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| Transcript: In the Company of Men |
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Transcript Page 3(Joey is in the library helping Mrs. Tringle and other students with College Night)Mrs.Tringle: Alright everyone, can I have your attention, please? I just want to thank you all for helping me prepare for tonight's College Fair. And I'll see you all back here in a couple of hours. (The students start leaving) Mrs. Tringle: Joey? Can I have a word with you, please? Joey: Sure. (Joey follows Mrs. Tringle to one of the tables in the library) Mrs. Tringle: Joey, in a school this size, it's difficult to keep any secrets. Joey: Yeah, tell me about it. Mrs. Tringle: And girls your age, often make mistakes. Joey: Yeah, well, boys have been known to make mistakes themselves. Mrs. Tringle: True. But the price they pay seems to be so much less. You're going to be going through some tough times ahead and I want to make sure you're prepared. Joey: Excuse me? Mrs. Tringle: The Family Living course here offers some valuable preparation. Joey: Wait,isn't that the class where they make you carry around a sack of flour and pretend it's a baby? Mrs. Tringle: That's only part of it. I know the task you face seems managable now but child rearing is filled with trials and tribulations. Joey: You know what? Let me get back to you on that one. (Joey gets up from the table and exits quickly)
(Dawson and Billy are standing at the bar) Billy:Notice how Pacey had his eye on all the pretty girls.The man knows it's all about numbers. Dawson: Numbers? Billy: You don't waste time. You'll know in fifteen seconds whether a woman wants to spend the night with you or if the answer's no,you bail. Dawson: You can't just Billy:There's plenty more where that came from. But that's why you asked.You've got to seal, deal and pull the trigger. Pacey: (seeing a pretty woman) Hello, wish me luck boys, Here I go. ( Pacey takes off from the bar in hopes of talking to the woman he saw) Billy: So, who's it going to be, buddy? Time's a wasting and you don't got all night. (Dawson looks around the bar and sees a older woman sitting down at a table wearing a shirt that reads "Film Threat". He goes over to her and taps her on the shoulder) Dawson: Hi. My, my name is Dawson. Nina:( turns and looks at him) Oh, you're Dawson. Wow, yeah, alright. Good to know. ( turns back around with her back to him) ( Pacey, meanwhile, has made his way over to an attractive young woman.) Pacey:Hey there. I'm the drummer for Pearl Jam. You? Young Woman: You're dumber than who? (Pacey takes off back to the bar to stand next to Billy. Dawson still won't give up on the Older Woman he's just met.) Dawson: I just want to let you know that I completely understand the obsertity of this moment. Look I, I, actually thought about sending over a drink, or saying something clever, what's your sign. I just figured that direct would be the best approach, ie, my name is Dawson. Not that my name of itself should impress you but in the hopes that you might respond and tell me your name. Nina: Did it occur to you that maybe I'm just not interested? Dawson: Ahh,no. Blind optimism is one of my faults. Nina: One of your faults? You have many? Dawson: Let's see, there's my reckless taste of disregard for danger, my tiredism romanticism, and of course, there's the way I keep on talking even when the person I'm trying to impress has lost all hope. Nina: My name is Nina. And if you ask me where Pinta and Santa Maria are, I'll be so out of here. ( Pacey and Billy are at the bar talking about Pacey striking out.) Billy:So you find that someone special? Pacey: I did. She didn't. ( looks over and sees Dawson talking to Nina) Damn, check out Dawson, that girl's fine.
(Dawson and Nina are sitting at a table talking) Nina: There's lots of women in this place. Why me? Did you notice my inner light or was it something a little more offbase? Dawson:( laughing) Actually it was your shirt. Nina: Really? This thing? And not even any cleavage. So, what are you, Dawson, some sort of film buff?
