State and Main

STATE AND MAIN By David Mamet (based on an actual idea) Draft 9 August 1999, revised 18 August 1999, revised 1 September 1999, revised 9 September 1999, revised 10 September 1999, revised 14 September 1999 Final Shooting Script NOTE: THE HARDCOPY OF THIS SCRIPT CONTAINED SCENE NUMBERS. THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SOFTCOPY. FADE IN: EXT.FIREHOUSE - DAY. Ann is walking down the street.The firedog runs out of the firehouse, she gives the dog a biscuit, and pats him on the head. The fireman is out front with a cup of coffee.Ann hands him a poster. EXT.STATE AND MAIN.INTERSECTION - DAY. Morris and Spud, two codgers, are about to cross the street when they hear a beeping and stop. As they cross, we see the tail end of a van, and the group nods in that direction. MORRIS You hear that? SPUD Yes, I hear it. MORRIS Drive a man to drink.Took me near half an hour, get across the street yesterday. SPUD I saw Budgie Gagnon, leaning on the bank of the building.Said, "What are you doin'?"He said, "I'm waitin' for the 'leven o'clock crossing..." As Morris and Spud speak a car is coming down the street, and bounces in the pothole. MORRIS Ywanna fix something, you should fix the pothole.Yessir, they should be trussed up, thrown off some high building. DOUG MACKENZIE, a young Republican type, walks up to join them. DOUG Who's that?