Someone shared with me a movie Script of Graffiti Bridge

I don't have a link from where it came from

So I will post it here for everyone

http://prince.org/msg/7/4...?&pg=1

Graffiti Bridge era [1990 a Different View]

http://www.themortonrepor...-part-two/

An Interview with Jimmy Jam of The Original 7ven, Part Two

Jimmy Jam discusses The Time, Prince, and working with Janet and Michael Jackson.

ROLLING STONE (1990)

PRINCE TALKS

BY NEAL KARLEN

THE PHONE RINGS at 4:48 in the morning.

"Hi, it's Prince," says the wide-awake voice calling from a room several yards down the hallway of this London hotel. "Did I wake you up?"

A COUPLE OF NIGHTS LATER

Originally, Graffiti Bridge was going to be a vehicle for the reborn Time, with Prince staying behind the camera. But Warner Bros. wouldn't go for it, so Prince wrote himself into a new movie. Later, visitors to Paisley Park saw a version of a script that was allegedly obtuse to the point of near gibberish. "That was just a real rough thirty-page treatment I wrote with Kim," Prince says. "Graffiti Bridge is an entirely different movie."

As in Purple Rain, the plot features Prince as a musician named the Kid. Willed half-ownership of a Seven Corners club named Glam Slam, the Kid must share control with Morris Day, once again playing a comic satyr combining Superfly smoothness and Buddy Love sincerity. It's a fight of good versus evil, and band versus band, for the soul of Glam Slam.

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Then there's the unknown Ingrid Chavez, Prince's first female movie lead who doesn't look like she was ordered out of a catalog. Throw in the talents of Staples, the reborn Time, George Clinton, and the thirteen-year-old Quincy Jones protégé Tevin Campbell, and you've got, Prince says, "a different kind of movie. It's not violent. Nobody gets laid."

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It's impossible to judge Graffiti Bridge from just a few selected scenes. Still, they were very good scenes. Prince fast-forwards to a sequence in which Day tries to seduce Chavez on the fairy-tale-looking Graffiti Bridge.

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When Prince is amused, which is almost every time Morris Day comes on the screen, he slaps his hands, shakes his head and throws himself back in his seat. "I hope Morris steals this movie," he says, recalling the charge made after Purple Rain. "The man still thinks he can whup me!"

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Prince pushes rewind, searching for a scene with the Time. Waiting, he reminisces about the old days, when he oversaw the band. For a tutorial on the proper onstage attitude, Prince remembers, he showed the Time videos of Muhammed Ali trouncing, and then taunting, the old champ Sonny Liston. "To this day," he says, "they're the only band I've ever been afraid of."

At first it seems strange for to hear Prince talking in such fond and nostalgic terms about Day and the band. Day left the Minneapolis fold right after Purple Rain, with some nasty words about the boss's supposedly dictatorial ways. Now, Prince says, "I honestly don't remember how we got it together again."

Graffiti Bridge

Black Screen

A Voice
"Dear Dad, Things didn't turn out quite like
I wanted them to. Sometimes I feel like I'm
gonna explode!"

A white hot explosion rocks the screen. Very dreamlike we see
a figure running towards us from inside the explosion. We
cut to a man dressed in a guard-like attire spinning to camera.
He smiles as the person running approaches him.

Guardsman
"So, come in."

He is talking to the Kid, who at first was smiling, but now
looks lost.

Guardsman
"What's the matter, having second thoughts?"

They are standing on a bridge. A bridge altough dark at
it's entrance becomes brighter and more beautiful with every
step that one makes.

Guardsman
Do you wanna start all over again?

The Kid's eyes begin to well as quick flashes of his fate
appear in his mind. A burning street. A Jeep being shot at
then swerving out of control. A young girl who looks to be
dead, is lying in the street.

Guardsman
You can still come back providing that you . Make
certain choices.

The Kid looks again to the beautiful bridge that lies before
him. He closes his eyes, bravely he turns and walks back to
whence he came. The city he heads toward, begins to burn.
So the Kid begins to run.

Guardsman (smiling)
Way to go, Kid.

A very dark, very run down city street houses what looks to be
the end of the Glam Slam, the Kid's only posession on earth.
It's on fire and Levi and Mico run out of the building.

Levi (shouting)
Hurry up Kid, we can't get to the sprinkler switch.

They run from the street quickly back into the club. Alas, a
column has fallen in front of the switch and blocked access.
The Kid grabs a chair and jams it between the bar and the
column.

The Kid (to Levi)
Let's kick it.

They move the column enough to reach the switch. The Kid hits
the switch and water sprays into the room. Levi tries to
smile as the fire dies but it's a tired smile. The Kid looks
to Mico.

The Kid
Well?

Mico
Fire bomb. It was Morris' gang.

The Kid
Thought so.

They head outside. In the street soaking wet, the Kid begins
to rap.

The Kid
Everybody wanna see you down for the count
but that ain't what being a real man's about
the brave and the bold hang around for the kill
so the bigger the hole, the bigger we fill it
they can hit us whit all they got
but you know what?

Mico
What?

