Graffiti Bridge Opening Scene
by PurpleMusic@webtv.net
[re: the 'falling feather' in GB...]
actually it's not "as" symbolic as it seems...

supposedly, there's a rare "director's cut" of graffiti bridge with an
opening sequence that was ultimately edited out for purposes of time
constraints. either way, i have a copy of the script, so, here, for the
first time, in it's entirety, the secret is revealed...

ladies and gentlemen, friends and naysayers, the uncut opening scene of
"graffiti bridge" (and the relevance of the feather)...

(film opens with a screenshot reading "2 days after the showdown". fade
to black. cut to the kid and billy sparks sitting in billy's office
inside "first avenue".)
billy: kid, you done whooped morris and the band's ass with yo three
song shit! i didn't think you could do it, especially with that slow-ass
"purple rain" shit! i take back that shit i said about you bein a
"fuckin' waste, like father, like son". i'm sorry, man.
kid: it's all good, billy. so do i get the slot at the club?
billy: well, it pains me to do this, but i've decided to give the slot
to...
kid: THE TIME?!?!?!
billy: hell no! i'm keepin "dez and the modernaires" and i'm giving the
other slot to "Appolonia 6"! see, i'm a business man, and i can see that
dez and these girls is gone be the big thing in the 80's AND the 90's! i
mean what would you do in my position? hoes got to eat too!
kid: watch it billy!
billy: hey, i'm not the one walkin around in my underwear! that's you
and yo girlfriend. oh yeah, i'm also making jerome MY valet. morris is
pissed and shit, but, oh well, this is a business and he ain't too far
gone to see that yet.
(enter jerome.)
jerome: hello billy. what's up kid. how's the family? bwaaa-haaa-haaa!
kid: so what billy? the revolution and i bust our asses and we don't get
shit?
billy: not quite. jerome?
jerome: kid, just to show you that there's no hard feelings, billy and i
went out and got you a nice "second place" gift. don't forget to show it
to your girlfriend!
(hands the kid a box.)
billy: open it.
jerome: yeah, open it.
(the kid opens the box)
kid: what? a dove?
billy: his name's "larry." dez told me you like pets and shit. look at
it this way, kid. YOU got the prize. THE BAND didn't.
kid: NO! me and the revolution are going to be together forever!
billy: kid! you need "larry"! he wants to take you higher! look, you can
bring him to the jam because he's your one in a million you.
kid: yeah, i guess you're right, billy. thanks for bringing "larry" into
my life. i'm going to let him into my life and he's going to influence
me and be my inspiration. 4 in the dawn of the new sun we shall c love
open r hearts to the positive light that will b...
billy: kid?
kid: uh, yeah. billy?
billy: SHUT UP! just take the damn bird and good luck in your career.
kid : uh, o.k. thanks billy. thanks jerome. the bird is the best thing
that ever happened to me! wait a minute. "the bird" is the best thing
that ever happened to me? ain't irony a bitch!

(fade to the kid's basement where he meets with appolonia.)
kid: appolonia! you here?
appolonia: over here, baby!
kid: congratulations on your slot at the club!
appolonia: thanks! i'm gonna be a star! my dream's coming true, i just
feel it! and you? what do YOU dream about?
kid: we're going to be together forever. you, me, and larry!
appolonia: "larry"? who's "larry"?
kid: meet larry.
(larry the dove lets out a deep, baritone "tweet-tweet".)
appolonia: kid! larry ain't gonna take you nowhere! you need to choose!
larry or the lady in your life! i'm leaving to let you think about it!
(appolonia walks out.)
kid: larry! nooooo!

(fade to black. screen reads "fast 4ward 2 2day". cut to a scene with
the kid now living in the converted space seen at the beginning of
graffiti bridge. jill jones walks in.)
jill: baby?
kid: yeah.
jill: i wanna thank you for letting me stay here with you while i'm
working on my demo tape. my career's gonna take off. i just KNOW it!
kiss mia bocca, baby!
(they kiss.)
jill: what's wrong, honey?
kid: i still can't get over it.
jill: you mean...
kid: yes.
jill: look, it's not your fault that you had to let the band go!
kid: even if...
jill: yes. EVEN IF the band told you they were tired of you having larry
around all the time.
kid: i don't know.
(cue in etheral instrumental outtake.)
kid: it just seems that ever since larry came into my life, i've been
losing the things that have meant something to me- the slot at the club,
my dad, appolonia, my fans, my band, weight...
jill: kid! stop it! it's not your fault! maybe it is larry's fault.
maybe you DO need to stop listening to him. who knows?
kid: do you think my music has gotten better since larry came into my
life? be honest!
jill: uh, yeah.
kid: you're just saying that!
jill: ummm, errr... i gotta go.
kid: larry! nooooo!

