Speedy, Meri & Me Martha Rose Crow
 
ACT 13: BIRTHDAY PARTY
 
GROUP SHOT OF DIVA, SPEEDY, HASHOE, AND NINE OTHER PEOPLE SITTING IN A CIRCLE AT A PARTY.
EVERYONE IS TALKING AND HAV ING A GOOD TIME. DIVA IS WEARING A NEW 'NANCY' T-SHIRT AND
SPEEDY IS WEARING A MATCHING 'SID' T-SHIRT.
 
DIVA(narrating) I was born on July 9th. The most famous person born on my birthday was O.J. Simpson and he was only
semi-famous.
 
CLOSEUP OF PICTURE OF YOUNG OJ WITH HEISMANN TROPHY.
 
DIVA (narrating) His name was always listed on calendars as a celebrity birthday and they'd always announce his birthday in
America on the news on July 9th. (Laughs ironically) Then one day he became more than famous. He became infamous.
Although he was found innocent by a jury, his name was taken off the calendars and other announcements.
 
CLOSEUP OF THE REAL TIME MAGAZINE COVER OF HIS ARREST PICTURE WHERE HIS PICTURE WAS
AIRBRUSHED TO MAKE HIM LOOK DARKER AND MORE MENACING LOOKING.
 
DIVA (narrating) I wonder why they did that . . .
 
BACK TO GROUP SHOT OF PARTY. THEY ARE TOASTING DIVA WITH THEIR GLASSES OR BEER BOTTLES.
 
DIVA(narrating) When I lived in the United States, no one remembered my birthday. Not my friends, not my family. Speedy
remembered. The Dutch love birthdays and mine was no exception. And he got me a present, too.
 
ONE-SHOT OF DIVA OPENING A PRESENT. IT IS A PUNK T-SHIRT OF NANCY.
 
DIVA (narrating) He liked my t-shirt so well that he got one to match.
 
TWO SHOT OF DIVA PUTTING THE T-SHIRT AGAINST HER CHEST. SPEEDY IS WEARING A "SID" T-SHIRT
TO MATCH THE "NANCY" ONE.
 
DIVA (narrating) Speedy asked Hashoe to have a party for me. Almost all my friends came.
 
CLOSEUP OF BLONDE M AN, ABOUT 30, WITH A GOLD EARRING IN EACH EAR.
 
DIVA(narrating) My friend Erik came drove long distance from Amsterdam just to come to my party. He is a musician and
composer and he played his new song for us.
 
MID-SHOT OF ERIK PUTTING CD IN HASHOE'S PLAYER. SONG "DIVA" BEGINS TO PLAY.
 
TWO-SHOT OF ERIK AND DIVA
 
ERIK I wrote this song just for you and it's called Diva.
 
DIVA(narrating) I don't listen to techno very much, but Erik's music is exceptional. It is amazing that there is so much talent in
the world. In America, the government and media tell us that all the world's most talented and brightest people live in the US.
 
 
 
 
LONG-SHOT OF "HOLLYWOOD" SIGN IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIF AND LONG-SHOT OF BROADWAY LIGHTS
IN NEW YORK. ONE-SHOT OF EARTH (AMERICAN SIDE FACING) WITH STARRY SKY AROUND IT.
 
DIVA (narrating) We're also told in that if anything ever happened to our country that the rest of the planet would collapse
because we set the standards for the whole culture of the world.
 
CONTINENTAL US, ALASKA AND HAWAII GROW DARK ON EARTH UNTIL THEY TURN BLACK. THE HOLE
WHERE THE CONTINENTAL US WAS SUCKS IN THE REST OF THE WORLD KIND, MAKING IT IMPLODE. A
FEW SMALL BITS OF ROCK FLY OUT TOWARDS THE STARS.
 
DIVA (narrating) Standards for art and entertainment
 
GROUP SHOT OF PEOPLE FIGHTING ON A JERRY SPRINGER SHOW.
 
DIVA (narrating) Standards for products people can't live without.
 
LONG-SHOT OF A MCDONALD'S WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH.
 
DIVA (narrating) Standards for business ethics
 
PICTURE OF ENRON BUILDING. PICTURE OF WORLDCOM BUILDING.
 
DIVA (narrating) We're even told that the world would never survive without our superior leadership.
 
CLOSE-UP OF GEORGE W. BUSH.
 
DIVA (narrating) From a baby, Americans are told that we are the saviors of the world.
 
ONE-SHOT OF UNCLE SAM'S HEAD & HAT. PULL BACK CAMERA TO REVEAL HIM IN A RED, WHITE & BLUE
SUPER-HERO OUTFIT. HE IS "SUPER SAM. " THE SHIELD ON HIS CHEST SAYS "SS." HIS BUCKLE HAS THE
CROSSED LIGHTNING SYMBOL OF THE NAZI "SS." HE STANDS PROUDLY LIKE SUPERMAN AGAINST A
LIGHT-BLUE SKY WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS. THE WIND RUFFLES HIS HAIR AND GOATEE WHILE HIS
AMERICAN FLAG CAPE FLAPS GALLANTLY IN THE WIND.
 
DIVA (narrating) That we and Super Sam are the saviors and guardians of the whole world.
 
FULL SHOT OF SUPER SAM, PULL FAST. HE IS STANDING ON TOP OF A PLATFORM. BELOW HIM ARE
LINES AND LINES OF PEOPLE STANDING IN ATTENTION AND ADULATION. THEY ARE SALUTING HIM.
KIND OF LIKE MAO IN RED SQUARE DURING A BIG COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY HOLIDAY, BUT MORE
PEOPLE AND MORE AMERICAN.
 
DIVA (narrating) Many Americans actually believe that the world would fall into a dark age of barbarianism without the United
States to prevent it.
 
ACTION SHOT OF BARBARIANS IN HEAVY FUR-SKIN CLOTHES FIGHTING EACH OTHER WITH SWORDS
AND SPEARS
 
DIVA(narrating) Americans are told that our country and its resources keeps the rest of the world from going to hell.
 
GROUP SHOT OF NAKED DUTCH PARTIERS IN THE STREET.
 
DIVA (narrating) The earth would easily survive without America.
 
SCENE OF WORLD IMPLODING BACKWARDS SO THE WORLD GOES BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS.
EUROPE/ASIAN SIDE FACING WHEN THE GRAPHICS SETTLE.
 
DIVA (narrating) Erik and other talented people like him are proof of this. He comes from this little tiny country and he can do
anything the big boys from the big countries can do.
 
GROUP SHOT OF PARTIERS ENJOYING THE MUSIC.
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ONE-SHOT OF DIVA SMILING HAPPILY AT SOMETHING SPEEDY HAS TOLD HER PRIVATELY.
 
CLOSEUP OF SPEEDY.
 
SPDY (smiling) Happy Birthday, Baby.
 
CLOSE TWO-SHOT OF DIVA AND SPEEDY.
 
SPDY (kissing and smiling into her lips) I hope you have many, many more.
 
DIVA(kissing and smiling back) I hope so, too. This is the best birthday I ever had.
 
CAMERA MOVES INSIDE THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS HAVING A GOOD TIME AND PANS CLOCKWISE.
 
DIVA(narrating) It really was the best birthday I ever had. I was surrounded by better friends than I ever had in the US.
 
FADE TO BLACK, DISSOLVE TO NEXT SCENE.
 
 
 
 
 
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