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MERLE Willing fingers-- ALBERT Extra feet! INT. V.F.W. POST - DAY The place is large and drafty and rundown. A huge American flag hangs from the middle of the ceiling. Under it WOMEN are laying white table cloths on trestle tables. Off to one side a half dozen OLD MEN wearing VFW hats are Scotch-taping paper ribbons to the brick wall. Two OLD MEN are on stepladders, two more are bracing the ladders and the operation is under the direction of a pair of World War I VETS standing side by side. Their hands tremble. Their four eyes loom huge behind corrective lenses. VET 1 Up I would say... What would you say? VET 2 Up.
VET 1 (signals) Up ribbon! One end of the ribbon is moved up. The two VETS study it. VET 2 Down I would say... What would you say? VET 1 Down. VET 2 (signals) Down ribbon! Suddenly there is a commotion. The WOMEN who are setting up the tables all rush to the door as the OLDER WOMEN come in with the wedding cake. The OLDER WOMEN look half-frozen and as they move toward a table the cake receives a great chorus of Uhh's and Ahh's. Suddenly one of the OLDER WOMEN collapses. Friends rush to her aid, seat her in a chair and
Page 1 and 2: Deer Hunter, The (1978) movie scrip
Page 3 and 4: trembling with heat, and they come
Page 5 and 6: SAL'S MOTHER It would snow... Every
Page 7 and 8: checking out. NICK, SAL and MERLE a
Page 9 and 10: stop dead in their tracks. VINCE Sn
Page 11: MERLE Right. ALBERT Damn right! VIN
Page 15 and 16: GUYS IN THE CAR (chanting) Do it, N
Page 17 and 18: Love, Mom." ANGELA frowns, turns th
Page 19 and 20: holds a half-empty bottle in his ha
Page 21 and 22: LINDA'S FATHER swings at her again,
Page 23 and 24: SAL'S MOTHER So cold is your heart
Page 25 and 26: NICK I know. MERLE That way it sets
Page 27 and 28: MERLE Fucking A. NICK I don't think
Page 29 and 30: point is, Nick, without you I'd hun
Page 31 and 32: That's new, isn't it? NICK Couple o
Page 33 and 34: carnations, NICK hears someone call
Page 35 and 36: NICK Linda, Linda...! LINDA (very s
Page 37 and 38: PRIEST "Blessed be the Kingdom... n
Page 39 and 40: crowned for the servant of God Ange
Page 41 and 42: unison, they desert the smiling and
Page 43 and 44: MERLE crosses back to LINDA and giv
Page 45 and 46: Pow! The SERGEANT gives a beery chu
Page 47 and 48: as they have gone MARSHA is taken b
Page 49 and 50: Uh... well, maybe you could tell us
Page 51 and 52: from the dance floor right out into
Page 53 and 54: Don't worry what it says in the boo
Page 55 and 56: Pontiac, ALBERT carrying MERLE's cl
Page 57 and 58: that. NICK (half laughing) Merle --
Page 59 and 60: conversation. ALBERT She fucked you
Page 61 and 62: JOHN Who's got the ammo? ALBERT Amm
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VINCE into a blind rage. VINCE Get
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That's mustard! ALBERT (mouth jamme
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it. EXT. ROADSIDE AREA - DAWN The s
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over. VINCE (CONT'D) (rummaging aro
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(both hands in the air) No!!!? MERL
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times, Merle! (to the others) I fix
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MERLE I said no. JOHN looks at ALBE
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Yeah... I mean so he knows... He do
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WE HEAR THE BUZZ AND CREAK OF OTHER
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gaunt, but we recognize that it is
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ROAR. EXT. APPROACHING AMERICAN HEL
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A shot rings out. The LIEUTENANT go
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is a single-action .45 caliber revo
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toward the SOUTH VIETNAMESE. The SO
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MERLE, who lies on the floor nearby
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him of f to the table. INT. THATCHE
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and forth. His eyes are vacant and
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What else? MERLE I thought you migh
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NICK Forget Sal? MERLE Forget Sal..
