Only You(2)
Screenplay
by
Diane Drake
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She leans in very close and pulls Faith toward
her. We should
sense that this is not part of the act. This is for real.
FORTUNE TELLER
The truth is, no matter what the
cards say, you make your own
destiny. Don't wait for it to come
to you. You understand?
Faith nods. Still in shock.
FAITH
Can I be excused now?
CUT TO:
SUPER: TWENTY YEARS LATER -- SATURDAY NIGHT
We hear pouring rain. But what sounds like rain is actually
the shower, as we pull back to find Mitzi Gaynor washing that
man right out of her hair. "SOUTH PACIFIC" is on
television.
We pull back even further to reveal three WOMEN watching.
A big Saturday night. There's a lot of chocolate on the
table.
The women are: the adult FAITH. Attractive, a little dreamy.
The walls of her apartment are adorned with reproductions of
famous works all featuring a similar theme, Rodin's "The
Kiss", Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", etc.
Bookshelves are
crammed with volumes of poetry. She's absentmindedly pulling
the petals off a bouquet of flowers on the table.
Also in attendance: KATE, her childhood friend turned
housewife and sister-in-law. Kate is a pragmatist. She's
clipping coupons out of the newspaper as they watch. And,
doing her nails, LESLIE. Big hair. Good heart. Not the
sharpest tool in the shed.
As the movie cuts to a commercial,
LESLIE
I'm just saying I think it would
be a good idea.
KATE
(dubiously)
Date police...
LESLIE
Yes. A guy who says he's gonna
call, then doesn't, ought to get
slapped with a citation, that's
all.
Faith glances at Kate. They're used to Leslie.
LESLIE
(blowing on her
nails)
Anyway, like I said, I've given
it a lot of thought and I've
finally narrowed it down.
(beat)
A heterosexual with a job.
FAITH
Well, I don't think it's asking
too much to want to feel it in my
head and my heart and my body and
my soul all at the same time, and
to have that feeling to be mutual.
Pass the M&Ms please.
Her friends groan. They're used to Faith. Kate hands the
candy over.
LESLIE
Not as long as you're not hoping
to find it on planet Earth.
KATE
Leslie's right, Faith. You've got
to start being more practical.
Do you know what the statistics
are, the marriage odds for women
your age?
FAITH
I don't believe in statistics.
KATE
You're an accountant for cryin'
out loud.
Faith holds out both palms, gesturing that her point has been
made.
KATE
What about that guy you work with,
Mike what's-his-name?
FAITH
(shaking her head)
No. He smokes.
KATE
How about the other one? His
friend.
FAITH
Just moved in with his girlfriend.
KATE
(brightly)
How about that guy at the bank?
Faith pops another M&M.
FAITH
Scientologist.
KATE
(deflated)
Oh.
Beat.
KATE
So, you gotta be a little flexible.
Look at your brother and me.
Larry's not perfect, neither am
I. But we work it out. We're not
unrealistic in our expectations,
and we have each other.
(setting down her
scissors)
I think you've got the Door Number
Three Syndrome.
FAITH
Don't tell me, Oprah did a show--
LESLIE
Yeah, I saw that. Like on Let's
Make A Deal. You've got the Amana
freezer and you can keep it, or
risk it on what's behind Door
Number Three. Which usually turns
out to be a donkey.
Faith looks at Kate.
FAITH
I don't have an Amana freezer.
KATE
It's a metaphor. It's women who
always think there's some unknown
out there that's going to be better
than what's in front of them. And
instead wind up with nothing.
FAITH
Metaphorically, I still don't have
an Amana freezer.
KATE
I think if you're honest with
yourself, you'll admit you've had
a chance at a number of Amana
appliances in your lifetime.
She knows there's probably some ugly truth to this. Luckily,
the PHONE RINGS. Faith picks it up.
FAITH
Hello? Hi, Larry.
(beat)
Yeah, she's here. Hold on.
(turning to Kate)
It's your husband.
INT. LARRY'S KITCHEN - NIGHT
LARRY, Kate's husband, Faith's brother, is at the kitchen
table, munching the last crumbs out of a bag of potato chips
and watching television.
LARRY
Kate, you're still there? I
thought you'd be on your way home
by now.
