"VERY BAD THINGS"by
Peter Berg
September 2, 1997
FADE IN:
TITLE SEQUENCE
THE DEAD OF NIGHT
Pitch black. Dead quiet. Dim faint light appears in the
distance, approaching, growing larger. As the light nears,
we recognize car headlights. Closer and closer until the car
is bearing down upon us with great force...INT. CAR
Two men in the front seat, FISHER and MOORE. Fisher drives.
All seems quite normal until we take a closer look, sweat
matts hair, dirt stains on white tuxedo shirts hands are
blistered and bloody. They seem almost entranced.MOORE
That ought to be about the end of
that.FISHER
Yup.SILENCE. PUSH IN ON Fisher...
ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
[Movie Script]Verdict, The
"THE VERDICT"Screenplay by
David Mamet
Shooting Draft
INT. FIRST FUNERAL PARLOR - DAY
A working-class funeral in progress. THIRTY PEOPLE and an
inexpensive bier SEEN from the back of the hall.ANGLE
A MAN's back FILLS the SCREEN. He is dressed in a black suit;
his hands are clasped behind him. ANOTHER MAN stands next to
him. The Second Man reaches behind the First Man's back and
puts a discreetly folded ten-dollar bill into his hands.ANGLE
These Two Men from the front. Both somber, in their early
fifties. They begin to walk down the aisle of the funeral
parlor.ANGLE
The WIDOW. A woman in her late fifties sitting by the bier
receiving condolences. The Two Men approach her. The First
Man (the recipient of the money) speaks:FUNERAL DIRECTOR