Scenes with Early Grayce
7 scenes
Adele Corners
Will you tell me more about California?
Early Grayce
Yeah, I guess so. Let's see. One thing, people think faster out there on the account of all that warm weather. Cold weather makes people stupid. That's a fact.
Adele Corners
I guess that explains why there's so many stupid people around here.
Early Grayce
It sure does. You know what else? You never have to buy no fruit on account it's all on the trees everywhere you turn. And they ain't got no speed limits. I hear your first month's rent is free, state law. So I'm thinking till we get settled we'll just move around from month to month. How will that be with you, momma?
Adele Corners
What are we going to do out there, Early?
Early Grayce
By God the first thing we're going to do is get us a couple of six-packs of Lucky Lager and we're going to climb up to that famous Hollywood sign. We're going to howl at the moon, goddamn it. [howls] Yeah, just like that.
Adele Corners
I heard once that there ain't nothing on that old moon except some little golf balls the astronauts left behind.
Early Grayce
Nah, that ain't right. That's bullshit. The government be sending people there all the time. Just don't want us to know about it.
Early Grayce
[looking at Carrie's photos, dropping them to the ground after looking at each one]
Boring. Boring. Dog shit. Now that don't leave much to the imagination, does it? I know him. [photo shows a person with white mask on] That's my daddy. ****er. [drops it and proceeds to the next photo] Boring. [drops it and then pauses a moment studying the next photo. That's you ain't it?
Carrie Laughlin
Yeah, that's me. Do you like it? What do you think?
Early Grayce
[studies it a moment longer, jabs his finger through it and then sticks his tongue through it]
Dog shit! [drops photo on ground] Boring. Stinky. Stinky. [to Brian as he sits back in chair] You gotta learn how to control your woman better. But lucky for you, they take all kinds in California. That's where we'll be tomorrow. California.
Brian Kessler
How many people have you killed, Early?
Early Grayce
Well, now, how many people have you seen me kill, Bri?
Brian Kessler
None.
Early Grayce
That's how many I killed.
Brian Kessler
If you say so.
Early Grayce
Damn right I do. Shut up! Eat your food. You ain't never killed no one, have you, Bri?
Brian Kessler
No.
Early Grayce
No. Ain't seen nobody killed either, have you?
Brian Kessler
No, I haven't.
Early Grayce
No. Tell me something, big time. How are you going to write a book about something you know nothing about?
Brian Kessler
[at the sound of a gunshot]
What was that?
Adele Corners
[nervously]
Nothing, Brian. It was just the thunder. Oh my God.
Brian Kessler
[to Early who's dragging Carrie along]
Hey, Early, what the **** are you doing? We talked about this.
Early Grayce
Oh, Brian. You gonna like this one. Get in. Big fella you riding shotgun. Adele, you drive. [throws Carrie into backseat with him]
Brian Kessler
What's going on? What are you doing?
Early Grayce
Come on bud, let's go. Get us out of here momma.
Brian Kessler
[they drive off]
What happened back there?
Carrie Laughlin
[crying]
Oh my God. He shot him. He shot him in the head.
Brian Kessler
Who shot who in the head?
Adele Corners
No, he didn't Carrie.
Early Grayce
Everybody just shut up! Goddamn, bitch, quit squawking. Nothing's changed. I'm gonna get you there, safe, to California. [chuckles] That is, if Adele don't kill us with her driving first.
Early Grayce
[after shooting two cops]
Got them both on the dead run.
Adele Corners
No! No, no, no Early!
Early Grayce
Come on, momma. [Walks over to Brian who is standing over the wounded cop] Tell me that don't hurt. Here. [Hands Brian a gun while pointing another one at his head]
Brian Kessler
What?
Early Grayce
Gotta put that crippled dog out of his misery. You wanna know about it, you gotta do it, son. Shoot him. Come on, lay it on in there. Come on, mean boy. Come on, mean boy. Do it! Shoot him! Shoot the dog! Time to live, boy. Shoot him. Come on. Go! Go, mean boy.
Early Grayce
[Brian drops the gun]
You ****.
Brian Kessler
Look at his face! It's not your father. Look at him!
Early Grayce
I know that, you idiot. That's police in a world of hurting. This here's a mercy killing.
Carrie Laughlin
[He kills the cop]
Oh God!
Early Grayce
Let's hit the road.
Early Grayce
You haven't even said thank you.
Adele Corners
Thank you.
Early Grayce
Thank you for what, Adele?
Adele Corners
I don't know, Early.
Early Grayce
Well, Adele, it's for saving your **** life back there! Goddamn! You were this close, momma, from spending the night in the county morgue.
Carrie Laughlin
He wasn't going to shoot her, you murdering son of a bitch!
Brian Kessler
Stop it, Carrie.
Carrie Laughlin
What are you **** insane?
Brian Kessler
Shut up!
Carrie Laughlin
God, why are you so **** blind, Brian? He's a murderer for crying out loud.
Brian Kessler
Just shut up!
Early Grayce
Goddamn bunch of loons.
Early Grayce
Momma? What are you crying for? I'm the one who got hit.
Adele Corners
Cos I decided, Early, I'm not gonna climb up that Hollywood sign with you.
Early Grayce
And why not?
Adele Corners
Cos you're mean, Early.
Early Grayce
No, I'm not.
Adele Corners
You hurt those people, Early. I don't wanna do it with you. I loved you, Early. You just be quiet. You are mean.
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