SCENES FROM IT'S ALL GOOD
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WGA #761679

WRITTEN BY

LORI H. SCHWARTZ & CLAUDETTE POWELL


 


ABOUT LINDA,

INT. BEAUTY SALON-WAXING SUITE.

Linda is getting her legs waxed by middle-aged Russian woman, Hilda, who looks like she's spent time in the Russian front, only she's been colorized.Linda has her blouse on and just underwear. She is working on the front of Linda's calves. Hilda rips a cloth with wax on it off of Linda's leg.

LINDA
Ow.Shit...damn it Hilda.
HILDA
Such coarse, stubby hairs.  So, I know. I know you shaved. Why you shave?


LINDA

Hilda, lay off, okay...I was desperate. I had a meeting up in Big Bear and the Jacuzzi possibility was very high. You know, I'm the only woman in broadcast that has body hair and I had to be smooth!
 
HILDA
You have interrupted your follicle cycle. All my work with you have been ruined.
HIlda stands off in a corner upset. She starts throwing around the waxing utensils. Linda sits up on her elbows.

LINDA

Oh, come on Hilda---
The door to the suite is thrown open and an Older Woman, linda's mom walks in and just stares. Linda covers herself up quickly and then sees who it is.

HILDA

Hey, no no no no no. I'm in a session. You cannot be here. I am sorry. Please, please please---
Hilda moves toward linda's mom to lead her out.
LINDA'S MOM
That's okay, She's mine.


LINDA

Ah. It's okay Hilda, it's my Mom.
(to the old woman)
Ma, I told you to wait outside. We have plenty of time for breakfast. I'll only be a few moments.
Linda's mom goes to leave.

LINDA'S MOM

Okay Sweetie, but why are your legs so red?


LINDA

Because I'm having the hair ripped out of them.


LINDA'S MOM

Oh, well, then see if she can do anything about your arm hair.

(To Hilda)
It's really thick.

Hilda clears her throat and leads Linda's Mom out. She looks at Linda. She makes that clicking noise,

HILDA

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk Tsk.  Turn over.

 

ABOUT AIMEE,

INT:  A HEALER'S OFFICE.

Aimee is being examined by her very serious, Svengali-like homeopathic Healer. He picks up one of her arms very carefully, then lets it drop.  He picks up her other arm, and starts beating a tiny drum around her head.

AIMEE

Um...
HEALER
Shh.
AIMEE
Uh - well...
HEALER
Shh.
(He lets her other arm fall)
Did you have sugar yesterday?
AIMEE
I - I had a fourth of a peach.
HEALER
I knew it.  Your shoulders are a disaster.
AIMEE
Really?
HEALER
And your clavicle is just teeming with nitrates.
(Continues to feel around on her back.)
Hey - what's this here - above  your kidney?
AIMEE
I...
HEALER
Is it - something with Julie?
AIMEE
Yes!  She got fired today.
HEALER
Aimee, I told you to dump Julie.  She's a toxic friend.
AIMEE
But I like her.
HEALER
Well, tell that to your kidneys.
AIMEE
I - I bought that bark you told me about.
HEALER
Did you make a tea with it?
AIMEE
Yeah, but my neighbors complained about the smell, and then I had
diarrhea for a week.
HEALER
Why haven't you moved yet?  Your neighbors are aggravating all
your pent up anger, and I have to keep re-orienting your spleen.
The healer starts to adjust her spine.
AIMEE
I've been very busy lately, with trying to re-do the wedding and everything.
HEALER
So óyou've set a new date?
AIMEE
Um ónot exactly.
HEALER
(With an exasperated sigh)
Aimee, Aimee, Aimee.
AIMEE
I know, it looks like I'm stalling, but I swear I'm not. Ow!
HEALER
Don't you think it's time to deal with your fear of committment and stop stringing Mark along?
AIMEE
I am not stringing him along, and I Ow!  I don't seem to have any feeling in my left arm right now.
HEALER
That's because you're in denial. Sit up.Here.  Drink this.
He hands her a cup of red slime with white mold spots on it.
AIMEE
Uch.  What is it?
HEALER
It's to counteract that conversation you had with your mother on Wednesday.
Aimee starts gagging on the red slime.

HEALER

That's okay.  The gagging is normal. Just make sure you donít swallow your tongue.

ABOUT JULIE,

INT. OFFICE - GROUP THERAPY SESSION

TRANSSEXUAL
And that's when I told my wife I wanted to be a woman.
Transsexual starts to weep.

DARRYL

John, you are so very brave. It reminds me of the time I told my ex-girlfriend about my years in prison.
JULIE
Wow.
SHRINK
Very good Darryl. Tim, what's going on with you?
Tim starts to cry. He speaks with deep emotion and pathos.

TIM

I think I'm going through some kind of regression because I'm reliving all those feelings of rejection I had when I came out to my mother.


SHRINK

Regressions are very healthy Tim. They are a reminder of how far we've come.
Still weeping.
TIM
I'm just so sad that I'll never have children.
He begins to bawl. Julie is to his left and tries to reach out to him but is not sure what to do with her hands.

SHRINK

Julie, how are you doing this week?
JULIE
Well I wanna buy a couch and I came up with some titles for my script.  Do you want to hear them?
The Group looks disinterested.
SHRINK
Maybe later.