"DAZED AND CONFUSED" (1993)

The convertible parks next to a crowded, smoke-filled car with the windows rolled up. KEITH PICKFORD and MICHELLE BURROUGHS soon hop out of chia car and head coward the school. Standing next 22 his truck, RANDY “PINK*® FLOYD calls ouc co them.

Pickford acknowledges him wich a slightly sarcastic. mimicking voice as he and Michelle walk over to him.

PINK | Cool. Sut the big news is... Check this shit out.

Pink grabs a tarp in the bed of his truck and with one quick motion, jerks away the canvas and reveals a smiling Ronald McDonald statue. Formerly of the drive-thru line, Ronald has a speaker in his stomach.

He imitates a little old lady scribbling on a note pad. PINK (continuing) Did you want fries with chat? The thing’s chree feet away from her.

They laugh a bit and walk cogether up the stairs to the school.

Pickford, Michelle, and Pink walk down the hall.

They pass PAUL SLATER near a4 water fountain.

better...

Slater pops something in his mouth and cakes a quick gulp at the fountain. He then offers up his hand and Pickford ‘gives him five‘ in the slowest, coolest way possible.

. _ PICKFORD ‘Bout nine or ten...

Slater walks away while Pickford, Michelle, and Pink walk near Pink's classroom door.

As Pickford walks away, he acknowledges TONY OLSON and MIKE NEWHOUSE standing in the hall near the door to Pink's classroom.

Tony and Mike just smirk at Pickford as Pink slows down near the door. -

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Exactly - we should do something like chac. We can play poker any time.

ROYCE

I don't know, sounds suspect. We'll have to put it up before tha committee.

Royce and Pink head into the room while Tony suddenly remembers something he wants to cell Mike and gastures for him to walk with him-down the hall a bit.

TONY | Okay, I had this dream laste night... (grins quizzically) Okay, you have Co promise not to

tall ANYONE. MIKE Sure. TONY Say I promise. MIKE (reciting)

*I promise not to tell anyone...”

CONTINUED: {2) Tony gets a litcle quieter and makes sure no one is Listening.

Tony changes his mind.

He gestures for Tony to continue,

; MIKE Best noc...

Tony walks off as Mike heads into the classroom.

Later, inside the newspaper class, Pink, Royce, JODI KERR, KAYE FAULKNER, SHAVONNE RHODES, and CYNTHIA DUNN are deep in discussion.

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Silligan? JODI No... That’s 27. SHAVONNE

What about the time thae rock group. “The Mosquitos*® visits the sasband and Ginger and Mari Ann form cheir own group.

Mrs. Howell was also in that group. Tony walks in and the entire clasa dies laughing.

Tony flashes a quick glance toward Mike, who's acting like nothing happened.

Amid continuing laughter, Tony quickly gains his composure and calmly motions co the class to quiet down and Listen.

He then sits down right in front of Mike and glares at him.

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From che hallway, DON DOLLAR looks in che room, makes sure the teacher isn‘t there and chen gestures ro Pink in the back of the class.

Pink walks over to the door.

‘ DON Cool...

Don walka away down the hall.

Don locks into the shop clasS and gestures to BENNY McCRACKEN who is standing off to the side, putting the finishing sanding touches on a large paddle he has made. Benny gestures for Don to held on for just a moment. In the back of the class, Slater and two others, STONER #1 and STONER #2, discuss the more technical aspects of rock and roll. On Slater’s desk is a three foot bong he has made as his final woodworking project.

STONER #2 {excited}

Stoner #1 gestures toward his project: a roundish, hand-carved Led Zepplin Logo.

STONER #1 Hey, last week in New Orleans... Bonham... one-hour drum solo...

STONER #2 Wow...

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STONER #2 Hey Benny, man, I feal sorry for chose incoming freshmen.

Benny smiles and makes a gesture like he's giving someone a spanking with his newly sanded board. The teacher of the class. a middle-aged bald man namad MR. RIX, is laid back in his chair fast asleep with his mouth open. On his way out the door, Benny goes up to Mr. Rix and pops the top of a coke in his ear. As Benny crushes out the door, Mr. Rix slowly wakes up.

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Out in the hallway, Benny proudly shows his board to Don as th start to walk down the hail. °Y

; BENNY Check it out. I juste drilled a series of small holes... to cut down on che Wind resistance and create more of a sting on impact.

tn an upbeat, cocky manner, Shavonne walks by and gives a slight Smile.

She walks past but Don keeps watching her. She eventually turns into the girl's room but looka back at Don before she enters.

He laughs ag they keep slowly walking.

Shavonne, Jodi, and Kaye are hanging out in the bathroom. Kaye and Jodi share a cigarette while Shavonne primps in che mirror.

JODI ; Is Randy Floyd going out with anyone right now?

Before Shavonne can respond, Kaye jumps in.

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it... You're basically alone on an island with two readily available women... oné a seductive, sex-

goddess type, the other a healthy, girl-nexc-door typa with a nice butt. So, guys have it all - the Madonna and the whore, and what do women get? Nothing. A geek, an over-weight middle age guy, a nerdy scientific type... those are all types that your typical male feels least threatened - So in the male viewers mind, he puts himselé on the island and. he can have it all. A woman puts herself on the isiand and she’s bored shitless.

KAYE

My point exactly. Women are taught to not mind being bored as Long as they are occasionally acknowledged

(thinking) . And being stranded on an island awaiting rescue is a TOTAL metaphor for the position in which most women ar@ put in in this society today.

Jodi walks over to Kaye. {CONTINUED )

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Kaye suddenly seems to realize she's gone maybe one step too far and pulls back a little.

JopI Yeah, that’s ic... stop thinking so much. SHAVONNE {cto Kaye)

You need to get laid. From the hall, Benny can be heard.

BENNY i0,.S) Pink! We're off to raise hell, Let's go, man!

Jodi hears them and walks out.

Jodi walks cut in the hall and sees Benny, Don, and Pink walking away. She catches up to them.

B a , a I got room for his initials right here.

He shows her his board and all che guys laugh a bit.

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SO you have our word. Litcle brother will be okay.

co kill him. PINK Bye. , JODI

Bye. Thanks.

Jodi walks back to the others while the guys turn and continue on. As soon ag Jodi is. far enough away not to hear them, Don looks up at Benny with a kind of mischievous grin on his face.

. DON Bullshit? *

place. DON

Raally... BENNY

You guys hear. about O’Bannion? ‘PINK

Yeah, what a dumb-shic.

On the way out the door, they pass a group of three young Vietnamese girls. Benny does a double cake.

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Benny, Don, and Pink walk up to Pink’s truck.

' . BENNY ...- But that’s my point. We'ra sotally being over-run by those Vietcong. Why don't they just stay the hell where they were? We don’t ' need ‘em.

On top of the building in the background is the departing Seniors ebligatory “senior prank” ~ an outhouse with “SRS.'76* painted on the side. Pink looks up at it as they begin to get in his truck.

\ DON Shotgun!

| . Before Don gets in che truck, he reaches over, pulls up the tarp, } and glances under it.

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As they drive along, Pink tries to explain the Vietnam situation to Benny without being too condescending.

BENNY

But not while we were fighting with them,

They pull up in front of ‘Edgar Allen Poe Intermadiate School’ and park.

go PINK eo Everyone was bailing out, but hey, . when they lost we lost.

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Benny positions a speaker on top of Pink's truck and hits a Switch on his CB. He reaches for the mic. .

/ BENNY. ~~ That's all I‘m saying.

With his board in one hand and the mic in the other, Benny

assumes a confrontational pose facing a wall of classrooms chat are all glass windows, many of which are open.

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The room is buzzing as MITCH KERR looks out che window with a mixture of dread, fear and excitement. Sitting near him are his , friends TOMMY LAWSON and CARL BURNS. A few seats away are GEEK

football game.

) | MITCH | . I'm pieching. Kind of have to.

GEEK #1 How ‘bout “Bent over.’

—_ He and Geek #2 giggle. Mitch and the other guys barely acknowledge them.

' MITCH Yeah right, piss-ant. (to others) It‘s all because I supposedly smart- mouthed some senior I’va never met, and because my sister is Miss popularity... Why aren‘’t they after anyone else? | . CARL f They are, man, believe me. Across the room, a group of FRESHMAN GIRLS (#1-#4) are going over ] a list of those scheduled to be picked up after school by the ' senior girls. SABRINA DAVIS, a little shy but more mature looking than the others, sits away from the group but is listening in somewhat. Behind her is FRESHMAN GIRL #5 who, like

, |) Sabrina, is not in the ‘inner circle." Freshman Girl #1 reads } aloud from the list.

FRESHMAN GIRL #1 . .. Nita, Terri, Jill. , (to Sabrina and Freshman Girl #5) _ {more}

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FRESHMAN GIRL #1 (Cont‘d)

Sorry, looks like you guys didn‘c Make it.

-. (to others) Okay, it says to wear cogthes you don‘t mind getting ruined.

FRESHMAN GIRL #3 And [ heard to never wear shorts or your knees will be skinned | completely off from air~raiding so muc

FRESHMAN GIRL #4 You know Tammy Jones was blinded for all last Summer...

: FRESHMAN GIRL 61 After it was all over last year Jo Ann Gregory's hair was matted go bad she had to have mest of it cut ofe..

They let out an almose collective moan at what awaits them but are excited at the same time. Sitting a few desks over, BLACK CLASSMATES 61,62, and #3 are taking this all in.

BLACK CLASSMATE #1 Girl, you gotta be crazy to let some Big girl do that to you.

BLACK CLASSMATE #2 You white girls are funny.

BLACK CLASSMATE #3

And I wouldn‘t let one of those senior guys whip my butt for no reason. Nobody but my daddy’s ever done that.

Standing in the hallway trying to get someone’s attention is CHRIS PENTICO, a fellow student.

Freshman Girl #3 looks over at Mitch.

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Mitch looks over at her and then sees Pencico in the hallway holding up a set of keys.

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MITCH — Awwriight! Pentico got his brother‘s car,

Pentico points down the hall.

Tommy walks up cto the teacher, MR. LINDSAY, who is reading over some papers.

