My Beautiful Laundrette by Hanif Kureishi

Author:Hanif Kureishi [Kureishi, Hanif]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780571319350
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2014-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

EXT. OUTSIDE THE LAUNDRETTE. NIGHT

JOHNNY and OMAR have parked their car by the laundrette. They lean against the car, close together, talking.

JOHNNY: The timber’s coming tomorrow morning. I’m getting it cheap.

(They walk slowly towards the laundrette.)

OMAR: I’ve had a vision. Of how this place could be. Why do people hate laundrettes? Because they’re like toilets. This could be a Ritz among laundrettes.

JOHNNY: A laundrette as big as the Ritz. Yeah.

(JOHNNY puts his arm round OMAR. OMAR turns to him and they kiss on the mouth. They kiss passionately and hold each other.

On the other side of the laundrette, GENGHIS, MOOSE and three other LADS are kicking the laundrette dustbins across the pavement. They can’t see OMAR and JOHNNY.

JOHNNY detaches himself from OMAR and walks round the laundrette to the LADS. OMAR moves into a position from where he can see, but doesn’t approach the LADS.

MOOSE sees JOHNNY and motions to GENGHIS who is engrossed with the kicking. GENGHIS faces JOHNNY. JOHNNY controls himself. He straightens the dustbin and starts banging the rubbish back in. He gestures to a couple of the LADS to help him. They move back, away from him.

JOHNNY grabs MOOSE by the hair and stuffs his head into a dustbin. MOOSE, suitably disciplined, then helps JOHNNY stuff the rubbish back in the bin, looking guiltily at GENGHIS.)

GENGHIS: Why are you working for them? For these people? You were with us once. For England.

JOHNNY: It’s work. I want to work. I’m fed up of hanging about.

GENGHIS: I’m angry. I don’t like to see one of our men grovelling to Pakis. They came here to work for us. That’s why we brought them over. OK?

(And GENGHIS moves away. As he does so, he sees OMAR. The others see him at the same time. MOOSE takes out a knife. GENGHIS indicates for him to keep back. He wants to concentrate on JOHNNY.)

Don’t cut yourself off from your own people. Because there’s no one else who really wants you. Everyone has to belong.

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