head, chest and belly
before he hits the floor.
Jacob and his children have hit the floor as well to stay
out of gunfire.
The bikers, truckers, waitresses and whores all stop what
they were doing.
The music continues to play, though the dancers stop
dancing.
Santanico, who's closest to the two brothers, smells
something.
Her NOSTRILS FLARE.
Richard moves to his brother, who takes out a handkerchief
and puts it to his face.
RICHARD
How are you?
SETH
Scarred for life, that's how I am!
Seth looks up and sees Chet still standing there.
SETH
You thought it was pretty funny,
didn't you?
Both brothers FIRE on Chet. Chet's blown left... right...
left... right... then drops, pointing their guns towards
the crowd.
SETH
Everybody be cool, or you'll be just
as dead as these fucks!
SLOW MOTION: Blood drips down the side of Seth's face.
SLOW MOTION: It splatters to the floor.
The CAMERA scans the crowd. The patrons are scared, but the
waitresses, whores and dancers lick their lips.
SLOW MOTION: Blood drips from Richard's shoulder. It falls
to the floor, splattering.
WE MOVE INTO SANTANICO'S FACE. A special aroma fills
her nostrils. Her eyes lock on Richard. The look on her face
could easily be read as intense sexual desire.
CLOSE-UP KATE ON FLOOR
Looks up and watches, eyes wide with fear, Santanico's
transformation.
Her NOSE RECEDES INTO her face like a rodent's. The whites
of her eyes turn YELLOW. The FANGS of a beast PROTRUDE from
her mouth. Kate yells from the floor.
KATE
(yelling)
Richie, look out!
Before Richie can turn around.
SANTANICO LEAPS ACROSS THE FLOOR, LANDS on his BACK and
SINKS her FANGS into Richie's wounded SHOULDER.
Richard LETS LOOSE with an agonizing SCREAM.
Seth turns to his brother's cry.
He sees SANTANICO PANDEMONIUM, like a mongoose attached to
a cobra, legs wrapped around Richard's waist, fangs buried
deep in his shoulder, and Richard screaming and slamming
about, trying to knock her off.
Richard screams to Seth:
RICHARD
Shoot her! Shoot her! Get her off!
Seth tries to aim his gun, but there's too much movement. He
can't get a clear shot.
Jacob and his children can't believe what they're seeing.
Richard can't take it anymore, his knees buckle. Santanico
rides him down to the floor.
Seth gets a clear shot, he takes aim and FIRES, hitting the
vamp in the head, blowing her off his brother.
Richard, who's on all fours, tries to stand and gets about
half way before he stops, saying:
RICHARD
(with his dying breath)
Fucking Bitch!
He tumbles over, a corpse.
SETH
Richie.
Suddenly, the eyes of Big Emilio, Razor Charlie and Chet
Pussy pop open. The "dead" men sit up with evil grins on
their faces.
The patrons scream.
A WHORE locks the front door (which is a complicated lock
with steel rods going into the ground), turns toward the bar
and yells:
WHORE
Dinner is served!
The bikers and truckers who have been transfixed, watching
the impossible, realize that the waitresses, naked dancers
and whores who they were pawing just five minutes ago, have
turned into yellow-eyed, razor-fanged, drool-dripping
VAMPIRES.
The vamps attack.
What follows is a shark feeding frenzy. Whores, who had been
sitting on customer's laps, sink their teeth into unshaven
necks.
Naked strippers and bikers wail the shit out of each other.
Truckers get their heads caved in by women half their size.
The patrons use what ever they can find to fend off the
monsters: chairs, chair legs, broken bottles, switchblades,
anything.
Jacob, Kate and Scott make a dash and dive behind the bar.
They hide and watch.
Seth stands where his was, limp dick of a .45 in his hand,
too freaked, scared and stunned to do anything. He stands
motionless, watching what he can't believe.
Behind him, Santanico, who lies next to the dead Richard,
eyes POP OPEN.
She RISES in her snake/dance way.
Seth feels her and SPINS in her direction, gun raised.
SANTANICO
Let's see if you taste as good as your
brother.
She approaches Seth, who FIRES at her. BAM... BAM... BAM...
CLICK... CLICK... CLICK... CLICK. She laughs and gives her
hair a toss back. Seth, moving backwards, is terrified.
Santanico gives Seth a SWINGING ROUND HOUSE PUNCH to the
JAW, that sends him FLYING over a table, SLIDING ACROSS the
FLOOR and INTO the WALL.
A bad-ass biker named FROST, with a hideous burn on the
side of his face, stands on top of a pool table, swinging a
pool cue, left to right, fending off vamps.
Big Emilio picks up a biker who stabbed him with a
switchblade and throws the poor bastard from one end of the
bar to the other.
The biker-winner of the bare knuckle fight, SEX MACHINE,
goes head to head with a stripper.
The vamp might have superhuman strength, but Sex Machine has
close to superhuman strength, and he's matching the
vamp bitch blow for blow.
Then he GRABS her by the waist, LIFTS her up over his head
and BRINGS her DOWN HARD on an upturned table, IMPALING her
on the wooden leg.
FROST is still swinging his POOL CUE, when Razor Charlie
appears, straight razor in hand.
Frost JUMPS off the table to meet the challenge. Razor
Charlie SWINGS at him, Frost LEAPS back, SWINGING his pool
cue at him. They do this dance, till Frost CRACKS Charlie
UPSIDE the HEAD with the pool cue, breaking it in half.
Charlie FEELS the HIT. Frost PLUNGES the splintered end of
the cue in Razor Charlie's heart.
Green blood comes out of his chest, as Charlie screams the
vampire's death scream.
Seth comes to and finds Santanico standing over him. He
tries to rise, but Santanico places her bare foot on his
chest, pinning him down to the floor. He tries to move, but
the pressure of her foot is equivalent to an engine block
placed on his chest.
SANTANICO
I'm not gonna drain you completely.
You're gonna turn for me, You'll be
my slave. You'll live for me. You'll
eat bugs because I order it. Because
I don't think you're worthy of human
blood, you'll feed on the blood of