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duologue
Thriller
2 Characters

Bud and Lynn's First Meeting

from L.A. Confidential

Written by Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential

Officer Bud White visits Lynn Bracken, a high-end call girl, to investigate a murder. The two engage in a tense, cynical, yet flirtatious power struggle that reveals their shared disillusionment with the world.

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LYNN: You're the first man in five years who didn't tell me I look like Veronica Lake inside of a minute.

BUD: You look better than Veronica Lake. Pierce Patchett.

LYNN: He takes a cut of our earnings and invests it for us. He makes us quit the life at thirty. He doesn't let us use narcotics and he

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CharactersBud, Lynn
Duration3 min
Age Range25-35
GenderAny
GenreThriller
PeriodContemporary
Formatduologue
SourceL.A. Confidential
Toneintense
AccentMid-century American
Suitable Foragent showcase, self tape, general practice
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