200 Motels Shooting Script

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142 SCENE 57 1½ mins. Orchestra Prelude to "Shove it Right In" Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Cameras 3 & 4 outside Area I ) All looking into Groupies Room ) Camera 4; in Area J ) Boom between 1 & 4 No front on Groupies Room. Orchestra (Ian, from the Group, is conducting) Intercutting as directed. The Groupies are discussing where it's at. Lucy is coming in and out of the bathroom. Janet is fixing Pamela's hair. "Pamela" is lying on the bed - overdosing. She is dressed as a Nun - the same which the Dwarf was supposed to ream with the lamp in the beginning of the film. It is not revealed that she is a Nun until Janet gets her out of bed and we see the nun suit. Aynsley, on F, is watching, through his binoculars, from the stage (F) The rest of the group are also on stage. 1. Cam. 3 / PAMELA VBCU PAMELA I'm going to die ... I know I'm going to die ... I can tell because my pulse is so weak ... the pills ... I ... gasp ... I took so many ... downers that ... I know this is the end ... 2. Cam. 4 / JANET CU JANET You poor thing. You want I should fix your hair so you look good when they find you ? 3. Cam. 3 / PAMELA CU PAMELA Oh ... would you?
143 SCENE 57 (Cont) 4. Cam. 1 / JANET WA PAMELA & JANET Sure ... whaddya want? A pony tail? Flat-top with fenders? 5. Cam. 3 / PAMELA CU PAMELA I'm going to die, Janet ... choke ... I'm going to O.D., so make me look good ... 6. Cam. 4 / JANET CU JANET Listen, the best I can do is fix you hair ... you should get up and wash the melted eye-make-up off your face. 7. Cam. 3 / PAMELA CU PAMELA Is it smeared? I've been crying so much ... it's so sad when you know you'll never see all your friends any more. 8. Cam. 4 / JANET 2 SHOT JANET & PAMELA Every week it's the same thing ... you're gonna die ... you're gonna die ... somebody went out on you ... somebody doesn't love you any more ... How long have you been a groupie? You should get used to romances which are so obviously cheap. Listen, you should get up so in case when you crash out and the imaginary rock n' roll newspaper from San Francisco wants to get any pictures you'll look like you She helps PAMELA washed your face. up. Really ... it's better this way ... with a clean face ... people always think groupies are such dirty girls!
144 SCENE 57 (Cont) 9. Cam. 2 / AYNSLEY CU AYNSLEY He is watching Wouldn't mind sort of fucking from the group all three of them. Mmmm. stage through his binoculars. 10. Cam. 3 / WA GROUPIES ROOM LUCY runs in just as PAMELA stumbles toward bathroom. LUCY is wearing only men's jockey LUCY (pointing toward Aynsley) shorts. Look over there! JANET What? 11. Cam. 1 / LUCY CU LUCY He's doin' it ... He's watchin' us from the fake bandstand with the binoculars! 12. Cam. 4 / JANET CU JANET Who? The Englishness? 13. Cam. 1 / LUCY CU LUCY The RIVET BOY! 14. Cam. 3 / PAMELA CU PAMELA The Rivet Boy? Where? 15. Cam. 4 / LUCY WA Over there ... rub that stuff out of your eyes! Looks like he's beating off! JANET Beating off? I knew he was a pervert!
145 SCENE 57 (Cont) 16. Cam. 1 / LUCY CU LUCY Do you think he's really watching us and beating off to it? 17. Cam. 3 / PAMELA CU PAMELA Drummers do that a lot ... Finally clears her eyes. 18. Cam. 4 / LUCY WA How exciting! You still trying to O.D.? PAMELA Yes, this definitely is the end for me ... I feel so ... very weak ... and faint ... I ... She collapses dramatically on the floor. 19. Cam. 3 / JANET CU JANET Good EVENING, honey! That was the most imaginary collapse I've seen all week! 20 Cam. 4 / LUCY WA Do you think she's really going to die, Janet? JANET Are you kidding? Did you see her hit on the floor? LUCY Mmmm ... well, it was so obviously cheap.
