REACH FOR THE SKY 2
Int. Evening . A dance for the fighter pilots and the pretty WAAFs . Jock is on the dance floor with his arms round two attractive girls.They are rocking slightly to the music . Bader is dancing on his own in the background like a demented John Travolta.
Jock
So , I says to the Jerry swine ...
Mimes giving a Glasgow Kiss ie a head butt.
Stitch that , Gunther!
The girls are suitably impressed.
Girl One
You're so brave .
Girl Two
Awfully heroic!
Jock
Och , it was nothing really .
He whispers in Girl One's ear .
Girl One
I couldn't possibly do that ! What do you take me for ?
Whispers in Girl Two's ear .
She giggles.
Girl Two
Ok. I could do that!
Jock pushes girl number one away and wraps himself around girl number two. Girl One storms off.
Cuts to the Wing Commander who is seated at a table surrounded by women .
Wing Commander
So I said to the beastly Jerry ...
Miming a polite boxing punch
...take that you filthy Boche swine!
Gasps from the ladies.
Table Girl One
You're terribly terribly brave.
Wing Commander
Oh it was nothing .The awful fellow said he didn't like cricket. Any other chap would have done the same thing to the sausage eating brute.
Cuts to Binky and Nigel who are at the bar surrounded by pretty girls .
Binky
So I said to the Nazi swine ...
Patting Nigel the guide-dog .
...Nigel Kill!
And Nigel bit him in the bollocks.
Cuts to Jock still wrapped around the girl on the dance floor. Bader dances past like John Travolta . Jock's face contorts in disgust . Shouts over to the Wing Commander.
Jock
Skip! Look at Bader!
Wing Commander
Bader , old boy! Do sit down . You're making a complete ruddy show of yourself !
Jock
Sit on your arse Bader , yah numpty!
Bader slinks off to the bar .
Fades
Reach For The Sky 2
"Stitch that , Gunther!." That set the tone for me. Like it.
It starts off really well - I love the contrasting dialogue between the rough devils and the posh ones - but then seems to give up. Perhaps you should make more of Bader's challenge in the leg department.