(Jen is sitting in her kitchen picking through her dinner. Joey knocks on the window) Jen: Ah, come on in. (Joey goes around to the back door and enters) Jen: So, how's my favorite mother to be? Joey: Actually, not so good. Look, I just came over here to tell you that I think we should call this whole thing off. Jen: What? Why? Joey: This is too much. I mean, I don't like to be in the middle of everything. Mrs. Tingle wants me to sign up for that Mommy and Me class. Yeah and Sherman Williams, that Adventist, offered to marry me today. But that's nothing compared to what they are doing to Warren. Jen: Oh, wait a minute. You and I both know that guy deserves everything that's coming to him. Joey: I guess. I don't know. Jen: Joey. That guy treated you with no respect. Alright. That hurts, I know. Joey: Oh, so that's what this is all about. Jen: What? What do you mean? Joey: You don't care about me. You're just looking for some convenient revenge scenerio to dump all your recedual male anger. Is that what Dawson was for you? Just some patsy to take a fall for all the guys who treated you bad? Jen: Don't Joey. Alright, don't. Don't turn this into a Dawson thing. Joey: You know, the real question was why I listened to you in the first place. I mean, Dawson was probably the first decent guy you ever gone out with and look what you did. You drove him right into the arms of a prostitute. Jen: Joey, you took that one way too far. You want to know the truth? Okay, the truth is that ever since Dawson and I broke up, you've been scared to death. Joey: Oh, please. Jen: You've been scared because now there's no more excuses. There's no one else to blame. And now, when Dawson treats you like good 'ole understanding Joey, just one of the guys Joey. I'm not going to be around for you to hate. And that is how he will treat you. (Joey storms out of Jen's house)
(Dawson and Nina are talking in the bar) Nina: (talking to Dawson about Speilberg) Talk about movie directors. I can't believe you're a Speilberg fan. That guy makes slick fairy tales. Dawson : Movies by nature are escape flicks. If you want reality, look out the window. Nina: Ah, that's a Loch Ness. Dawson: His movies make like billion dollars at the box office. Older Woman: I can't believe you're blaming mainstream popularity to artistic merit. Methodology, then shouldn't we be studying Ace Ventura Dawson: You're in film school? (Billy comes over to Dawson and Nina) Billy: Ah, Dawson, I've got that chocolate milk you ordered at the bar, there. (Billy looks over at Nina) And what is your name, beautiful? Nina: Nina. Billy: You can call me Columbus. Nina: You know what, Dawson. This place is really getting crowded. What do you say that we get out of here? Dawson: Yeah. (Nina and Dawson get up from their chairs and leave)
(Dawson and Nina are walking to her car) Dawson: So, thank you for back there. Billy, he's kind of a jerk, sometimes. He thinks he's, you know. It's cold here, a little chilly. He's from New York. Billy is. He's not the one that brought me here. Film school. Nina: Dawson, are we doing something you don't want to do? Because you're giving a pretty convincing Rain Man. Look, all we're doing is walking to my car. Dawson: And after that? Nina: Well after that, I'm going home. You're the first person who's treated me right. I'm not in the habit of being the sexual facilitator. Dawson: It's not like that. Nina: Come on, I saw your friend over your shoulder. They did everything but hold up score cards. Dawson: Maybe, Maybe it is something like that. I just got dumped. Nina: Now it snaps into place. Dawson: My friends thought the best way to get over her was Nina: To nail a stranger. Dawson: Yeah Nina: I guessed. It's not exactly hard. Dawson: Sorry. But it did quit being about that. I spent an hour talking to you and I forgot all about it, about her. And for the first time in three days, I don't feel so bad. Nina:So, umm, would it impress your friends if you didn't leave here until morning? Dawson: I think they'd wreck a statue. Nina: Hey, tell you what, why don't you come over. Fall asleep watching tv. I mean, you're a Speilberg fan. It's not like I'm in any danger, right? Hurry up, come on before I start listening to that little voice inside my head telling me I should card you. Dawson: That girl I told you about? I still sort of want her back. Maybe I'm just being really crazy here. I just don't think it would be right. Nina:I can't decide if I'm offended or if you just restored my faith in the male sex. ( Dawson leans over and kisses Nina. Nina walks over to her car saying good-bye to Dawson) Nina: Call me if she doesn't come to her senses. (Nina gets in her car and drives off. Dawson walks back inside to his friends)
