THE CHRIST PROJECT
-Marilyn Monroe
INT. MARILYN’S CONDO –
DAY
Marilyn is sitting on her
sofa looking out the window she is holding a large cushion, her bare feet are
up on the couch. It is raining, she
looks and it and begins to pour. A last
bird flies into the tree by her window and hides chirping then is silent. She stares out at the day and holds her
cushion closer.
FADE TO:
INT. THE SHOPPING CENTER
- DAY
Marilyn is in a women’s
clothing store. Two young women are pulling racy clothing off the rack and
talking.
MANDY
This is perfect!
JOAN
Yeah! I love it! What do you think of this for the party?
MANDY
The guys will eat it up and you.
JOAN
Which guys?
MANDY
All of them.
The salesclerk takes an out fit from the same rack and hands
it to Marilyn.
CLERK
Want to try one? They’re half price.
An orange glow crosses the clerk’s eyes and leaves her.
MARILYN
(Her eyes tear slightly as she looks at the clerk and answer
softly holding her gaze) no thanks I have this already.
The clerk snaps back to her body and blinks.
Marilyn clutches her jeans and the clerk takes them to a
changing room she follows her.
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EXT. THE STREET – DAY
Marilyn walks down the
street and a man sees her, he smiles at her she looks at him and smiles then
looks away. He walks by her and turns
his head and she looks back at him.
CHAD
I like your braid.
She smiles and keeps going.
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INT. MARILYN’S CONDO –
DAY
Marilyn sits eating on a
bar stool some take out food. She drinks
a coke and the phone rings. She looks at
it and picks it up off the sofa and sits down.
MARILYN
Hello? What?!
She’s is in shock and lets the phone slide down from her ear.
She curls up on the sofa breathing hard closes her eyes. Her face drains of
color, her lips thin and she sits up weak.
What is happening?
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Marilyn is sitting in her
house coat, She has taken a bath is painting her toe nails with modern, opera like
vocals playing through the apartment. There is a ring of her doorbell.
MARILYN
Yes?!!!
There is silence, she gets up and pads to the door looks
through the eye look out and opens it a crack.
Yeah? Come in Paul.
She lets Paul into the suite.
PAUL
I had a really good day and heard your music next door. You
look very good.
MARILYN
(Smiling) Aha sure. Want
a drink?
PAUL
I’ll have a Frozen Monkey.
MARILYN
How do you make it?
PAUL
Was my day so many people tired to jerk me off you know? And
really all I wanted was to do my own thing and I won, I made money. Vodka, crushed ice, clamato, Oyster mushroom
sauce dash, and pepper.
She puts all the ingredients into the blender and makes the
drink. She puts Vodka in a glass with ice
and a lime for herself.
Are you alright?
MARILYN
Yes my day…I shopped.
PAUL
What did you buy?
MARILYN
Jeans and a top.
She picks up the top and shows him. It is black with one tear on it.
PAUL
(Softly) I like your style.
MARILYN
Hands him his drink and clinks glasses. He sits on the sofa.
Cheers.
PAUL
Cheers.
MARILYN
God this is sour!
She goes to the bar and gets some liqueur adding it.
Much better.
She goes to the sofa and sits with him.
PAUL
How is your work going?
MARILYN
Fine! I finished a really good film.
PAUL
What about may I ask?
MARILYN
Yeah sure. Was about
appreciation of life and ah well.
She sips her drink looking at him intently.
PAUL
What?
MARILYN
She looks away contemplating.
The phone rings.
She looks at him and the phone. She turns it off.
PAUL
Thanks! That is so annoying!
MARILYN
Men and women even friends have lost something.
PAUL
Yeah what?
MARILYN
What if you had a partner, and it is not a come on its in my
movie, what if everyday you would remember
something you did that opened your eyes or inspired you and you would see how
it changed you and then at the end of the day you'd share that with your
partner and you would say, this happened to me and something moved me inside
and I'm a different person then you knew this morning. You must see
this because if you do not you will not relate to me here now you will relate
to your memory of me and not see me at all and I’m leaving you behind then and
you do not see it.
PAUL
Oh god! The poor guy?
I mean how is he to know?
MARILYN
Or she? what do they do then?
PAUL
I have no idea! Can you refill
this for me? Really good!
Marilyn looks at him.
Sure.
She takes the glass and moves to the
bar gets the blender and refills his drink. She brings it back to him.
PAUL
Thanks. Sounds really good the
film I mean!
MARILYN
Well that is what I wrote about
something of that nature.
PAUL
Well that’s killer. It will sock
them in the face!
MARILYN
(Laughs) oh god! I hope so!
PAUL
I mean how would you grow old together?
Marilyn sits looking at him seeing
he realizes the implications.
MARILYN
Something happens we don’t know.
PAUL
What is it?
She looks at him for a long time
looking at what is siting in front of her as an observer, where he is at.
FADE
TO:
INT.
MARILYN’S CONDO – DAY
Marilyn
is sitting in front of the computer writing she hears noise from next door Pau’s
suite. He is having sex with a woman who is panting and moaning. She looks at
the wall. She stops writing goes to the kitchen and gets a coke. She opens it then turns her stereo on
loudly. She sits down looks at the wall
again and begins to write having silenced the noise.
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INT.
THE ELEVATOR – NIGHT
Marilyn
is going out for dinner Paul is in the elevator with her with a woman. He turns
to Marilyn and whispers in her ear discreetly.
PAUL
I bought her.
Marilyn opens her mouth surprised
and looks at him. She smiles and the elevator door opens she walks out with the
woman and he stays in the elevator watching her leave.
Marilyn looks at the woman then leaves
the building she waves at Paul.
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TO:
Paul
is in his suite watching TV and eating dinner the phone rings he picks it up
and hears loud sex in the background.