. TOMMY You know Mr. Lindsay, every second you let uS cut early increases our chances of survival exponentially.

Mr. Lindsay looks up and then assumes a new air, ready to say something wise to the young men.

The boys look up as if wanting to hear more. They don’t.

MR. LINDSAY

You want more? What do you want to hear?

MR. LINDSAY | Pretty much whac he said.

They all kind of look at each other and groan.

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Pink’s truck pulls up near the practice field. Several coaches are miiling about when shay notice a few of their prize specimens have arrived. COACH CLEMENTS, an older and rather stoic man :3 fiankéd by COACH ALPERT, who's younger, bigger, more aggressive

and playful. He approaches the guys as they gec ouc of the truck.

They all laugh.

{to all of them) Now don't go getting soft on me

this summer... Sitting by a pool somewhere, chasing the muf£ around...

They all laugh a little as they start walking back to the school.

Benny automatically falls into a stance where his knees are bent, his fists are clenched and held firmly up near his face, almoese

karate-like. Don only slightly goes through such ridiculous motions and Pink not at all.

Noticing Pink's poor attitude, Coach Clements suddenly rouses a lictle and points at him.

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Don and Benny glance back at the coach and shen at Pink, whe keeps walking buc doesn’t say anyching back.

Ags soon as Chey are all at a safe distance and walking tcward he school, the guys start to ride Pink a Little.

; _ . DON Priorities...

_ PINK Forget you guys.

As they continue co walk. HUDSON HIGGINS drives up near them. FRED O’BANNION is sitting in the passenger side of the car.

O’ BANNION Benny, let‘s go.

Benny heads off while Don and Pink enter the school.

Don and Pink walk down the hall in no particular hurry. [n his usual cocky way, Don looks into various classrooma along the way, acknowledging those he deems worthy of recognition. As an UNDERCLASSMAN walks by, looking a bit afraid of Don co begin with, Don acts like he’s going to hit him. The Underclassman reacts by covering Rimgself up and bracing for the Blow. OBon pulls his punch, of course, and leaves the Underclassman to walk off cocally humiliated. He and Pink keep walking like noching happened. Soon they are at the door to Pink's class.

He looks in and sees “he vary cute and sensual LETICIA GARCIA $litcing near the door.

She smiles but shakes her head ‘no.* He sticks his tongue ouc at

her very suggestively. The teacher, MS. STROUD. suddenly looks out the door and begins to close it.

You gracing us with your presence today Mr. Floyd?

DON .

{to Floyd} Later Pink.

{to Ms. Stroud} Ginny, I been meaning to ask you ouc. What are you doing chis weekend? [c‘ll be legal... school's out.

She rolls her eyes a bit as he walks off smiling and chen closes the door. Don continues down che hall but, without an audience, seems a little lonely. Suddenly, MR. IRVINE walka arcund a corner and looks straight at him.

_. MR. IRVINE Don, either 9ec in a classroom or come to my office, right now!

He quickly ducks into a classroom.

Don walks into the class and scon acknowledges Pickford, Michelle, and JULIE DANFORD sitting in the back.

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He chen walks up to the ceacher, MRS. SNELGROVE, an old lady cn the verge of retirement. She‘s reading a romance novel and doesn’t even know he’s there until he speaks up.

Possibly not even sure if Don is in her class or not, she gets up and walks co che door. Seeing nobody, she walks a litcle our anto the hall. Ac this, Don suddenly shuts che door behind her and locks it. As she knocks on the door, he heads to the back of the room and opens a window.

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He hops out as Pickford, Michelle, Julie, and several orhers ollow.

Ochers continue to hop out the window into a courtyard area and generally head co che parking loc.

Trying to get Pink‘a attention, Don taps on the glass of the window to his classroom.

Inside the classroom, che atudents are anxiously waiting for achool co let out. Pink subtly heads co che back of the room, opens the window, and talks co Don. In the frone of the class, Ma. Stroud ig sitting and talking informally with s few of the more interested studencs.

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Across the room, Jodi. Shavonne and DARLA WOODS plan their strategy.

‘ DARLA

Just Waiting for the right momenc. She smiles in a sort of menacing way. before everyone gets going, listen up to one last thing.

The beil finally rings bu: Mra. Stroud signals for chem toe

MS. STROUD

Just remember chis summer, when you're being further inundated with all kinds of American bi-centennial brouhaha: what we're really celebrating is the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic white males didn't want to pay their taxes.

(smiles) Have a good summer.

People dart out of the classroom and into the hall where scudencs are trashing it with extra paper and random contents from their leckers. Darla, Jodi and Shavonne all head for the parking loc.

Cars are starting and music is blaring. Darla checks to make sure their supplies in the back are secure while the others pile in. Soon they are off.

Outside the junior high, all hell's breaking lose. Some auys are running for their lives as cars of seniors take off after them. Some boys make it to their parent's car or a school bus just ahead of the seniors. Mitch, Tommy, and Carl all jump in Pentico's idling car.

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| aDAM HIRSH is carrying iots of books and is lagging behind chem , a mic.

. CARL Hurry up Hirsh or we're gonna leave | your ass!

Hirsh makes it to the car and they speed off. Unfortunately, as they are pulling ouc of the parking loc, chey pull up right next F to the car with O’Bannion, Benny and Hudson in it. Almose

Simulcaneously as they are spotted, they all duck down in their i seats in total horrer,

3 O’Bannion can barely contain himself at the gight of che entire carload.

0‘ BANNION | Shoowee: Oucks on the pond!

\ Pentico manages to pull out ahead of them but the chase is on.

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In contrast, the senior girls sgaem much more organized and ; orderly as they load up three trucks with nervous and giggling , freshman girls. Before getting in, the seniors put pacifiers in their mouths. With the trucks almost full, Jodi happens to notice Sabrina standing nearby.

JoDrI : Who are you?

} SABRINA

(looks around) Un, nobody... I mean I wasn't on the list.

i ; JODI Get in.

back of one of che trucks. Jodi gives her a pacifier while Freshman Girls #1 and #4 look a little miffed chat Sabrina made the cut somehow.

I Sabrina looks a little hesitanc at first but goon gets in the

o In hot pursuit, the carload of seniors are right behind Fentico’s 7 car, honking and waving their boards in the air.

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The nervous freshmen sit in Pentico’s car like caged animals.

_ PENTICO I'm Crying, man!

He takes a quick Curn that the seniors miss. 3ur, instead of

backing up or turning around, Hudson trenches through the yard <2 a corner +or and 1s soon right behind Pentico’s car again.

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Inside Pentico’s car, Mitch anxiously has his hand on th ‘handle. The car suddenly slows down. ° @ door

PENTICO

You better haul agg man... TOMMY

Good Luck.

Mitch suddenly leaps out of the car, runs to his front door and vanishes. The seniors don’c know what to think,

_ Q'BANNION Tnose little fuckers! Fuck! That wags Kerr!

O’ BANNION That’s bullshit!

When Cari jumps out near his house, O'Bannion is out of the car and right behind him. He quickly overtakes him and is goon standing between Cari and his front door, paddle in hand.

O’ BANNION . Nice try, freshman,.. And just for being so brave, I'm only going to give you three licks.

Just as he starts getting his board ready, the front door opens and CARL’S MOM is standing there with a shotgun.

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CARL’S MOM I don'c think so, you creep...

Carl is horrified and embarrassed ac his mother’s behavior.

O’Bannion is slightly shocked but soon amused ac all this and just slowly backs away with his hands up in che air a little.

’ , O’ BANNION {extreme sarcasm) Sorry. ma‘am. Jugt making sure your son got home safely. You two have & pleasant afternoon. Oh. and Carl, I'll be Seeing you around.

He smiles at Carl like ‘I'm going cto kill you when I get the chance* and walks off.

The freshman girls are in a circle with the senior girls walking around them. The attitude of the senior girls varias from fun-

loving to sadistic. Darla seems to have assumed the role of tyrannical drill instructor.

The freshmen girls are on their stomachs immediately. DARLA That wags pitiful! On your feat, you lazy little bitches! As soon as they are all up, she yells again.

They drop again. DARLA ; How did you punks ever make it out of junior high? (more}

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Most don't know exactly what she wants and don't get up very quickly.

They all get up immediately.

They all are on the pavement quicker than ever.

She signals to several of the others who bring over ‘the supplies.” Soon th are dumping rounds of flour, syrup, ketchup, and vegetable oil all over them. Occasionally one will crack an @gg over gomaone’s head. Meanwhile, in the crowd of amused

onlookars, Tony and Mike analyze the procaedings as they sip slushes.

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Back in the pack of girls, the seniors have now paired off wisn ; ; the girls and are humiliating them individually. Shavonne walks

Freshman Girl #1 over to Pink, who's standing there with Don and some of the others.

7 Freshman Girl #1 gets down on her knees.

; ; FRESHMAN GIRL ¢€1 | will you marry me?

7 . FRESHMAN GIRL #1 Anything you wanc.

A FRESHMAN GIRL #1 Anything.

Don whispers something in Pink’s ear. They both laugh a bit. DON He wants to know if you swallow or g$pit? She’s not even gure what he’s talking about.

FRESHMAN GIRL #1 i Unh, whatever you like.

\ While Freshman Girl #4 ia pushing an egg across the parking lot

with her nose, Darla is giving Freshman Girl #3 a hard time. She pokes her in the breasts.

| DARLA

What are these?

FRESHMAN GIRL #3

Uhhh... well... —_ A bit confused, she looks at Darla’s rather flat chest. “ FRESHMAN GIRL #3

Maybe you wouldn’t know...

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She doas.

When she toes, Darla pokes her again even harder.

She hits the pavement again while a little farther away a small group of freshmen are made to Sing “Flaming Mamie* cto the crowd.

We suddenly SEE the goings on from a great distance, through

binoculars. Then we SEE the freshman Geek #2 hand the binoculars over to Geek #1, whe quickly zeros in on the action. They are in a field that overlooks the parking lot. .

GEEK #2 ; ; Man, they're really getting it! Terri is pushing 4 peanut across the parking Lot with her nose.

GEEK #1 Ha! Jill just got an egg cracked over her butt...

