DANCING STALLIONS - EPISODE 01
INT. LAS VEGAS DANCING HORSES INDOOR ARENA - AFTERNOON
(MODERN DAY)
DJ ADONIS is holding his GRANDSON and standing next to his
mother, DANA MONTANA, as he assists her into her chair,
unable to speak because of a recent stroke which also left
her paralyzed on her right side, but present for the grand
opening of her Las Vegas Dancing Horses extravaganza.
D.J.
Ma, are you alright? Can I get you
anything?
Dana shakes her HEAD indicating she is okay.
D.J.
(continuing)
Let me take your cane. Just sit
back now and enjoy the results of
all your hard work.
After three years in preparation, the house lights dim, a
huge VIEWING SCREEN comes to life projecting a message for
all in the audience to FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.
During the introduction, the first EQUESTRIAN act explodes
into the arena and is greeted with a spectacular light show
supported with the musical theme from Star Wars as the
BROTHERS and SISTERS descended from the patriarch of the
Arabian line, stallion Baskin Robbins, gallop into the
arena.
DJ looks at his GRANDSON, then, down at his incapacitated
MOTHER who was once such a strong, vital, driving, and
demanding woman, and sits down to remember his mother's
earlier years when, instead of four-legged stallions, it was
TWO-LEGGED STALLIONS she was choreographing in the much more
confined arena of her SUGAR SHACK STAGE when in 1979
fanatical FEMINISTS were flocking to the club by the bus
load, show after show, night after night, year after year
all through the '80s and early '90s.
DJ was one of the first stars of male exotic dancing.
His flashback takes him back to his high school years.
EXT SUGAR SHACK - PARKING LOT - DUSK (1979)
DJ, just a kid, 14, is parking CARS in the club lot, but is
mature for his age and looks older. A WOMAN pulls up to the
font door of the Sugar Shack and hands DJ her keys and a $10
tip.
FEMALE DRIVER NUMBER 1
Hey there, handsome, here you go!
D.J.
Thank you!
The OCCUPANTS get out and he drives away to park their car.
EXT. REMOTE HIGHWAY - DUSK (1979)
A 1975 Ford Mustang convertible is driving down a winding
isolated road in rural Wisconsin with the top down.
INT. CAR - EVENING - ROAD TO LAKE GENEVA
SIX WOMEN inside the car are sipping on a bottle of wine and
passing a pipe full of marijuana; one refuses the pipe. The
DRIVER, 25, needs directions.
DRIVER
Will you look at that map again, I
know we're lost. All I can see are
barns and cow fences.
The FRONT PASSENGER, 24, hands the pipe to a REAR PASSENGER,
26, in the back seat, then opens a road map looking for the
intersection indicated on a newspaper ad about the Sugar
Shack.
FRONT PASSENGER
(slurring her words)
I've got it right here.
FRONT PASSENGER
(continuing; pointing on the
map)
Just keep going, we should be right
around that next bend.
REAR PASSENGER
Do we really want to do
this...watch some guys take their
clothes off?
DRIVER
You bet we do, and pass me that
pipe!
FRONT PASSENGER
Oh yeah, for years I've had to put
up with my boyfriend, out with his
buddies, coming home from his
favorite strip club all hot and
bothered, then expecting to treat
me like some sex toy. Now, it's
payback time!
EXT. SUGAR SHACK BUILDING - EVENING
There is an aerial shot of car proceeding down the HIGHWAY
with Sugar Shack lights in the distance about a mile down
the road.
All of a sudden, in the middle of nowhere, a LINE OF CARS
are backed up down the road leading to the Sugar Shack
PARKING LOT.
The women in the car come to a stop at the end of the line
and wait their turn to park.
The focus shifts to the next car in line with FOUR LADIES,
DJ directs them to an empty space, two make their way to the
front door of the club, while the other two stay back to
flirt with DJ.
D.J.
This way, ladies.
WOMAN DRIVER NUMBER 2
Whatever you say. We're not here to
cause any problems.
WOMAN PASSENGER NUMBER 1
No, but you could sure solve one
problem we're having.
D.J.
Oh, yeah, and what's that.
WOMAN PASSENGER NUMBER 2
I've got this itch...
It doesn't take much for them to talk DJ into joining them
in the BACK SEAT for some heavy PETTING which was rapidly
escalating until his parking attendant PARTNER pounds on the
window.
PARKING ATTENDANT PARTNER
DJ, let's go, the cars are backing
up all down the road. If your
mother comes out we'll both catch
hell and you know it!
