Monday, February 22, 2021

"Please Don't Feed the Buzzards," Scene B

We next go to Cowboy Bill's, "a few hours later":

FRANK IS PULLING GLASSES OUT OF A CARRYING RACK AND PLACING THEM ON THE SERVICE COUNTER.  CARMINE INSPECTS ONE OF THE GLASSES.

CARMINE
Mr. De Fazio, these glasses have so much dirt on them they look like bus windows.

FRANK
What can I do?  I can't afford a new dishwasher, so I gotta stick with the old one.

CARMINE
Want me to take a wrench to it?

FRANK
Nah, he's close to retirement.  You'd break his heart.

LENNY AND SQUIGGY ENTER.  SQUIGGY IS WEARING A BERNOOSE AND WIELDING A WALKING STICK.  LENNY WEARS AN UMBRELLA HAT AND CARRIES AN ELECTRIC FAN WHICH HE PLACES ON A TABLE.

The Carmine & Frank exchange was left out (probably for the best), and Lenny and Squiggy got more traditionally Old West outfits.

After that, the rest of the scene (not counting Landerian flourishes and whatnot) basically made it in, "What hats?" and all, although we lost Squiggy's "Lemme figure something out.  Ten minus five plus a hamburger, divided by some cheese....  (BEAT)  Deal.  But you only get a third so that me and Len can keep half," and gained "Frankie" kissing Squiggy on the cheek and Squiggy wondering, "Why do older men find me so attractive?"

Also, in the script, Squiggy tells Carmine, "I'm sure you'll add an element of charm to our safari," while as filmed he says it'll be nice to have "a leading man" on their safari, and then Carmine says he's not going to kiss Squiggy.

Lenny's fan joke is in the script, although there it's the one he brought in, rather than the one he borrows from the restaurant.

I don't have a lot to say about this scene, other than it's solid and obviously met with Michael and David's approval.

4 comments:

  1. Oh interesting, with the set up I kind of assumed that the girls would go with the boys into the desert. This whole scene is adorabel though.

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