Dickboy (3) INT: BACK OF THE TOWN CAR. INT:/EXT: ELIJAH BEING CHAUFFEURED BACK HOME. THE SOUND NOW ORIGINAL MUSIC: INT: STAVROS HOTEL ROOM. DAWN. LAWSON GETTING DRESSED. STAVROS KISSES HIS NECK AS HE DRESSES. BALTIMORE SKYLINE IN B.G. DISSOLVE INTO: INT./EXT: MORNING. LAWSON IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE TOWN CAR. THE LONG RIDE HOME. INT: MORNING. LAWSONS LONG APARTMENT HALLWAY. LAWSON TURNS THE KEY AND ENTERS. ELIJAH SITS ON THE SOFA IN UNDERWEAR ONLY. EILJAH And how was your night sunshine ? LAWSON Fantastic. I just realized something... ELIJAH Me too.... but you first. LAWSON I’ve been doin this all wrong for way too long. And I made a three hundred dollar tip. And he was so nice to me. And so handsome. Sexy. He was even sexy. ELIJAH I did Heroin for the first time in my life tonight. (Pause) LAWSON FLOPS DOWN NEXT TO ELIJAH LAWSON And how was that ? ELIJAH See for your self. MUSIC NOW: “WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE” TOM WAITS. INT: COFFEE TABLE SHOT. C.U. ABOUT A QUARTER OF A GRAM OF CHINA WHITE. A RAZOR AND A STRAW. INT: DUSK. LATER .SAME AS BEFORE. SUN FADING IN B.G. MUSIC CONTINUES UNTIL: ELIJAH Let’s go out. We’re rich. The night is opon us. We’re young. We should go out. LAWSON What the hell... but bring the drugs. EXT. NIGHT. THE HUSTLER BAR. AS LAWSON AND ELIJAH EXIT A TAXI. LAWSON cont. Listen to me... when we get inside, I think you should make a gesture to Mike. You know, something nice. You peed in his trash can. ELIJAH Fuck Mike, he hates me. LAWSON He doesn’t hate you. You pissed in his trash can. Just do it for me then. INT: NIGHT. HUSTLER BAR. LAWSON AND ELIJAH ENTER AND MAKE THERE WAY TO THE BAR. AT THE BAR: MIKE Mutt and Fuckin’ Jeff... how’s tricks? (To Lawson) Missed you last night. LAWSON Long story. Remind me to tell you about it when I’m not so fucked up. MIKE When’s that suppose to be... Hey kid... LAWSON Say hello Eli. MIKE Has your boyfriend got you potty trained tonight ? ELIJAH Yeah... sorry about that. I was Fucked up. It won’t happen again. MIKE Your a good kid. Now, what can I get ya’ ? The usual Lawson ? ELIJAH Not tonight. And I’m buying. So, how about a top shelf round. Don’t forget to pour yourself one too. MIKE Yeah, right... I like mine neat. ELIJAH Well lets do that for everyone then... Top shelf please. ELIJAH HANDS MIKE A FIFTY DOLLAR BILL. THE BAR IS NOT BUSY YET. MAYBE SEVEN OR EIGHT PEOPLE MIKE HOLDS THE BILL UP TO THE LIGHT TO CHECK IT. You like that... looks pretty good right. Careful, I just made that one... might still be wet. MIKE SHOOTS ELIJAH A LOOK. THEN HE GOES AROUND THE BAR TAKING ORDERS. MIKE Top shelf... place your orders. It’s on the gentleman down here ! Eli ! Twenty-one fifty, out of fifty. INT: HUSTLER BAR. LATER SAME NIGHT. THE PLACE RESEMBLES A NICE PRIVATE PARTY. LAWSON AND ELIJAH BUYING THE NIGHT. GOOD JUKEBOX MUSIC. LIVELY CONVERSATION. L.S. INT: HUSTLER BAR. B.G. AS LAWSON AND A YOUNG MAN EXIT FOR THE RESTROOMS. ELIJAH IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF HIS STORIES CONTINUES WITHOUT NOTICE. INT: HUSTLER BAR. RESTROOM STALL. LAWSON AND THE YOUNGMAN. SNORTING DRUGS SOON THE YOUNGMAN GOES DOWN ON LAWSON IN THE STALL. LAWSON CONTINUES DOING DRUGS EVEN WITH A CLIMAX. MORE DRUGS FOR BOTH AND SOON THE YOUNG MAN BEGINS TO VOMIT. LAWSON EXITS THE STALL -LAUGHING AS HE ZIPS HIS PANTS BACK UP. HE STOPS AT THE MIRROR AND SINK. HIS NOSE BLEEDING AGAIN. THE SOUNDS NOW: JUKEBOX MUSIC: “SAVE THE LAST DANCE” THE DRIFTERS SFX: CONVERSATION B.G. AND THE YOUNGMAN IN THE STALL PUKING. LAWSON STARES INTO THE MIRROR FOR A LONG BEAT. PEOPLE COME