D.J.
All right...all right...
DJ is pulling himself together, getting out of the car and
back to work. The two women enter the club and join their
friends who have a table. ELLIOT LANZANNA is on stage.
INT LAS VEGAS DANCING HORSES INDOOR ARENA - EVENING (2010)
DJ's GRANDSON starts fussing, his daydream ends, his
attention is back on the DANCING HORSES arena in Las Vegas
where an Arabian thoroughbred gallops out into the area
begins moving to the music without any obvious direction.
With all going well, DJ takes his eyes off the stage, looks
down at his mother and slips back into another FLASHBACK,
initially about his FIRST NIGHT on stage as DJ Adonis
presenting his "ROCK WARRIOR" Sugar Shack act.
INT.SUGAR SHACK CLUB IN LAKE GENEVA - NIGHT (1984)
Dana is making last-minute adjustments to DJ's COSTUME.
D.J.
Ma, my helmet strap is too tight, I
can't open my mouth to breath!
DANA
Alright, alright...bend down and
I'll loosen it.
Completing the task, Dana rushes to the stage, MICROPHONE in
hand to introduce D.J.
DANA
And now ladies, it is my great
pleasure to present D.J. Adonis to
you!
His opening number, “Born to be Wild,”crashed through the
stereo stage speakers.
Covered in black leather from head to toe, his face is
concealed in a helmet.
His authentic MARTIAL ARTS movements cause screams and
shrieks throughout the audience, his magnetic charisma was
instant and undeniable.
He struts from side to side then races to the front edge of
the stage. The women there let loose expressing their
endless roller-coaster-ride emotional thrills.
During the first part of his act no one sees his face.
All they can see is a black leather and stainless
steel-spiked costume, helmet over his head, eyes hidden by a
dark visor.
He looks mysterious and menacing, as is evident by the
shrieks of fright coming from the crowd. He is a hit and
he’d just begun. Then he starts tugging at his jacket
zipper.
Urged on by the audience, he exposes his broad, suntanned,
sweaty chest, a leather harness crossing it, while moving
around the stage so that everyone got a good look.
When the music changes he begins grinding his hips.
Approaching the edge of the stage he motions to a brunette,
she moves toward him, and he puts her hand on his thigh, the
on the zipper at the bottom of his pants. She pulls to his
waist exposing his muscled thigh.
Then, another woman pulls open the other leg, after which he
rips the pants away revealing a leather-and-metal G-string.
With that the audience goes crazy with screams and applause.
When the Frank Sinatra classic, "New York, New York," begins
to blare through the auditorium speakers, D.J.'s attention
returns to the arena.
A trainer, dressed as a circus ringleader, in a cropped
white satin jacket with tails and wearing a white top hat
enters the ring on foot followed by the explosive entrance
of a WHITE STALLION.
Using two whips as training tools, without snapping on the
steed, she begins to signal the horse to begin prancing and
high-stepping before finally rearing up on his hind legs to
the delight and screams of the audience.
At the end of Act II DJ begins to drift again, this time
back to the 1980s when he remembers watching news coverage
of her trip to a New York talk show just after the Sugar
Shack became a wildly popular cultural phenomenon.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY NBC BUILDING - DAY (1981)
A crush of REPORTERS buzzing with anticipation as DANA
MONTANA, 41, pulls up in a white stretch Cadillac limo.
The driver opens the door, DANA steps out along with four of
her Sugar Shack DANCERS in costume to much applause.
REPORTERS begin firing questions at her. We see FEMINISTS
holding SIGNS and shouting encouragement.
FEMALE REPORTER 1
Dana, is one of your dancers going
to perform on the show today?
FEMALE REPORTER 2
When did the idea for male
stripping first come to you?
FEMINISTS
(one at a time, some
simultaneously)
Go Dana! It's about time! Take it
off boys! You show them, Dana!
Dana avoids stopping to answer questions, proceeding with
her dancers to enter ROCKEFELLER CENTER.
The reporters follow shouting questions.
A new CROWD gathers inside the building as Dana and the
dancers make their way into the elevator.
INT. NBC STUDIOS FOR THE TOMORROW SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER - DAY
- GREEN ROOM
As Dana and the dancers exit the ELEVATOR, they are ushered
to the GREEN ROOM and given pre-show instructions.
Dana, LARRY SLADE, 23, GUY GARRET, 21, ROBERT COCHISE, 25,
and ELLIOT LANZANNA, 24, can hear the crowd NOISE of the
live audience anticipating Dana's arrival on stage.
