A Little Monkey

An excerpt from the Broken Bulbs screenplay.

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EXT. SIDE OF THE ROAD - NIGHTFrank is up in a tree, just above the MAN'S BODY. He'svigorously shaking the branches, trying to get the body free.Bonnie stands at the bottom looking up at him.BONNIEShake him, Frank! He's gotta comeloose eventually!FRANKI'm trying!Frank angrily shakes the branches.FRANK(to the body)Come on, ya fucker!BONNIELet's go! I wanna loose thisstiff so we can get some chow.FRANK(frustrated)Bonnie, I'm trying to get him down!He shakes harder.BONNIEMy stomach is growling! It'stalking to me, Frank!FRANK(very annoyed)Bonnie--BONNIEYa know, you look kinda cute up inthat tree. Like a little monkey.Frank stops shaking the branches and looks down to her.FRANKReally?BONNIEYou bet. I wish you had adorablelittle overalls...and a cigar...and atricycle...though that would bepretty hard to ride in a tree.He smiles.FRANKThanks. I guess.BONNIEDon't mention it, kiddo.Beat. They share a smile.BONNIENow shake his dead ass outta thattree and feed me, Seymour!Frank starts shaking again.Bonnie watches him for a beat.BONNIE(seriously)Frank?FRANKWhat.BONNIEI wanna ask you something.Frank continues working.FRANKWhat is it?BONNIEYou know the Dusty thing? The screenplay?FRANKYeah.BONNIEHow close are you to being done?FRANKI got no idea. Why?BONNIEWell, I kinda need to tell y--SNAP! The branches break and Frank and the body fall to theground, hard.

	       Frank MOANS.Bonnie BURSTS into LAUGHTER.FRANK(in pain)Oh, my ribs!Bonnie is doubled over. She can hardly breathe from laughingso hard.BONNIEOh my God! I loved that so much!Frank rolls on the ground in agony.