INT. FAITH'S KITCHEN - NIGHT
KATE
You miss me?...
INT. LARRY'S KITCHEN - NIGHT
LARRY
Uh, yeah. Sure.
(gazing forlornly
into the
refrigerator)
Honey, did you forget the guys are
coming over tonight?
KATE (ON PHONE)
No, why?
LARRY
(helplessly)
Well, there's nothing here to eat.
INT. FAITH'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Over the movie, we hear yelling -- Kate's half of the fight
-- in the background. Then the SLAMMING of the receiver.
When she comes back into the room, the "Some Enchanted
Evening" number is on. Faith is mouthing the words.
Kate
starts picking up her coupons.
FAITH
Is everything okay?
KATE
Yes.
(glancing at the
tv, annoyed)
You know all the shrinks on Donahue
say that all those love songs about
some enchanted evening are just
a cruel hoax that feeds people's
fantasies.
FAITH
(a little
plaintive)
But somebody wrote those songs.
KATE
So, what's your point?
FAITH
Just that they came out of
somebody's experience is all.
KATE
No, Faith. They came out of
somebody's imagination.
EXT. FAITH'S DOOR - NIGHT
Faith walks her friends to the door, opens it.
FAITH
I wish you didn't have to go so
early.
KATE
(still annoyed)
Yeah, well, Larry and his friends
are hungry.
(relenting)
And I did say I'd try to pick
something up.
LESLIE
And I told Ted I'd be home later
if he wanted to stop by.
FAITH
I thought you said you thought he
had a date.
LESLIE
Well, after that.
As they talk, a slight GUY, one who might best be described
as, well, non-descript, walks by and heads into his apartment.
NON-DESCRIPT GUY
How's it going?
FAITH
Pretty well, Dwayne. How about
you?
DWAYNE
Can't complain.
He closes his door. Kate looks at Faith. Who shakes her
head.
FAITH
No.
KATE
Is he married?
FAITH
No.
KATE
Is he gay?
FAITH
I don't know. I don't think so.
KATE
So?...
FAITH
So, he's not my type.
(beat)
Let me walk you to the elevator.
They walk.
KATE
What's he do?
FAITH
I don't know, Kate.
KATE
You don't have any idea?
FAITH
He's a podiatrist or something.
KATE AND LESLIE
(in unison)
He's a doctor?
FAITH
Look, there's no chemistry there,
okay? There's no... thrill.
KATE
"Thrills"? That's what you're
waiting for? You know how long
that lasts? Besides, how do you
know? Have you ever been out with
him?
FAITH
No. He's never asked me.
KATE
Why don't you ask him?
FAITH
Why should I ask someone out who
I don't want to go out with in the
first place?
KATE
If you've never been out with him,
how do you know you don't want to
go out with him?
LESLIE
(almost more to
herself)
I thought he was kinda cute...
Faith sighs. Mercifully, the elevator doors finally open.
Kate and Leslie get in. As the doors close,
KATE
Take a chance, Faith... None of
us is getting any younger...
INT. FAITH'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Faith re-enters her apartment. The answering machine light
is blinking. She plays the message back as she gets ready
for bed.
ANSWERING MACHINE
Hi, honey. It's Mom. I just
wanted to apologize if I upset you
at brunch today.
To herself in the bathroom mirror,
FAITH
If you upset me at brunch today?
ANSWERING MACHINE
(correcting
herself)
For upsetting you at brunch today.
Now, you know I don't think you're
a failure. And if you never get
married, that's perfectly fine with
your father and me.
Faith is applying eye cream. She leans in closer, carefully
examining the lines around her eyes.
ANSWERING MACHINE
Of course you're not a freak.
You're right, plenty of people
aren't married.
(trying to be
supportive)
The guy who cuts my hair isn't
married. Hey... maybe you tw--
(a voice in the
background)
He's gay.
(her mother)
Oh. Never mind. Anyway, if you
want to spend the rest of your life
alone, well, that's your choice.
And I respect it. I just want you
to be happy, that's all.
(beat)
Hold on, your Dad wants to say
something.
(male voice)
Good fruit salad today, Faith.
(Mom takes the
phone back)
We'll talk to you soon, sweetie.
The machine shuts off. Faith gets into bed. Reaches for the
light. Then, remem
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