(The school's College Night. Jen is watching Joey who's on the other side of the room. Abby enters and goes up to Jen) Abby: Imagining what she'll look like with a bowling ball in her uterus? Well, don't bother. Jen: What do you mean? I thought she was. Abby: No, she isn't. That girl's comic relief. Speaking of which, Warren Gerry was called into the nurse's office this afternoon for a lecture on contraception. Jen: Well, good. He could use it. Abby: You don't get it. Warren is the last person who needs that lecture. What you heard was a lie made up by a pathetic sophomore trying to land a popular boyfriend. Besides, Warren couldn't fertilize a garden. Jen: What do you mean? Abby: I had a chat with my friend Elyse today. She used to date Warren. She dated him for six months. She used to bake him spirit cookies before every game. She bought a four hundred dollar dress for a dance he failed to show up for. Jen: Okay and your point is? Abby:According to Elyse, Warren had one other significant failure as a boyfriend. Let's just say that he has a soft spot for the ladies in a very unfortunate location. (Jen realizes what Abby is saying and goes over and tells Joey. They both start laughing)
(Pacey and Billy are in the bar drinking their drinks. Dawson enters and goes over to them) Billy: Hey, man. What are you doing back here? You couldn't pull the trigger. Dawson: I guess not. Billy: You had her pratically begging for you. Listen, Dawson, for future reference, getting lucky comes down to a simple Beatles/Stones question. Dawson: What? Billy: Do you want to hold her hand or do you want to spend the night with her? Many women say they're looking for a Beatle, but trust me, they're looking for something a little more tangible. Dawson: Ah, thanks.I'll keep that in mind. Pacey: You know what guys, maybe we should get out of here. Billy: Ah, you know, it's funny watching you with this girl. So it makes sense the way you blew it with Jenny. Dawson: I don't get you. You came into town to break me and Jen up. Mission accomplished. Are you pouting now, because some things didn't go according to plan. Billy: What? Dawson:You don't think I don't know that you wanted me to get lucky tonight. So you can go whisper in Jen's ear, convince her that all men are dogs and assume that she'd seek your comfort. Billy: For all that wisdom, you sure bit hard Dawson: Hard enough to know that it's not my style. Man, it's yours. In fact, your style is pathetic. You know, if you really had Jen's best interest at heart, you'd stay away from her. Billy: Do you know these are the exact same words her dad used when he told me he sent her away? Do you think it's funny that you sound like her dad? I do. Dawson: It's better than sounding like her loser ex boyfriend. Billy: Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, Dawson. And since you two cool guys probably wouldn't want a loser like me hanging around,I tell you what, have a fun time home boys. (Billy takes out his wallet and puts some money on the table for them before he leaves) Pacey: You think you could maybe have waited until we were back in Capeside to throw out that last comment, Dawson? (Pacey and Dawson just sit in the bar thinking about what just happened with Billy)
(Joey is sitting on the steps near Warren's locker. He enters and comes over to her) Joey: Hey, lover boy, spare a minute? Warren: You know, it's been a really long day. Joey: Oh, my heart bleeds for you. Warren: Look, I know you're not the girl for me but ah, here's an idea. One way to get rid of a lie is to make it the truth. So maybe you and me Joey: You know, I'm afraid I'd be getting myself worked up for something that is quite the anti-climax. Warren: What? Joey: You're a loser, Warren. And frankly, you've been banned. Warren: So what is this? Some sort of sophomore threat? Joey: No. Just a reminder that if one person says something, it's a rumor, two people, well, it's gospel. But you're probably not planning on dating anyone ever again, so.. Warren: Alright. What do you want? Joey: Complete and utter denial. Warren: Fine. Just so you know, the reason I picked you up this morning was, I thought it would be nice. You know, just.Saturday night, I have plans but they're breakable. What do you say? In public, official, groping optional, date? Joey: Yeah. Sure, uh, yeah. Ah, just pick me up after my limbotomy. (Joey leaves Warren standing in the hallway)
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