Sequins (2019) - full transcript
SEQUINS is a coming of age comedy short film set in late 90s Blackpool. 17-year-old Paul's journey of self-discovery takes a unique turn when he embarks on his ambition to become a drag queen, despite fear of ridicule from his peers and being ostracized by his family. Opportunity presents itself when Paul meets drag queen Mimi Le Purr, a seasoned performer at The Sequin Club in Blackpool. With the help of Roger, (Mimi out of drag), Paul embarks on a journey of transformation, both physically and emotionally. A heartfelt comedy about learning to love yourself and trusting that those closest to you will accept you no matter what.
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Alarm clock ringing]
[Knocking on the door]
- If you want a lift to school
be down in 20 minutes
or you're on the bus.
[Music from the radio]
- Out the way, you ponce.
Come on, what's up princess?
You need to quicken?
- You're good?
- Just reckon with the prick supreme.
- Oh, don't, don't worry about them,right?
- Have I got nothing on my face?
- Oh my god!
- Oh what? What is it?
What? What?
- Your skin's like...amazing.
- There's no like marks or anything?
- No, but if you want a mark on it,
you could have a mark at whim, it's fine.
[School bell ringing]
- You know what I mean.
- Your vision darling. Come on.
[Boys laughing]
- Hey look! We'll be caring the poof!
- You're dead buddy boy!
- Mr Hennessy,
would you like to explain why
you have Mr. Bigsby by the scruff?
- Yeah. He tricked me, miss.
- Yeah, he did yeah.
- Yeah, I saw him.
- No. We tripped over John's big feet.
- Yes, thank you Anastasia.
Perhaps, if you pupils didn't zoom around the school
as if it were a racetrack...
Now, if you wish to sign up for
the school show,
register your interest with me
before the end of the day.
Paul, I noticed your name
wasn't on the list.
- Oh, I have...
- I added it.
I was thinking you could close
with some Sinatra,
appeal to the mums.
It's not. Shagging, right, yeah
- Yeah
Well, It's gonna get mine next week, yeah...
- Get him up!
- Second time this week for the faggot.
[Music]
[Heavy breathing]
- Has he got inside the queer club?
- Yeah, where he belongs.
Should we go in there after him,
or should we like stick together or should we split up?
- I'm not going in there. I get home hop.
[footsteps]
- Oh, we're really sorry.
- We just wanted to add some bigger curls
- Bloody hell!
- We didn't know it was flammable.
- 15 quid on this...
- Oh, the frame has added for 20.
- Oh, yeah well, chuck away perfectly
good money on this bloody job. Piss off!
[Water flushing]
[Music]
- Aaaaahhhhh
[Applause and cheering]
- Shut up, you're all pissed.
And you if you're not,
when you think of taking advantage, you should be.
Have you thought of some decency
girls to turn them around
permanently
[Laughing]
- Oh it's been my pleasure
entertaining you all tonight
I've been Mimi Le Purr.
I'll be back here again Saturday night
so if you fancy it come along
and sponsor my gin habit, Bye baby.
[Applause]
- Give me that.
[Music]
- I think you have a new friend.
- What?
- Possibly, the youngest
- Go and have a word, would you?
Are you joking? I'd get arrested.
- Come on, there's a lost soul there.
We were all him once.
[Music]
- [Whispering] All right...I'll do.
- So... are you here to write
a review for the school paper or
or is this purely personal interest?
- You were dead good
- High praise indeed.
- I...
I want to do what you do.
I want to be a drag queen
It's all I can think about.
- Personal interest then.
- Would you help me?
- Me?
Be your fairy drag mother?
- Honestly, I know it's not the time,
just... what you did was vey good.
- Dead good
- [smiling] Yeah!
[Music]
- All right. Come with me Alice.
- Where are we going?
- Down the rabbit hole.
- Oh darling. you just...
Come on...
- Girls!
Mama has a daughter.
- It's amazing
- Yes it's glorious, isn't it?
- It's practically Disneyland in here
- Fresh meat!
- All right, out we go. Come on.
- Are you off to, love?
- Football, I just go to football.
- Couldn't they find a top that fitted him?
- Suspender kit, you'll never notice.
Any time, you know?
- Get practice, I need to catch up
[Door slam shut]
- Lessons with kicks can't catch him up.
What?
- This here...
- Let me put this, let me...
- Don't...
- It's all off.
- No, we don't. He doesn't need to be enormous
- Up! Up! Up, up! Up!
- Got everything, thanks.
