Samurai Cowboy. Starring, Woody Harrelson as Sheriff Nick O'Reilly, Ken Watanabe as Sam, Jeremy Allen White as David Masters, and Alice Wetterlund as Alice Masters.
ACT 1. 1.
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EXT. SEAPORT - DAY
SEATTLE 1876
We see vast crowds of Asian foreigners offloading from ships intermingled
with American Captains, and rough looking sailors yelling at them where to go, and what to do.
SAM walks down a plank from a ship to the dock, he is dressed in traditional hitatare (Samurai) garb.
An INSPECTOR notices his sword and tries to confiscate it, but before that could happen a scruffy
looking DYLAN suddenly comes out of seemingly nowhere and tries to snatch Sam's sword from his
hip. Sam instantly responds with lightning-fast reflexes, and throws Dylan to the ground, the Inspector
walks up just then, the passing loaders, and unloaders gawking in curiosity at the commotion.
INSPECTOR
Ah stopped a thief did ya? Good job, hold him there while
I fetch a lawman. Are you Chinese, you're dressed differently?
SAM
Japanese.
DYLAN
(wincing in pain)
He's a Samurai, and that sword is worth a lot, sorry I tried to
steal it I'm just hungry, I came out west from Spokane looking for work
since I uh...there was an accident, and I got let go.
Sam lets Dylan up, and he runs like a bat out of hell busting through the immigrant audience, and
disappears out of sight, Sam shakes his head in annoyance.
INSPECTOR
Alright Mr. Samurai I have to take your weapon until after you're
finished checking in. Stand here in this line, your sword will be
waiting at the desk with the clerk.
SAM
My name is Miyamoto Tanaka, here is my papers.
INSPECTOR
Good for you, you speak English not many do, hang on to that give
it to the clerk, and try to stay out of trouble with your sword.
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2.
EXT. CATTLE RANCH - CONTINUED.
SPOKANE, EASTERN WASHINGTON
We see a large number of cattle being wrangled by ALICE on a horse, she's struggling, and gives up.
She rides over to the front of her home - dismounts, then puts her hand out to feel for the railing
on the stair leading up to the porch. DAVID comes out to help her, he's rushing to put his pants
on simultaneously stumbling toward her, he reaches out, and grabs her hand.
DAVID
Alice for God's sake stop this.
ALICE
Sorry to wake you, but we're shorthanded since we fired Dylan,
and I can still see somewhat, I'm just practicing, testing myself.
David, and Alice go inside, they sit down together at the kitchen table, David still holding her
hand, he gently raises, and kisses the back of it.
DAVID
Please no more, it's too dangerous in your condition. NICK said
he'd stop by more often to help. This is hard for
all of us since the accident, but we need to stay strong stay the course.
Alice pulls her hand away.
ALICE
(angrily)
You think I haven't been strong? For this family? You don't even
get up at the crack of dawn anymore. I do, me, collecting the eggs,
feeding the horses, the milk, I can go on!
DAVID
(pounds table with his fist)
While your brother is off playing Sheriff, I'm driving the cattle to
pasture by myself, and Dylan nearly kills you with dynamite, blinds
you!
David's eyes swell with tears, and he returns his hand to Alice's.
ALICE
Don't talk shit about my brothers.
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3.
EXT. DUSTY TOWN SQUARE - CONTINUED
DEPUTY THOMPSON walks across the street and enters the Sheriff's office, he has a telegraph
in his hand.
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INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CONTINUED
Deputy Thompson gets SHERIFF NICK'S attention, and hands him the message.
NICK
What's this? Dear brother Nick, this is Dylan I'm on my way home, and
have found someone with skills that could help us, he is willing to
work for room and board. I know I lost yawls trust, but I hope this
new help I'm bringing with me will make up for my past mistakes.
Even though Alice forgave my stupidity, I know David will never,
please break it to him gently for me. STOP. Dammit Dylan you got
conned again!
THOMPSON
Speaking of David he's bringing the cattle through town again.
NICK
Oh hell no!
Nick hurriedly grabs his jacket and hat, then runs out the door.
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EXT. HORSE STALL AT SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CONTINUED
Nick mounts his horse and rides to the end of town, and stops at the edge to peer outward,
he sees the herd on the horizon slowly growing in size as David ushers the beasts toward town.
Nick rides out in a gallop to intercept.
NICK
He's not gonna like this double whammy!
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END OPENING SCENES
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