The Kid (singing)
I can't stop this feeling I got
I feel it right down to my toes
I can't stop this feeling I got
my body got to have it, you know

Some of the people in the neighborhood stick their heads out
of their windows to see what's going on. One of those people
are Melody Cool. A middle-aged lady with a pretty smile.
Melody runs her own club. Though, she -- like everyone else
in Seven Corners, pays a cut to Morris.

Melody
Who's kickin' all this racket out here?

Levi
Hey, Melody -- sing something for us.

Melody
Uh huh, darlin'! I only sing for paying customers
or souls in need.

The Kid
C'mon Melody, pump it.

Melody sings out a strong progression. Everyone cheers her
on, but she heads back in her window.

Melody
You heard it.

The Kid (continues)
I can't stop this feeling I got
you know I can't sleep at night
you know I love it a lot
I can see an everlasting light

Levi
What ya mean, man?

The Kid
Try to tell me how to paint my palace? That ain't
where it's at. That's like telling Columbus
that the world is flat. If the song we're singin'
truly is the best, then that my brothers is
the ultimate test. All in favor, say aye!
I'm in a ass-kickin' mood tonight, y'all!

Just then, T.C. -- the local rapper, approaches the Kid.

T.C.
Yo, Kid, that rap was slammin' but you oughta let
me show you how it's done. Gimme a beat, man.

The Kid smiles friendly but otherwise ignores T.C. the Kid
leads the people who have gathered around inside the glam
slam and they begin cleaning up. Some mop, some spray, some
reset-up the knocked down band gear. Everyone is busy.
Lights come back on. The place is alive again. Cowboy, the
DJ, does a quadruple scratch on the turntable and the same
song the Kid was singing kicks in. The Kid smiles in
Cowboy's direction. Just outside the club a line is
gathering. A motorcycle with a sidecar pulls up. Jerome,
dressed to kill, is driving it. A girl with a fur stole on is
in the sidecar. Jerome seems shocked that the club is
running at all. Him and the girl, whose name is Robin, push
their way thru the crowd. The band begin setting up. The
Kid is on the balcony playing with the sprinkler, rigging it
to hit Morris' reserved table. He lets off a mega-blast.
Jerome notices this, but pretends he doesn't. He instead
goes up to Mico and shoves him.

Jerome (to Mico)
Tell your boy to come here.

Mico angrily starts for Jerome and Robin. Robin pulls out a
pistol and puts it to Mico's nose.

Robin
Don't even dream it.

The place goes a bit quiet. The Kid whispers something to
Levi who nods and walks over to big Michael B. on the
bandstand. Jerome looks to the Kid.

Jerome
Kid, we've waited for the money long enough.
Either you pay up your half of the rent or Morris
takes the club.

The Kid
I ain't got no money, but I got a new step.

Jerome
Oh yeah, what's that?

The Kid
Levi, show Jerome the new step.

With that Levi steps on big Michael's corns. Michael hates
this more than anything and commences screaming, cursing, and
knocking over tables. Jerome and Robin are in a shock for a
minute then they run as fast as they can out of the club.
Mico lets all the people in. Levi chases Michael with a
bucket of ice for his foot. As soon as Jerome hits the street
a bad white Mercedes limo pulls up and the window goes down.
A hand comes out, a finger snaps and motions for Jerome to open
the door. Jerome does so and the car seat electronically
deposits Morris, who's dressed to the nines, out into the
street.

Jerome
Ladies and gentleman, Morris E. Day the only

Morris (rolling his eyes)
Oh Lawd!

Without standing he grabs Jerome's lapel.

Morris
Didn't I tell you to turn this place to ashes?

Jerome
Yeah, But.

Morris
Then how come I don't smell smoke?

Jerome
I don't know what happened, chief, we did
everything as planned.

Morris
Never mind. Let a man come in.

Morris begins to stand but notices a puddle of water between
him and the curb. Him and Jerome have a slight visual stand
off, then they both look to Robin's mink stole. Robin looks a
bit fearful as to the boys' motive. Jerome rips her stole off
and throws it in the puddle and Morris steps on it to get to
the curb. The crowd parts. Morris is big time fierce.
Morris and Jerome walk in and right on cue the Kid and his
band wail into a welcoming fanfare fit for a king, well maybe a
landlord. The music slams to a halt. All eyes and ears are
on Morris and the Kid.

The Kid
The King has arrived.

Morris
Guess who the Queen is?

Robin, Jerome and some of the others break up laughing.

The Kid
So what brings you off your mountain?

Morris
People tell me you makin' that spiritual noise again.
You know I don't make no money that way.

The Kid
If you ever gave it a chance, one day you would.

Morris
But I won't give it a chance! I'm runnin' Seven Corners
and I say what music is played.

The Kid defiantly cues Michael B. to start a beat. Morris
shouts over the drums.

Morris
You ain't hittin' no more. Why don't you just
gimme the keys.

The Kid ignores this and cues in the bass.

Morris
Grace, you better wake up! Your music will never
change anybody. Are you listening to me?

The band wails into "New Power Generation." It's a tough,
defiant anti-establishment somg that labels Morris as the
Kid's father, mother, the police, the criminal and even God.
Morris ignores the Kid and whips out a cordless phone. When
the song is finished there is a dead silence. Men who serve
as Morris' posse line-up behind Morris. Together they are
known as "The Time."

