bad day at black rock script
Humans fighting on hell's side. A short movie by today's standards (1 hour, 22 minutes), 'Bad Day at Black Rock' is a really good movie that stands the test of time. The sound of gun is heard cocking. DEAN easily side-steps and CREEDY runs straight into the wall, falling backwards and hitting the floor. Nope. KUBRICK'S nose is taped up. You shouldn't've done that. CREEDY And who knows how many more innocent people after that. Maybe next time I'll hang you out to dry. The WAITRESS appears to be flirting with SAM. (Pause) DEAN DEAN unlocks the padlock and opens the sliding door, both brothers with flashlights at the ready. Now if you don't help us stop this thing, that puts those deaths on your head. Shot in 1955, Bad Day at Black Rock was one of Hollywood’s first productions to directly tackle WWII internment of Japanese-American citizens, an incident of paranoia-fueled prejudice that nicely jibes with the film’s critique of McCarthy-era distrust. Yeah, they're built to contain the power of the cursed object. Okaaaaay... That's great. DEAN His works include the Academy Award-nominated Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat. Some Hunter out there knows something. Because - Because she said she might be able to help us out! DEAN takes something out of the bag. He’s welcome to leave. BOBBY All we need is one break. Tell me who you are! SAM sits in the chair and watched DEAN leave, locking the door behind him. WAYNE kicks an empty beer bottle. Nothing. He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo. Western Marathon | Film #11: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Together with two of my most favorite western movies of the 1950s (High Noon and 3:10 to Yuma), John Sturges' Bad Day at Black Rock provides another compelling argument for why precision in cutting down to the heart of the matter can enhance a film's value spectacularly. WAYNE panics and tries to clear the chamber, while DEAN gets up and tries to stop him. The rabbit's foot is gone. These are curse boxes. BOBBY A one-armed man named John J. MacReedy (Spencer Tracy) steps off the train. GROSSMAN holds up a bottle of Tequila and sadly toasts the memory of WAYNE. FOSTER SAM He also published under the nom de plume Michael Niall SAM DEAN DEAN Then why didn't you send her ass back to Hell? SAM DEAN I actually agree with you there. It's here. SAM CREEDY searches and then pauses, looking surprised. KUBRICK smiles and looks to the sky in thanks. SAM DEAN BELA DEAN He gets in. There's a lucrative market out there. KUBRIK Writer Millard Kaufman stopped for gas in the tiny town of 'Black Rock', Arizona, and a new title was born. The door to the apartment opens and DEAN and SAM walk in. SAM places the rabbit's foot in his jacket pocket. STAFF start singing and taking photographs. Don't threaten me, Luke. (To SAM) Look, Dad's gone now. DEAN EXT. http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=3.03_Bad_Day_at_Black_Rock_(transcript)&oldid=162078. Dad would do work here or something? DEAN and SAM burst into the room, guns drawn. Right, you hear anything, give me a call. SAM and GROSSMAN both go for SAM'S gun. It ended a couple of months ago, didn't it? I guess they knew what they were after, huh? The Siamese cat runs off and BELA ducks. "Bad Day at Black Rock" Scripts.com. You got shot. I'm bringing home the bacon. He's gurgling and, presumably, dying. Do you see what's happening here? DEAN You, my brother, are staying here 'cause I don't want your bad luck getting us killed. WAYNE steps over the beer bottle and heads to the sink, removing two plates, a colander and a large BBQ carving fork and placing them in the drainer. DEAN KUBRICK looks up to the sky as though he's been given a sign. Another one. Bobby, that's uh, great, 'cept Sam, uh... DEAN looks over at SAM and grimaces when SAM lifts his shoe. SAM grabs the comforter off one of the beds and attempts to put out the fire with it. (laughs) You Hunters with all those amulets and talismans you use to stop those big bad monsters. BELA puts the rabbit's foot down, opens the wine cooler and extracts a gun from it before moving through