They both chuckle. Suddenly, Benny and Hudson appear behind them.

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They freeze, terrified. HUDSON

' What are you guys doing up here? Spying on your classmates?

The only reason we're up here is we didn‘e want co be mistaken for

freshmen...

BENNY

, You'ra lying... bend over. . GEEK #2

t On man...

\ Uh, there's a party tonight at the |! Catholic ree room.

gasy. Tell ua something we don't know, Like where we can gat Kerr.

The two Geeks look at each other but aren't sure what to say.

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CONTINUED: (2) SENNY Tnac’s ic. Bend over and kiss ycur asses goodbye.

Benny and Hudson look at each other like ‘bingo.*

Tell me where [ can find Kerr tonight and [ won't bust you.

They both hesicate a bit at the chought of informing, but Geek #1 finally gives in.

; GEEK 61 He‘a pitching in the § o'clock game.

. BENNY Well, well, what do you know.

GEEK #2 We can go now?

Geek #1 starts to move away but is quickly cut off by Benny.

(mock seriousness)

Someching you guys said disturbs me a little. Lect me gec this straight- maybe I'ma little slow...

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_ BENNY (Cont'd) Okay, first you guys lie to us, your Seniors, thac you're nor _ freshmen, and then you nare ona good friend of yours.:. is thae right?

Sensing a no-win situation, they give no response.

I think there's only one ching I hate more in this world than a liar and that's someone who would totally rip-off a friend.

(instructional) Assume the angle.

GEEK #1 You guys said you wouldn't bust us!

They both reluctantly and nervously bend over and brace themselves for pain.

He gives them each a major whack.

They both hit the ground and chen gec up for another whack of Senny‘s heard

Back at che parking lot, Tony and Mike continue to contemplate all that's going on around them, enjoying it at the same time.

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TONY {Cont'd) You know, most schools have a cross- town rival or the nexe town over is the mutually agreed upon “evil ocher* in which one can project ali hostility and blame.

TONY

Exactiy - under the guise of an initiation ritual.

Just then, Jodi brings Sabrina over to propose to Tony. shyly gets down on her knees in front of him.

Sabrina

Tony seems a litcle awkward at firse but soon gets in the swing of the game. .

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There seems to be an attraction between them. Since Jodi has wandered off, Tony gestures for her to stand up.

; SABRINA Sabrina. TONY I'm Tony. Anthony, actually. This is Mike.

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rm SABRINA Hi.

Jodi wanders back over.

Sabrina glances back ac Tony ag she's being marched away. Tony kind of waves bye cto her and she sore of waves back in a shy but

“slightly teasing manner.

. MIKE Am I mistaken or did you just catch & bit of a rap with that young thing. (sarcastic) You stud...

(raalizing)

Ie‘s finall happening. - . we're seniors. ey‘ll now be all kinds of younger girls who think we’re cool just by virtue of our age and senior status.

Mike sees an opportunity to build his case for them going out

later chat night.

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MIKE

Yeah and it's pretcy cough when you never want to puc yourself in a position of MAYBE something mhappening. MAYBE if we left the poker table one weekend night and did something else, MAYBE something would have che opportunity of happening. And then you might jusc experience something a little more gangiple than an Abraham Lincoln

ream...

On the other side of the parking lot, O’Bannion comes walking over to where Benny, Hudson, Don and some others are swapping their first round of senior-guy bonding stories.

The others laugh.

O’BANNION . Did you hear I got a shotgun pulled on my ass?

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The others laugh.

O' BANNION

tT can't wait t2 He‘s dead meat.

find shac f:cker,

He simulates swinging his board and giving a big whack to

and here’s one for your mother,

someone. O’ SANNION motherfucker. Laughter.

TERNOON

The trucks full of freshmen go through an automatic car wash,

Cleaning off the girls. through.

The freshmen girls are being driven home.

They sing ‘S~-e-n-i-o-r-3" as they go

truck, Jodi sits with Sabrina and some of the other freshmen.

JOoprI Do you have ab

ig sister yet?

$ixX Months ago. JODI

What does your mom do?

Semething to do

with a hotel. Her

and my dad got divorced and we

moved.

JODI

Which house is it?

Sabrina locks out at the neighborhood.

SABRINA

This one here.

In the back of Darla’s

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The truck pulls up in front of geveral houses.

Sabrina smiles.

JODI ; And me and some friends are going CO a party conight. Wanna come?

. SABRINA Yeah, that sounds fun.

JODT

We'll probably be by around 8:30, Is that cool?

The truck drives off and Sabrina begins to walk up che driveway. She watches the truck disappear into the distance and then veers around the house to a small trailer out back.

Inside, sheé passes her MOM on the way cto her room. Her mother wears a maid's dress and sits watching TV with a drink in her

hand and a cigarette burning. She doesn‘t seem to notice that Sabrina is wet and dishevelled.

SABRINA‘’S MOM Hi honey...

Sabrina walks to her room.

Pink knocks on Pickford's front door while his parents are. loading up the family station wagon. His mother notices him.

PICKFORD’S MOM Are you looking for Keith?

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Pink lets himself in and walks down the hall. He comes -5 Pickford's door and knocks. The door cracks a bit and we see Pickford's paranoid glance. Sseing Pink, he opens the door. They do one of their patented slow, cool handshakes as he enters his room of rock star posters, centerfolds, and surrealistic prints. Michelle sits in a bean-bag chair with headphones on.

; PICKFORD Piiink... PINK My man...

Pickford goes back over to the door and locks it by sticking an ice pick in a hole -in che frame that acts like a dead-bolt. He then goes over to his bottom drawer and removes it completely.

In the space below the bottom drawer, he pulls out his stash. He grabs 4 pre-rolled joint off his Frisbee tray and lights it up after he hands Pink a full bag.

He takes a hit and passes it back.

As Pink hands over gome cash, there's a sudden knock at the door. He panics, quickly handing the joint back to Pickford, who tries to remain calm as he quietly but quickly starts putting everything away.

PICKFORD’S MOM (0.S.} Keith, I think you nead to come out ere.

{CONTINUED }

CONTINUED :

PICKFORD'S MCM ;0.5S.) There's someone here thac says he needs to talk to you.

He finishes putcing everything away and even gives a lictle quick Spray Of gome air freshener. Then chere's a loud knock at the door and his facher's voice rings out.

PICKFORD’S DAD {0.5.) Keith! Open the door.

Pickford pulls out the ice pick lock and opens the door. At che last minuc@ Pink remembers he has a bag of pot in his hand and stuffs ic down che frone of his pancs.

PICKFORD’S DAD, a rather large man semi-fasnhionably dressed in a leisure suit type outfit, steps into the room.

PICKFORD’S DAD Did you order some kegs of beer?

Suppressing a panic, Pickford walks over to his window and looks out.

We see Pickford’s P.O.V. out the window. There is a guy unloading kegs from his Liquor truck.

Outside, Pickford walks right yp to him. Oblivious co the Situation, the delivery guy pulls cut some paperwork.

Pickford is so angry he is practically chewing his Ceeth.

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CONTINUED :

The dei:very guy looks at the paperwork.

Pickford glances around and notices his parencs are now watching their inceraction.

PICKFORD ; .. 56, I guess you got the wrong . house...

The Delivery guy finally catches on when Pickford motions with his eyes to his parents.

He starts loading the kegs back up and Pickford walks up the driveway .

PICKFORD’S DAD {serious} Were you going cto have a party here tonight, son?

His father looks at both of the young men fer an extended moment and then over at che kegs being loaded up. He looks back at them and then makes a decision, shaking his head.

PICKFORD’S DAD Start unpacking - we're not going chis weekend.

CONTINUED: (2) He walks away.

PICKFORD‘S MOM Frank!

Pickford sees chere is little he can do at this pointe and 7 stands there, practically in shock. P Juse

SERIES OF SHOTS

As the sun goes down and the music cranks up, we see various early evening accivicy:

A) The lights going on at the Sonic drive-thru as a car cruises through.

B) The lights going on ac the baseball fields where games are being played. Mitch is pitching in his game.

C} As they prepare for the evening, Jodi goes over to Shavonne and wich a pair of pliers helps zip up her almost physically impossible tight jeans.

E} O’Bannion, Benny, and Hudson popping the top on some beers as they drive around.

F} Pink, Pickford, and Slater pass a joint and watch Michelle in the process of painting the Ronald McDonald statue black, white, and red of an unspecified dasign. Pink takes off.

G) Tony setting out chips around the poker table while Mike makes a phone call and Royce straightens up portraits of Washington, Lincoln, and Kennedy that hang on Tony’s living room wall.

H) At the baseball field, seniors with their boards begin to cengregate by che dugout fence while Mitch pitches.

I} Freshman Girls #1-#4 taking turns blow drying their hair, practicing dancing, and doing tongue exercises.

J) Jodi, Kaye and Shavonne picking up Sabrina as she sits on che curb waiting.

K) Stoners #1 and #2 knocking on Pickford's door with the three foot long bong in their hand. When Pickford’s father opens the door, they look at nim, then at each other, and practically sprint away.

o . 41. , 38 ExT: BASEBALL FIELD - NIGHT

Tommy, Che caccher, approaches tne mound co talk co Mitch who looks past the dugout and sees the intimidating line of seniors lined up with their boards,

able to sit down the rese of che summer, don‘t let it affect your | concentration.

| | MITCH i Up yours... |

| Tommy smiles and runs back to che plate while Carl, che | shortstop, comes to the mound. CARL Hey Mitch. Can you do the rest of

+; us a favor and leave through the J , gate in center field. Thac will draw tham all out there and che

reset of us can get away. [I mean,

they’ re going to get you anyway.

fo O’BANNION yy , Hey Kerr! Quit stalling!

{CONTINUED}

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CONTINUED :

Tommy runs back to his posicion and Mitch winds up and pitches. Strike two.

0’ BANNION Don't choke now, Kerr! If you don't get chis guy out we're really going to wear you out!

Mitch chrows strike three to end the game. amidst che hoopla, he just stands chere not knowing where to go. Eventually he gets :s the line where the two teams walk down a row telling each other “good gama* but glances over at the group of seniors who are now shadowing him. After his last *good game,* in which one of the ‘guyS on the other team says ‘good luck,* he picks up his stuff near the dugout, barely looks around, and then slowly walks toward the center field gate. The seniors quickly head that way.