Morris
Are you finished?

The Kid points the microphone to Morris.

The Kid
What? I can't hear you.

Morris
Release it!
The Kid cues his keyboard player who has just sasmpled Morris'
voice. Over and over the voice says "Release It," just like
Morris. The Kid mockingly sings "Release It." Much to his
surprise, Jimmy Jam who is positioned right behind Morris,
samples the Kid's voice. When he presses down on a key the
Kid's voice comes out, only the voice is singing. Jimmy
plays a chord and a perfect 3 part harmony comes forth.
Morris grins as the Kid, a bit embarassed, heads for the
balcony. And Morris begins to "Read Him." He hurls insults
while the Time back him. They head to the stage. The crowd
begins a chant. Morris and the Time whip into "Release It."
The crowd loves it. They all stand. The Guardsman can hear
the music as far as the bridge. He grooves a little. The
sound of faint singing interrupts him. He turns to look
behind him. A woman walks from out of the light on the
bridge. She is beautiful. The Guardsman gasps. She comes
closer never making eye contact. Only focusing on the city
of Seven Corners.

Woman (very sweetly)
So, our friend changed his mind, eh?

The Guardsman can barely speak.

Guard
Uh, yes Ma'am, I mean yes sir, no, I mean uh yes!

Woman
Well I better go keep an eye on him.

She heads into the darkness of the city. The Guardsman
faints.

Back inside the club Morris angrily spits at the Kid perched
high on the balcony messing with the sprinkler getting it
ready to douse Morris.

Morris
I want my money, and the set changed by thursday
or this joint is mine!

He looks to the crowd.

Morris
Party's at my place and everybody's comin'!

The crowd cheers and pied piper style follow Morris and the
Time outside. Before he leaves he turns to the Kid.

Morris
You know, these plants look so thirsty.

Morris turns to the plant while Jerome takes off his overcoat
to mask Morris in the act of urinating on the plant. Morris
begins saying the alphabet. When he gets to "P" he stops. He
then turns back to the balcony.

Morris
Q, R, Sssssss

He lights his lighter, the sound blends with his hissing.
Morris sets the plant aflame. Laughing he walks out. The
Kid reaches up and aims the sprinkler at the plant and douses
it. He heads out the back door. Coming down the stairs he
runs his hand along the white wall. He reaches down and
picks up a brush and begins writing words on the wall. "Can
It Be." He says the words. Over and over with each time he
makes another period searching for something he makes a
question mark and walks over to a pile of trash and sits in
it. He looks to the sky.

The Kid
Can it be?

A brush rolls into the frame by his feet. He looks up. It's
the woman from the bridge whom for our purposes we'll call
the Angel. She is standing against the wall. She has a
brush that she playfully rubs against her lips. Needless to
say the Kid is sure this is a dream. She then dips the brush
into the blue paint and draws a line up her leg and into her
thigh. The Kid swallows hard. What could be next? She then
dips the brush again and turns to the wall. She writes out
the alphabet. Stopping at "P" she turns and smiles. She then
continues, stopping on "S" she says "Ssssssssss" just like
Morris.

The Kid rubs his eyes. He can't believe this. When he looks
back she has finished the letters and has begun painting a
hangman platform. The Kid rises and cautiously walks towards
her. She smiles to him gently. He points his brush to the
letter a. The Angel smiles and fills in the blank that
houses the letter "A". There is only one. From the
expression on the Kid's face we can tell he was hoping for
more. The Kid begins to loose badly and we see the Angel paint
a quick little cartoon of the Kid standing on a chair. She
then smiles, paints a rope around his neck and paints over
the chair hanging the character in the cartoon. Under the
mock gallows she fills in the remaining letters. It reads
"Elephants & Flowers."

The Kid
What is it?

The Angel then paints a heart shape with a tiny cross symbol
inside on the Kid's shirt. He looks down at the art on his
chest. When he looks up the Angel is gone. The Kid is
confused, excited, happy and afraid all at once. He races to
begin painting his thoughts on the wall. (in a wide shot we
see the Kid begin to paint. The shot dissolves to the same
angle but the wall is completely filled with lyrics). The Kid
is lying fast asleep under the wall. We cut to the Glam Slam
the following night. It is filled to the brim with people
dancing, partying and having a great time. Very orgy-like in
essence. Couples kiss unashamedly, people smoke illegal
cigarettes, not your average night spot. On stage the Kid is
singing. He sings a tale of the Angel he just met.

The Kid
Is this Angel for real or is she just in my mind
one ting's for sure this Angel sho is fine.

The crowd digs the funk beat. A blonde girl walks in
carrying what looks to be a saxophone case. She walks up to
T.C. who is observing by the door.

Candy
My name's Candy and I want to sit in.

T.C. likes Candy's smile.

T.C.
Well Candy, you'll have to ask the boss.

They look to the stage. The Kid's song has taken an abrupt
turn. The beat slows and he starts to sing "Elephants And
Flowers," the song that he wrote the night before. It's
still the same groove but slower and funkier. Much funkier.
The crowd don't dig the change though, and several people
leave the dance floor.