the living room toward the front door. SAM falls flat on his face. You know what I'm saying? She made it to kill people, Sam! Oh my God, did you see that shot!? All the flukes, all the luck. He gets a deeply frustrated look on his face as he lifts his shoe off of the bubblegum. You own it, sure, you get a run of good luck to beat the Devil. DEAN SAM picks up the watch, turns and shows it to DEAN. She looks at the rabbit's foot in satisfaction, then pulls off her short black bob wig and tosses it in a dumpster, smiling, and letting her long brown hair flow out. Won't be easy to find. DEAN WAYNE turns on the tap and splashes water on his face and dries off with a dish cloth. WAYNE (yelling) GROSSMAN breaks open the lock on the box with a knife and lifts the lid. Ah – I tell you something there's no way in Hell we are handing it over to that stuck-up bitch now, not after all we've been through. Okay. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. (Laughs) Inside the apartment of petty thieves WAYNE and GROSSMAN, WAYNE is sitting on the couch, his left shoulder bleeding from a gunshot wound. On the dusty floor of the container is a symbol drawn in red, along with several bloody footprints. There's no solid fix on how many demons got out, but it's in the hundreds. Are you kidding me?! SAM sighs and reaches for his own. I'm gonna die for a damn rabbit's foot. Don't worry, Bobby'll find a way to break it. Nice. DEAN just rolls his eyes and doesn't look. He's the best, saved my ass more times than I can count. DEAN Wasn't easy but I found a heavyweight cleansing ritual that should do the trick. This demon tells me they have soldiers to fight in this coming war. SAM He ain't invisible, Creedy. DEAN DEAN lays out 6 scratch cards on the hood of the Impala, calculating their winnings. You know, can you just uh, can you just lock it back up for me? From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. Other websites Curse boxes? The Impala pulls into the lot and stops just inside the entrance. Well, we're about to learn something. KUBRIK BOBBY SAM BIGGERSON'S RESTAURANT PARKING LOT - DAY. Now, what do you say we destroy that ugly-ass piece of dead thing? BELA Look, I know a good place. (to WAYNE) For the first time in four years, the Southern Pacific stops in Black Rock. BELA looks over her shoulder. Suddenly, the AC unit in the wall in front of SAM starts making a clunking, grinding sound. You're just working off Gordon's instincts? Luck like that doesn't just happen. SAM KUBRIK He led us here for one reason. SAM shakes the water off while KUBRICK watches, sitting on one of the motel beds. DEAN smiles in satisfaction. It turns so bad that you're dead inside a week. Sam Winchester was there. Citizens of a small town become convinced they are under attack by a horde of giant, genetically-mutated, flesh-eating chickens! DEAN You saw what happened, what it did. That's bad luck. GROSSMAN leaves and FOSTER checks WAYNE'S wound. SAM Might as well enjoy the ride. BELA Look what if this is really worth something? —, CREEDY (tries to intervene) Spend all this time with the guy and it's like we barely even know the man. Bad Day at Black Rock was nominated for three Academy Awards. An agent told Sturges that the title sequence was “dreary” and suggested a shot of the train “roaring in” instead to capture the momentum. FOSTER Vaya con dios... ). After B.A.is badly injured, the A-Team holes up in a small town. SAM moves his foot too hard, dislodging his shoe. Holy crap. OK, you're a thief, fine, but you're not—. The waitress who was flirting with SAM is sauntering out in slow motion. The missing curse box is on a coffee table. (Laughs) But your brother? GROSSMAN is unresponsive. DEAN DEAN looks down at SAM'S sock-clad foot and sighs, annoyed. Now yes, it's a risk, I know that, but we need to take it. DEAN leans out and checks the car's plates. It was adapted into a script by Don McGuire and pitched to MGM production head Dore Schary. GORDON SAM hangs back. Hi, uh, table for two please. DEAN goes to drop the rabbit's foot, but instead throws it at BELA. BOBBY I'm not finding anything on it in Dad's journal. DEAN and