Later, past the centerfield‘ fence, the seniors are Like a group of wild animals feeding. They cake turns giving Mitch licks as he leans against a car. When they are through, they get in cheir cars and trucks and cake off.

Pink walks up as the last guy, Hudson, is giving Mitch licks.

He borrows Hudson's board and stands behind Mitch, who looks up at Pink wondering if he’s going to bust him. His eyes ara completely red and watery.

Total rip-off, man. His old man found out. Someone narc’ed.

Pink pulls the board back all the way Like he is going to hit Mitch hard but bluffs and stops an inch from his rear end.

He then gives him the si:shcesce tap and hands the board back -o H Hudson. HUDSON Sut hey man, we got a coupla sixers and a few dubes... you with us? PINK I‘li prebably cateh up with you later. HULCSON

Later, man. Hudson cakes off to catch up wich che others.

Mitch seems surprised at his friendliness and then looks around

a bic.

He wipes his nose and eyes on his sleeve and is still holding

back tears.

A litele later, Pink and Mitch are driving along.

numb you might as well get it over with.

{CONTINUED}

They pull up cto Mitch’s house where he gets out,

Sure. Hey, put some ice on ict for about an hour. Afcer that it’ll be

nothing a few beers can't take care of.

Pink speeds off.

Inside Jodi‘s car, the girls are jammin' to che Isley Brother's "Fight the Power.* Jodi is driving and checking out everyone they drive past. Kaye is in the passenger seat while Sabrina sits in che back just kind of checking everything out. A carload of girls, driven by Julie, pulls up beside them,

4s.

went by there and his facher yelied ¥ ac ug.

They drive away and are soon replaced by a carload of guys, PAR GUY #1, PARTY GUY #2, and an aggressive jerk we will come to how later ag CLINT. Tha driver, Parcy Guy #1, quickly checks them

out and makes extended eye conract with Sabrina before driving off.

PARTY GUY #1

I Like the one in the back seac best.

They pull away but Sabrina is perked up a bic.

Kay? and Jodi decide co give Sabrina a hard time.

JOor Who, chac gy? I_chink he said something like, °The one in the back seat looks like a dyke!‘

They boch howl with Laughter.

(mock drawl} . *Looks Like the one in the back seat could suck the chroma off a trailer hitch.’

They both shriek wich laughter again. SABRINA Yeah, that’s exactly what he said.

The guys are in the middle of a hand, but, as usual, are more focused on their conversation than on winning another quarter.

MIKE _ .. I’m just saying, once you’re labeled, chat’s it.

(more)

(CONTINUED }

a6.

MIKE ‘Cone'd) High school kids don’t seam to be able to comprehend multifaceted *, personalities...

__ TONY Sounds like sour grapes to me...

Tony pulls out a pocket calculator and punches in some numbers before deciding to throw in a couple of chips while Mike continues.

Mike folds.

TONY ; The only way to compete is to start a rumor you‘re hung like a horse or something.

After Royce toases in a few chips, Tony reveals his winning hand and scoops up the poc.

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CONTINUED: (2)

Royce starts dealing the next hand.

Tony and Mike lower their cards and look around at each other like *‘thia should be interesting.”

Mike and Tony exchange glances as if Royce speaks from personal experience. ;

eb

“a4

CONTINUED: (3)

TONY

{continuing) ..-For example, all che stuff Kennedy did was okay because he didn’t geet caught. burt Tricky-Dick got nabbed and they made him pay or it.

Royce and Mike kind of look at Tony like they're wondering which Side he’s on.

He gets up from tha table and walks to the bathroom.

Reving up in front of Mitch’s house is a jacked-up Nova driven by BOBBY WOODERSON. Slater sits in the passenger seat and Pink is in the back seat. The car honks a few times impatiently before Mitch appears and heada toward the car.

Mitch hops in the back seat of the car and they get going. MITCH {to Pink) Whose wheels?

_ MITCH How’s it going?

Already seemingly atoned, Slater turns to Mitch.

SLATER i. Say man, you got a joint?

Mitch looks over at Pink and then back ac Slater.

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CONTINUED :

They pull up into the Emporium parking lot and all gee cut.

Mitch looks a bit in awe of the whole setting as they walk up to the door.

INT; EMPORIUM ~ NIGHT .

They walk in the Emporium at the apex of the night's activity. Every pool table and the all rows of foosball tables are occupied as Dylan’s “Hurricane” rages on the multi-speaker stereo jukebox. Everyone else is milling around talking or watching others play but continually looking around to see who's coming and going. Much of the room's focus is on the main table where ELVIS SPIVEY is playing. Woodersgon heads over co Elvis’ cable while Pink and Mitch follow Slater over to the foosball table where Pickford is playing and several others, including Michelle, are hanging out. Pickford slams home a ‘pull shot’ and chen looks up from the table with a confident, cocky attitude.

__ PICKFORD Am I winnin’'? You know better than to ask me such a question...

He pops the ball back into play and almost immediately banks a shot in for a score.

(CONTINUED }

- -_—-

CONTINUED :

He pucs che ball into play.

He cockily swats the ball back and forth all over the table between his various men and then does a goalie “toa shot* the

length of the table for the score.

Hey man, you need to see the finished product.

{to Slater and Michelle) Let’s go drive it around front.

Pickford and Slater head outside while Pink and Mitch lag behind

because Pink stops briefly to talk to Julie.

You know Mitch?

JULIE

Oh yeah, I just heard about you. Are you all right?

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CONTINUED: (2}

Well, I’m in che process of making my way across the room so maybe I’ll sea you guys Later.

‘ PINK All right. Later.

She gives Mitch a sore of double-cake as she walks away. Mitch watches her walk across the room and then interace wich a group of older guys. As Mitch and Pink stare gravitating toward the front door, she looks over at him again. Pink stops at the pool cable where Don is in 4 game and gestures for him to come outside.

Pickford, Slater, and Michelle drive the truck into che parking lot. A large object covered with the tarp rides in the bed of the truck. Pickford pulls right up front and then turns so as to best display the contents in tha back to the people standing around. Everyone's curiosity is piqued as Pickford gets out of the truck and hops in the back for the unveiling.

The crowd responds favorably and at the right moment, he and Slater jerk away the tarp. Unveiled is the Ronald McDonald statue recently transformed into Gene Simmons of KISS with the properly painted face, black outfit and menacing grin. Everyone howls in approval. They soon get out of the truck and mix into the crowd,

While Mitch kind of stands against the wall, Slater, Pickford, and Pink are sitting on the hood of Pickford’s car. Don walks over to Pink.

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Oh hey man, they're onto us.

Someone was Listening to the police band and said they heard che cops are lookin’ for Ronald.

; DON Yeah, they said that it was two

‘ young Caucasian males in a pick-up truck.

Slater looks over at Don.

_ SLATER Hey, Pickford’s got a dube we're about to go burn...You with us?

{to Pickford) You driving?

They' start to get in the car as Slater looks over at Mitch.

Mitch doesn't quite know what he’s getting at.

I guess so...

Slater hops off the car and goes over co the others while Pink walks over to Mitch.

{CONTINUED }

48 CONTINUED: (2)

_ PINK , He was just asking if you gee high. : MITCH Like smoke pot? PINK MITCH {a bear) I never have... but...

Don and Slater stare to pile into Pickford’s car. Pickford

\ \ Oh. t | kisses Michelle goodbye before she walks toward the Emporium.

I think If‘ll hang here for a bit. Catch up with you later.

. Let's rock and roll...

Pink and Mitch head back inside. Pickford gets behind che wheel \ but Slacer suddenly ramembers something.

He quickly runs back over to Wooderson's car, reaches into his tape box, and pulls out ZZ Top's *Fandango!* As he walks back across the parking lot, wea hear the live introduction to the \ firat song on the album, ‘Thunderbird.

SERIES OF SHOTS

A) We see che 8-track tape in the deck and as we hear the words:

high everybody get high. Get high everybody get high. {more}

{CONTINUED}

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CONTINUED: (3)

ZZ TOP {Canc'd) Gee high everybody get high. Have you heard? What’s the word? Iss Thunderbird...”

B) The same guys riding around, taking hits from che joint.

C) Mitch standing next to Pink and Wooderson watching a pool game. He takes a big gulp of beer noc far froma sign chat says “Te is illegal for minors under che age of 18 to consume alcohol on these premises.’

D) Jodi, Kaye, and Sabrina at the Sonic. As Jodi spikes their cokes wath some rum, Shavonne gets out of another car and gets in Wit them.

£) Tony winning a big hand at the poker table.

When we return to the car with Pickford, Oon, and Slacer, they are engaged in a high-speed game of *cat and mouse* with a carload of girls. They dart, in and around other cars and dangerously weave in and out of traffic just to keep up with or lose the other car.

Ac a traffic light, they see they are next cto Shavonne, Sabrina, Jodi, and Kaye.

Hey man, coll down your window. Watch me catch a quick rap.

{te girls)

Hey, what's happnin'?

PICKFORD

Cool. The light changes. {CONTINUED}

$s.

DON

Later.

{te Siater) Why area you always such a fuckin' dork?

{imitating him) See YOU lacer. They don’t want te hear chat shic.

The guys become almost giddy at the thought.

As they. approach the party, they pull up next to O’Bannion’s car where he. Benny, and Hudson are already staking it out.

(CONTINUED }

CONTINUED : DON Hey man, any Luck? 0’ BANNION They gotta come out sometime. DON Really. BENNY

Dollar! Got a beer over here with your name on ic.

Don gets out. walks over, and gets in with chem ag Slater and Pickford drive away.

Pickford pulls pasc rather slowly. Two younger boys, SMARTASS #1 and #2, Sit on the sidewalk smoking a cigarettra.

SMARTASS #1 8th.

SMARTASS $2— _ {correcting him) GOing into 8th.

The smart-asses they are finally emerge. #1 slowly takas the

cigarette from #2, takes a drag, and then calmly flicks the ashes off.

SMARTASS #1 I don’t know, it‘s not our day to keep up with then...

