Jerry Maguire Deleted Scenes – Monkeyface

INT. AIRPLANE/FIRST CLASS — NIGHT

We move past a snoring businessman, onto a tired but adrenalized Jerry Maguire.  He sits in first-class, working on his laptop, a pile of newspapers and magazines nearby.  The WOMAN PASSENGER next to him, 30ish, finishes up a spicy phone conversation with her boyfriend.

 

WOMAN

Monkeyface… monkeyface, listen…… I’m not going to say it here…no…

Jerry continues to work, as his laptop now beeps.  Battery’s low.

WOMAN

… oh listen, I got you the perfect white shirt, as this out of the way place…no… quit trying to make me say it!

 

Jerry shuts off his laptop and prepares to sleep.  Trying not to listen.

WOMAN

… how about if I do it and don’t say it…mmmm… see you soon…

 

She laughs seductively and hangs up.  She is still buzzed from the conversation.  Jerry turns to her, surprising her.

JERRY

I have to ask.

WOMAN

What —

JERRY

Where’d you find the perfect white shirt?

WOMAN

Can I just get a quick “man’s” opinion from you on something?

INT. FIRST CLASS SEATS — LATER

Bobbi is intense now, unburdening, as tired Jerry listens like a priest.

 

WOMAN

And I can’t say his name without laughing.  I want to eat him up.  I want to say goodbye to every bad thought I ever had about relationships.  I mean, I crave this guy.. and yet… why… why did I have that affair this weekend? Does that mean I’m not in love with my boyfriend?

JERRY

I think you’ll know when you see him at the gate.

WOMAN

It’s the death rattle of my singlehood, right?  Because I finally see the white picket fence looming and I love it/hate it/love it/hate it/love it… you’re right, I’ll know when I see him.  Why is it so easy to talk with you?!  Tell me about your fiancee.

INT. LAX  AIRPORT TERMINAL — MORNING

Jerry Maguire exits the plane a few steps behind Bobbi Fallon.

JERRY

You’ll know when you see him.

You’ll know when you see him.

Bobbi scans the crowd.  She spots Monkeyface, large and burly in tiger-print sweats.  He looks like Mickey Dolenz.  He holds flowers.

WOMAN

Oh my God, you’re right.  I know.  He’s not The One.  He’s not the One.

Jerry’s face falls.  Bobbi Fallon moves into the embrace, faking it.  Jerry moves ahead, turning back to see the doomed couple.  Melancholy now, he continues forward through the crowded airport and the expectant faces of those waiting for loved ones.  Music.