Bartop Striptease Scene and Aftermath
As many of you know, whenever a customer orders water in The Coyote Ugly Bar, he gets sprayed with the seltzer gun (Lil only serves “water” mixed with hops and barley). Vi has mistaken the fire marshal for a regular customer and sprays him unknowingly. Lil is ready to fire her due to the $250 fine the bar receives. Lil tells her she can keep her job if she figures out a way to earn the $250. Vi is consoled by one of the other coyotes, blond Cammie “The Russian Tease” (Izabella Miko). Cammie tells her to cheer up because there’s a real cute guy at the bar asking for her. “He said his name is Mr. O’Donnell and boy is he hot,” she says. Vi smiles and goes back to the bar.
Kev: (referring back to an earlier scene) So much for “sweet and innocent…”
Vi: So you found me…
Kev: Some guys at work
told me where I could look for “coyotes.”
Vi: Well take a good look because tonight’s
my last night—I think I’m gonna get fired.
Kev: Why?
Vi: ‘Cuz I have to make $250 in 2 hours which
is completely impossible.
Kev: (sliding
some money toward her) Here’s $9 just to get you started, ok? Always
willing to help a friend in need.
Vi: (Vi
gets a bright idea) Kevin, I’m not after your money…(takes bullhorn in hand) Alright, uh, listen up ladies—the bidding
will start at $25—for one night only—you get this (she’s grasping for words here) thoroughbred, housebroken, fully
trained…young…stud!
(The women in the bar turn to look, start oohing and ahhing over
Kevin, and the bidding starts)
Kev: Violet, what are
you doing???
Vi: You said you wanted to help, so…(louder, addressing the crowd) turn
around, sir, let ‘em take a good look at you!
Kev: Uh…why’re you doing this to me?
Vi: It’s payback time, Mister O’Donnell!
Kev: No… (the
women are taking off his jacket by now)…no, Vi, don’t do this…
Vi: Come on, ladies, what’ll you give me?
(Bidding starts more earnestly among the women patrons, and Kev is
pulled up on the bar to the hoots and hollers of the women, and he starts
getting into it, strutting Tony Manero style, spinning, doing splits, and doing
his little striptease—Kevin’s time on the bar lasts 1 min. 45 seconds—yes, I
timed it!—until the final bid of $250 is reached.)
Vi: Sold for
two-fifty!!!
Kev: The blond would’ve gone to two seventy
five! (Handing Vi the money) That’s
two hundred fifty, even!
(He’s still standing there, with his shirt off, and the woman who
won the bidding climbs up on the bar with him, kissing him, groping him, and
the last shot is of her sliding down his front side, out of camera range as
Kevin’s expression is one of ‘omigod, what’s she doing!?!?’
The next scene, outside the bar. Kev is leaning
against his convertible while Vi comes outside, counting her evening’s pay.
Kev: The winner’s
name is Sandy Rosenfeld, a divorcee with three grand kids, a passion for long
walks--and short-haired hunting dogs--and Italian opera. Her ex-husband is a
CPA, her favorite artist is Van Gogh and her, uh, new year’s resolution is to
lose 15 pounds…and (affecting a gay persona) to see Barbara in concert!
Vi: Okay, I owe
you…hmm…whadda ya want?
Kev: Uh, it’s 3:30
in the morning…I want what every man wants…
(Shot
of Vi, with her eyebrow cocked)
Kev: Breakfast!
Vi: And that’s
it…I go to breakfast with you and we’re even?
Kev: No, we’re not
even close to even because I danced on the bar, I took off my shirt, and I
unzipped my pants…
Vi: Okay, let’s
make a deal…breakfast aaaaannndd lunch—
Kev: Breakfast,
lunch and two dinners.
Vi: That’s four
dates—
Kev: Yep, which
would make it the second longest relationship I’ve ever had…get in the car!
