The "Dog Walker Scene"
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT -- PARKING LOT
It’s the
Dog Walker. Franklin rolls down the
window.
DOG WALKER
What the fuck you
doin’? You’re gonna burn out your clutch like
that, bro. Then you’ll be sorry,
that’s for damn sure.
FRANKLIN
I just want it to go. It won’t go.
DOG WALKER
Well, shit, man. Is the bitch in
gear?
FRANKLIN
I don’t know.
DOG WALKER
You don’t know? What the fuck?
How’d you wind up with a truck you can’t drive?
FRANKLIN
Can you help me?
(beat)
Please?
DOG WALKER
Well...
(a contemplative beat, then--)
You would first be required to depress the clutch
completely. All the way to the vehicle’s floor. The clutch is the left-most of
your tri- pedal operating system: clutch; brake; accelerator. Are you
following?
FRANKLIN
Like this?
DOG WALKER
(watching Franklin)
Precisely. Next, you position the shifting arm into
first gear. Up and to the left. Correct. Rotate the key while fully depressing
the clutch and braking mechanism...
The pickup truck starts and idles.
DOG WALKER
Engage the button to release the emergency brake. But do not remove your feet from
the pedals.
FRANKLIN
Now what?
DOG WALKER
You have completed the most elementary part of the procedure. Next, you are required to locate what is commonly
referred to as The Friction Point. The Friction Point is an extraordinarily
nuanced neural-slash-muscular sensation derived from years of driving
experience. It is, quite simply, the crux of the operation in your standard
transmission automobiles.
FRANKLIN
How do I do that?
DOG WALKER
Well, first you would be required to -- Fuck, man! Shit! There’s a lot to it, bro.
It’s after midnight. I’m just out walking my fucking dog.
Franklin’s eyes beg the man for a random act of
kindness.
FRANKLIN
Please?
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