The Kid (singing)
love the one who is love, the one who gave
us the power, the one who made everything,
elephants and flowers, the one who will listen
when all others will not. There will be
peace for those who love God a lot!

The word God jolts the crowd, the whole audience stops
dancing when the Kid sings this. Wild jeering and booing
fill the club. Everyone begins to file out. A few couples
continue dancing, or at least trying to. Candy's in awe at
what is happening. T.C. is definitely upset.

T.C. (sarcastically)
Oh great. He's back to that shit again.

Candy's digging it.

Candy
Oh yeah. I've heard about this.

The music gets even slower. The beats continues, but we're
going at a crawl now. The lighting changes and the couples
begin holding each other, caressing. A boy takes off his
shirt. A girl strips to her bra. They hold each other. They
don't kiss. This isn't sex. It's something else. Candy
opens her case and dons an alto saxophone. She makes a
crying sound. The Kid doesn't even notice. He's deep into
the groove. The camera pans up to the balcony. The Angel is
watching. She smiles. The song ends and the club goes
black. The next day a white Mercedes limo is whipping thru
the city. Morris and Jerome are making the rounds. We hear
Morris os.

Morris
I woke up this morning, opened my eyes and do
you know what I see?

Jerome
What's that Morris?

We cut inside the limo.

Morris
Money.

Morris is slouched down in the back seat of the limo wearing
his pajamas, robe and covering his eyes to keep the sun out --
are eye shades made from $50 bills.

Morris
Money to the left of me, money to the right!
Jerome, make a sound, what did we get last night?

Jerome opens a black attache.

Jerome
Well, let's see. George's place pulled $17,000.
Melody Cool made a cool $23,500. We made our
usual 35 and the Kid made his usual.

Morris
$2,000? Man that's it! I'm taking that club.
Billy, rest his soul, was fucked up giving half
the place to him and half to me!

Jerome
Whoo, I know that's right.

Morris
Baby, light this for me.

Morris hands a cigarette up to Robin who is driving the limo.
She is dressed in a high-collar chauffeur's outfit with hat
and gloves. She lights the cigarette and hands it back to
him.

Morris
When I take that joint, that'll be it. I'll own
controlling interest of every club in the city.
Baby, head over there, let's get this over with.

Morris takes a long drag on the cigarette. He coughs.

Morris (having a change of heart)
I don't know, maybe we'll give him a little longer.

The chauffeur tilts the rear view mirror to observe Morris.
The eyes in the mirror belong to the Angel. She drives off.

The Guardsman smiles as the Kid approaches rubbing his eyes
apparently blinded by the morning light.

Ext. Bridge
Guardsman
Hey, Kid, that was a great song last night.
I could feel it way over here.

The Kid
Nobody else felt it.

Guardsman
(looking to the light across the bridge)
I think somebody else did.

The Kid
I miss my dad. Can I talk to him?

Guardsman
Sure, Kid when it's time, you'll talk to him.

Omg I really wish all of this was in it would of made a way better movie, I mean this is so exciting for me to read because it's like my favourite movie ever haha

Int. -- neon lit bedroom.

The Kid wakes up from a deep sleep. He rises up in his bed.
We see his bedroom. Scarves of silk hang everywhere. Neon
lights surround his bed. A crystal ball sits above his bed
on the headboard. Electric beams of light dance inside of
it. He reaches over the CD unit on the night stand. He
turns it on. A smooth sexy music fills the room. He lays
back down. He quickly flashes on the Angel running the paint
brush up her thigh. His hand goes across his own stomach
headed down into his pants. His head goes back and his eyes
close. He just lets the music take his mind far away. The
sound of someone else in the bedroom startles him.

Angel
Pssst!

It's the Angel. She shakes her head.

Angel
Tsk, tsk, naughty boy.

She motions for him to follow her. She climbs the ladder that
is situated in the middle of the room. We cut to the interior
of the Kid's club and see the Angel climbing thru the trap
door on the stage. The Kid's living quarters, it seems, is
directly below the stage. The Angel laughs and dances out of
the club into the back near the white wall. The Kid follows
like a baby at Christmas. So shocked he is to find several
people standing around a black baby grand piano. The people
are dressed in blue body suits. Their heads and faces are
covered by a strange hood. Everyone of them have the name of
a chord written across their bodies. M-7th, dB, Major 9th etc.
The Angel smiles and beckons the Kid to take his place at the
piano. He rubs his eyes again. He thinks he's dreaming. He
may be. The Kid sits at the piano. She runs to the stairs by
the wall and paints over the lyric to make room for more. The
Kid looks to the chords standing before him. The are
motionless. He strikes a chord on the piano. One of the
chords in front of him begins to dance. He strikes another
chord. Another member of the group begins to dance. The
Angel is applauding in delight. The Kid understands and
begins to play a beautifully uplifting piece designed to get
all the chords dancing at once. They do so. The Angel
starts to dance. The Kid smiles at her. Experimenting, he
plays one strange chord and the another. The chords begin to
crash into each other.

