Blake from Glengarry Glenn Ross arrives at home after his
meeting at the real estate office. He walks in through the
front door and sees his family sitting on the couch, watching
TV. The living room is cluttered and disheveled.
BLAKE
What the hell is going on here?
This place is a mess. Son, put that
GameBoy away. GameBoys are for
cleaners. I am not fucking with
you. I had a terrible day at the
office and now I have to come home
to this. It's filthy in here.
(Looks over at his wife). You call
yourself a mother, you dirty whore.
WIFE
I don't have to listen to this.
BLAKE
That's right. You don't have to
listen to anything because as of
tonight, we're divorced. You heard
me, divorced. Now you have just one
week to save our marriage starting
with tonight.
WIFE
Oh, we're divorced again? Can't you
just relax for once?
BLAKE
I'll relax once this house is
clean. And now that I have your
attention, let's go over tonight's
contest.
SON
Another contest? Dad, do we have
to?
BLAKE
Shut up, you little prick. Now,
tonight is going to be special.
Tonight, you losers are going to
clean this house. Whoever cleans
the most gets a new pair of
slippers. Second place also gets a
pair of slippers, but not as nice.
And the last place loser gets to
sleep outside for the rest of the
year.
WIFE
Your son lost three toes to frost
bite from sleeping outside last
year.
BLAKE
So win the slippers. Do you people
understand what I'm saying? You've
got mops and brooms. I paid good
money for those cleaning supplies.
DAUGHTER
That mop is weak.
BLAKE
The mop is weak? The fucking mop is
weak? You're weak. I've been
mopping this house for fifteen
years.
SON
So why not just clean it again now?
BLAKE
Fuck you! That's why. Only one
thing matters right now: get this
goddamn house clean. You hear me,
you fucking maggots? Just remember,
'A', 'B', 'C'. A, always, B, be, C,
cleaning. Always be cleaning.
WIFE
Blake, we all know our ABC's.
BLAKE
Apparently you need a reminder. Now
get in there and start scrubbing.
You think all this dirt just walked
in here by itself? This filth is
just sitting there, waiting to be
cleaned. (Looks to Son) Are you man
enough to clean it?
WIFE
Leave him alone, Blake. If we're so
horrible, then why are you even
here?
BLAKE
You see this ring? I choose to be
here! Now it's your choice,
assholes. Are you cleaners or
losers?
(Looks at daughter) You think this
is abuse? You think this is abuse,
you cocksucker?
DAUGHTER
Daddy!
WIFE
Blake, don't call your daughter a
cocksucker.
BLAKE
You don't like it? Leave. I don't
care. I can roll up my sleeves and
clean this whole house in two
hours! Can you? Can you? 'A,' 'B,'
'C', you son's a bitches. 'A,' 'B,'
'C'!
DAUGHTER
God Dad, just tell us what you
want.
BLAKE
Don't play dumb. You know what it
takes to clean this house. It takes
blood and sweat. The filth is out
there, you clean it and everything
is fine. You don't, I got no pity
for you.
SON
But dad, we're hungry. Can we eat
first?
BLAKE
I left a pizza out in the car. It's
delicious, and none of you get any.
Why? Because pizza is for cleaners.
Blake's cell phone rings and he turns to answers it.
BLAKE
Hello? Uh, huh, yes sir. I'm sorry
sir. Of course, I. I'll be right
there. (Hangs up the phone). I'll
be back in an hour. This pigsty
better sparkle when I return or all
you motherfuckers are sleeping
outside this year.
Blake starts to exit stage left.
SON
But Dad, what about the pizza?
BLAKE
The pizza is coming with me!
Blake exits, while his wife, son and daughter resume their
sedentary lifestyles.
END
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