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The Witches of Eastwick
Written by MICHAEL CRISTOFER. Based on the book by JOHN UPDIKE. May 1986
DARYL
(continuing)
... This is my bedroom, I deserve
a little luxury. You have to take
care of yourself, nobody's going
to do that for you. Are they?
ALEX
Excuse me, but what exactly do
you think you are doing?
DARYL
I'm being as direct as I know how.
I thought you'd appreciate that.
And anyway, I always like a little
knookie after lunch. What do you say?
ALEX
Are you trying to seduce me?
DARYL
No. I wouldn't dream of seducing
you, Alexandra. I wouldn't insult
your intelligence with anything
as trivial as seduction. But I
would love to fuck you.
120 CLOSE ON ALEX 120
ALEX
I do appreciate your directness,
Daryl. And I will try to be
direct and honest with you, too.
I think... no, I know. I am
absolutely sure that you are the
most unattractive man I have ever
met. You are vulgar, stupid,
insensitive, selfish, egotistical,
you have no taste, a lousy sense
of humor and you smell. You are
physically repulsive, intellectually
retarded, and morally reprehensible.
In the short time that we have been
together, you have demonstrated
every loathsome characteristic of
the male personality and even
discovered a few new ones. You are
a creep. A jerk. You are not
clean. And you're not even
interesting enough to make me
sick. Understood?35.
121 ANGLE - DARYL 121
sits in the bed smiling.
DARYL
Do you like to be on top or on
the bottom?
122 ANGLE - TWO OF THEM 122
ALEX
Goodbye, Daryl. Thanks for lunch.
She turns to go.
DARYL
Well. If that's the way you
feel about it, then that's the
way you feel about it.
Alex stops. She turns to face him.
DARYL
(continuing)
Is that the way you feel about it?
ALEX
Who are you?
DARYL
Just your average horny little
devil.
ALEX
I have to get home.
Daryl's tone changes. Suddenly he is calm, quiet,
direct and very gentle. And painfully accurate.
DARYL
What is it you have to go home
to, Alex? There's nobody there.
Is there? What'll you do? Wait
for the kid to come home? Make
some coffee? Do a little house
cleaning? Pop a few more dolls
in the oven? What's the point?
The kid can take care of herself.
She'll grab some food, fall asleep
on her bed doing her homework.
I promise. And house cleaning.
Well. You clean up the dirt,
there'll be some more tomorrow.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)36.
122 CONTINUED: 122
DARYL (CONT'D)
Make the beds, they just have to
be made again tomorrow. Wash the
dishes, you'll wash them again
tomorrow.
ALEX
I have to...
DARYL
... Make dinner? It just gets
eaten, doesn't it? You've done
your best, Alex. You've done the
wife bit, the motherhood bit, the
garden club, the car-pools, the
cocktail parties, coffee in the
morning with the cleaning lady,
a couple of drinks, a couple of
pills, a little psychoanalysis --
where are you now?
ALEX
I don't know...
DARYL
Pretending to be somebody else.
Pretending to be half of what you
are. How long can you last like
that? The world keeps growing,
you feed it, but it doesn't feed
you anymore. Does it? It washes
through you, wasted, down the
drain. A woman is a hole, isn't
that what they say? All the
futility of the world pouring into
her. How much can you take, Alex?
How much before you snap?
Alex is dizzy. The truth of what he's saying is hurting.
ALEX
Don't...
DARYL
Lying on a bed, staring at the
ceiling, waiting for something
to happen. And knowing all the
time that you were meant for
something better. Feeling it.
Wanting it. Having so much
power. Use it, Alex. Use me.
Use me. I'll be your hole. Fill
me up. I want your magic.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)37.
122 CONTINUED: (2) 122
DARYL (CONT'D)
I can take it. Make it happen.
No. Don't wait. Time is a
killer. Make it happen. Do it,
Alex. Do it now.
Tears are coming involuntarily from Alex's eyes. She
moves to the bed. She crawls into Daryl's arms. He
cradles her.
123 LONG SHOT - BLACK ROOM 123
The bed and the black sheets slowly enfolding Alex's
body.
I love this seduction scene, the horny little devil so repulsive yet so irresistible.