The Kid likes this. His piano playing begins to take on a
discordant quality. Each chord stranger than the one
previous. The dancing chords are really in disarray now.
The Angel looks upset. She knows the Kid is enjoying being
in charge of the chaos and she teasingly begins to cry. The
Kid looks to her. The piano stops. All the dancing chords
fall to the ground.

The Kid
What is the answer?

The Angel runs to the paint brush and begins writing. She
writes:

Now what is the answer to the question of you?

She motions for the Kid to resume playing. He does so and sings
as well. Adding a line --

The Kid (singing)
Now what is the answer to the question of you
Now what must I look for, Now what must I do?

The Angel is painting every word. She adds a line --

Which way do I turn when I'm feeling lost?

She turns to him.

The Kid (singing)
If I sell my soul, Now what will it cost?

Unbeknownst to the Kid, who is deep into the song, the dancing
chords have begun the most beautiful ballet ever seen. Their
bodies entwine and caress each other. They come apart, spin
wildly only to return to each other's caress. The Kid sings as
the sound of orchestrated strings fill the morining air.

The Kid
Must I become naked no image at all
Must I remain upright, or get down and crawl.

The Angel, pleased with what she's done, dances down the
street with the chords following. As they pass Melody Cool's
club, Melody peeks her head out of the window. She then looks
at the Kid whose immersed in music. She shakes her head.
It's obvious she cares about the Kid. As he completes his
song silence brings his eyes to the wall. It is filled with
lyrics to a new song entitled "The Question Of You."

Ext. Day.

A booth resembling a Fotomat[tm] sits in the parking lot of the
neighborhood mall. The booth is run by a beautiful girl
named Aura. She sells spiritual books and new power music.
The soothing sounds waft from her speaker system. A black
Porsche whips by. Two dudes smile and wave as it passes.
Aura pretends not to notice. It passes by again. The dudes
just pose this time. Aura begins to get annoyed. A third
time the Porsche passes. This time they back up and screech
to a stop. It's Morris and Jerome.

Morris
She's bad, ain't she?

Jerome
She's so bad she's good. Want me to rap?

Morris
Yes, I'll be over here posin' by the Porsche.

Jerome
Hello darlin'. You must be helping out a friend
cuz you are much too pretty to be working here. What's
up with that?

Aura
What's up with your buddy over there holding his
stuff? Does he have to use the bathroom?

We cut to Morris standing by the car definitely holding his
"stuff."

Jerome
No baby, he's posin' by the Porsche.

Aura
Cars don't impress me. So what's up, you guys can't
be into the new power music.

Jerome
New power, yeah, right. That's Morris day and
he would like to eat you, I mean meet you.

Aura (eyeing at a challenge)
Oh yeah? Alright, go get him.

Jerome (hollering)
Hey, Morris! She wants to meet you, man.

Morris
Oh Lawd!

Morris quickly heads over. Aura continues stacking
cassettes. Morris' eyes are on her backside.

Morris
Name?

Aura
Aura.

Morris
Hmmmm, lovely. Where'd you get that ass?

Aura
Same place you got your manners.

Morris
Jerome, where'd I get my manners?

Jerome
Same place she got that ass.

Morris
And where was that?

Jerome
Momma!

Morris
That's right baby, your Momma. Now let's be nice,
it's such a pretty day.

Aura's eyes tell she isn't amused by these two. A woman and
her small child approach the booth. The child is crying
loudly.

Woman
Do you have Ingrid's new cassette?

Aura
What did you say, Ma'am? I can barely hear you.

The child is wailing. Jerome raises his hand to smack him.
Morris restrains him.

Woman
Benny, I told you no more candy, now shut up for
God's sake!

The child cries louder. Morris intervenes, whipping out a $20
dollar bill, he flashes it on Benny.

Morris
Yo Benny, you ever seen one of these? Guess how much
candy you can buy with this?

Benny stops crying.

Woman
Pardon me sir, but I think I can handle my own Kid.

Morris whispers something in the woman's ear. Her mood
quickly changes as she starts eyeing Morris' body then his
car. Aura is smiling at the goings on. Morris stoops back
down to talk at Benny.

Morris
So like, Benny, you can have this candy money
on one condition.

Benny
Yeah, and what's that.

Morris
(whispering in Benny's ear)
That you shut your motherfucking mouth up. You
understand? Your Momma's fine and wants us
all to go for a little ride later. Take this
$20 and remember. There's plenty more where
that came from.

Benny
Ok! Thanks!

Benny hugs Morris.

Woman
Come on Benny, let's go.

She winks at Morris and walks off.

Aura
Alright, what did you say to that woman?

Morris
I just made her an offer she couldn't refuse.

Aura
Yeah? What was that?

Morris
Me.

Cut to the Kid in his bedroom. A CD plays quiet music while
he writes at his desk. We intercut between his handwriting,
the speaker and the aquarium in his room. The heart-shaped
letter reads:

"Dear Dad, Just a note to tell you I visited Mom at
the Phelps Center. She's not doing so well. She
misses you bad. I guess I do too. I've been writing
a lot. Although it's dawning on me that what you
said may be true. Some souls can't be saved. God
only knows Mom & I tried to save yours."

A gunshot brings the Kid's letter to an early end. He stares
into space. The sound of Levi's voice startles him.