(fade to black. the kid walks out to the graffiti bridge with larry
inside the same box he got him in.)
kid: larry, you know we have love for one another right?
larry: tweet.
kid: and you know i love you, right?
larry: tweet-tweet.
kid: well, i think it's time for me to let you be... free.
larry: tweet?
kid: larry, it's not that i think you're bad luck or anything. or that
you're dragging my career down. or that i keep playing the same stuff
whenever i do play a show. or that all the stuff that i'm writing now is
sounding the same.
larry: tweet!
kid: look, larry! how was i supposed to know that your solo album of
dove calls was going to sell only 319 copies? all i'm saying is that i
think it's time for me to let you be... free.
larry: tweet.
(segue to the film's first musical piece: the kid sings "don't talk to
strangers" to larry.)
kid: larry?
larry: tweet?
kid: may you live to see the dawn. and...
(the kid sniffles, wipes away a tear.)
kid: i love you. that's the truth. now fly away, larry!
(larry flies away.)
kid: larry! nooooo!

(cue music. camera follows larry flying through the fields, then into
the city through the streets of seven corners. cue opening credits over
live-action shots of larry flying through the air. end opening credits
with a fixed shot, flashback, of larry sitting in his cage, onstage with
the kid. end credits. larry comes to roost on a stake buried in the
ground. larry again flies away and then... SLAM!!! larry collides with
the windshield of the same vehicle that slams into aura at the end of
the film. feathers fly everywhere. larry's feathers come to rest at
various points throughout the film. cut to a scene back at the bridge. a
feather falls in front of the kid.)
kid: larry? nooooo!

(feather continues falling, now in front of aura. aura comes out from
below the bridge. cue ethereal instrumental outtake.)
aura: he's in a better place now.
kid: excuse me?
aura: hi. my name is aura. larry's in a better place now.
kid: how do you know? and what's with this "crawling out from below a
bridge like a troll" type-shit?
aura: excuse me?!?!?!
kid: i'm sorry, i'm a little upset.
aura: uhhh, alright. anyway, don't worry about larry.
kid: i like your sense of positivity. my name is kid. i'm a musician.
what's up with all these feathers? are they yours?
aura: no, baby. his.
kid: what the?
(the kid picks up one of larry's fallen feathers.)
kid: here aura, take this and keep it. if it's larry's feather then
you'll know that only good things can happen to you if you keep it. call
me crazy, but i think you and i will be together for a looong time!
aura: yeah, i think so too. it's not like a car's gonna slam into me or
anything!
(the kid and aura share a hearty laugh.)
kid: hey, what's that in your hand?
aura: oh, this? it's my book of poetry. you're a musician. don't you
write down your music?
kid: i don't have to. that's the difference between me and you.
aura: what's that supposed to mean?
kid: it's just a little something i heard once. i just like the sound of
it. would you be interested in coming over to my place and recording
some of your work?
aura: do i get to keep the master recordings?
kid: uhhh, well, you know, errr, i'm just a musician, and well, i don't
have a contract so, ummm, i don't think anybody else should, and...
aura: do i get to keep my masters or not?
kid: i think i'm gone need a drank! here have another feather. for luck.
(fade to black.)

anyway...

that's the deal with the feathers. so the next time you see a feather,
think of "larry" and good luck. just look at forrest gump! well,
actually, forrest lost jenny in the film, didn't he? well, as chaka khan
might say, "life IS like a box of CHAKAlates; you just gotta deal with
the nuts until something better comes along!"...

~PM~... out!
(and trying to maintan a sense of humor!)

what's this i read about a prince/prince of egypt parody on mad tv?
damn!...

no joke, i was going to post a parody of my own: " of egypt". maybe
i still will. who knows...

with that, stay tuned for "~PM~ presents: the fresh of bel-aire"...

i think someone around here needs to get a job!

i'm only 13 bitch

Thanks for the info man!

anything that adds time to this horror flick should be burned immediately

Yeah, there is more to the movie that what is released. Alot more was filmed and the script is longer as well.

soulsinger56 said:

Shit that made me laugh.

Oh, Lord....

Damn Larry!!! gone 2 late

soulsinger56 said:

Figures...

Neversin.