At this, Pickford jumps out of the car and runs around co the two boys. He has a board with him.

S7.

Carl and Tommy are looking at che goings on outside.

; TOMMY Right after they leave might be a good time to get out of here. You ready to go?

They look back outside as Pickford, after making a seemingly friendly gesture of putting a hand on each of the boys shoulders, suddenly knocks their heads together. He hops back in the car and peels out.

They walk back through the party where the dance floor is filled with junior high kids who've been dancing very slow to Olivia Newton John's ‘I Honestly Love You." The song changes to Bread's *Make It With You’ and most of the dancers simply resume their dancing in che same “hugging’ fashion. Not. seeing their friend, they walk back co an adjacent room chat is filled with piles of kids making out.

Hirsh and Freshman Girl #2 look up.

Hirsh slowly gets up and walks over to them and calks in a low tone 3o she can‘t hear.

{CONTINUED )

Co . Sa. 52 CONTINUED:

| 53 EXT: JUNIOR HIGH PARTY - NIGHT

Tommy, Carl, and Hirsh get to the frone door and cautiously look |: gu. They slowly walk past the chaperone who's wacching che cor.

CARL

Jen Good. ee TOMMY

We're never coming back.

so don't worry about it. HIRSH _ ' Just ‘cause you guys were striking out. TOMMY

Grow up. boy. That was our last junior high party We're freshmen e

now. We're in the big time... (smiles) — Where all the girls put out. Your — days of lying around pulling tongue

o all night are over.

As chey turn the corner and continue walking down the street :hey notice they are being trailed in che distance by a car with ics lights off. They say nothing but glance nervously at each other.

Suddenty the Lights come on and she car is after them.

They take off in separate directions. The car happens co follow in Hirsh‘s direction before O’Bannion jumps our and physical!y runs him down.

O’ BANNTION Where you runnin‘ to boy? We ain‘t gonna hurt you... Tell you whac, you just grab onto chac fence and start counting the stars. You might be seaing some new ones up there pretty quick...

He laughs sadiscically. Still nervous, but resigned co his fate, Hirsh does as he says. He bends over a little and O’Bannion gives him the first big whack. Act a safe distance, Carl and Tommy watch Hirsh gec busted.

Hirsh continues to get busted in the distance.

Riding around, Jodi, Shavonne, Kaye and Sabrina stop by where Hirsh is getting it.

Don comes over to the car as Jodi and Shavonne get out of the car.

' JODI Hey. Who's this one?

- -—

—=

DON

Adam Hirsh... caught him coming out of the junior high party.

O'Bannion, finally through with Hirsh, starts toward the car. As Hirsh Degins to walk away all the wnile re-adjusting his underwear, O‘Bannion grabs a beer and tosses it to him.

O'‘ BANNION Hey punk, have another present!

Hirsh catches it, and keeps walking, slowly and painfully, taking short breaths and trying not to cry too much.

QO’ BANNION This fuckin' sucks! Lasc fuckin' day of school and no party, no fuckin’ nochin.'

SHAVONNE

You guys goc any more beer? DON Thac’s the ONE thing thac IS going

on.

Don walks over to the car, opens the trunk which is basically one large ice chest, and pulls out several beers. He hands a beer to each of the girls. He doesn’t recognize Sabrina but gives her a flircacious smile as he hands her a beer.

An anonymous car speeds by.

They peel out as O’Bannion almost instantaneously takea a step toward them and grabs his crotch.

©’ BANNION Suck me! .

In Tony's dad‘s car, Cynthia has joinad che poker crowd aga they

drive around. They don’t say much at first.

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—- =

Royce kind of rolis his eyes.

The car pulls up near a black nightclub called ‘Elizabeth‘s Soul

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CONTINUED: {2)

: ROYCE A little too WASPy for my caste. {smiles} Drop me off here, man. Tony keeps driving and is soon right in front of the club. The guys milling around in front check ouc this car of white people. Royce ducks down a little.

Royce is a bit amused at all this by the time he gets out of the car.

He walks away toward che club.

Jodi, Sabrina, Shavonne and Kaye are standing outside talking.

Cn ; 63.

' $7 CONTINUED:

7 JONI (Cone ' a}

' He was so mad at the che guy he had t cheated off of. He said:

(imitating him , why didn'c you cell me you were stupid?

They all laugh.

1 JOOI sy Can you believe we're seniors?

| KAYE ; Not at all. Even during the

‘ freshmanizing this afternoon. [ft 1 Gidn'c feel right.

Kaye leans on che wall.

| JODI

| Really. It feels to me like we bo, just graduated from junior high. i

Toe KAYE

| It was at the senior’s graduation the other night, seeing them all in

t a bunch... this weird panic passed

over me. I thought of just this.

1! town, then all the high schoola in

. the state, then the whole country.

Millions of us chat will graduate

| next year and chen be flooded into

i colleges and then the real world.

{4 It’s like they’1l be too many of

: us. At gome point it can't grow

' anymore, it just goes bust. And

' then there won't be room for any of us. JODT ; I always wonder what other kids around che country our age are a doing or what they're like.

—

CONTINUED: (2)

A Trans Am pulls up.

STACY WOODWARD kisses the OLDER GUY goodbye and gets out of his

car. He checks out the pack of girls before driving off. Stacy walks over to them with 4 big grin on her face.

Giddy with excitement, they all laugh as she kind of hugs Shavonne.

CONTINUED: (3)

They all let out a bit of a shrill.

Wooderson, Pink, and Mitch walk oue of the Emporium. JOOI ‘ Hey Pink, you heard anything more abouc a beer-bust? Pink gesturags to Woodergon.

Wooderson keeps walking while Mitch gravitates over to Sabrina.

I was going to ask you che same thing. .

They both kind of chuckle at their sudden cool status of hanging out with the older crowd.

SABRINA

T heard you got busced... MITCH SABRINA

Tney just got Adam, toa. ‘MITCH

Really? How bad? SABRINA

Bad.

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CONTINUED: {4}

SABRINA

Just riding around, moscly. I didn‘t realize chat it’s Jodi that’s your big sister.

I can’t believe it - I asked them to take it easy on you.

STREET ~ NIGHT

Hirsh, Tommy and Carl walk down a dark street with a few bucketa full of stuff. :

Carl and Tommy laugh.

. | HIRSH .

Kissa my butt, Lawson. I wish I still was at that party instead of listening to your stupid strategy that got me busted.

{CONTINUED}

5a

So

$7.

CONTINUED :

Cari reaches down and picks up a large empty Jack Daniels botrle.

TO IT heard lasc year, when they caughc about ten freshmen act one cime, O‘Bannion backed his truck over some pizzas and made ‘em eat ict.

Carl suddenly tosses the bottle straight up in the air above them. They all look at each ocher for an extended momenc and then cake off running.

The bottle comes crashing down right behind them.

O'Bannion‘s truck drives up at the Emporium and lets Don out. He walks over to where Wooderson is leaning on a wall drinking a beer while the rest of the guys, Pickford, Pink, Slater, and Mitch are all hanging out near Pickford‘s car a few feet away. Don walks up to Wooderson.

DON: Back to the J.c.?

(CONTINUED}

But on the ocher hand I really juse as soon be workin' and makin' money than spending it listening co some arpenic thac doesn't know what che hell he's talking abouc. At least you got some change in your pocket.

Wooderson boy, you’re going to end up in jail.

The others laugh 4 bit and Weodergon goes along.

He opens the door, sits down, and cranks up his stereo,

PICKFORD ; Anyone up for another spin?

Don quickly decides he’s ready Co go.

CONTINUED: (2)

Yeah, whac the hell.

As Don goes to get in the passenger side door, he finds Slacer momentarily sitting in his geact.

WOODERSON

Yeah. ma too. You boys have fun.

They walk to the Emporium door while the guys start to climb in Pickford’s car. He revs it up while Pink and Mitch gece in che back. Mitch is a bit squeezed at first because there is a bowling ball in his seat. He holds ict up and inquires.

Pickford... you driving in to get Aerosmith tickets tomorrow morning?

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CONTINUED: [(3)

They pass around the joint and a few beers as they tam to 22 Top. Mitch takes his firse puffs without much fanfare. From che passenger seat, Don mischievously motions Pickford cro pull over.

The car slows down and pulls over next to a few crash cans that are sitting on the corner of somebody’s front yard. Don leans far out the window and picks up a big metal can.

The car creeps along for a little while then peels out. Ac cop speed, Don releases the trash can and it completely obliterates a mailbox chat was in a frone yard. The sheer visceral chrill 3£ it all has the carload in an excited state.

: PINK Shit-yeah!

Almost immediately, Pink rolls the back window down and leans out.

The car pulls over and he grabs an old beat-up metal trash can.

The car races off. He catches a large wooden designer-cype mailbox dead~on. They whoop it up even more.

“PICKFORD Heeeyuuuu!

(CONTINUED }

—_— eee ee

Mitch grabs the ball and apprehensively leans ouc the window.

MITCH

okay.

Pickford floors the accelerator and the car is flying. Not ceally aiming act anything, Mitch tosses the ball into che air.

In a slow motion shot, the ball crashes through the windshield of a car parked on the street. The guys seem more shocked than

thrilled at first ~ perhaps at the sheer extent of the property ‘damage.

Mitch looks back at the broken windshield with a mixture of fear

and shame. The others start enjoying ic when it becomes apparenc chey’ve gotten away. .

They all start howling.

More laughter. Having officially copped all of chem, Mitch goes along with the victory celebration.

The car pulls into the parking loc.

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—_- =

72,

way. PICKFORD

What, you’re going to sreal ic? DON

I got it all staked out. [r'l! be easy. I just need someone to be look-out.

C'mon. TI need you to stand by the door.

(to Pickford) Have it runnin’ and ready to go. Mitch hesitates a bit but is’ soon walking wich Den up to the store,

Don and Mitch get up near the store.

I'm really going to pay for it bue let’s fuck with them.

Mitch grins briefly and then tries to act serious ag Don enters the store. He looks back at Pickford backing the car up and then back inside at how Don is doing. He sees Don bolting for the

front door. He pulls the door open and then they sprint to the waiting car.