Levi
Hey, Kid.

The Kid
Yo?

Levi
Lemme scream at ya.

The Kid
Be right up.

The Kid drops the note into the aquarium and leaves the
scene. We cut upstairs to the ext. of the Glam Slam. He and
Levi come out of the front door and head down the street.
T.C. and Mico join them.

T.C.
Kid, yo, I need that break man. When can I rap?

Mico notices the Kid's demeanor and backs T.C. away.

Mico
T.C.! Not now, man. Go on, book.

Mico looks to Levi & the Kid.

Mico
Hey, fellas what's up?

Levi
We're losing bad every night. We're going to
George's place to get a new vibe on thangs.

Across the street, a child no more than 12 years old, stands
in the doorway of the club Melody Cool. His eyes beckon the
Kid to enter. Melody then joins the child and they both reach
out to the Kid.

The Kid
(Still looking at the stranger in the doorway)
Maybe y'all should go without me. I can't
really get into that shit.

Levi
No, this time, you're going. We need to hear a
kickin' vibe. It'll inspire us.

The Kid
Levi, Man.

Mico
Come on Kid, what do we got to lose?

The Kid (giving in)
Aw, shit!

We cut to George Clinton on stage with a band of the strangest
looking individuals ever seen on the face of any planet. The
packed house screams "Awwwww Shit!" Levi, Mico and the Kid
approach the joint. The bass hurts your chest, even out on
the street. An ambulance sits in front with the engine
running.

Levi
Man, listen to the bass coming out of this place.

Mico
Yes, my brother.

A man staggers out of the club, bleeding and opens the door to
the ambulance himself. He falls in. The vehicle pulls off.

The Kid
(fearing what he's about to see)
Aw, shit.

A neon sign flickers "Clinton's House." The doors open. The
Kid takes a step back. The smell hits him first. A
combination of marijuana, sweat and fried food takes his
nasal passages by storm. The bass is so loud the Kid covers
his ears. Everybody is dancing. George is on stage humping
his guitar player's leg. Multi-colored braids swinging
wildly.

George (singing)
I'm scared! Cuz if I don't get you, I'm gonna
go mad, baby. Let's just go somewhere we
can funk!

The music is terrifying. So much so, you fear for your soul just
listening to it. This is funk. The vocalists sing --

Backgroud Singers
We can funk.
The Kid does a double-take on the last singer on the right.
He can't believe his eyes. Dressed in a man's suit that's
cut strategically to expose one breast and one leg -- it is the
Angel. She moves slowly to her own rhythm. At the sight of
her, the music fades. But only for the Kid and the Angel.
People continue dancing to their own beat as the sound of a
kick drum and bongos supply the rhythm that the Angel is
dancing too. The Kid understands now. He sings the beginning
words to "Joy In Repetition." A song that says "Holding One
Is Truly Believing There's Joy In Repetition." A song that
reaffirms the Kid's faith in his music. As strange as it
sometimes seems, people can and will get into his music if
the Kid sticks to his guns. The Angel co-signs this by
repeating the words "Love Me." Over and over she sings the
words intertwining with the Kid's chorus. Everyone else in
the club continues dancing to their own counter-rhythm and the
mix of all the elements somehow create a sexy balet of
bodies and sound. Again the Angel sings "Love Me." Again
she sings "Love Me" and again and again until the Kid can
take no more. Together they run for the back door. In the
alley over by the curb he asks her --

The Kid
Tell me, what's your name?

She repeats the words again and it begins to rain. She kisses
him ever so slightly on the lips. And it's as though they've
made love. She hands him a heart-shaped note just like the
one he earlier that night dropped into the aquarium. He
looks down to read it. And by a miracle it's a continuation
of "Can It Be," the song they've been writing on the side of
the club. It's signed simply -- "Love Me." Tears well up in
the Kid's eyes. He looks up and the Angel is gone. He runs
into the rainy night.

We cut to the interior of Morris' limo. The car cruises thru
the rain at a sexy speed. Morris is busy eyeing Aura's
physique. She looks lovely dressed up. Jerome sits on the
other side of her.

Jerome
Sexiness to the left of you.

Morris
Sexiness to the right.

Aura
Alright you two.

Morris
It's about a pimp sandwich tonight!

Morris lets out a scream to wake the dead.

Aura
Where are we going?

Morris
I'm taking you to my club.

Aura (exasperated)
Your club? Right! How do you know about
business? You're just a thug.

Morris
Baby, I'll have you know I rounded up some people
and we bought this club legal-like, you know.

Aura
I'll believe it when I see it.

Cut to the exterior of Morris' club, it's the most lavish
laid-out joint ever seen. A bold, red neon sign says "The
Time." There are 3 beautiful girl valets parking cars.
Karl, a small hispanic dude, oversees the door. He lets in
the club who he wants. He criticizes the others something
awful. They turn and walk away. Morris' limo approaches.
Karl comes over to it and opens the door. He greets Morris.

Karl
Morris, how long has it been? Six hours?

Morris looks uneasy. Karl sees Aura

Karl
Damn, what a lovely lady. The one last
night. My God she was so fat she had to use a
VCR for a beeper!