BELA are engaged in a stand-off. She talks with an affected British accent. It wasn't a freak accident that killed your partner. I can't believe he kept this. WAYNE and GROSSMAN are interrupted by banging on the front door. As DEAN answers, he steps over a large wad of pink bubblegum on the ground. SAM looks confused. DEAN looks back at SAM. Head of production at MGM since 1948, Schary was known throughout his career as a liberal who favored message movies that attacked social problems. Because Demon, that's why. BOBBY DEAN holds up a tripwire which is attached to a shotgun hidden in a large animal skull. WAYNE goes to walk back out of the kitchen, his foot catching on the beer bottle in the middle of the floor. KUBRICK strikes SAM across the face again. Bobby's right. Genre (s): Western Thriller Drama Crime. To do His work. (pause) Is that a rabbit's foot?! It's all in the ledger Last I heard she was in the Middle East someplace. I got canned everything. Meaningful story, flawless script and cast, everything… 'Cause like I told you before, Sam Winchester must die. Well Dad never told us about this thing. SAM turns and a waiter with a full tray crashes straight into him, sending things flying and causing a scene. SAM takes out a lamp as he goes. more…, All Millard Kaufman scripts | Millard Kaufman Scripts. He passes the laptop back to KUBRICK. BELA pauses in front of the security monitors as DEAN moves off-screen; when she glances at the monitors, he's no longer on screen. KUBRIK WAYNE SAM and DEAN rush out of the restaurant. The bullet ricochets off a radiator and hits SAM'S gun, causing him to drop it. Relax. This script listing should give you an idea of the type of material I like to write: the chickens are coming! Pretty friggin' far from a Hunter, but she knows her way around the territory. SAM looks embarrassed while DEAN looks ecstatic. He's gonna be covering his tracks. WAYNE So what's the deal? Yes, I keep it charged up in case any of his old contacts call. You were right about everything. It was wasn't it? BOBBY DEAN appears behind BELA, his gun drawn. BELA goes and leans on the gravestone where DEAN'S jacket is. Oh... You can have the foot. DEAN (scoffs incredulously) KUBRIK She knows what your weakness is – it's me. That's my Division Championship soccer trophy. SAM 2 reviews. (SAM notices a rectangular shape in the dust and runs his finger along the dust.) But you're not a killer. DEAN The collection consists of script material for more than a dozen films. I mean really, I - I can't lose! Well maybe I should just take it somewhere else? KUBRICK stares at the pen in the barrel for a few moments before trying to dislodge it. DEAN GROSSMAN screams. Hey, Kubrick just—. DEAN falls back on the coffee table, launching the rabbit's foot into the air. Hey, we owe ya. DEAN follows his gaze. He never did say where they ended up. (Pause). Heard about your friend. SAM Sam Winchester is more than a monster. BELA picks up the rabbit's foot with kitchen tongs and the Siamese cat hisses. If you were ever gonna get lucky... SAM goes to pick up his coffee, knocks the cup over and manages to spill it all over the table and himself. DEAN BIGGERSON'S RESTAURANT PARKING LOT - DAY BOBBY See, you touch it, you own it. Yeah, because he asked me to track you down, and put a bullet in your brain. RESTAURANT OWNER SAM rocks back and forth on the chair, bored stiff. BOBBY You'll come to see it too. Yeah. In her mid 20's, and she was sharp you know, good enough at the con to play us. BELA Bad Day at Black Rock Episode # Season 3, episode 3 First aired: October 18, 2007 Directed by: Robert Singer: Written by: Ben Edlund: On IMDB: Bad Day at Black Rock: Outline: A rabbit's foot brings both good and bad luck to Sam and Dean, and the other players trying to obtain it. I know it now. DEAN SAM I used to be an Army Medic you know, in 'Nam? SAM and DEAN look at each other, confused. We did everything we could to stop it. When you lose the foot that luck goes sour. 79. DEAN puts his gun down, looking smug, and picks up a pen sitting next to it. DEAN SAM DEAN (from --? ) Ask yourself, why are we here? All right, say goodbye "wascawy