146 SCENE 57 (Cont) 21. Cam. 1 / PAMELA CU PAMELA I know I'm going to die ... groan ... this time it's real ... I mean that sincerely ... 22. Cam. 3 / JANET CU JANET Lucy, we've got to get ready for our big dance number and going to the fake night club ... 23. Cam. 1 / PAMELA (snoring) CU PAMELA Zzzz ... everything is getting dim ... Zzzz ... 24. Cam. 4 / LUCY CU LUCY You should try to keep her awake. You can tell her a story while you put your make-up on. 25. Cam. 3 / JANET 2 SHOT JANET & PAMELA Pamela, listen ... don't pass out, I'm gonna make up a nice fairy tale for you ... 26. Cam. 1 / PAMELA CU PAMELA ... I'm so sleepy ... The Mandrex ... Oh ... 27. Cam. 4 / JANET WA I'll tell you part of the story, then you make up another part that goes along with it ... once upon a time ... there was a tall, handsome, muscular ... Orchestral Prelude to "SHOVE IT RIGHT IN" STARTS PAMELA ... dwarf ...
147 SCENE 57 (Cont) 27. Continued JANET ... with a very special ... PAMELA ... Swedish apparatus ... JANET ... that him and his friends would use in conjunction with ... PAMELA Bold new surgical experiments... JANET ... involving ... PAMELA ... a bludgeon, a bottle of champagne ... JANET ... and a ... PAMELA ... microwave oven ... JANET ... from a ... PAMELA Boeing 747 leased by Air Rangoon ... JANET Which, when used correctly ... PAMELA ... can effectively increase the dimensions ... JANET ... and the fire-power of your ...
148 SCENE 57 (Cont) 27. Continued PAMELA ... dick ... JANET ... to the point where ... 28. Cam. 1 / LUCY CU LUCY In some instances, it should be classified ... as a lethal ... weapon ...
149 SCENE 58 2 mins Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Camera 2; in Area J ) ) Pointing at Stage Camera 4; outside Area I ) ) Camera 3; outside Area I ) showing CU'S JANET painting her face. Group plays on Stage F. Intercutting as directed. GROUP She painted up her face She sat before the mirror. Cam. 3 / CU JANET She painted up her face, She drew the mirror nearer Group Practissing Cams. Practiss Practissing Cam. 3 / The stare, the stare. CU JANET The secret stare she would use, If a worthy-looking victim should She is appear. practising her stare. Prictissing ZOOM into reflection. Practiss Practissing.
150 SCENE 59 2 mins Orchestra Section II. The Secret Stare. Camera 1; in Area C ) ) Camera 2; in Area E ) All pointing at Orchestra. ) Camera 3; in Area B ) Camera 4; in Area D Set in grand pianos. 1. Cam. 4 / CU VIOLINS. 2. Mix Cam. 3 / CU VIOLAS. 3. Mix Cam. 1 / CU CELLOS. 4. Cam. 4 / CU BASSOONS. 5. Cam. 2 / CU WOODWIND 6. Cam. 4 / CU PIANO. 7. Cam. 2 / CU WOODWIND. 8. Cam. 4 / CU PIANO. 9. Cam. 1 / CU WOODWIND 10. Cam. 2 / CU TUBA. 11. Cam. 4 / CU GONG.
151 SCENE 59 (Cont) 12. Cam. 3 / CU WOODWIND. 13. Cam. 4 / CU SOLO VIOLIN. 14. Cam. 3 / CU CLARINET. 15. Cam. 2 / CU HORNS. 16. Cam. 4 / CU TRUMPET. 17. Cam. 2 / CU HORNS. 18. Cam. 1 / CU WOODBLOCKS. 19. Cam. 2 / CU TUBA. 20. Cam. 4 / CU VIOLINS. 21. Mix Cam. 3 / CU PIANO. 22. Mix Cam. 2 / CU GUITAR.
152 SCENE 60 Sound only (sync) playback of Scene 59 Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Cameras 3 & 4; outside Area I) All looking at J ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Intercutting as directed. The dancers, (in J) made-up with harsh white faces, all looking like women, are doing a parody of modern dance, imitating Groupies stares They are wearing wimple helmet. Janet takes her life-size rag doll out of its place (on Cam. 4) (in I) and exits room towards J, where she joins the dancers.
153 SCENE 61 1½ mins. Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Camera 4; outside Area I) Pointing at Stage ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Camera 3; following the action in the Groupies room. Cam. 3 / GROUP CU CUCKOO CLOCK The clock upon the wall PAN to DOLL Has struck the midnight hour PAN to BATHROOM She finished her call DOOR. Her girl friends in the shower Practississing, Mix to. Practiss Group Cams. Practising Intercutting as directed. Cam. 3 / Half a dozen provocative squats, CU JANET out of the shower, She squeezes her spots, Still looking in Brushes her teeth mirror, manicuring And shoots a deodorant spray herself Up her twot It's getting her hot. Cam. 1 / CU FRANK Cam. 3 / CU JANET Group Cams. (As directed) She's just twenty-four And she can't get off, A sad but typical case. Last dude to do her Got in and got soft She blew it and laughed in his face.
