BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Screenplay

ALm
is he somebody you cohrboy'ed with, or
vhat ?
Puts the postcard down, picks up FXWCINE.
ENNIS
Jack rodeos, mostly.
t pause)
We was fishing buddies ....
His voice trails off.
&t*W JR. clamors for him t o look at her coloring book.
FWKINS gurgles and coos. kL1.iR stirs the gravy.
The effect of the pstcard goes unnoticed.
EXT: RIVERTON: POST OFFICZ: DAY: 8 2
ENAIS stands at a coonter, has a blank postcard. WE S2E AIM
WR:TE:
. .
Jack zwist, RFD 2, Childress, Texas, turns it over, writes
'Px bez," signs it ENNIS PEL YAi, and then puts his 0x2
address on the card.
Hands it through a postal slot.
IMT: DEL MAR APARTPIENT: RIVERTON: DAY: S3
ENNIS has taken ths day off
Paces, wearing his best shirt, white with wide black scripes
Looks in the mirror.
Looks out the window dow~ at the street, pale with dust.
The girls chase each other throagh the living roon.
ALK4 fans herself with a magazine.
ALMA
(hopeful of a social
possibility)
Flaybe we could get a baby-sitter, take
your friend to the Knife & fork. It's
too hot to cook anyways.
ENXIS
Jack ain't the restaurant type. - -
(pause)
k'll more'n likely lust go out and get
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( CONTIkXED )