wabbit". DEAN The same bullet then ricochets again and breaks a lamp. DEAN Take a look around. WAYNE AND GROSSMAN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT, GROSSMAN is holding a photograph of himself and WAYNE. Is she a Hunter? BELA'S apartment is richly decorated and contains varied valuable artifacts. I'm out one and a half million, and on the bad side of a very powerful, fairly psychotic buyer. KUBRIK Oh, wow! Well she knew about the rabbit's foot. No, not any more. DEAN ‘Black Rock’ has nothing to do with it – the script was called Bad Day At Hondo until John Wayne turned up in 1953 with a movie called Hondo. She's been out of the country. Despite your reputation you don't scare me. The town is only a speck on the map and few if any strangers ever come to the place. Because we chose this motel instead of another? DEAN is struck with brain freeze from the ice cream. DEAN bad day at black rock nine. You don't chat! Let's go, huh? You're a demon. The film was then run in reverse to create the opening shot. SAM moves further into the container and opens a door to a back room. SAM Dear old Dad. Let's get out of here, let's go have some fun. Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. (Laughs) Dean follows her gaze to a Ouija Board and planchette on the mantle. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder. Dean walks over to the Impala with a paper bag in his hands. DEAN I mean you knew about his storage place at Black Rock? What is that thing? She fires again, the bullet ricocheting around breaking several objects and hitting the Ouija Board. Not to mention them taking themselves out, also a lucky break. (from the floor behind the couch) It's all about number one? He's the adversary. SAM sighs and stays silent. The word's out. The movie script was written by Millard Kaufman, adapted from a 1946 short story ("Bad Day at Honda") by Howard Breslin. No! DEAN All Scripts Latest Movies & Movie Scripts Godzilla vs. Kong: In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. No, you saw what happened, Creedy. He drops like a stone. Garlic knots! BELA How long'd you get? Balloons and streamers fall from the ceiling. A bright yellow Post-It stuck to the panel reads TURN AROUND. SAM follows and there is a squishing sound. DEAN BOBBY You make one more move and I'll pull the trigger. So you got no hard evidence on this Winchester guy. CREEDY Pretty basic. Come here. (Laughs and hollers) I want you to tell us her name. KUBRIK Mhn-mhn (shaking his head no). It's funny - I waited and waited to write something on Bad Day at Black Rock because I figured eventually I'd find something of substance or productive to say, but it's one of those movies that defies anything beyond the witnessing of its craft. Listen, you have got a serious problem. The door is ajar. Bad Day at Black Rock originated as a short story published by The American Magazine entitled "Bad Time at Honda" by Howard Breslin in 1947. SAM goes down, groaning. Dude. (to GROSSMAN) But you see, there's something about me that you don't know. You'd be surprised what some people would pay for something like that. WAYNE moves forward and cocks DEAN'S gun in SAM'S face. No. Good idea. You're some kinda weirdo psychic freak? DEAN DEAN So maybe, just maybe you can understand (pause, draws his gun) why we can't take chances. GORDON This, uh, this hot chick stole it from him. The WAITRESS finishes cleaning up and walks away, looking over her shoulder as she goes and smiles. BELA catches the foot and curses. And when you took it from him, his luck went from-. SAM and DEAN both lean in and watch her retreating. See these symbols? SAM wrinkles his nose a few times before risking a scratch. Whoa, okay, okay, no, do— hold on a minute! I don't want you doing anything. Royal Flush. Lemme look through my library and make some calls. I made it myself. There is script material for a dozen unproduced properties, notably for THE CHANCELLOR MANUSCRIPT, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. Did I die? The chain on the door has been cut. Shut up! GROSSMAN Hell, Wayne. KUBRIK Come on! (There's a Jesus fish on the window of KUBRICK's