PAUL
Hello? Are you alone? Maybe call
me when you’re done buddy. I cant make it I’m sorry. No you listen and turn that off! Hello? Hello!
What a jerk! how rude! Yeah, I
really know what he wants me for. I’m not giving him a dime.
He sits eating and watching TV.
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TO:
EXT.
THE STREET – DAY
Marilyn
is standing by her car eating food from a takeout box. She has five minutes left on the meter. A meter guard walks by looking at it and her.
MARILYN
I’ll be done in a minute.
He walks by and writes a ticket
for the next car over time and looks back at her smiles and leaves.
God! So little time to do anything anymore!
PHOTOGRAPHER
(Snapping a picture of her)
wow! You’re pretty! Here’s my card! I could put you in lingerie!
He takes another photo.
Want to get famous?
MARILYN
Lingerie. I’m not a whack as my life goal. I write.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Are you sure? Makes you
money. Honey, at the end of the day it
pays your bills. Now be a good little girl and smile for the camera.
MARILYN
You’re not my honey get lost. (Turning
her back on him then turning around) How dare you! (Covering her face with her
had not to have him take the picture).
PHOTOGRAPHER
I’ll keep these then just you and
me.
MARILYN
I don’t think so! Now just wait
one minute here!
The photographer smiles and runs
away.
Oh my god!
She gets in her car and leaves the
area, the car is screeching. She tosses the card out the window.
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TO:
INT.
MARILYN’S BUILDING – NIGHT
Marilyn
walks through the hallway and reaches her door she unlocks it and enters slamming
it. She takes her coat off throws it on
a chair and slumps on the sofa lying there like a teen she looks out the window.
The phone rings. She answers it.
MARILYN
Hello? Hi Paul. Oh you heard me come in? Good! I’m here. What happened? (Siting up) I got discovered and golly gee
wow! It was so fun! Some pervert who wanted me in lingerie catalogues!
No I didn’t go for it then he makes off with the photos, runs down the street. I
had my coat on and everything! No I’m no kidding Paul this is how strange this
world got. How was the whore, you had a good time? Yeah at least you paid her this guy ran
off. I know you have to go. I know. See you sweetie bye.
She sits up.
GOD! Everyone’s so slick! I mean I
just feel so out of practice being genuine!
She gets up.
My god! My god! what is a woman to do? I just never knew.
Smiling she laughs then giggles.
She gets a cookie then sits on the sofa eating it and puts her hand on her head
for a minute.
MARILYN
When life becomes a satire.
She sits eating remembering the
photographer and giggles.
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INT. THE PSYCHIATRISTS
OFFICE – DAY
Nigel is in the psychiatrist’s
office he is wearing his trench coat and glasses. His skin is unusually pale and he is wearing a
bald head.
DOCTOR RINES
So when did you begin to have this obsession?
NIGEL
About twenty years ago. Well it began in my childhood My
mother would shower then walk around naked and we’d go to the park after and
get goodies usually. After that when I
was a man if I saw a woman in the window nude I was transfixed. I had to know
this woman I was sure I would have some sort of revelation about her significance
to me.
DOCTOR RINES
(Writing this down). And did you get to know them?
NIGEL
Well the first one it was about five years and finally awe
bumped into each other. She smelled really
nice, I got close enough to perceive it and I let her walk by, I stood there taking
it all in.
DOCTOR RINES
I see.
He clears his throat and sits up.
Did you see her again this way?
NIGEL
I watched her. It was
as if she was nude for me at her window.
I mean full frontal nudity and back a real show she put on.
DOCTOR RINES
(More intently observes him) Did you act on it.
NIGEL
(Looking at the doctor through his glasses) that first time
was the most intense experience I ever had for I only watched her for five,
long years.
DOCTOR RINES
I see. Did you two
ever actually get together?
NIGEL
Yes we did as a mater of fact it was memorable occasion.
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EXT. A MARKET PLACE – DAY
Nigel is sitting at a
table in a marketplace having coffee and some food. The neighbor walks by in a
dress and sunglasses. He sees her nice legs
and body and then grabs her had as she passes by him.
MANDY
Yes? Do I know you?
NIGEL
I live across the way.
MANDY
Oh really? I haven’t seen you before. I’m Mandy!
NIGEL
Nigel. Nice to meet
you dressed.
She looks at him, backs away and quickly runs away from him
to her car in her high heels.
Nigel sits smugly
smiling sipping his coffee.
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INT. THE PSYCHIATRIST’S
OFFICE – DAY
Nigel sits facing the
doctor in the office.
DR. RINES
Well odd meeting usually people don’t take too kindly to
being confronted about things of that nature so likely you killed your chances
there for any social time.
NIGEL
I’ve been through this before. Same situation then we meet and finally date
and I tell year I saw her all along nude int eh window another woman believe it
or not, not sure if it is a fad now to do this to us men. So she felt stalked.
She left never saw her again.
DR. RINES
So where were you at with this situation happening again?
NIGEL
Well I don’t want anyone really, then it's there it is like its
handed to me. That is where. I think I
told her to stop it.
DR. RINES
Did it?
NIGEL
No she kept doing it!
Nude again the next day! I think
it was to entice me!
DR. RINES
I think she may have forgotten.
NIGEL
Oh really?
DR. RINES
It is a woman not some Christ hanging on a cross.
NIGEL
No it is not a Christ it is a whoring itself.
DR. RINES
Is it? Or is it innocence?
NIGEL
Innocence.
DR. RINES
Don’t put them on a cross of twisted worship Nigel.
Nigel gets up looks at the doctor.
NIGEL
I think were done for the day thank you doctor.
He walks out of the office.
The doctor looks after him and rubs his forehead, then writes things down.
