BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Screenplay

EKNIS tries t3 be cheexful for his glrls, n3t wantlno t~ ze a
sad daedy.
PLhLq JR .
Daddy, tell about when you rode horses ir.
the rodeo.
EIWI S
Short story, honey. Only 'bout thres
seconds I was on that bronc, an' the next
thing I knew I kjas flyin'--only I wasn't
no angel like you, and didn't have no
wincs.
(smiles a t her)
And that's the story of my saddle bronc
career.
Eis girls love him, their faces rept when their daddy speaks.
14oli~OE is smug. ~espite his urromantic appsarance, he has
ALMA.
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ENYIS has gallantly brcught a dinner plate or two into the
kitchen, sets thsm on the counter.
Leans against the counter. UI'I is scrapin? food off tke
dlnner plates.
It.
ALI-14
(tryicg to start conversation)
You ought to get married agrin, Znnis.
(pause)
Ke ar,d the girls worry 'bout you bein'
alone so much.
EIWIS
(feeling ton big for the room)
Once burned... .
(scraping)
You still qo fishin' with Jack Twist?
Some.
ZNliIS