But just as they hop in the car, a middle-aged guy walks up to the driver’s side and points a pistol at Pickford’s head.

(CONTINUED }

PISTCL GUY

Don't move or I'll shoor the shic out of ya!

Pickford doesn't know what to be more panicked abouc, the gun ar Ris head or the robbery in progress.

Pickford flashes him a quick quizzical look that soon turns into a panic once more.

Don has get che beer near the gear shift in such a way that it

‘can‘t be seen by the guy with the gun. He slowly is shifting the

car into gear.

CONTINUED: (2)

PSCKFORD

; (reasoning) Sir, I'm still noe quite sure what you're talking about bue you had cetter put that gun away before you

ec in some big trouble. There’s

aws against this kind of behavior you know.

get here we'll just let chem figure ac all ouc.

The tension has built to a peak.

. PINK tunder Ais breach} Just go man, before the cops show. What's he gonna do, shoot us?

PICKFORD

No, he's going to shooc ME,

{to Pistol) It's like this: the smart money Says you probably won't murder - and it would be murder - someone over an alleged tampered-with mailbox... :

Don suddenly pulls Pickford down at the same time he stomps on top of his foot.

Duck! men

They. all duck as the car peels out. As Pickford regains the wheel, che guy shoots in their direction.

The car turns at a corner and hauls.

Tony, Mike and Cynthia are riding around. MIKE (sarcastic voice) I need mea ah brewski...

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* CYNTHIA Actually, my next door neighbor has a refrigerator full of beer. And his garage is always wide open.

_ TONY _ quick) weird.

t . CYNTHIA Like what?

Cynthia impersonates some brutish guy. CYNTHTA

You're right - I’m gonna git drunk and aither git laid or git inna

fight... l MIKE Seriously. You have to be up for t anything.

_ CYNTHIA But do you ever feel like everything we've been taught and everything we do is just at che service of our future selves.

&3

CONTINUED: {2}

Soon Mike and Cynthia sneak up to the garage, go inside, and then run out with a couple of six-packsa. They hop in che car and Tony

drives away, but not before signaling his turn.

The guys are standing near the featured pool table where Elvis i in a big game with a hustler from out of town. Pickford is

recalling the gun incident to Wooderson and Hudson.

. DON Don’t worry, if that idiot would have pulled the trigger, he would have had US co deal with.

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After his turn, Elvis walks over co the pack of chem.

: OCN {co Elvis} Elvis, you takin’ this guy's money?

‘ ELVIS Workin’ on it. How ‘hout one of you going and getcing me a gixer of Schlicz.

He reaches in his pocket, pulls out a small roll of bills. peels of€ a five, and then looks over at Mitch.

(Cm ELVIS {to Mitch) Across tha street ‘ac che Quick...

He hands him the money while che others look on. Mitch hesitates a lictle ac first bue chen gets going after Elvis gives hima confidence nod before ha returns to the pool cable.

. 66 INT: QUICK & EASY - NIGHT

Mitch overcomes any nervousness and walks in with a calm, ‘ confident manner. He quickly gelects the 3ix pack out of the refrigerator and on the way Coward the register grabs a stick of beef jerky. He approaches che CLERK like he's done this 4 hundred times before.

He laya the beer and the beef jerky on the councer and puts the five on top of them.

om —_ MITCH ; I hear chat...

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The clerk only chen scrucinizes Micch a ilirecle. CLERK You're eighteen, right? _ MITCH (quickly)

On yeah... just graduated. The clerk bags it up and gives him change.

He bags up che beer and hands it to Miteh who heads for the door.

Mitch exits the store, takes a few steps, and chen breaks into a big grin. Just chen his 8th grade buddies call out to him from the shadows.

; TOMMY Micch!

He looks surprised to sea them and walks over near Pentico's idling car.

He gestures to Mitch's bag. Mitch plays it cool.

And hey man, you OWE me one for going out through centerfield.

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Mitch walks up outside the Emporium, past a group of girls thac includes Julie. They all know why he went over there and seem a bit surprised (and impressed) by his succegs.

JULIE : They sold it 6 you?

He walks back in and all is a bit quiet around the pool cable. Elvis calls a pocket on the eightball and lines up a complicated bank shot. Everyone glances nervously at each other as he proceeds with confidence. Elvis banks the eight perfectly and as the ball drops in the side pocket, the place erupts. After a little hand-slapping congratulations, the losers pay up. Mitch gets an opening and takes Elvis his beer.

He grabs the beer and tosses one to Wooderson. Mitch begins to

dig through his pocket.

again?

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; MITCH Mitch... Kerr.

Taken slightly aback at che offer, Mitch hesi i : ' v@sicates only brief! in accepting this gesture from che cooles i iv front of everyone else, no less. Kes che beer eng eeseat

4 He tak hn ’ ott the top in one mocion. es the beer and twists ELVIS (to Wooderson) Wooderson... How ‘bout that buse ac ‘the moon tower? Here's most of the firsc keg.

.

He takes Wooderson‘s hat off and dro

. PS a twenty init. W starts walking around the Emporium t Y 5 ooderson

aking donations.

Julie and Stacy each drop a dollar into the hat and then Stacy — whispers something in Wooderson's ear while she and Julie look

over at Mitch. An older man wanders into the Emporium as if looking for someone.

How embarrassing... I would DIE if ry father ever did something like that.

Micch walks over to the front door and glances out. He looks back at O’Bannion one more time and then steps outside the door. He waves his arms to the guys across the screet and chen quickly steps back inside. Mitch then walks over cto Julie and Stacy and , Slowly escorts them closer to O’Bannion‘’s table. On the way over, he whispers something in Julie‘’s ear.

They’re busting Carl Surns out back?

O'Bannion suddenly looks up from his game. He motions to a friend standing near him.

—_— ——

| 81. ‘CONTINUED: (2)

QO’ BANNION Hére, cake over for me. (to others) “" Can‘c believe ic. Ger your

Soards...

He walks outside as several follow. Signals to Mitch to come over. and Stacy and walks over.

' From across the room, Don Mitch excuses himself from Julie

DON

Yeah. You got to play, it right. Like if she asks you to ride out there with har, don’t do it. Juste tell her you have a ride and, you know, just say...

{extra casual} “Maybe I’ll sea you out there a lictle later.°

(almest apologetic) I know that sounds stupid but that’s how it works.

O'Bannion and company arrive out back to find Carl standing chere

with Hudson and Benny, about to be busted.

—

CONTZNUED:

0’ BANNION Shoowwee! We got another... ~ (co Hudson and Benny!) uemme go first on this one, okay?

©’ BANNION (to others) All right! Another cherry... (to Carl} Now I think you should puc your hands up against the wall chere...

Carl slowly obliges.

He positions himself behind and to the side of Carl and gets ready to give him his firse lick.

Just as he’s drawing back hig board, at the height of his | gadistic glee, O’Bannion catches a solid drop of paint on his arm. He holds his swing in mid-arc, dumbfounded. As he staras at the drop, he gets another drop on the head. Confused but curious, he looks upward just in time co see the source of his atunning and thorough drenching in white paint and ocher junk from above. In che confusion and O’Bannion‘’s general heiplessaness, Carl sprints to Pentico's waiting car chat has pulled up. He jumps in and they peel out.

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The car quickly makes the block and heads down an alley where :: picks up Hirsh and Tommy who've climbed down from che roof-top. Afcer jumping in the Car and driving away, che freshman guys are absoliitely ecstatic: laughing, screaming and “slapping ten" with each other. Pure victory.

Back behind che Emporium, O’Bannion is cursing everyone.

O’ BANNION ...And you lazy fucks didn’t de shit: How ‘bout some back-up, you numb-nut cowards! You even Tet thac little fucker get away - . didn't even go after them! Pitiful!

Physically humiliated and embarrassed, he walks over to his car. On the way, he suddenly smashes his board againse the street, ¢racking 1t into many pieces. He throws the piece that is lefe in his hand as far as he can and leaves the rest on the ground. He gets in his car and speeds off. Only then do the others look at each other and howl with.laughter.

A waitress brings their order out to the car on a tray thac she hangs on the driver side window. Tony starts examining the gaods and passing them ouc.

As they talk, Mike stares out che window at the cars going by on che main drag. Suddenly he perks up.

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_ MIKE

A woman in .that car chat just drove by pulled up her shire and flashed her tics in this direction.

A couple of cars take off after the drive-by car.

I wish I was one of chose people who could do something like chac. You know, that spontaneous.

TONY ’ Don’t lec us discourage you.

As Kiss’ ‘Rock and Roll All Night’ plays in the background, we SEE many cars and the different groups partying as they drive out of town to the moon tower. Thay seem to be lead by the “Ronald McDonald/Gene Simmons’ truck driven by and Don, Pink, and Mitch.

The cars drive down the dark road to the clearing near the moon tower that serves as the central gathering place. Most cars park on the periphery but Wooderson, Senny, Don and a few ochers stand next te a truck that is alone in the center with a keg of baer sitting on its tailgate. The *°McDonald/Simmons’ statue stands right behind che keg. Two speakers have been placed up on the truck's cab and are blaring music from a tape deck. Some clever sorts have now wired up ‘Ronald/Gene’s* stomach speaker to Che truck's CB‘s P.A. system where if you talk into the mic, it comes out of his stomach behind che keg.

(CONTINUED }

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Kaye, Jodi, and a few others walk up as Sabrina lags a little

behind. They pass a group of guys scanding around with cans of beer, buc not drinking. A guy who was in a car earlier, Party Guy #1, gestures for Sabrina co come nelp chem ouc a bic.

PARTY GUY #1 Hey, we're doing hot-shots... when I get this can up to my mouth, say

go, okay? Sabrina is a liccie unsure but goes along.

He opens che bottom side of the beer with a can opener and chen puts his mouth over che opening and his finger on che pop-cop of the can. The ochers are already in this position. He looks at her and indicates to say the word.

They all almost simultaneously pop their tops and practically inhale their beers. One finishes slightly ahead of che cthers

and tosses his beer can to che ground. e winner. Sabrina wanderg into the crowd.

Cynthia, Mike and Tony walk up as Mike seems cto smell someching. . MIKE ; Hmmn. Someone's cokin‘ some reefer...