IN AND GO OUT ETC. THE MUSIC CONTINUES INTO: EXT. BALTIMORE CITY SKY LINE. NIGHT. INT: NIGHT. BACK SEAT OF THE TOWN CAR. LAWSON BEING CHAUFFEURED. INT: LAWSON’S APARTMENT. NIGHT. ELIJAH ASLEEP ON THE SOFA UNTIL- HIS PAGER GOES OFF. HE FALLS OFF OF THE SOFA IN A DRUNK, HUNG OVER STATE OF SLOTH. INT: NIGHT. LAWSON IN THE ELEVATOR GOING UP. INT: HOTEL CORRIDOR. ROOM 4507 THE MUSIC ENDS AS LAWSON KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. IT OPENS TO: TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. ONE FORTIES WHITE. ONE TWENTIES ASIAN. LAWSON ENTERS THE SUITE AND HANDS OVER THE PACKAGE. HE TURNS TO EXIT AND THEN. BLONDE (GERMAN ACCENT) Get undressed now. LIKE A FRIGHTENED PUPPY DOG LAWSON STRIPS NUDE. INT: LATER, SAME NIGHT. ROOM 4507.ON THE BED. A DRUG INDUCED THREE-WAY. THE LADIES ARE CLEARLY IN CHARGE HERE AS THEY BARK ORDERS TO LAWSON. THEY FEED HIM COCAINE LIKE CANDY AS THEY BASICALLY SEX THEMSELVES UP USING LAWSON ONLY AS A HUMAN DILDO. EXT: MORNING. BALTIMORE IN THE B.G. INT: BACK OF THE TOWN CAR. THINGS SEEM TO MOVE A BIT SLOWLY FOR LAWSON NOW HE FREELY SNORTS COKE OFF OF HIS HAND. EXT. LAWSON’S APARTMENT. TOWN CAR PULLS UP OUTSIDE. LAWSON EXIT’S AND GOES INTO THE DARK HALLWAY. INT. LAWSON ENTERS HIS LIVING ROOM. ELIJAH STILL DRESSED IN A SUIT SITS ON THE SOFA SMOKING FROM A CRACK PIPE. LAWSON SITS BESIDE HIM NOTHING TO BE SAID AND JOINS HIM AT THE PIPE THEY SIT IN THE DARK BLINDS CLOSED SMOKING ROCK. MUSIC NOW: THROUGH WHAT FOLLOWS. ‘I’m coming out” DIANA ROSS MONTAGE: LAWSON AND ELIJAH BACK SEAT OF THE TOWN CAR. MANY DIFFERENT NIGHT’S. THIS MONTAGE SHOULD REPRESENT ABOUT THREE MONTHS. INT: / EXT: VARIOUS BALTIMORE CITY SHOTS. INT: / EXT: VARIOUS HOTEL CORRIDORS AND LOBBIES. INT: VARIOUS NIGHTS ALONE IN THE DARK LAWSON AND ELIJAH DOING DRUGS ETC. INT: VARIOUS HOTEL ROOMS AND VARIOUS CLIENTS. SOME STRANGE, SOME PRETTY COOL. LAWSON V.O. Some times the only thing that is really unbearable, it that nothing is really so fucking unbearable. INT: LAWSON ENTERING A HOTEL ROOM. MUSIC CONTINUES. LAWSON V.O. cont. And on this side of the bridge you understand nothing. But as you step lightly across it to madness you are upheld by timelessness. INT: LAWSON EXITS A HOTEL ROOM. NIGHT. CORRIDOR. HE STOPS IN THE HALL NOW LEANING AGAINST THE WALL AND SNORTS A LINE. SUDDENLY BLOOD APPEARS ON HIS SHIRT SLEEVE. HIS NOSE BLEEDS AGAIN. HE SOBS AGAINST THE WALL DESOLATELY AND WITHOUT CONTROL A BROKEN CHILD IN AN ADULT WORLD. STRANGERS PASS BY AND STARE ETC. LAWSON V.O.cont. And there you are directed straight to the belly of the demon. And here you are complete forever. There is no road to travel and no time to travel through. All you have to do is let go. Let go. INT: TOWN CAR. NIGHT. LAWSON, BACK SEAT EYE’S SWOLLEN FROM THE TEARS BEING CHAUFFEURED HOME. FLASHBACK-- INT: / EXT: AFTERNOON. LAWSON AND HIS BROTHER RANDY IN THE LIMO ENROUTE TO THEIR MOTHERS FUNERAL AHEAD OF THEM IS THE HEARSE. BACK TO PRESENT--- INT: TOWN CAR. NIGHT. LAWSONS NOSE BECOMES A RIVER. HE TELLS THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER. HE RUNS FROM THE CAR AND DOWN THE STREETS. A LONG PAUSE EXT: NIGHT. BALTIMORE STREETS. LAWSON WALKS THE STREETS. THOUGH HE WEARS A SUIT AND TIE HIS SHIRT IS BLOOD STAINED AS IF A TERRIBLE FIGHT HAD TAKEN PLACE. HE DRINKS FROM A BOTTLE OF WILD TURKEY. OCCASIONALLY HE GIVES AWAY MONEY . INT. NIGHT. HOTEL ROOM. ELIJAH DANCING IN A JOCK STRAP FOR AN OLDER GENTLEMAN. HE WEARS A COWBOY HAT AND BOOTS. THE OLDER MAN CLAPS ALONG TO THE BEAT. EXT: AFTERNOON. SIDE WALK CAFE. LAWSON AND ELIJAH HAVING LUNCH. THEY LOOK RADIANT SOME HOW THIS