The First screenplay Part two.

Now their have been several Death and the Families, the one   that was a prizewinner, the English one, and the American one.

The theme has always been a funeral.

Now when I first wrote this screenplay I had not heard of the first Death and the Family it was a play.  But when the other films were released  and you can be sure I checked them out on IMDB.

A title means nothing, absolutely nothing.  It might inform your audience but usually it doesn’t think of the Bond films.  Casino Royale, Sky Fall, Spectre, (did they establish the tone of the film)

Part two

DEATH and THE FAMILY

COPYRIGHT 1999

All Rights Reserved

Darrell Jerome Banks,Esq.

MARCELLA

Tenía un fetiche de la comida.

Billie

Marcella speak English I am not up to speed on all that shit.

Marcella

He had a food fetish.

Billie

He, I thought I told you to give up that life.  I thought we were the thang.

Marcella rolls her eyes.

Billie

I take it he doesn't like fast food, cause girlfriend this don=t smell like anything I would use on anything even if it involved sex.  When did this happen?

Marcella

Last night, that=s why I=m here so early.

Trini a bleached black blond is talking on the phone and taking 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 customer.

Marcella

Yeah girlfriend, it was worth it he gave me 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 night I couldn=t refuse.

Customer

So you did something with him.

Marcella

No sex, just hair, nothing else.  He picked me up at Page One down in South Beach.

Billie turns away from Marcella and the other customers to have a semi-private phone conversation.

INTERIOR SPLIT SCREEN

Aunt Bev

Hey William ain=t talked to you since your Mama=s funeral.

Billie 

I=m sorry I don=t recognize the voice.  Who is this?

Aunt Bev

You don=t, boy Detroit, ain=t far  from Miami.  Don=t let me fly there and whip your ass.  You still remember Big Bertha don=t you?

Billie unconsciously rubs his but and motions to Trini to turn the music down

Billie

Aunt Bev, I can=t hear you too good.

Aunt Bev

Just a minute William, stop grabbing my shoulder Zeke, I=ll give you back the phone.  Stop pulling on me, he just your nephew by marriage.  Wait, Billie while I put my teeth in.

Aunt Bev reaches over to the table and grabs her teeth out of a glass of whiskey.

Aunt Bev

Can you hear me better now William?

Billie

That=s much better, you must have them $10,000 dollar teeth in your mouth now Aunt Bev.  I don=t mean to rush you, but I=m in the middle of(beat)

Billie turns around, reaches down and smells  Marcella=s hair.

Billie

Ah, eating.  Can I call you back?  That is if it=s not important, nobody died has they.

Aunt Bev

Will, it's your father,(beat) he ain=t dead, but he=s planning on selling the business so he=s one step closer to the casket.

Billie

Selling?  Que Pasa? Marcella stop moving I=m trying to get down to your roots.

Billie grabs Marcella=s shoulder

Billie

Aunt Bev, Daddy told me five years ago he would never sale. As I remember it said I wouldn=t see a dime from the business until he was dead.

Aunt Bev

Will?