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means we gotta play each other. NIC
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ONE OF THEM lets off a blast of aut
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EXT. CLEARING IN THE JUNGLE - WAITI
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NICK puts the revolver back on the
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this, so get your shit in fuckin' s
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MERLE IS STRONG! -- HA! MERLE IS MA
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suddenly discovering himself among
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spins, BADLY WOUNDED. MERLE throws
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ope which MERLE has tied around his
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Hey! Hey, gee! SAL crosses to the w
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skids. Now and then an ARMY CONVOY
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watches, then he jams the gun in hi
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off and cut it up... (he extracts a
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CAMERA HOLDS ON NICK as he turns ou
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Everybody love Linda. NICK That's r
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You like to call me Linda now? NICK
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BAR GIRL Wait! First I give you spe
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(to the YOUNGEST URCHIN) You know h
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NICK walks out past the CORPSES. Th
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ack of the building,and TWO BURLY M
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Where did you play? NICK Up north.
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I have to go. ARMAND But you must c
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(weary, shaking his head) No. None
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cookies, trudging up the hill. We s
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CAB DRIVER What're you, crazy? That
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LINDA gives a thin smile. VINCE (CO
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gulping down whiskey -- gulping it
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NICK stands half-way down a rickety
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No. LINDA Oh, Nick! Oh I missed you
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NICK's knees. LINDA (CONT'D) (smoot
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just have beer. Do you want some ch
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NICK Naw, it's... I mean... LINDA M
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(takes his arm, laughs) No-o-o! NIC
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It's Nick! VINCE Nick...? (sees him
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How're you guys... I mean, how've y
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gun, Vince. VINCE looks around. Car
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Nick! Hey, Nick! (gives him a big h
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No? NICK No. How's Angela? How's sh
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? ALBERT Nic
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now! The toaster man! I'll go and g
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Nick! ANGELA begins to tremble, jab
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dark, like a great river rolling th
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NICK doesn't stir, doesn't budge. L
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geyser of molten steel erupts in a
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understand, doing it with one... wo
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ALBERT (CONT'D) Hey, John! ALBERT s
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Albert... VINCE cracks up, howling.
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Yeah... All the guys, we're all goi
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EXT. MOUNTAINS - MIXED HARDWOOD FOR
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down. JOHN and ALBERT drag VINCE to
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growling sound. NICK grabs for the
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coming in, thudding in the mud and
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ALBERT indicates his rifle. VINCE s
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NICK (grins) Damn... God damn... EX
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ALBERT Then what's the gun for! Wha
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VINCE What the hell was that! (pick
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pounds on the car. VINCE takes off,
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What's that noise? SAL John Wayne..
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INT. NICK'S TRAILER - NIGHT NICK ho
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Too bad. NICK goes down a long aisl
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Let's make love forever! INT. NICK'
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irked with himself, a little fright
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NICK We do, Sal. We do... You're th
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Where? NICK Here. Behind you. NICK
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for a long time. NICK picks the pap
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money. The reality of what MERLE is
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NICK Like I say, Phantom Mary's pre
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Biederman. Is that right? BIEDERMAN
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important. LIEUTENANT That I must n
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(leans close) Not bad fresh, but th
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ush. NICK gets in the limousine. Th
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omelettes, s'il vous plait. WIFE (h
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the yard with the little grape arbo
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falls flat on his back. Standing in
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doin' in there? NICK You know a guy
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about, glass-eyed, drinking champag
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disbelief at the evolution of the g
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five languages. NICK starts off aga
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You are his friend. NICK Where is h
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How's Linda? NICK Fine. She's fine.
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NICK reaches the end of the terrace
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a bugle, trying to play TAPS. VET 1
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together on a steep hillside of til
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NICK (very shaky) I just... would l
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