Clint overhears Mike's observation. To show off to his immediace crowd, he hands them back the joinc and approaches Mike.

-CLINT

Jusc then as you walked past, what did you say?

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CLIN? You said “Someone's cokin‘ some reefer,* . MIKE i might have said something abourc smelling some marijuana... an ebservation. CLINT

Well I‘M che one smoking marijuana, motherfucker. You got 4 problem with chac?

CLINT

Then why did you say thac, man. So I’m a fuckin’ pot-head, what’s it to you?

(pushas Mike) Huh?

(pushes again) Huh?

Pink seea che jam Mike ig in and comes over to help him otc.

Clint calms down a little and glowly heads back over co his group. As Mike re-joins Tony and Cynthia and they begin to walk away, Cline sore of points back at him.

Mike just turns and keeps walking.

As they walk, chey pags a drunk girl, SUSAN SUMNER heavily making out with a guy. When she’s not kissing him, she’s taking big gulps of beer.

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Pink, Mitch. Slacer and Pickford are abl climbing & tower ladder. g “ip the moon

PICKFORD

If you're noc careful, that could be any of us in a few years.

8a.

Slater Cires up a joint as Slater scares off and Fer: in a differenc way. ponders sociecy

o—.

Mitcn just stares down at all the people at the beer-bust. cow below the tape is being changed cto something else. Some scream out their suggestions and objections.

; RANDOM VOICE Captain and Tenille!

Tony, Mike and Cynthia ara leaning against one of the cars.

: TONY ; Sacco and Vansatti.

ohey att laugh a Little and Mike gets an urge to be a little more public.

This is drowned out by 4 new song, cranked up all the way. Mike’s tone suddenly changes.

Tnac asshole on the way in, Clint - the super-dominant male.

ag.

78 CONTINUED :

MIKE

fights at places like this naver get past 4 punch or cwo before ic’s broken up, right? There's this almost matural instinct to not upaet the herd too much. So, I just have to be sure to get one good punch in and then play

defense, CYNTHIA why are you even thinking like this? MIKE

At first, you’re relieved to get away from the situation, but now there’s a level of humiliation setting in that I can cell is going co be with me a long time. This could be yet another experience that conctributea to me being a litcle ineffectual nothing the rest of-my life. I have tha conscious ability to rebel against thar. I£ nothing else, it’ll set an example and a tone for my genior year. It‘s like when you go into prison. They say walk right up to the baddest dude in the whole place and punch him right in the nose in ront of everyone. He might beat the crap out of you, but nobody will ever fuck with you because who wants to get punched in the face even one time? You gotta prove you're one of those who’s not afraid to...

He doubles up his fist and punches his other hand in the palm with a loud pop.

Sabrina wanders by Tony and after they make eye contact, she boldly goes up to him.

CONTINUED: (2)

_ SABRINA {flirting sack) Un, what am I supposed to say? Anything you want...

They don’t quite know what to say next but Tony has subtly made room for her to stand next to him while they lean on the car.

Cynthia looks at Sabrina and then back at Mike like “Who's chis untruder?* She seems more irricated that Tony has perked up ac

Sabrina‘s presence.

Cynthia and Mike decide to walk around.

Cynthia and Mike are slowly walking coward the keg.

She happens to say this in earshot of Darla, who comes over to them when she hears the magic word.

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_ CYNTHIA Yeah, right over there.

she points at Sabrina across the way.

Darla keeps looking ac Sabrina while she wanders back co her pack

‘o£ friends. Mike and Cynthia continue.

Afcer climbing down from the moon cower, Mitch, Slater, Pickford and Pink run into Julie, Stacy and some of their friends.

Julie wanders over to Mitch.

They all start making their way coward the keg.

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They walk by an even more drunk Susan and a difference guy, Parcy Guy #1, as they are getting in the back seat of a car. A few £ Party Guy #1i’s friends are kind of milling around che car.

. JULTE God, every time...

Mitch locks back at the car as they walk away.

Pink walks over to where Senny and Don are standing.

ever gec busted, we cell them we found it down by the river.

DON ; Man, screw the cops in this town.

{CONTINUED}

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; DON ACCitude adjustmenc...

. _ . BENNY Priorities...

Don gets that mischievous look on his face as he looks over at all the people in line for the keg.

In a panic, they all either toss their beers or walk away quickly from the keg.

Don laughs ag he walks over to che keg and pours himself a beer. We suddenly HEAR someone off in the woods in another direction throwing up. Everyone kind of laughs at this anonymous person’s misery.

Cynthia and Mike are back near Tony and Sabrina leaning against a car and talking. .

(more)

{CONTINUED )

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; . They all

Although Sabrina,

Mike gets

Tony, seams to have been paying more attention to he finally jumps in the conversation.

&@ lictle ancsy and begins to walk away.

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Near another truck with a stereo going, Pickford, Michelle, Pink Slacer, Stoner #2, and Stacy sit in a circle on che ground ; passing 4 reefer and listening to Neil Young’s ‘Afcer The

Goldrush.* No one says anything for a while but then Stoner #1 and Slater start in.

STONER #1 This song is abouc aliens Landing.

STONER #1 George toked weed too, man. He grew it at Mt. Vernon.

a visionary... And here we are tokin’ co his vision 200 years later.

Slater does a little saluce with the joint before passing ic.

Kaye, Cynthia, Jodi and Pink are standing around talking.

JODI ; And it‘s all so generic. {a beat)

I wish I was Like Italian or Black or gomething... anyching to noe feel like I stepped ouc of che Brady Bunch.

{CONTINUED )

-_—<—

- —

she certainty of boredom in the O’s...”

CYNTHIA

Yeah, [’m working on this every- other~-decade theory: Okay, the 50’s were boring, the sixties rocked, and the 70‘s3 obviously suck, so maybe the 90's are going to be cool.

(optimistic) I figure we'll be in our twenties and hey, it can‘t get any worse.

Pink walks around over to Tony.

TONY : You're all wa have. Juste be editor and I’ll let you write whatever else you want.

PINK

Okay,

Pink and Jodi just kind of smile and walk away.

Mike stands at a distance observing the sar Susan is in as the door opens and Party Guy #1 gets suc. Several of the guy‘’s drunk friends are practically standing in line to make out with her. Another guy is soon kissing her ard feeling her large breasts. Suddenly Benny walks over to them and sort. of breaks ic up.

PARTY GUY #1 Greac, whem it's our turn we have ‘ someone like you keeping us in ine. ;

AS the guys disperse, Susan: stumbles over to the rear car door, Opens it, and sits down.

You gonna he all right? SUSAN

Ohhhh, God, I drank too much. I think I’m startin’ to not feal so good. :

Apparently more interested in intimidating the guys than actually helping Sugan out, Benny soon walks away. As soon as the coast is clear, Mike walks over near her. She is looking down and is barely conscious.

She looks up at him, studies him for a second, then gestures for him to come closer.

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MIKE

Yeah, I think so. [ know you.

She grabs his hand and pulls him closer to her. SlUtsng right nexc co her in the back seac.

SUSAN

You’re kind of cute. Do you like me?

' MIKE 5ure,

She slowly pulls him down on top of her,

Jodi leads Pink into the woods.

Soon ne is

They are both kind of laughing.

Suddenly Jodi stops, turns around, and ia face-to-face with Pink. She kind of smiles and then puts an arm around his neck and Starts kissing him. He willingly goes along. Soon they break.

She said you‘re the kind that always waits for the girl cto make the first move.

JOor Well it's true, it just worked for me. I was testing you.

Why, did I pass or fail?

JobDrI I don’t know.

(CONTINUED }

She comea closer co him and they scart kissing again. Ls Jodi backs away and looks right at Pink. He Seems to be enjoying che situation and quickly turns to the side. grabs something our of his- pocket and puts it in Ris mouch. de then cooly, in an almost Bogartish manner, turns co her with a joint dangling from the side of his mouth. Jodi laughs but seems to be going for something else.

Sne takes the joine out of his mouth.

They start kissing again.

PINK ; TI don’t know, here and there.

This is not really what Jodi wancs to hear and she kind of backs off and thinks about it a little.

Jodi starts walking back to the bust and Pink follows.

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L900.

In the back seat of the car, Susan and Mike are kissing wildly. Soon her breasts are out of her shire and Mike is all over them. rf not quite sure what to do, he makes up for any lack of experience with enthusiasm and curiosity,

Suddenly Susan becomes coherent and pushes him off her.

Mike is surprised at her sudden rage and moves away a little. She then kicks at him.

She kicks one more time as he gets up and out of the car. He looks back and she sort of shoots che finger at him buc hardly seemg focused on him at all. He moves away from che car but watches her try to button her shire back up while she starts

crying.

Julie and Mitch are getting pretty cosy standing against a tree when they are interrupced.

Mitch looks around and sees Don standing across the way with Benny, Hudson and a few others. Jodi and Pink come out of the woods and kind of smile at each other as they part. She holds up the joint and he juste waves her off as if to say “keep it.” As she keeps walking, he falls in with his crowd.

Mitch looks a bit nervous and then looks over at Julie.

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By the time Mitch gets over to them, cheir tone has ligh to a good-natured ribbing session. ghtened up

Mitch grins a little. STNK

He's got that littie shit eatin’ . grin on...

1 juse want Co know are you gonna be fuckin’ her later or are you gonna be a litctle wimp?

Mitch dishes it back to them.

They all laugh.

~~ 88 CONTINUED: (2) PINK You better get back co her, boy. : MITCH Yeah. You guys cake it easy. ; DON We want a full report in che | morning. , 89 EXT: EDGE OF WOODS - NIGHT Kaye and Jodi are standing off to the side, caking ic all in. i! JODI . I feel like walking and smoking this joine. KAYE Yeah, good idea. {a beac) Check out Shavonne... Her and Don‘s little mating ritual unfolding

o before us. .

They look across the way to see Don walking away from Shavonne as | she follows. He chen stops and twists his way into her arms momentarily. before they break and walk farcher into che woods.

, 0 . conception we were all che farchesc ching from our parent’s mind... KAYE

, And most of the kids in our generation are mistakes, anyway.

