Lesbian Mountain

By

Dan Gurewitch

          TRAILER.  SPARE, PENSIVE ACOUSTIC GUITAR SOUNDTRACK.

          TEXT: THEIRS WAS A FRIENDSHIP...

          EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - DAY

          A few SHOTS of Becky and Lisa, attractive cowgirls in their
          early 20s, FADE IN AND OUT:

          -Riding horses side-by-side

          -Sharing whiskey by the light of a campfire

          =Becky throws a lasso around Lisa, they laugh

          TEXT: THAT BECAME A SECRET

                              LISA
                    I gotta go pee.

          CUT TO Lisa in the background, SQUATTING AWKWARDLY behind a
          tree.  Becky, in the foreground, sneaks a sideways glance. 
          Lisa looks up and sees Becky looking at her.  Becky looks
          away, but it's too late: both girls feel what's happening.

          SMASH CUT TO:

          INT. TENT/EXT. MOUNTAIN - NIGHT

          Becky and Lisa discover their passion with a TORTURED KISS.

          CUT TO their employer the RANCHER, 40s, watching heir
          kissing silhouettes with binoculars from a distance.  His
          lips curl into a SMILE.

          EXT. TENT - THE NEXT MORNING

          Becky walks up to Lisa, who's sitting by the campfire.  Both
          women are quite, intense.

                              BECKY
                    You know I'm just experimentin'.

                              LISA
                    'Course.  Just a phase.

          EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - LATER

          Becky steals Lisa's shirt.  Lisa runs arter her, playfully,
          in only her bra, trying to wrestle it away.

          CUT TO A HORSE, whose LIPS ALSO CURL INTO A SMILE (digital
          effects, obviously).  Maybe an INTERESTED GRUNT.

          TEXT: THEIR LOVE WASN'T THREATENED...

          INT. TENT/EXT. MOUNTAIN - NIGHT

          Becky and Lisa lie in a post-coital snuggle, eyes dark,
          having an intense conversation.

                              LISA
                    I knew two girls, Tracy and
                    Stephanie.  When folks found out
                    about them...

          She trails off.  It's hard to say.

                              BECKY
                    What?  What they do?

                              LISA
                    Nothin'.  Reckon it wasn't a big
                    deal.

          TEXT: BY A WORLD THAT FULLY ACCEPTED THEM

          INT. RANCHER'S OFFICE - DAY

          Becky stands with her hat at her chest, the Rancher's at his
          desk.  She appeals to him with her desperate eyes.

                              BECKY
                    You've got NO work this summer?

                              RANCHER
                         (cold)
                    No work for you.

          Becky understands.  She turns and begins to walk away.

                              RANCHER
                         (suddenly very positive)
                    Sorry, I wasn't clear.  I meant you
                    alone.  Bring your friend, and I
                    got all sorts of work!

          EXT. WYOMING TOWN - STREET - DAY

          Lisa walks down a somewhat crowed main street.

                              LISA (V.O.)
                    You ever feel people are lookin' at
                    you like you're... different?

          As she walks, various MEN watch her.  They give enthusiastic
          THUMBS-UP, HIGH-FIVE each other, and make praying motions
          i.e. "Thank you God."

          INT. CHURCH SOCIAL - NIGHT

          Becky and Lisa share a drink at a table.  At another table, a
          LOCAL HUSBAND AND WIFE, 30s, watch them.

                              HUSBAND
                    You hear 'bout them two?

                              WIFE
                         (disgusted)
                    I know.

                              HUSBAND
                    If you ever wanted to do something
                    like that, I'd be fine with it.

          TEXT: THE UNNECESSARY LIES WE TELL...

          INT. LOWER CLASS SUBURBAN HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY

          LISA'S HUSBAND holds up a BRAND NEW FISHING POLE, still with
          its tag.

                              LISA'S HUSBAND
                    You say y'all are goin' fishin',
                    but the tag's still on the pole,
                    and that's AWESOME.

          TEXT: THE HEARTS WE BREAK...

          INT. UPPER CLASS SUBURBAN HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY

          BECKY'S HUSBAND breaks down in a PATHETIC SOBS.

                              BECKY'S HUSBAND
                    I just want you to invite me to
                    watch.

          TEXT: ARE BURIED ON...

          EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - DAY

          Becky faces aways from Lisa, her heart torn to pieces.

                              BECKY
                    I wish I could quit you.

          Suddenly, TEN OR SO COWBOYS hastily emerge from behind
          nearby trees, bushes and rocks, erupting in to a chorus of:

                              COWBOYS
                         (all at once)
                    No!  NO, wait!  Stop.  Don't do
                    that!  Don't quit her!  etc.

          TITLE TEXT FADES UP OVER BLACK: "BROKEBACK COWGIRLS"

          INT. CHURCH - DAY

          Becky and Lisa stand facing each other at the altar, both in
          wedding dresses, holding hands and smiling.

          CUT TO the Rancher and a few of the previously-seen COWBOYS,
          standing in the back of the church, arms crossed,
          disapproving scowls on their faces, shaking their heads.

                              RANCHER
                    Now this is fucking gross.

          END.