Return of the Housepainter In the late 1950's a struggling novelist/housepainter falls into a bitter power-struggle with the wife of a housepainting client. As the wife's list of touch-ups grows ridiculous, tensions between the painter and the wife boil over into a torrid, darkly comic, sexual affair which culminates in a plot for murder. 115 pgs

sides: (listed in script order)

  1. Clair leaves Henry
  2. Arleen calls Henry's bluff
  3. Henry raises the stakes
  4. Henry stands up to Philip
THE RETURN OF THE HOUSEPAINTER

an original screenplay by

Bryan Root

© 1995