, Mitch and Julie come walking by. Jodi motions for them co come over. They do.

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Mitch is acting cool but in an amused, up-beat manner.

Jopr Don’t chink for a second Mom won't be waiting up for you when you ger home, no matter what Elme,

Mitch and Julie start walking away.

He looks at Julie and then past her where he catches syes with Sabrina, who’s in mid-flirty conversation with Tony. They experience a big moment of recognition and smile and shrug at each other as if to say “this is the life, but this is crazy.’

Tony and Sabrina continue talking.

Jodi and Kaye walk by them on their way down che road.

JODrI (smiling) Hey quy9...

TONY & SABRINA Hey...

JODI

We're going to take off for a bit. You okay?

CONTINUED :

JOoT Okay, cool. SABRINA Bye. (to Tony}

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. Certain things stick with

' you forever. Like when I was in second grade, in order to get words right on a spelling test, we used to make up sentences where the first lerrer in each word strands for a letter. Like arithmetic was “A rae in the house might eat the lce cream,” and geography was “George eats old gray rats and paints houses yellow.”

Tony laughs.

they both laugh a bit. Darla suddenly walks up to Sabrina and ony. .

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Everybody just kind of stands there.

DARLA

; {co Sabrina) Air-raid or its your ass!

Sabrina still says nothing but looks at both of them, sort of weighing the aggressor against che protector. A little unsure of what to do, sha still doesn't air-raid.

Darla storms off while Sabrina and Tony just kind of look at each other like ‘what was that?" Mike walks over to chem.

He does 4 re-enactment by pushing Tony.

Huh? (pushes again) Huh, motherfucker?

Mike suddenly sees Clint raising hell in the keg iine. Ags ifé led by some wild instinct, he starcs to walk over to him.

(CONTINUED }

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Clint‘s back is to Mike when he walks up to him. He hel et beer in his hand and kind of glances around with a slight. a Sees quizzical look on his face. He soon focuses on Clint and pours his emtire beer over Clint’s head. As a stunned Clint whirls around, Mike quickly drops the empcry cup and punches Cline a fairly good one in the face. Unfortunately for Mike, Cline recovers rather quickly, grabs Mike‘’s shirt with one hand, and Starts punching him with the other.

EAT: NEAR PARKED CARS - NIGHT

Tony can’c believe what’s happening and starts to run over to the scene of the fight.

Pink and Benny see the commotion and almost instinctively run over to the fighe. ‘

As Tony, Pink, and Benny arrive to try to help break it up, they are shielded from the fight by a large wall of people circled around che nucleus of the fight. Contradictory to Mike’s plan, no one in the immediate vicinity seems Co want to break up the fight. Worse still, by being such eager spectators, they are actively shielding out those who want to help Mike.

; PINK Move it!

Pink, Benny, and Tony (by following their lead) aggressively push their way through the crowd. Finally, as Mike continues to ger the holy shit beat ouc of him, the guys break through and pull Clint off Mike.

Jodi and Kaye are walking through the woods smoking a joint when they come across an old cemetery. Thay walk through it. looking at headstones. In the distance, we HEAR cars and trucks starting up and leaving the beer bust sight,

Kaye is soon staring at a grave and seems Car, far away in her thoughts. Jodi senses this and says nothing. Kaye suddenly turns and starts walking out of the cemecery.

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Jodi follows as they head off farther down che road.

Pink, Benny, and Hudson are walking around roaring drunk on ¢ football field. They do imitations of their coaches in canteng. authoritacive/aggressive voices.. .

_ SENNY ; Stick him: Stick him! TI wane you on him like stink on shic!

Pink assumes 4 mock~-serious pose as he walks nearer the others like a coach at halftime.

PINK

People, we can't get out Chere and play for ya. And IF I COULD. we wouldn't win by two points, we'd win by twenty-two points.

{a beat) ; And have you ever noticed, it's these same fools that are always

(imitative voice) People, these are the best years of your life. They told me thac when I was your age and [ didn't believe it then, but now I see they were telling the truth. If I only knew then what I know now...

(normal) ; I juste want to go, yeah, if you're a dumb-fuck, ic just mighe be the best yeara of your life.

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Suddenly a quick police bleep is heard and a squad and puts a light on them. ° Guad car pulls up

COP #1

Hey! You chree! Get up here!

As they walk up co the cops, they see chem looking through hed of che truck ac the Ronald/Gene statue. 9 ugh che

COP #1 _ fexcited) This you boys’ truck?

COP #2 Looks like Ronald got a face-lift.

Julie's car.is parked at the turn-around of a desolate road. Mitch and Julie lie on a blanket in the grass not far from the car as the early morning radio plays. They are making out ina big way. They eventually roll over and then both stare up at the Clouds going by in the pre-dawn sky.

Kaye and Jodi wander back to the beer bust site. Everyone seems to have vacated although there are still a few empry cars there. Tt seems to be getting lighter outside.

They walk over to the moon cower and start climbing.

Snavonne pulls up in front of Don's house co drop him off. They continue what seema to have been a long make-out session but before they can get very far, chey HEAR the bleep of a police car behind them.

(CONTINUED }

CONTINUED : Shit... DON Don gets Out as Cop #1 approaches him, COP #1

Good morning mister Dollar. You had a busy night?

Don says nothing but notices Pink in the hack seat looking kind of glum.

COP #2 You ready to go for a ride?

He Opens che door for Don as he gecs in the back of the car.

COP #1 Absolurely no talking between you two.

They are soon looking our ac the horizon, awaiting the sun. Kaye has a distant expression and occasionally looks down.

KAYE oo But it‘s like who's even thinking about her right now?

KAYE ; Because there’s a rock in the ground with her name on it.

They both stare out at the horizon.

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She looks back down where all che people were gathered earlier.

JoDI Yeah, probably.

Kaye's attencion switches when she notices something in the

distance. KAYE ' Do you see che lights over there? JODI Where? _ KAYE Flickering, past that big house way up there on the laft... 1t sort of Sparkles on and off, {a beat) What IS that? JOoot

I don't have my contracts in. Jodi rubs her eyes a little as Kaye grows a lictie anxious.

Jodi rubs her eyes again and looks. Kaye stands right next to her and puts their heads near each other so she's sure she's looking in tha right place.

She gently rubs Jodi’s closed eyes.

Joort I should be able to ame it...

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CONTINUED : (2} There's an extended, almost dramatiz= moment.

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They both feel elated and hug each other.

Cop #1 and Don walk down che path toward che river.

Don acts like he‘s Crying to remember how they found the statue. Of course he's trying to think what exactly Pink might have told the officers. Soon they are by the creek's edge.

COP #1 ' So where exactly was the object when you boys made this miraculous discovery?

Don looks around a bit for where Ronald might have been. He points to a slight clearing at the end of the path.

The cop saems a bit perplexed that their stories seem to match so ar. >

_ COP #L Okay, quick: when you found him was he face up or down?

Don answers as if he clearly remembers.

The officer looks at him, definitely frustrated and slightly disgusted.

COP #1 Let's go.

Act the police car, ha opens the door for Don. He and Pink both sit there noe fully aware of their fate.

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They pull up in front of Don's house and Cop #1 angrily curns <> on. .

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COP #1 You are ome lucky little prick. {to Pink} You too. Ger lost. COP #2

(eo both of them) Now we don't want to hear abouc you two getting in any more trouble.

The police drive off. Once they‘re at a safe distance, Don a Pink kind of look at each other in amazement. nd

They give each other “ten* in this clear victory over the system. As they stand out in che early morning street, Pickford's car drives by and stops.

Pink and Don walk over to the car.

PICKFORD

Want to go? We're on our way right now. I'm catching my third wind...

Don looks in the car and sees Slacer asleep in che back.

Well bros, we gotta be getrin.’ That line’s getting longer every second.

He hops in the car.

. PINK Later.

Before Pickford throws the car in gear and speeds away, he holds up Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic’ tape and gives a thumbs up.

While the rest of the car waits on him, Tony walks Sabrina up the driveway. Avoiding walking all the way to the trailer out back, she stops near the front deor to the houge.

there I open the door. TONY You were supposed to be home at what time? SABRINA

I think she said twalve or twaelve- thirty. I’m probably grounded all summer,

She smiles then seams a little nervous.

They both stand there a little awkwardly, knowing it is time for che good night kiss. Tony hag a sudden thought and looks around a bic.

He quickly realizes this out-of-the-blue statement could not possibiy make any sense and attempts to clarify.

He leans over and kisses her. As he backs away a bit she pulls him coward her and they have 4 major session. Thay finally parc; he‘s in @ bit of a daze while she smiles a bit.

He gets in the car and drives off.

Inside che car, they ride hima little.

Bruised and swollen, Mike ls leaning against che window but has not completely lost his sense of humor {although he can barely open his eyes).

)

L115.

CONTINUED: 104 CYNTHIA .

SO all in all, did chis bea

playing cards conight?

- TONY Hmmm. Though — didn‘c win the money I would have ac the poker Cable, it’s okay because you guys paid for mosc cf che breakfast.

They drive off.

Micch walka into hia houge, thinking of his evening and smiling. MITCH'S MOTHER is standing there and ha momentarily gets an “obedient son’ expression on his face. As if she’s been

preparing for hours, she’s not mad but rather reasonable when she confronts him.

MITCH'S MOTHER

Okay, this is your one. Your sister told me everything go I've decided to make this deal with you. I’m going co try to be open-minded, but next cime you come in at sunrise, we're going to have some trouble.

Mitch kind of shrugs hia shoulders and raises his hands as if to say ‘okay, good.” He continues on to his room, slips off his shoes and walks over to his bed. Not quite finished, his mother nokes her head in hia room.

MITCH’S MOTHER (continuing) go what, are you drunk? And who's that girl in che Camaro that gave you a ride?

Mitch just lays down on che bed, grins slightly. and slowly closes his eyes.

“- Pickford, Michelle, Pink and a recently~awakened Slater are

Speeding down the early morning highway , Pickford drives while Slater and Michelle finish rolling a joine in the back seat, They fire it up while Pink turns UB the volume on the stereo ang then stares our at the empty road ahead,