AFTERNOON. CLEAN, WELL DRESSED. ELIJAH I don’t even have to say it. Because I already know what your thinking. You feel the same about it. LAWSON (To Waiter) Can I have another bloody Mary please ? (To ELIJAH) My nose bleeds have been getting worse. Everyday... worse and worse. ELIJAH We need a break. LAWSON Yeah... from snorting up all of Baltimore we need a fucking break. ELIJAH I’m just saying at least if we found some more people we could take a real break. Maybe a whole week. LAWSON I need to see a fucking doctor. Not to mention a shrink. Headaches... panic attacks. I’m fucking exhausted. ELIJAH Well I’m the one who keeps getting stuck with all of the weird geriatric ones. LAWSON Weird?... I was raped by two dykes! Twice ! And I don’t do fish ! ELIJAH That’s gonna’ scar you for life ya’ know. What did they make you do? (Lawson shoots him a look) We need to find about three more people. THE WAITER RETURNS WITH DRINKS AND EXITS INTO B.G. LAWSON I just need to get some sleep. I can’t even think straight right now. Let’s plan on sometime next week. It’s gonna’ be a busy week this week. There’s that Doctors convention. Richie says expect a lot of business from that. They’re working it hard. So let’s just hold off. And then we’ll go out clubbing and looking. We’ll get through this week just fine. So, smile... it’s the next best thing you can do with your lips. LAWSON STANDS TO EXIT THROWING DOWN A FIFTY DOLLAR BILL. I gotta’ get out of here... I gotta’ get some sleep. Do me a favor, when my food gets here just wrap it to go and put it in the fridge for me. I’ll eat it when I get up. I gotta’ go. LAWSON KISSES ELIJAH ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD AND EXITS. PEOPLE REACT. INT. NIGHT. LAWSONS APARTMENT. LAWSON IN BED ASLEEP. THE SOUND NOW: YOUNG MALE VOICES. LAWSON WAKES NOW TO THE SOUNDS AND PEERS OUT OF THE BEDROOM INTO THE LIVING ROOM. SFX. ELIJAH AND ABOUT TEN YOUNG MEN. MOST OF THEM NUDE OR IN UNDERWEAR. A VIDEO CAMERA RUNS IN THE CORNER. LAWSON’S POV AS ELIJAH LOOKS UP NOW TO SEE: ELIJAH Lawson, your up ! Bout time. Hope we didn’t wake you. LAWSON What the hell is this ? ELIJAH Auditions. I could really use a hand here too. Let me introduce you to everyone. LAWSON Um... can I see in the bedroom for just a second young Eli ? ELIJAH (To the Boys) Excuse us for a second. THEY EXIT TO THE BEDROOM CLOSING THE DOOR. (To Lawson) You know, some of these guys are really talented. I mean, there are some good prospects out there. You should see some of them. (Indicates penis size) LAWSON Have you lost your fucking mind ?! Get these fucking children out of my living room and for godsakes make ‘em put their clothes back on, Eli. ELIJAH Okay, first of all they’re not all children. Not all of them. Second of all... we really need this. Do you realize that for each one of these so called children as you choose to call them, not my words, your words. We get time off. Time to breath, and go out and shop... spend some of this money that we seem to have so much of these days. Time to live once again. Plus, there’s a two hundred dollar bonus for each one we pick. That goes in our pockets. Don’t you see, this is the only way. Come on, let’s just meet them. It’s not that bad... really it’s not. And some of them actually have great potential. The rest can go. We’ll give ‘em twenty bucks and send them on their way. Simple as that. (Pause) Trust me... it’s all good. LAWSON I’m going back to bed. This is not how to do it. We were going to go out to the clubs and scope it out. One at a time. So, this is on you. Good night. ELIJAH The problem with that is... Richie thinks