[door slam shut]
[music]
[Lock of door opening and closing]
- Are you all right love?
- Yeah, Rick ran into me on the pitch.
It's nothing
- None to protect you now,
you fucking, fucking prick!
[Steps going upstairs]
- Hey
Right. How about some contouring lessons, hmm?
Cheekbones for days my love.
- How you see I checked everything.
- Yeah, is just perfect.
- I know.
Hmm... just, just go with me, yeah?
- Hmm...
[Music]
- Aaahhhh
Was that okay?
- "Was that okay" she says...
You'd been keeping
those pipes bloody quiet.
- So, you're gonna do this
at the school talent show, right?
- What? No, no, I'll get lynched.
- Oh, come on! Mimi, tell her.
- I like this one's attitude.
You know Anastasia's got
to go public eventually.
- You drag's name is Anastasia?
- Ehhh....yes...
I just thought you've done so much
for me. I wanted...
Is that okay?
- You know I don't like being called that name,
but on you it's fabulous.
- You're the agent...
- Hey, three weeks till show time.
Come on!
- What time do you have to be
at this nonsense?
- Alan...eight.
Paul is on last, but I want to see
Stacey's performance.
We have to pick your mother up
on way, so hurry up.
- It's your fault, you're so softy, you know?
Getting involved in this nancy business
- Right
and I suppose when Axl Rose does his
nancy business at all, is it?
- That's different.
- You could show some pride
in our son's talent, you know?
- What am I doing? I must be mad
[Music]
- You're all right miss?
- Paul Bigsby
What on earth are you playing at?
[Music]
- Well, you really haven't given me
much choice, have you?
[Music]
- These are expensive, Tamara.
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
our final act for this evening
is our much-anticipated performance
from Paul Bigsby.
However Paul is here
to perform for you tonight
in a slightly different capacity.
He has decided to play homage to
a cabaret neighbours in Blackpool
by using his unique voice
to bring a little variety into our school.
Variety is, as they say, the spice of life
and...hmm...well...
to that end
may I introduce
Anastasia.
[Music]
A thousand thundering thrills await me
Facing insurmountable odds gratefully
The female of the species
is more deadly than the male
Shock-shock, horror-horror,
shock-shock, horror
I'll shout myself hoarse
for your supernatural force
The female of the species
is more deadly than the male
Oh, she deals in witchcraft
And one kiss and I'm zapped
Oh, how can heaven hold a place for me?
When a boy like you has cast a spell on me
Oh, how can heaven hold a place for me?
When a boy like you has cast a spell on me
[Applause and cheering]
[Music till the end]
[Music]
[Music]
[Alarm clock ringing]
[Knocking on the door]
- If you want a lift to school
be down in 20 minutes
or you're on the bus.
[Music from the radio]
- Out the way, you ponce.
Come on, what's up princess?
You need to quicken?
- You're good?
- Just reckon with the prick supreme.
- Oh, don't, don't worry about them,right?
- Have I got nothing on my face?
- Oh my god!
- Oh what? What is it?
What? What?
- Your skin's like...amazing.
- There's no like marks or anything?
- No, but if you want a mark on it,
you could have a mark at whim, it's fine.
[School bell ringing]
- You know what I mean.
- Your vision darling. Come on.
[Boys laughing]
- Hey look! We'll be caring the poof!
- You're dead buddy boy!
- Mr Hennessy,
would you like to explain why
you have Mr. Bigsby by the scruff?
- Yeah. He tricked me, miss.
- Yeah, he did yeah.
- Yeah, I saw him.
- No. We tripped over John's big feet.
- Yes, thank you Anastasia.
Perhaps, if you pupils didn't zoom around the school
as if it were a racetrack...
Now, if you wish to sign up for
the school show,
register your interest with me
before the end of the day.
Paul, I noticed your name
wasn't on the list.
- Oh, I have...
- I added it.
I was thinking you could close
with some Sinatra,
appeal to the mums.
It's not. Shagging, right, yeah
- Yeah
Well, It's gonna get mine next week, yeah...
- Get him up!
- Second time this week for the faggot.
[Music]
[Heavy breathing]
- Has he got inside the queer club?
- Yeah, where he belongs.
Should we go in there after him,
or should we like stick together or should we split up?
- I'm not going in there. I get home hop.
[footsteps]
- Oh, we're really sorry.
- We just wanted to add some bigger curls
- Bloody hell!
- We didn't know it was flammable.
- 15 quid on this...
- Oh, the frame has added for 20.
- Oh, yeah well, chuck away perfectly
good money on this bloody job. Piss off!