LARRY
Not as plush as I imagined.
DANA
Hey big shot, five hours ago you
were in bed back in farm country
and now you're complaining that an
NBC Studios Green Room isn't up to
your standards?
They all sit down to wait for further instructions. They can
see a flurry of activity on the TV MONITOR.
INT. TOM SNYDER'S DRESSING ROOM - AFTERNOON
A distinguished TOM SNYDER,45, and his attractive FEMALE
ASSISTANT, 27, are milling around.
TOM SNYDER
I can't believe it's come to this.
So, what do you think, how far
should we let her guys go when they
do their routines?
FEMALE ASSISTANT
Well, you know the more they show
the more eyeballs will be watching
and the higher the ratings, but is
the public ready for this?
FEMALE ASSISTANT
(continuing)
. .. and just what do you mean by
come to this? Your real concern
should be why isn't society and men
ready to finally accept women as
equals?
TOM SNYDER
Don't start in with more of that
feminist crap. I've heard all I can
take today and for the record you
women already have all the rights
you'll ever need.
FEMALE ASSISTANT
Okay, Okay...five minutes to show
time. I'll get Dana.
INT. TOM SNYDER SOUND STAGE - AFTERNOON
The AUDIENCE is buzzing with anticipation as TOM SNYDER
walks out on the stage. LINDA GOODMAN, 52, is the first
guest.
TOM SNYDER
You know what's coming? Are you
ready for this? Should I bring her
out now?
TOM SNYDER AUDIENCE
(Chanting in unison.)
We want Dana...We want Dana...We
want Dana...
TOM SNYDER
Just hold on. Dana will be out
shortly, but our first guest is
Linda Goodman, here to share her
astrological insights. Please
welcome Linda Goodman.
INT. TOM SNYDER SHOW GREEN ROOM - AFTERNOON
As Dana waits, her dancers are huddled at one end of the
Green Room. Sitting alone and tired from the flight, she
closes her eyes and DRIFTS BACK in time to the night she
presented male exotic dancing to the first audience of women
who, as a segment of a major society, were ready to revel in
their new-found and hard-won FEMINIST rights...now among
them the right to experience male exotic fantasy fulfillment
entertainment.
INT. SUGAR SHACK DRESSING ROOM - MONDAY NIGHT
The three dancers, Guy Garret, Elliot Lanzanna, Larry Slade,
and Dana Montana are preparing for the grand opening of the
SUGAR SHACK male exotic review.
Dana is kneeling down tying the drawstrings on Elliot's
pants.
DANA
Calm down, will you. Everything's
going to be just fine.
ELLIOT
But Dana, look at me. My legs,
they're just too thin, and I'm not
muscular enough. The women are
going to boo me right off the
stage.
GUY
Look, if they don't like you, they
won't like any of us. Believe me,
this thing's going to work, I just
know it.
LARRY
And besides, what's the worst that
can happen? Just listen to them,
they're ready for a party!
EXT. OUTSIDE THE SUGAR SHACK - EVENING
A LONG LINE of ladies are waiting impatiently outside the
front door and slowly moving forward when some are let
inside.
CARS are lined up as well, pulling up to the VIP parking
sign, getting out, and getting in line.
INT. SUGAR SHACK LOBBY - EVENING
Women inside the club are paying the cover, being seated,
sitting at tables and randomly talking about their
expectations.
INT. SUGAR SHACK SHOW AUDITORIUM - EVENING
Various women are calling out.
SUGAR SHACK AUDIENCE
Let's go! Start the show! Get those
hunks out here!
INT. SUGAR SHACK DRESSING ROOM - OPENING NIGHT
Back in the dressing room, Dana and the dancers are making
last-minute preparations.
WOMEN IN AUDIENCE (O.S.)
(chanting in unison)
We want Elliot...We want Guy... We
want Larry...
(repeating)
DANA
Well, this is it. I better get out
there before they tear the house
down!
Dana leaves the dressing room to announce ELLIOT as the
opening act. The dancers are uneasy and talking to each
other, but the crowd is eager for the show to begin as Dana
walks onto the stage.
ELLIOT
I can't believe I'm about to step
out on that stage! How did she ever
talk us into doing this?
GUY
I feel the same way, but hey,
there's no turning back now!
DANA
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all
for coming. This is a very special
night as the Sugar Shack goes into
yet another dimension of
entertainment. It's new and it's
different. It's risky, but damn,
it's about time. Now, let's have a
really big welcome for my first
gorgeous male dancer, the first
anywhere. Ladies and gentlemen...