these are your recruits. Yeah, see... he called earlier and... LAWSON Are you crazy or just stupid Elijah. You can’t do this like this. You can’t just invite a bus load of fresh runaway meat up here to my apartment. I mean what did you do, stake out the fucking greyhound station ?! LAWSON PEERS OUT AND THEN CLOSES THE DOOR BACK. Jesus, there must be at least four felony’s out there. And two of them are naked. Not to mention the drugs. You didn’t give them drugs ?! ELIJAH I just smoked a little rock with them. Some of them. LAWSON Jesus Christ ! Your nuts. ELIJAH Oh I’m nuts, you see felony’s and I see a day off. LAWSON This is not good Elijah. ELIJAH Well then all the more reason for you to come out here and help me. We need to choose at least two before Richie comes over. ELIJAH OPENS THE DOOR A LITTLE AND POINTS AND THEN CLOSES IT BACK. ELIJAH That kid with the mole is all cute but he’s got fucked up balls. That’s just my opinion though. (Lawson Shoots him a look) LAWSON You’re examining their balls ? Okay, I’ll play along... this is nuts. What’s wrong with his balls ? ELIJAH Well, he doesn’t have any. I think that’s gross. He should go, right ? Definitely, he should go. (Lawson stands dumb founded and perplexed) I mean, you ever make it with a guy with no balls, or no nipples or no pee hole ? It’s just gross right ?.. Takes your mind totally off of sex. Nobody want’s that. (Pause) LAWSON Let me get dressed. Please. Do nothing until I get out there okay ? ELIJAH I’ll work the video camera. LAWSON Sure... let’s get everything on tape. Why not make it easier for them to convict us. Less money the tax payers have to shell out. Put it all on tape, open and shut case. Maybe they’ll show us mercy. After all... we made it so easy for them. They could convict us with twenty five dollars... with the evidence we’ll provide. LAWSON STRUGGLES ON A PAIR OF JEANS. INT. LAWSONS APARTMENT. LIVING ROOM. FADE INTO: TAPED MONTAGE OF BOYS: BEING INTERVIEWED ON CAMERA. OUR POV AS WE WATCH THIS ON THE TV SET. EACH BOY TALKS A LITTLE ABOUT THEMSELVES ETC. THEN MODEL FOR THE CAMERA IN UNDERWEAR OR NUDE. AS THE CAMERA BEGINS TO LOOSEN, IT REVEALS: LAWSON, ELIJAH, RICHIE, ANTONIO AND CARLOS AS THEY WATCH THE VIDEO TAPE. ELIJAH TURNS OFF THE TV WITH THE LAST BOY. (A Pause) ELIJAH So, what do you think ? RICHIE I think they look like a bunch of fourteen year old runaways from east Kansas. Except, what’s his name. Number 4. LAWSON Paco. His names Paco. He’s actually eighteen. I think. ELIJAH Sucks a mean cock too. ( The room shoots him a look) Okay, no track marks either. LAWSON Anymore?... RICHIE Nah.. they all remind me of my little brother. And I just can’t see my little brother snorting coke off of somebody’s Dick. Bad visuals. Is he clean ?... Is he on the streets ? What?.. LAWSON I don’t know...I’ll find out. CARLOS I don’t know Richie... kid doesn’t look right. Looks like he could be the poster child for a for just say no and AIDS. RICHIE Why am I even about to have this conversation with you ?... Do you suck Dick, Carlos ? Do you let men suck your Dick ? Don’t answer that... when I’m paging your ass for two hours some times and you don’t answer... But do you suck Dick ?! CARLOS Oh hell no ! I don’t do none of that shit Richie. But it’s about the money. RICHIE If you don’t suck Dick then shut the Fuck up ! All day with you and this negative shit. You been on the Rag all day. What’s wrong with you? Why don’t you try learning how to work that damn pager a little bit more. See if you can call me back when its still new news. (To Lawson) What do you think?... I mean what do you really