[Water flushing]
[Music]
- Aaaaahhhhh
[Applause and cheering]
- Shut up, you're all pissed.
And you if you're not,
when you think of taking advantage, you should be.
Have you thought of some decency
girls to turn them around
permanently
[Laughing]
- Oh it's been my pleasure
entertaining you all tonight
I've been Mimi Le Purr.
I'll be back here again Saturday night
so if you fancy it come along
and sponsor my gin habit, Bye baby.
[Applause]
- Give me that.
[Music]
- I think you have a new friend.
- What?
- Possibly, the youngest
- Go and have a word, would you?
Are you joking? I'd get arrested.
- Come on, there's a lost soul there.
We were all him once.
[Music]
- [Whispering] All right...I'll do.
- So... are you here to write
a review for the school paper or
or is this purely personal interest?
- You were dead good
- High praise indeed.
- I...
I want to do what you do.
I want to be a drag queen
It's all I can think about.
- Personal interest then.
- Would you help me?
- Me?
Be your fairy drag mother?
- Honestly, I know it's not the time,
just... what you did was vey good.
- Dead good
- [smiling] Yeah!
[Music]
- All right. Come with me Alice.
- Where are we going?
- Down the rabbit hole.
- Oh darling. you just...
Come on...
- Girls!
Mama has a daughter.
- It's amazing
- Yes it's glorious, isn't it?
- It's practically Disneyland in here
- Fresh meat!
- All right, out we go. Come on.
- Are you off to, love?
- Football, I just go to football.
- Couldn't they find a top that fitted him?
- Suspender kit, you'll never notice.
Any time, you know?
- Get practice, I need to catch up
[Door slam shut]
- Lessons with kicks can't catch him up.
What?
- This here...
- Let me put this, let me...
- Don't...
- It's all off.
- No, we don't. He doesn't need to be enormous
- Up! Up! Up, up! Up!
- Got everything, thanks.
[door slam shut]
[music]
[Lock of door opening and closing]
- Are you all right love?
- Yeah, Rick ran into me on the pitch.
It's nothing
- None to protect you now,
you fucking, fucking prick!
[Steps going upstairs]
- Hey
Right. How about some contouring lessons, hmm?
Cheekbones for days my love.
- How you see I checked everything.
- Yeah, is just perfect.
- I know.
Hmm... just, just go with me, yeah?
- Hmm...
[Music]
- Aaahhhh
Was that okay?
- "Was that okay" she says...
You'd been keeping
those pipes bloody quiet.
- So, you're gonna do this
at the school talent show, right?
- What? No, no, I'll get lynched.
- Oh, come on! Mimi, tell her.
- I like this one's attitude.
You know Anastasia's got
to go public eventually.
- You drag's name is Anastasia?
- Ehhh....yes...
I just thought you've done so much
for me. I wanted...
Is that okay?
- You know I don't like being called that name,
but on you it's fabulous.
- You're the agent...
- Hey, three weeks till show time.
Come on!
- What time do you have to be
at this nonsense?
- Alan...eight.
Paul is on last, but I want to see
Stacey's performance.
We have to pick your mother up
on way, so hurry up.
- It's your fault, you're so softy, you know?
Getting involved in this nancy business
- Right
and I suppose when Axl Rose does his
nancy business at all, is it?
- That's different.
- You could show some pride
in our son's talent, you know?
- What am I doing? I must be mad
[Music]
- You're all right miss?
- Paul Bigsby
What on earth are you playing at?
[Music]
- Well, you really haven't given me
much choice, have you?
[Music]
- These are expensive, Tamara.
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
our final act for this evening
is our much-anticipated performance
from Paul Bigsby.
However Paul is here
to perform for you tonight
in a slightly different capacity.
He has decided to play homage to
a cabaret neighbours in Blackpool
by using his unique voice
to bring a little variety into our school.
Variety is, as they say, the spice of life
and...hmm...well...
to that end
may I introduce
Anastasia.
[Music]
A thousand thundering thrills await me
Facing insurmountable odds gratefully
The female of the species
is more deadly than the male
Shock-shock, horror-horror,
shock-shock, horror
I'll shout myself hoarse
for your supernatural force
The female of the species
is more deadly than the male
Oh, she deals in witchcraft
And one kiss and I'm zapped
Oh, how can heaven hold a place for me?
When a boy like you has cast a spell on me
Oh, how can heaven hold a place for me?
When a boy like you has cast a spell on me
[Applause and cheering]
[Music till the end]