费城故事剧本Philadelphia Story
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11Philadelphia(1993moviescriptbyRonNyswaner.Draft,September21,1992.IwasbruisedandbatteredIcouldn'ttellwhatIfeltIwasunrecognizabletomyselfSawmyreflectioninawindowAnddidn'tknowmyownfaceSo,brother,I'mgonnaleaveWastin'awayonthestreetsofPhiladelphiaThisone?IwalkedtheavenuetillmylegsfeltlikestoneIheardvoicesoffriendsvanishedandgoneAtnightIhearthebloodinmyveinsJustasblackandwhisperyastherainOnthestreetsofPhiladelphiaAin'tnoangelgonnagreetmeIt'sjustyouandImyfriendAndmyclothesdon'tfitmenomoreIwalkedathousandmilesjusttoslipthisskinNighthasfallenI'mlyin'awakeIcanfeelmyselffadin'awaySo,willyoureceiveme,brotherwithyourfaithlesskissOrwillweleaveeachotheralonelikethisOnthestreetsofPhiladelphiaThis"pestilentdust"counselorreferstohasappearedononlythreeoccasions.Eachtimeitwastested,andtheresults:Limestone.It'smessy,butinnocuous.-"Innocuous"?-DefinedbyWebster'sasharmless.Iknowwhatitmeans.MayI?Thankyou.YourHonor...imaginehowthechildreninthisneighborhoodarebeingmadetofeel.Theconstantpoundingofconstructionringingintheirears...asthisskyscraper...atributetomankind'sgreed...growsdaily,castinganominousshadowovertheirlives...fillingthemwithdreadevenastheyaresurroundedbythistoxicdust.YourHonor,KendallConstruction...buildsneighborhoods,itdoesn'tdestroythem.Grantingarestrainingorderagainstthisconstructionsitewill...throwPhiladelphiansoutofwork...andlendvalidationtothiscontemptibleandgroundlessnuisancesuit.It'sanexampleoftherapaciouslitigation...thattodayistearingattheveryfabricofoursociety.Let'snotgooffthedeepend,gentlemen.You'vemadeanarticulateandcompellingpresentation,Mr.Miller...butIdon'tbelieveyou'veprovenirreparableharm.Notyet,YourHonor.Properuseoftradenamewithout...-Isthatyou?-Yeah,that'sme.Miller.Yes.Hello,Iris.Clientofyours?Funny.Holdon,Iris.Excuseme,sir?MysonsandIwenttoarestauranttheotherday.Weorderedcoffee.Thewaitergoes..."WouldyoulikesugarorSweet'n'Low?"Isaid,"DoIlooklikeIshouldbeonadiet?"Oh,God,sometimesIjustfeelsosorry...-Andy.-Hi,Doc.Yourbloodworkcamebackthismorning.I'mgonnacomebackinafewminutesandtalktoyouaboutit.-Allright?-I'llberighthere.Good.Howyoudoin'today,Jackie?Hi.How'reyoufeeling?-Feelin'prettygood.-Great.Makeafistforme?Oncemore.Gonnahavetostartlookin'forveinsinyourfeet,sweetheart.-Patience,Tyrone.-Okay.Oncemore.-HowaretheMagruderaccounts?-We'llcloseinacoupleweeks.TerrificjobontheKendallsituation.-Top-notch,Mr.Beckett.-Thanks,Kenneth,Robert.-Hi,Mr.Beckett.-Hi,Rose.Anthea,justtheparalegalextraordinaireIwashopingtosee.Iknowwhatthatmeans.Theanswerisno.-I'mtalkin'dinneratFelicia's.-I'vegotaclass.I'vegotsomeprettycompellingbriefsthatneedproofing.Youcanexploitsomebodyelse.-Sinceyou'veasked...-Yourexam.Thankyou.Ninety-eight.Ninety-eight?Congratulations.IhavetopickupAmy,butIwanttotalktoyouaboutthatHansenthing.Givemeacall.I'llbehere.TellAmyIlovedherpainting.It'sonmywall.Hi,Andrew.Conferencecall'sup.Therollcalljuststarted.Now,thisisasettlementagreement.Thered-linecopy'sonyourdesk.-Youneedmeinthere?-No.It's:.Gohome.-Hello?-Hey,Mom!Oh,hi,darling.Whatawonderfulsurprise.Howareyou?Good.Well,whatdoesDr.Gillmansay?Dr.GillmansaysIamfine.Mybloodworkisexcellent.ShesaysmyT-cellsaresteady.Honey,how'boutyourplatelets?Whatdidshesay?Oh,evenmyplateletslookgood.Great.Mom,moreimportantly,howareyou?Mom?I'mfine.-AndDad?-Dadisfine.Andwhatareyoudoin'?Okay."Actionforthewrongfulinterferencewithprospectiveeconomicrelations."Okay.AmIinterruptingyou?Inaword,Bob...Charleswantstoseeyouupstairs.Iwasjustabouttotakeabreak.-I'mnotunderdressedforthis?-No,you'renot.Charles,Andyhasexpressedakeeninterest...inHighline,Inc.V.SanderSystems.Isn'tthatright,Andy?
22Philadelphia(1993moviescriptbyRonNyswaner.Draft,September21,1992.Thefateoftheparticipantsinterestsme.Yes,sir.It'sanantitrustaction.Itis,anditisn't,Charles.SanderSystemscopiesHighline'sspreadsheetprogram.Forme...thelegalprincipleinvolvediscopyrightinfringement.Well,tellmethis,Andy.Whichsideofthisconflictwouldyouwishtoseeemergevictorious?Anddon'tallowmyclosepersonalrelationshipwithBillWright...SanderSystems'C.E.O.Toinfluenceyouranswerinanyway.Well,I'dliketoseeHighlinewinthisone.Oh!Why,Beckett?IfSandersSystemswins...anenergetic,youngcompanyisdestroyed.Thelawsforantitrustandcopyrightwereenactedtopreventexactly...thekindofbullshitthatSanderSystemsistryingtopull.-Andy,youknowwhorepsHighline?-RodneyBailey.Oh,Iobject!RodneyBailey,whocouldn'tfindhiswayaroundcopyrightlawwithamap.Well,apparentlythefellasatHighlineagreewithyou,Andy.Whichexplainswhy,asof:thisevening,rightafterdessert...HighlineisnowrepresentedbyWyant,Wheeler,Hellerman,TetlowandBrown.Outstanding.Andmorespecifically...SeniorAssociateAndrewBeckett.-Bravo!-Yes!-Comeon!-Congratulations.-Thankyou,Robert.-We'vegottogetonthisrightaway.Statuteoflimitations,yeah.I'mrightonit.-Exactly.-Wehavetendaystofile.Tokyoonlinefour,Bob.Walter,thankyou.-Kenneth,thankyou.-Youbet,Andy.Congratulations.-Thanks.I'moverwhelmed.-What'sthatonyourforehead,pal?What?Where?That...rightthereonyourforehead.Oh,Igotwhackedintheheadwitharacketball.Excuseme.Charles,I...Isincerelyappreciateyourfaithinmyabilities.Faith,Andy,isthebeliefinsomethingforwhichwe 