RV.). SAM just manages to grab it, then knocks GROSSMAN'S hands away from his throat and kicks him back into a corner. That rabbit's foot ain't no dime store notion. And all for a lousy few hundred bucks. DEAN I forgot we're up $46000. Yeah. I – no powers, no visions, nothing, it just—. No destiny. Are you kidding me? As he picks it up and aims for SAM, he hits DEAN, who has just gotten up, square under the chin, knocking him down again. We're on deck for the endgame here, right? Stuck in the back of some storage place, middle of nowhere. SAM jumps out of his seat. I told you there was a war coming – six months ago. You're okay right, I mean you're feeling okay? Nothing! BOBBY So if he says Sam Winchester's dangerous, I believe him. I got two sets of boot treads here, looks like it was a two-man job. Commentator: John Sturges(director) 1.The original opening showed the various locals in Black Rock sitting around and doing nothing, unaware that the train will be stopping in town. Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 American psychological thriller movie directed by John Sturges and based on the 1947 short story by Howard Breslin.It stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.It was nominated for 3 Academy Awards in 1956. Oh come on, I- I didn't- I wasn't... Bad Day at Black Rock remains the film John Sturges is most proud of. St Helen's big. As she approaches, she notices a beeping noise. KUBRIK SAM gets up and cautiously approaches the unit. KUBRICK is talking to GORDON. A phone starts ringing. SAM No one saw which way they went. EXT. C'mon Sam, scratch and win! SAM exhales. Until then I say we hit Vegas, pull a little Rain Man. He tries to retrieve it. Take it easy. SAM All right. It drops into the drain with a splash. CREEDY DEAN DEAN DEAN is checking over more scratch cards. Bone ash, cayenne pepper, that should do it. You just went all (CREEDY wiggles) spastic, and knocked yourself out? Back off. Howard Mary Breslin (23 December 1912 – 30 May 1964) was an American novelist and radio script writer. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), TAKE THE HIGH GROUND, and THE WAR LORD (1965) are well represented. We didn't even have to touch you. You're not going to shoot anybody. Now this Ruby girl knows more than we will ever find out on our own. What is wrong with you, huh? Get listed in the most prominent screenplays collection on the web! WAYNE All right. That's what killed your friend. You don't just go around shooting people like that! DEAN slows down and turns around. Schary was known for championing films that addressed social problems and had previously produced Go for Broke! On the screen is a photograph of SAM and DEAN from their winning visit to the local Biggerson's. SAM panics and uses the curtain to put it out. Track him down, Kubrick. His lockup? ELLEN The Daily Script: June 20, 1994 final shooting draft script in pdf format: IMDb: dvd, video, cd: Bad Day At Black Rock: by Don McGuire and Millard Kaufman (Based on the story "Bad Day At Hondo" by Howard Breslin: DailyScript: Shooting draft script in text format: IMDb: video: Bad Lieutenant: by Abel Ferrara & Zoë Lund: Daily Script And please tell me that you didn't–. CREEDY lunges at DEAN and aims a punch. And my brother here is next. Nope. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds that the hotel refuses him a room, the local garage refuses to rent him a car and the sheriff is a useless drunkard. Otherwise Dad wouldn't have locked it up. Look I'm not an idiot Dean, I'm not talking about trusting her, I'm talking about using her. DEAN SAM hangs his head. to death! DEAN Oh, was that is, huh? Now I can read people ... and I get it. It rolls into the kitchen. "DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE. KUBRIK BELA The menu's on their website. So you know the truth, about what's really going on out there, and this is what you decide to do with it? No, I don't, okay? BELA fires again at DEAN'S retreating form, the bullet again ricocheting around and destroying more objects. The sound of another gun being cocked is heard in the room. DEAN 10 May 2021. What else did she say? It was like watching Jerry Lewis try to stack chairs! DEAN holds up several scratch cards in front of SAM. CREEDY I used to think your friend Gordon sent me. No, no, no, don't – don't call the police, I'll handle this myself. 