Morris (very relaxed)
You're fired.

Karl
I'm fired? I'm fired? I quit! They shouldn't of
let you people in the country in the first place.

Morris (getting upset)
Let us in the country? Motherfucker, what history
book did you read? Jerome, hook this punk up to my
Porsche!

Jerome
The Rollerskates?

Morris
The Rollerskates.

Aura
I think I wanna go home.

Jerome quickly grabs a cursing, kicking Karl and drags him
out of the scene. Morris extends his arm to Aura. They head
inside the club. On the way out of the club is Mico and
Levi. They immediately go ga-ga over Aura.

Morris (beaming)
Well, what have we here? Crowd must be a little
light at y'all's place, huh. Oh well. Go get your
boss and tell him to come see my new bracelet -- Aura.

He holds up Aura's arm. She snatches her hand away,
obviously insulted. Morris cracks up at this.

Mico
Let's hit it.

Off they run into the night. The doors of Morris' joint
open. For women rush over to assist him. He plants a kiss on
one of them. Aura is quite impressed. She smiles. One of
the girls takes her wrap and escorts her to Morris' private
table.

Morris (ushering in jerome)
Cue the band up for "Love Machine."

Jerome (smiling)
Gotcha.

Mico and Levi are running thru the night briskly. Huffing
and puffing, they finally reach the Kid who is busy adding
the new lyrics to the wall of the club. The guys are giddy.

Mico
Kid, I think you need to come with us.

The Kid is angry.

The Kid
Where y'all been? Everybody's left.

Levi
We were just makingthe rounds. Uh, Morris has got a
hot show going on tonight. We should check it out.

The Kid (turning back to paint)
Ain't interested.

Mico
When you see what he's got with him, you will be.

The Kid
Yeah, What?

Levi
Your future wife, that's what.

The Kid turns to the guys.

The Kid
Oh?

Mico
Man, I came just looking at her.

Levi
Kid, we should go play at Morris' and dog the
place out.

The Kid drops his brush. He likes a challenge.
Mico
Revenge. Yes. Besides, somebody's got to
cop that Stella.

The Kid
Too fine, huh?

Levi
She's three fine!

The Kid smiles.

The Kid
Ok boys, tell the rest of the band to come on --
we gonna kick some ass!

They all head off. The sound of thunder brings a drop of
rain. One and then another until it begins to pour. The
Angel appears from the shadows and the disappears inside of
them. We see the wall as the rain washes away the new
lyrics.

Cutting back into Morris' joint, we find the place alive.
Morris is sitting with Aura, showering her with compliments
and a constant flow of white wine. She's beginning to get a
little tipsy. She plays it off well though.

Aura
You have a lovely place. You know I'm sorry
maybe I judged you wrong. I knew a man like
you, once. All he cared about was money and
draws.

Morris
Musta been a musician.

Aura
You guessed it. You know, every night I would kneel
down to say my prayers, he would say "You Better
Pray For A Strong Back Cuz I'm Knocking It Out
Tonight, Baby!" Yeah, you got a lovely place.

Morris (looking over his palace)
Yes, I have the best music, the best dancing girls
and the best guest any club could have.

Aura blushes at the compliment.

Morris
Me.

Aura smirks at this bravado.

Morris
Waitress!

A Waitress quickly comes to the table.

Morris
The lady's glass is empty. Can you change that?

He pinches the waitress' ass. If looks could kill, Morris
would drop dead. Filling both glasses, she walks off
mumbling.

Waitress
Bastard!

Morris
Now, let's be nice. It's such a pretty day.

Morris smiles and lifts his glass to toast. Aura takes a long
sip. She begins to brag.

Aura
I should warn you, my ex-boyfriend taught
me how to drink.

Unbeknownst to her, Morris pours his wine behind his head to a
kneeling Jerome who catches every drop and refills Aura's
glass. Morris bends across the table to rap at Aura.
Morris
Three sexy! Baby, if I were a woman, I'd want to
look just like you.

Aura bends across the table to rap at Morris.

Aura
(Leaning close to morris)
Come here, I have to ask you something. Do you
believe in the Hereafter?

She moves to Morris' ear and kisses it. Intoxicated, her
mean, suspicious spirit disappears. She is every bit as sexy
as Morris had hoped. He actually blushes. Clearing his
throat, he fights to get the next line out.

Morris
Ahem! My dear, last night inpiration struck me
like a thunderbolt. I have composed, in your
honor, a masterpiece entitled "The Love Machine."

Aura fighting not to appear drunk pushes up on her shapely
figure and oozes out the reply.

Aura
Love. There isn't a man alive who truly
understands the word.

Morris signals Jerome under the table as Jerome crawls out of
the scene to the bandstand. Morris moves in for the kill.

Morris
I'm a man, I'm definitely alive and I would
love to change your mind.

Aura
Baby, my toys 'll turn your body out.

We cut to the Kid with all his band walking thru the front
door. The idea of blowin' Morris and his gang off the stage
have been somewhat diminished because the Time, right on cue,
slam into "The Love Machine." Aura smiles and says to Morris
-- right in time with the music:

I have seen an early script from 1987.in which Madonna was a character in the movie.She and Cat were both fighting over Prince (The Kid).

