BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Screenplay

100 INT: DEL i'WR AP.4RTHENT: RIVERTON: EVENING: LC0
ENGIS slouches in front of the television set, nursing 2
beer, watching David Carracine in RUNG FU.
The girls, ages eight and ten, play cards on the floor
nearby.
AL?.'J? restless.
mm
It's Saturday night. Looks like you'd
want to step our once in a while. Ha.+%? a
little fun.
ENNE drinks his beer. Doesn't answer.
101 INT: ENNIS AND PJXA'S SED2COX: NIGHT: 101
&PA already in bed, reads a TRUE COL~FESSIONS maqazine.
ENNIS is getting undressed. EZK4, a faintly hopsful lcok on
her face, peeks over tie top sf the magazine at her husband,
who dcesn ' t notice.
ENNIS gets into bed.
They begin to make love.
uN.4
As far behind as we ere on the bills, it
makes me nervous not to cake no
precasticns ....
ENNIS
(stiffens)
If ycu don't want no more of my kids,
I'll be happy a leave you alone.
&PLR
(tinder her breath)
... I'd have 'em, if you'd support 'em....
Turns his bask to her, faces the wall.
ALl.W, a look of despair on her face, reaches up and turns off
the hedsige lamp.
102 113: DIVDRCX COURT: DhY: 1975: i02
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