Speaking
of comedy. Eddy Murphy recently won the
Mark Twain award.
His
acceptance speech is funny. I am glad he
won a reward for something. He has made
several comments about his lack of Oscar(tm) nominations. This year’s 2016 Oscar host is
Chris Rock, next year after that should be Eddie Murphy.
As
you will note from the last post comedy is hard.
My
first screenplay was a comedy. Excerpts
are in my book
Character
Within the Screenplay.
Or any of this.
BILLIE
Marcella speak English I am not up to on all that
shit.
MARCELLA
He had a food fetish.
BILLIE
He, I thought I told you to give up that I thought
we were the thang.
Marcella rolls her eyes.
BILLIE
I take it he doesn't like fast food, girlfriend
this don't smell like I would use on anything even if involved sex. When did this happen?
MARCELLA
Last night, that's why I'm here so Trini a bleached
black blond is talking on the phone and
cash from a long legged red head.
TRINI
Get the phone Billie. It's from Detroit.
BILLIE
Transfer it.
Billie reaches into his smock and grabs a
cellphone.
BILLIE
Hello this is Billie.
Marcella reaches over and starts talking to a
regular
MARCELLA
Yeah girlfriend, it was worth it he gave this smell
for one k.
CUSTOMER
Where do you work?
MARCELLA
Onyx's Escort Service,(beat)
Marcella looks up at Billie.
MARCELLA
But I quit last week,(beat)still last I couldn't
refuse.
CUSTOMER
So you did something with him.
MARCELLA
No sex, just hair, nothing else. He me up at Page
One down in South Billie turns away from Marcella and the other customers to a
semi-private phone conversation.
INTERIOR SPLIT SCREEN
AUNT BEV
Hey William ain't talked to you since Mama's
funeral.
BILLIE
I'm sorry I don't recognize the voice. is this?
AUNT BEV
You don't, boy Detroit, ain't
far from
Don't let me fly there and whip your ass. You still remember Big Bertha
't you?
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