Shadow Dancer Screenplay - Raindance Film Festival

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83. RYAN She only got involved after we-- ALLEN Aaagh! She’s always been involved. That’s a distinction you Oxford boys like to make. Maybe she only decided to pull the trigger after we killed her fella’, but she’s never been an angel, my friend. You want to know how many IRA men she’s lain on her back for? RYAN doesn’t like that. RYAN She’s vulnerable. ALLEN Sure she is. So a good agent, but not a great one. Sometimes, we have to choose... INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - KITCHEN - DAY It’s Christmas day in the MCVEIGH HOUSEHOLD. COLLETTE is working through a mountain of washing up. Her MOTHER is drying. ANGLE on a newspaper folded on the side. EXCLUSIVE; IRA HARDLINERS REJECT PEACE BID. The rest of the family are watching T.V. next door and, as the Queen’s annual broadcast, comes on we hear; GERRY (O.S.) Switch that stupid bitch off! The T.V is turned over. MA glances at the washing up still to be done and smiles at COLLETTE MA smiles. MA I blame myself. Your father never lifted a finger either. COLLETTE Good to see Christy’s got her Christmas back again... She turns around and steps into the doorway...
84. INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS. You could cut the tension in here with a knife. CHRISTY, GERRY and PADDY stare at the T.V. Coffee? MA PADDY (without much conviction) I’ll make it. MA You’re all right love. I wouldn’t want you to tire yourself out. Nobody smiles. MA shakes her head. GERRY’s son LIAM has been driving a remote controlled car around the floor and at this moment he’s so excited he knocks over the table GERRY’s glass of beer has been standing on. GERRY leaps to his feet, soaked. GERRY For fuck’s sake! What the hell is wrong with you? LIAM is stunned. He was so happy for a moment there. He bursts out of the room and charges up the stairs. CHRISTY throws GERRY a furious look and follows. GERRY sets about clumsily cleaning up the mess, but MA pushes him aside. He storms out... EXT. COLLETTE’S BACK YARD - A MINUTE LATER. GERRY and MA stand together. It’s snowing. GERRY is smoking a cigarette. GERRY (shaking his head) Don’t start, Ma. Not today. MA Look what it’s doing to you. GERRY sighs, throws away his cigarette. A beat. GERRY Sometimes, at night, I can feel his body in my hands...What’s happening, Gerry? (MORE)
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Shadow Dancer by Tom Bradby Based o
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2. As we follow her down the hill,
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4. COLLETTE moves to the toilet, lo
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10. LONG Don’t play games, Gingy.
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12. She looks furious. RYAN (CONT
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14. No answer. RYAN (CONT’D) You
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16. RYAN We haven’t lost an agent
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18. He glances at a photograph of a
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20. She nods. She stares out of the
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22. BUCHANAN You’re not going to
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24. MULGREW. Who signed you up, Gin
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26. INT. A TRAIN APPROACHING BELFAS
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28. INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - KITCHE
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30. PADDY Aaagh! You little bugger.
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Page 37 and 38: 36. She breaks away, staggers. She
Page 39 and 40: 38. HEADTEACHER (CONT’D) I know t
Page 41 and 42: 40. MULGREW. We need to talk about
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Page 45 and 46: 44. MARK What is it, Mam? COLLETTE
Page 47 and 48: 46. VOICE (O.S.) I’m Richard McIl
Page 49 and 50: 48. RYAN Of course. COLLETTE I don
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Page 59 and 60: 58. EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS. It al
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Page 63 and 64: 62. She glances up. She has no idea
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Page 67 and 68: 66. MULGREW. (CONT'D) Or did one of
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Page 75 and 76: 74. We’re CLOSE again on Gerry. H
Page 77 and 78: 76. He stares at her. And he turns
Page 79 and 80: 78. GIRL Wolf Tone called. The pass
Page 81 and 82: 80. RYAN doesn’t answer. No point
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Page 95 and 96: 94. COLLETTE I don’t know... RYAN
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Page 101 and 102: 100. PADDY What do you want? MULGRE
Page 103 and 104: 102. We follow her out... INT. LAND
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Page 107 and 108: 106. He takes out the pistol and pl
Page 109 and 110: 108. GERRY (CONT’D) Everything we
Page 111 and 112: 110. PADDY’S head sags. Collette.
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