think of him? You seen the tight schedule I got yall’ under. Can he handle it? You need to be sure. I need one more just like you Dickboy and fuck the rest of them. Your the Shit. My new name for you is Dickboy! I saw those numbers last Saturday. The hoes don’t pull it down like that. You are Dickboy. Now, can he handle it Dickboy? LAWSON I think, maybe... I don’t know Richie. I just like, talked to him for like thirty minutes is all. I mean, I don’t know him that well. He seems smart. RICHIE Well get to know him. And then, let me know. RICHIE GIVES LAWSON A PAGER. Eli, I need you to make a run. You got a repeat customer. Asked for you by name. Guy’s crazy about you. Rambling on... and on. Said you made his week. Said something about your dancing. Plus he’s down to the last of his little stash. Ten o’clock. Be out front. ELIJAH I live to serve Old mr.Vanwinkle. He makes me dance all night because he can’t get it up anymore. He shoots his dope and I dance. RICHIE Much more information than I needed. ELIJAH What... he does. RICHIE AND HIS GROUP STAND TO EXIT RICHIE (To Lawson) Make my phone ring Dickboy. (To Carlos) You hungry... is that why your in this mood ? How about pizza ? Let’s go back over to Gino’s. CARLOS We had Gino’s for lunch Richie. RICHIE He owes me money. We’ll go everyday if that’s what it’s gonna’ take to get it through his head. Pay me ! What are you complaining about...It’s free food. Free wine and beer. Why you gotta’ be so negative all day ?! Pizza’s Fuckin’ great food. See you guy’s later. Eli, ten o’clock. AND WITH THAT THEY EXIT THE APARTMENT INT: NIGHT. NIGHT CLUB. THE SOUNDNOW: MUSIC: “infatuation “ ROD STEWART LAWSON AND PACO ON A SOFA AT THE CLUB. THIS CLUB IS 80’S DECADENCE AT IT’S FINEST: A MIXED CROWD OF STRAIGHT AND GAY OCCUPY THE DANCE FLOOR LAWSON AND PACO SIT IN THE PREFERRED SEATING AREA AS THE DRINKS OVER FLOW. INT. NIGHT. HOTEL ROOM. ELIJAH DANCING IN HIS JOCKSTRAP FOR THE OLD MAN. COWBOY HAT AND BOOTS. THE OLD MAN CLAPS WITH THE MUSIC. INT. NIGHT. NIGHT CLUB. LAWSON AND PACO. LAWSON AT THE TABLE PUKING. MUSIC CONTINUES. INT: / EXT: NIGHT. TOWN CAR. PACO BEING CHAUFFEURED. BALTIMORE IN B.G. EXT. NIGHT. NIGHT CLUB. LAWSON NOSE AND SHIRT BLOOD SOAKED. HE STANDS OUTSIDE THE CLUB GATHERING HIMSELF. FLASH BACK-- INT: DAY. LAWSON SITTING ON A DOCTORS TABLE. ABOUT AGE FOURTEEN. BACK TO PRESENT-- INT. NIGHT. LAWSON’S APARTMENT. LAWSON EXITS THE SHOWER AND PUTS ON A SUIT. HE STARES INTO THE MIRROR. INT./ EXT. NIGHT. TOWN CAR. BALTIMORE B.G. LAWSON IN BACK SEAT BEING CHAUFFEURED. INT. NIGHT. HOTEL ROOM. BALTIMORE B.G. PACO WITH AN OLDER GENTLEMAN. HE SOFTLY CARESSES HIS FACE. PACO A LITTLE UNEASY DOESN’T MOVE A HAIR. THE MAN SOON KISSES HIM. INT. DAWN. DINER. LAWSON, ELIJAH AND PACO. EATING BREAKFAST. BOTTLE OF WILD TURKEY ON THE TABLE. MIRROR WITH RAZOR AND A STRAW ALSO PRESENT. PACO I don’t really think I had an opinion of him one way or the other. I knew what I was there to do. And I did it. Oh yeah, He smelled like Aramis. I remember that. ELIJAH That’s better than shit. Mr. Vanwinkle smells like shit. Really. He does. It’s not his fault though. He’s an addict. Made all of his money suing Revlon. And now he smells like shit and can’t even get it up. And he’s not that old. Forties I figure. I dance for him twice a week now. And then, I jack off on him. He loves it. LAWSON I’ve been having these headaches. Lately. Real bad. And then when I look down, my nose is bleeding like a fucking river. When I was a kid. I had this infection and the doctor said I must have gotten’ it through
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