STILLWATER Shooting Script 7

1 STILLWATERW ritten by Tom McCarthy & Marcus Hinchey andThomas Bidegain & No Debr EXT. RUINS - DAY1 After the tornado. A row of devastated houses in what used to be a residential area. Some walls are pulverized, a shattered washing machine lies against a street lamp. The few houses still standing gape like some abandoned cardboard boxes. A CREW OF WORKERS, wearing HARDHATS, pick up the rubble. They throw the debris into large dump trucks. Among them, his face covered with a paper mask, is BILL BAKER (50): a tired, lean, strong man absorbed by his task. He stands in what must have been a kitchen. His gloved hands lift the Shing! He throws it into the Psshh!

2 Bill digs up a plastic children's highchair. He takes a look at it: one foot s It ends up in the dumpster VAN - DUSK22 Exhausted WORKERS ride in a crowded van. Bill sits behind two MEXICANS (30 s.) BASEBALL HAT(Spanish)That tornado fucked the town up. SHAVED HEAD(Spanish)Maybe it was fucked up before. BASEBALL HAT(Spanish)What happens with the town after we clean it up? SHAVED HEAD(Spanish)They rebuild it. BASEBALL HAT(Spanish)And the people, they all come back? SHAVED HEAD(Spanish)Some of them. But for the others, it s too much. They move on. BASEBALL HAT (Spanish)Maybe that s good. Change is good. 2 SHAVED HEAD(Spanish)I don t think Americans like to change.

3 BASEBALL HAT(Spanish)I don t think the tornado cares what Americans like. Bill continues staring out the window. Oblivious. His gaze lands on a massive OIL RIG lit up like a space station, towering above the endless stretch of plains. EXT. SONIC DRIVE-IN - NIGHT33 Bill leans out the window, orders. BILLI ll have double cheeseburger. Tots. And a Cherry-Limeade. EXT. BILL S HOUSE - NIGHT44 Bill s Ford Taurus pulls into the driveway of a rundown, ranch-style house with a small, cluttered porch. Bill gets out, Sonic bag in one hand, GEAR BAG with his hard hat dangling off in the other. INT. BILL S HOUSE - LATER55 Bill walks inside, drops his bag.

4 The walls are desperately bare. He puts down his jacket and turns on the TV, then the light. A loud commercial blurts BILL S HOUSE, KITCHEN - LATER66 His bare feet on the stained linoleum floor. Freshly showered, Bill grabs a Mountain Dew out of the fridge and sits at the kitchen table. The TV blares. He mumbles grace, his hands clasped. He unpacks his BILL S HOUSE, DEN - LATER77 Bill s asleep on his couch. A rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond, on the CAR - DAY88 Bill is driving, smoking, baseball cap on. He pulls off the road and onto the LEASE ROAD. EXT. DRILLING RIG, LOCATION - LATER99 Bill gets out of his car and walks toward the TOOL PUSHER S SHACK, a trailer turned office/live space for Pushers.

5 He glances up at the massive rig. TOOL PUSHERW here you from? BILL ( ) STILLWATER . TOOL PUSHER ( )You got reliable transportation? BILL ( )Yes, sir. TOOL PUSHER ( )Who s the last drilling company you worked for? BILL ( )ITA. INT. PUSHER S SHACK - DAY1010 Bill sits in the wood paneled office talking to TOOL PUSHER. TOOL PUSHERWhy d you quit? BILLO perator dropped our rig. We staked and I got laid off. Six months ago. TOOL PUSHERYou gotta side job? BILLYes, sir. I work construction. But that s been slow since the rigs went down. Spent last week doing clean up after that tornado by Shawnee. I ve been getting after it. 4 The Tool Pusher nods, satisfied that Bill has the want to.

6 TOOL PUSHERYou work derricks? BILLYes, sir. TOOL PUSHERHow long? 5 BILLE ight years. TOOL PUSHERWhat kind of mud systems you worked on? BILLW ater and oil base. TOOL PUSHERWhat kind of pumps? BILLPZ s and HHF s. INT. WALLS - DAY1111 Bill stands in the WOMEN S CLOTHING section, choosing between two pairs of socks. He s wearing a pair of READERS which age him by about ten years, carefully inspecting the tags. EXT. WALLS - DAY11A11 AAs Bill exits the store, a YOUNG ACTIVIST approaches him with a clipboard. YOUNG ACTIVISTGood afternoon, sir. Do you live here in STILLWATER ? BILLI do. YOUNG ACTIVISTCan you sign our petition calling for increased benefits for teachers?

7 BILLNo, sir. Bill keeps walking. YOUNG ACTIVISTDon t you think our teachers deserve better treatment? BILLWe all do. Doesn t mean we get it. 6 YOUNG ACTIVISTWell, maybe you d like to hear about the issue so you can make an informed decision? Bill stops, turns. BILLI d like you to leave me alone now. His directness is startling. He walks away. YOUNG ACTIVIST ( )It never hurts to listen, sir. Have a nice day!Bill arrives at his truck, finds a LEAFLET tucked under the wiper. Teachers Benefits. He turns, sees the YOUNG ACTIVIST watching him. He crumples up the flier and throws it on the ground. EXT. SHARON S HOUSE - DAY1212 Bill parks his car in front of a small brick house.

8 SHARON (70 s) is sitting on her porch, oxygen tubes in her nose, walker close by. She s absorbed by a 400-page crime Sharon. SHARONLet me finish this waits. She flips a page, keeps reading. SHARON (CONT D)Oh. One more page. INT. SHARON S HOUSE, KITCHEN - DAY1313 Bill s sitting at the table, eating a sandwich. Sharon pours two glasses of milk at the counter. SHARONI m not halfway through the book and this detective has already slept with three girls. Including that little black reporter. And he is still investigating. You read the first one I gave you? 7 She places the milk on the table. Fox news plays loudly from the other room. BILLNot yet.

9 Been busy. SHARONL ucky you re not that detective. You d be d stay focused on the girls though. SHARONI bet you would. That d be a good day for serial killers. She sets a bowl of chips on the table, sits. They hold hands, say grace. Routine. SHARON (CONT D)Lord, thank you for this meal and all that is good in this world. Keep Allison in your watchful eye. start to eat. SHARONYou get hired out yet? BILLNope. Had an interview today. Pusher said he might have some rigs going up end of month. SHARONW here? BILLDidn t say. SHARON I got a call from your mother a few days ago. She moved to Tampa. BILLShe ask for money or some shit? 8 SHARONNo.

10 She asked about you. You should call her got enough shit to deal with here. SHARONDid you pick up the car registration? BILLI did. It s at home. Spent all day waiting sets the REGISTRATION down in front of him. Busted. SHARONGot it online. Everything s online. Can t get a real human being if you tried. Didn t stop them from charging me twenty-three dollars. BILLI ll pay it. SHARONThat s not what I meant. BILLI know. Bill keeps eating. There s obviously tension around finances. SHARONT here s a bag of books by the front door for you to take. And an envelope of photos up on her bed. BILLOK. INT. SHARON S HOUSE, BEDROOM - LATER1414 Bill enters a girl s room that is frozen in time.