Chasing Amy
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INT. COMIC BOOK STORE - DAY A pile of COMIC BOOKS are on a shelf next to myriad others. The most prominent one is called `BLUNTMAN AND CHRONIC'. A hand reaches in and pulls one out of frame. HOLDEN opens the comic and flips through it. He shakes his head. BANKY looks over his shoulder. BANKY Felt like this day would never come. Issue two - on the shelf. HOLDEN Yippee. BANKY Don't start, alright! This is a cool moment, and I'd appreciate you not trying to ruin it. How often does a guy get the opportunity to purchase something with his name on it! (points to name on cover) Banky Edwards- right! (points to the other) Holden McNeil. HOLDEN I know my name. BANKY C'mon, sourpuss. We got the rest of our lives to be artists. But it's supply and demand. And right now, the unwashed masses demand this. HOLDEN (off comic) This is easy, alright! And right now it pays the bills. Just don't forget that we're better than this. BANKY I'll tell you who we're better than: these two fags right here. They approach the counter, where STEVE-DAVE, the store manager, and WALT the Fan-boy, play a card game. BANKY (lays books on the counter) Alright Old-Maid's - take a break from the Crazy-8's marathon and ring us up. STEVE-DAVE (not looking up) Well, well,well, Walt, did you see who it is! The local celebrities. Quick - get them to autograph one of their books so we can sell it for triple its value. WALT I'm not that in need of fifteen cents right now. They snicker and high-five one another. Holden rolls his eyes. BANKY (to Holden) I don't think they're fans. WALT No, we're not. You're both a couple of no talents that got lucky. STEVE-DAVE And obviously your handlers or hangers- on convinced you that your first comic was good which it was not, it was thoroughly mediocre with a few spiky bits of dialogue. And when you get your foot in the door of the business, what do you do! You turn out a piece of shit like `Bluntman and Chronic'. WALT Tell him, Steve-Dave. STEVE-DAVE (off comic) `Bluntman and Chronic'. Pah. What was that thing the little stoner pulled on the villain in the last issue! WALT The Stinky-palm. STEVE-DAVE Stinky-palm. You give comics a bad name. I tell all my customers not to buy it, to spend their money on a real comic book. Steve-Dave offers the boys his two middle fingers, then goes back to playing his game with Walt. Holden and Banky stare, shocked. Banky nudges Holden and they both exit Steve-Dave and the Fan-boy slap hands and go back to playing. VOCABULARY appreciate - doceniać celebrity- sława, osoba sławna convince- przekonać demand- żądanie, popyt fag - (obraźliwie) gej flip through- przerzucać kartki (książki, czasopisma) handler- treser; osoba zajmująca się rzeczami hanger-on - pochlebca high-five - przybić piątkę issue- wydanie local- miejscowy mediocre- lichy, mierny, mizerny myriad- mnóstwo, masa nudge- trącać łokciem opportunity- szansa, możliwość prominent- wybitny purchase- zakupić roll one’s eyes- przewracać oczami snicker- parskać śmiechem sourpuss - zrzęda, maruda spiky- przykry, drażliwy supply and demand- podaż i popyt supply- dostawa, podaż thoroughly- dogłębnie, całkowicie, na wskroś villain- łotr, czarny charakter Yippee- hura TEST
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