Wasn't there another version where The Kid meets God (who was played by Kim Basinger)?

SPYZFAN1 said:

Wasn't there another version where The Kid meets God (who was played by Kim Basinger)?

I remember hearing about that version an insider described it like this....

it's about a man who goes on a search for God.God looks just like Kim Basinger

[Edited 5/29/15 14:20pm]

SPYZFAN1 said:

Wasn't there another version where The Kid meets God (who was played by Kim Basinger)?

WHAT? hahaha omg I NEED to read this JFC

KingSausage said:

Classic. Boy meets God. Boy screws God.

A tale as old as time.

Militant said:

Is that it for the script Oldfriends4sale or is there more to come? (Please be more haha)

Angelsoncrack said:

Is that it for the script Oldfriends4sale or is there more to come? (Please be more haha)

lol there is more...

So far, I think this would have been much better than what we got. Anxious for the "finale"...

OldFriends4Sale said:

Angelsoncrack said:

Is that it for the script Oldfriends4sale or is there more to come? (Please be more haha)

lol there is more...

Ahh awesome! I await patiently

Aura
I've got the toys to turn your body out
I've got the noise to make you scream and shout

Morris
(With Jerome acting out every word)
Don't lie! You want some love that'll make you cry.
seventeen tongues licking from the neck down, moving
in a quickspeed circular motion round and round.
I can lick it like you like it.

The crowd screams it's approval. Mico begins to groove to the
groove. The Kid just smiles. Aura looks to Morris.

Aura
I've got the toys to turn your body out
I've got the noise to make you scream and shout

This time the girls in the crowd gather 'round Aura. Backing
her up, they chime in with the words pointing to all the boys.

Girls
The love machine 'll take your body higher
cuz if it don't then I know you're a liar

The Kid is taken by Aura. He has never seen a beauty as
such. He looks at her and forgets all. Even his disgust for
Morris leaves him. He almost enjoys the song as much as the
crowd does. Aura rolls her eyes at Morris' lewd suggestions.
He grabs her hand and pulls her toward the door. She yanks
free and jumps on a table. All the girls are rooting for her,
she says the words once again.

Aura
I've got the toys to turn your body out
I've got the noise to make you scream and shout

Morris pulls her from the table and they head out the door.
Morris passes right by the Kid and doesn't even notice. But
Aura does. The Kid is cool. He only smiles. It's a smile
she knows she will see again, and so she smiles back. Jerome
is waiting by the limo with two glasses of wine. Morris takes
them, the bottle and puts them and Aura into the limo.

Morris
Excuse me, darling while I attend to one of
my critics.

Morris heads over to Karl who has been tied by his wrists to
the Porsche by a long rope.

Morris
(Checking the strength of the rope)
Now what was you saying 'bout my people?

The Kid meanwhile has approached the limo. Aura drops the
window. They don't smile this time. They just look. The
Kid opens his shirt to Aura and reveals one side of his chest.
Still drunk, she reaches her hand into his shirt. His chest
is hot. She closes her eyes. The connection is cut off when
Jerome shoves the Kid to the ground. Before he can get up to
respond, Jerome is in the limo with the door locked. It
quickly pulls into the street and makes a u-turn. Morris
meanwhile is in the driver seat of the Porsche grinning
devilishliy at Karl.

Karl
Please Morris, I've never rollerskated before
in my life.

Morris
Well why put off 'til tomorrow, what you can do
tonight?

Laughing, Morris floors it and drags Karl, who tries to gain
his balance on the skates, down the street with the limo in
pursuit.

Levi
(Shaking his head in disgust)
Man that's jacked up!

T.C.
Hey Look!

The Kid on a purple and black motorbike races after the to
cars. Karl, screaming bloody murder as Morris starts gaining
speed, is shocked when the Kid whips out a knife and cuts the
rope. Karl does a flip onto the front lawn of his own house.
His woman comes out holding their baby.

Wife
Karl, what happened?

Karl
(A bit shaken)
Yeah, right uh, well the boss was coming this way
so he just dropped me off, you know?

We cut to the speeding limo. Aura is passed out cold. The
Kid speeds by Jerome on the passenger side in front and spits
on the window. We cut to Jerome inside the limo.

Jerome
Yuck!

The Kid roars off. We cut to a black screen. A kick drum
pulses very snake-like over a syncopated tambourine.
Jerome's face, lit only by the candle he is carrying,
appears 1st. He brings it to the table next to the couch that
Morris has Aura on. She is very drunk. She mumbles
something but her speech is too slurred to understand.

Morris
Don't worry baby. Just let Morris take care
of everything

As he gives her another sip of wine, Jerome sits down next to
them.

Jerome (whispering)
Whatcha gonna do, man?

Morris (whispering)
Oh, I'm not gonna take it, I just want her to go to
sleep, then when she wakes up, she'll fall in love
with the 1st face she sees.

Aura
(Drunkenly mimicking morris)
I'll fall in love with the 1st face
I see. Hiccup!

Morris
Jerome, fill this glass up. Our house guest is
thirsty.

As Jerome leaves, Morris can't resist and plants a kiss on
Aura.