'Cause there's a higher power at work here. She made it to kill people, Sam! SAM lets out a long-suffering sigh) It's God, Creedy. It's not a luck charm, it's a curse! At least I might know some folks who know where to find her. Should've blacked out their plates before they parked in front of the security camera... SAM and DEAN break into the apartment, armed, and sneak inside. Sam Winchester must die. KUBRIK He's a hunter, that's all. BOBBY GROSSMAN He sits down on the other side of a window in front of GORDON WALKER and picks up the two-way phone. Sam is inside. The story originated in a short story by Howard Breslin titled "Bad Time at Honda" in 1947 in The American Magazine that was adapted into a script by Don McGuire and pitched to MGM production head Dore Schary. 100. DEAN The Impala is traveling along a quiet, dark road. Looks good. SAM'S gun flies out of his hand and SAM catches it. WAYNE uses DEAN'S distraction to knock the gun from DEAN'S hand. Sam? Are you? Under my sink there's a medical kit. The race is on to see who can get to them first: BELA ignores DEAN, aims at SAM and fires. You know what their next move is too, don't you? Hmm. Lugos - Aw crap, it's probably Bela. do you- do you have the address so I can... Sure, OK. Go ahead. (points to SAM without turning around. Right, thanks a lot. Gordon told me about you, Sam. When SAM thinks he's got it, he gets up, only to find his jacket sleeve is now on fire. SAM and DEAN exit the apartment block. Advise and Consent (1962), an examination of deal making, party politics, and congressional diplomacy in Washington's legislative halls (based on the novel by Allen Drury), is one of his best. (He's listening to Mexican music. BELA picks up the pile and laughs. BOBBY Which means seriously bad luck for you. You know I'm not. GORDON It's my first sawed-off. It's a rabbit's foot- It's a rabbit's foot, Grossman! BELA —GOD" and "Bethlehem or Bust". BELA We have to carry out his legacy, and that means hunting down as many evil sons of bitches as we possibly can. WAYNE AND GROSSMAN'S APARTMENT - DAY. Oh don't go away angry, just go away. Supernatural, but in a medieval setting. Gordon should be reachin' for the soap, for the next few years, at least. KUBRICK is leaning against his RV, which is festooned with bumper stickers: "HOW WOULD JESUS DRIVE?" DEAN looks shocked. $1200... You just won $1200! DEAN'S phone starts ringing. DEAN KUBRICK grins. SAM Bad Day At Black Rock. A lot of money to be made. EXT. SAM and DEAN venture further inside. WAYNE comes to and gets up, groaning. Before the camera ever rolled or construction even started on the little town, everything fell into place, it was all right on. BELA smirks to herself, DEAN'S scratch cards laying beside her.
. Oh and ... this? BELA This ... is destiny. Nothing. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. SAM'S cheek is bruised and his nose is bloody. I'm here because I want to help you. SAM and DEAN pull up in the alley beside the apartment block, next to another car. Sam scratches it. You know him and his secrets. CREEDY passes his laptop to KUBRICK who looks over the screen. SAM searches his jacket pocket and comes up empty. Dad ever tell you he kept a container at a storage place? A Bad Day at Black Rock is a great underrated film that is occasionally shown on TCM and I strongly recommend those who are fans of classic films to watch it. DEAN tosses the pen toward KUBRICK. The gun jams. BOBBY SINGER'S HOME - DAY BOBBY But, you lose it, that luck turns. BOBBY Maybe this thing really works? I mean the second you find out this Ruby chick is a Demon you go for the holy water! It was probably about the closest you ever came to being a boy. WAYNE and GROSSMAN are still laid out on the floor. Oh! Hey, we took all the risk. SAM desperately tries to reach for the rabbit's foot, which is almost out of reach. Yeah. But, you lose it, that luck turns. Sam could have him believing