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"Ain't he neat?"
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Milner looks back at something in the rear view mirror. He speeds up and checks the mirror again.
CAROL
What do you keep lookin' at? (she looks around behind them) Who's that? You know him? He's following awful close.
JOHN
Grab onto something.
Carol looks scared and graps onto the dash. John suddenly hits the brakes. The deuce coupe noses down and Bob Falfa's Chevy has to swerve abruptly to avoid a crash.
Falfa pulls the Chevy around and alongside the coupe. He has
another new girl with him.
FALFA (shouting over)Sorry if I scared ya, man.
JOHN (looking ahead)Takes more than that to scare me.
FALFA Where ya been hinding? Didn't anyone tell ya I been looking for ya?
JOHN
Hey, I can't keep tracka all the punks lookin' for me.
FALFA
They say you're the fastest thing in the Valley. But that can't be your car, man. That must be your mama's car. Hell, I feel embarrassed just getting near ya.
JOHN
Ya should, man--you're driving a field car.
FALFA
Field car? What's a Field Car?
JOHN
Field Cars drive through the fields, dropping cow s**t all over the place to make the lettuce grow.
FALFA (laughing)
That's pretty good. Hey, I like that paint job you got. What they call that--sorta a cross between Piss Yellow and Puke Green, ain't it?
JOHN
Yeah, well, you're car's so ugly you must have to sneak up on the pumps to get a tank of gas.
FALFA
Well, at least I don't have to move over to let a funeral go by, man.
Through all the insults, Carol has been cracking up.
CAROL (shouting)
Your car's uglier than I am.
John and Falfa both look at her and she sits back.
That didnt' come out right...
They both stop at a light now. Falfa roars his engine.
FALFA
Come on, boy, prove it. Let's go.
JOHN
Look kid, why don't you go out and win a few races, then come back and see me.
CAROL
Oh, race him, you can beat him.
John gives Carol a very fierce look and she sinks back into her corner.
FALFA
Hey, that's a tough lookin' girl you got with you, man. What're you doin'? Trying to pick up a few extra bucks babysitting?
(grinning at Carol) Hey, Doll. Why don't you come on and ride
with me--in about ten years?
JOHN
Leave her out of this. This is just between you and me.
Falfa revs his engine again. John thinks a moment, then shifts down into first.
The light changes, and John and Falfa take off, tires screaming. The two cars perfectly in sync, rocket down the block toward the next red light. John starts to slow for the light. Falfa looks over, laughs, and runs the red light. John stops.
CAROL
Wow! He's really fast, isn't he?
JOHN
Yeah. But he's stupid.