Elliot Lanzanna!
After hearing his introduction and the crowd anticipation,
Elliot nervously leaves the dressing room for the stage. The
music for his act, a driving synthesized disco beat,
electrifies the crowd.
INT. TOM SNYDER SHOW GREEN ROOM - AFTERNOON
Dana snaps back to the reality of what is about to happen.
An assistant is getting her ready to go on helped by the
youthful hip MAKEUP ASSISTANT, 26, and the more mature
WARDROBE ASSISTANT, 52, the show PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
waiting in the wings.
MAKEUP ASSISTANT
You're Dana Montana, aren't you?
DANA
Yep, sure am.
MAKEUP ASSISTANT
You've been the talk of the office
since the story broke in Time
Magazine. We sure are glad to have
you here. It's a pleasure to meet
someone who could do what you did,
Ms. Montana.
DANA
Hey, thanks, but it's no big deal,
really.
MAKEUP ASSISTANT
That's not true. What you've done
is fabulous. You've made everyone
sit up and take notice.
WARDROBE ASSISTANT
That's right, you've helped women
all over the country hold their
heads up higher!
With that, Dana hears her name being called by Tom Snyder
while also being hustled along by the Production Assistant.
Dana and the dancers walk out and find their seats to the
cheers of the CROWD.
INT TOM SNYDER TOMORROW SHOW SET - DAY
TOM is sitting at his desk waiting for taping to begin while
the makeup assistant finishes a touch-up around his eyes.
Dana and the dancers are just off stage, but Tom doesn't
acknowledge their presence.
Then he looks up after hearing from his hidden microphone
that they are taping.
TOM SNYDER
Today we have a real treat for you.
Dana Montana is here with two of
her dancers. Now, these are not
ordinary disco variety dancers.
These guys dance naked at a
nightclub owned by Montana in a
little Wisconsin town, Lake Geneva.
What a way to make a living!
That last remark gets a raucous AUDIENCE reaction.
TOM SNYDER
Alright...settle down...here's what
you wanted...here they come...Dana
and her dancers!
Dana and the guys walk out on stage to their chairs to the
ROAR of the crowd, waving as they walk, but soon PRANCING
and pretending to remove items of clothing.
TOM SNYDER
(continuing)
So, naked men dancing...is this how
you get off, Dana?
DANA
We have a nice clean club...not at
all some kind of sleazy strip joint
like the ones in Cicero, where I'm
from.
TOM SNYDER
Wait a minute, Dana. Are you
suggesting that all strip clubs in
Cicero are sleazy? Is that why
you've came here, to make that
stupid, meaningless point?
TOM SNYDER
(continuing)
Anyway, don't you think men dancing
naked is sleazy?
That remark brings another JERRY-SPRINGER like mixed
reaction from the audience of CATCALLS, cheers, and boos.
Dana waits for the audience to quiet down.
DANA
You'd just have to come to our club
and see for yourself...then you'd
understand.
TOM SNYDER
Well now, it seems as if you've
brought your club to me. I suppose
I better let you show me what
you've been talking about and we'll
let the audience decide.
Stage right has been prepared to present a sample of one her
elaborate choreographed acts.
ROBERT COCHISE makes his way to the center of that stage in
full AMERICAN INDIAN ceremonial garb featuring feathers and
leather, begins dancing, and removes several items of his
costume.
His act, cut short because of time constraints, drives the
FEMALE AUDIENCE wild.
DANA
What did I tell you?
TOM SNYDER
I have to admit, the audience seems
to approve! So, Dana, are there any
clubs in Manhattan good enough for
you and your dancers to check out
tonight before you head back to cow
country?
DANA
We'd like to hang out, but we've
got to get back to the Sugar Shack
for a sold-out show tonight.
TOM SNYDER
That's about what I expected you to
say. Don't let me hold you up, if
you've got to get going.
Dana knows it's useless to try and score any points with
Tom.
Waving to the crowd and receiving well deserved applause,
Dana and the dancers walk off stage and head for the exit.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY NBC BUILDING - ROCKEFELLER CENTER
A row of LIMOS are parked to rush Dana and the dancers to
the airport.
Dana gestures that the dancers take the first limo while she
gets into the second alone.
Exhilarated, frustrated, and exhausted, Dana slumps into her
cushion. A POLICEMAN on horseback and clomps by.
Dana closes her eyes, sighs, and drifts back to her
childhood and love of horses.
THE END OF DANCING STALLIONS - LIMITED TV SERIES - EPISODE
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