154 SCENE 62 1½ mins. Orchestral Interlude III "She laughed in his face" Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Cameras 3 & 4; outside Area I) pointing towards Groupies Rooms ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Set in 4 empty rows of theatre seats. Intercutting as directed. Cam. 4 / CU LUCY LUCY pulls her life- size doll out of the back of the toilet, throws it in the bath tub, sprays it with deodorant, and leaves it doubled over in the bath tub. Then she exits towards J. where the DANCERS (all looking like men) execute provoc- ative squats under Lucy's direction, They all finish up sprawled across the theatre seats.
155 SCENE 63 2 mins. Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Cameras 3 & 4; outside Area I ) Pointing towards Groupies Rooms ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Cam. 4 / GROUP 2 SHOT. 2 NUDE GROUPIES. She chooses all the clothes She'll wear tonight to dance in The places that she goes Are filled with guys from groups Cam. 3 / Waiting for a chance CU JANET To break her pants in. who re-enters her room through the closet, dragging in clothes, boots etc. She throws all the clothes on the bed and proceeds to pick out what she will wear. Cam. 1 / CU LUCY. LUCY picks her clothes out of the GIRLS hamper in the bathroom. Well, at least there's sort of a choice there. Cam. 2 / GROUP CU FRANK (on stage) Twenty or thirty at times There have been Somewhat desirable boys there, Dressed really spiffy, With long hair, Waiting for girls They can shove it right in. REPEAT with the Groupies semi-dressed.
156 SCENE 64 30 secs. Orchestral Section IV - Postlude: 1 Camera 1; in Area H ) ) Cameras 3 & 4; outside Area I) Pointing towards Groupies Rooms ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Cam. 3 / CU JANET She pulls out her life- size doll from the closet and sits it on a seat next to her. Cam. 1 / CU LUCY LUCY pulls out her doll and puts it on the closet Cam. 4 / CU SHOTS OF DOLLS.
157 SCENE 65 I min. Orchestral Section IV Postlude; 1 - the End. Camera 1; in Area E ) Camera 2; in Area G ) Pointing at Groupies' Rooms. Camera 3; in Area B ) Camera 4; in front of D ) Pointing at Orchestra 1. Cam. 2 / CU LUCY She flushes the toilet, and the dolls fly out. She looks amazed. TRACK BACK. 2. Cam. 1 / HIGH WA STAGE HANDS (DANCERS) rush in and start to assemble mirror-stalls in front of Stage (F) (Orchestra continues playing) 3. Cam. 4 / CU BELLS. 4. Mix Cam. 3 / CU VIOLINS. 5. Cam. 4 / CU CLARINET. 6. Mix Cam. 1 / CU HORNS. 7. Cam. 4 / CU TRUMPETS. 8. Cam. 1 / CU TUBA.
158 SCENE 65 (Cont) 9. Cam. 3 / CU VIOLINS. ZOOM IN. 10. Cam. 1 / CU WOODBLOCKS. 11. Cam. 1 / CU TROMBONES. 12. Cam. 4 / CU TRUMPETS. 13. Mix. Cam. 3 / CU PIANO.
159 SCENE 66 1 min. Playback of scene 65 Orchestral Section IV Postlude; 1 - the End. Camera 1; in Area E ) ) Pointing at Groupies' Rooms. Camera 2; in Area G ) ) Camera 3; in Area H ) ) Pointing into Groupies' rooms. Camera 4; in Area H ) 1. Cam. 2 / CU LUCY She flushes the toilet, and the dolls fly out. She looks amazed. TRACK BACK. 2. Cam. 1 / HIGH WA STAGE HANDS (DANCERS) rush in and start to assemble mirror-stalls stage (F) (Orchestra continues playing) 3. Cam. 4 / WA Mirror stalls in fore- ground left. In distance, in Janet's bedroom, we see the NUN, dressed in fake little winds, ascending slowly into heaven on a cheap wire. ZOOM IN Intercut with Camera 3 as directed. Feathers fall off the wings. The Dancers in their mod interviewer costumes rush in to get pictures as she disappears into the sky. More feathers. Flash bulbs.
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