anything by now. BELA Now no more lies. Back off, tiger. Well I'm glad you see it that way. - Maybe they didn't think it was important. SAM spots boxes inscribed with symbols on a far shelf. Pure Hoodoo. SAM notices something shining under a newspaper on the ground. Shut up about the damn box! I'm playing around with the medieval universe by pretty much just yanking the plot of the episode Bad Day at Black Rock and re-writing it in ye olde style, knights and peasants and all that. About your powers. What the hell is wrong with you?! DEAN This page was last edited on 23 March 2018, at 13:59. Clive Roberts. It hits KUBRICK right between the eyes, knocking him out cold. Him I can't miss. GROSSMAN pushes SAM into DEAN. And someone just broke into it. DEAN DEAN smirks and stashes the cards in his jacket, which is slung over a gravestone. Folks in Black Rock have their own way of welcoming mysterious, one-armed stranger John J. Macreedy. GROSSMAN is now trying to strangle SAM. Sturges didn’t shoot this new opening. I almost forgot about the ... scratch tickets. Glad to have you on board. Lugosi? Uh, Luigi or something? KUBRIK We gotta get me the hell out of here. GROSSMAN gets up and tries to point the gun at SAM. KUBRICK gets up from the table and looks over at CREEDY, who has taken some kind of plastic 3D Jesus out of an overhead cupboard and is fiddling with it. There's a black velvet Jesus, in a frame, hanging opposite. Sam Winchester checks out. (Insincere) BOBBY SINGER'S HOME - DAY BOBBY It's not a luck charm, it's a curse! DEAN looks astounded. And what was it that convinced you? He rolls his eyes and turns away. Listen Gordon, as far as talk goes? You are the one millionth guest of the Biggerson's Restaurant family! Look Bela, my brother, he ... touched the foot. Yes I'm fine, Why are you always asking me that? Yeah, I knew. Looks like you're not the only one with sticky fingers. I can't lose. God led me to him, and His will is clear. The town is only a speck on the map and few if any strangers ever come to the place. Grossman, that's the second Royal Flush in eight hands. You can be Rain Man. DEAN I'll see you at the airstrip in an hour. FOSTER Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features. You can't just cut one off any rabbit. You've got the luck, Dean. Dean chuckles and holds out the rabbit's foot to taunt BELA and makes a run for the door. You're crazy, man. KUBRIK BOBBY Lie lie lie! DEAN BOBBY But, uh, first things first. DEAN DEAN searches his jacket and comes up empty. 2.The In a place like this, it could be a lifetime. "Bad Day at Black Rock" is only a short film by present day standards (at just 81 minutes) but in that time it manages to pack in more intrigue, mystery and action than many Hollywood films of two hours or more. KUBRIK SAM and DEAN enter and pass their flashlights over the scene. DEAN Did you sell your soul for me? A bunch of obsessed, revenge-driven sociopaths trying to save a world that can't be saved? You think I'm crazy? INT. This lore goes way back. Good? SAM opens the glove compartment, finds JOHN'S phone and answers it. DEAN Put the gun down, son, or you're gonna be scraping brain off the wall. Has to be in a cemetery, under a full moon, on a Friday the thirteenth. Bad Day At Black Rock Script Resources: Bad Day At Black Rock Script PDF at The Script Savant. Because she just stole it back from us. Kubrick aims the gun point blank at SAM'S forehead. Hey, listen guys, not to be a drag or nothing but it's six o'clock in the morning! They were very attuned into its location. STREAM ANYTIME with Prime Video from $9.99. SAM and DEAN are arguing. SAM SAM laughs as a WAITRESS approaches their table with more coffee. GORDON Just Dad. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, screen play by Millard Kaufman; adapted by Don McGuire from a story by Howard Breslin; directed by John Sturges; produced by Dore Schary for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He mainly wrote novels of historical fiction and is most notable for The Tamarack Tree and "Bad Time at Honda", a short story that was the basis of the film Bad Day at Black Rock. Nothing, OK?!