SAMPLE SCRIPTS. TREATMENTS. SCREENPLAYS.
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SCRIPTS.!
TREATMENTS.!
PRESENTATIONS.!
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SCRIPTS.!
TREATMENTS.!
PRESENTATIONS.!
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Stealing)Michael)Treatment)
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OLIVIA!winces!in!pain!as!an!instance!of!clarity!breaks!
through!the!fog!she’s!been!experiencing,!for!what!now!seems!
like!hours.!She!looks!up!at!the!corroded,!rustAcolored!pipes!
running!across!the!ceiling!above!her,!hears!the!pitterA
pattering!of!slowly!dripping!sediment,!splashing!onto!the!
dirty!tarpaulin!she’s!lying!on.!
!
The!drops!splash!up!red!with!blood,!her!blood.!
!
She!knows!something!is!not!right!–!she!doesn’t!belong!here,!
but!can’t!figure!it!out,!just!too!listless,!drugged!.!.!.!her!mind!
flashes!on!a!dimly!remembered!allAwhite!space,!surrounded!
by!curtains,!nice!people!running!in!and!out,!the!sounds!of!
beeping!machines!–!now,!only!the!deafening!silence.!!!
!
Silence,!except!for!that!woman!admonishing!her!to!push!
again.!!And!again.!!!
____________!
!
CYNTHIA!is!getting!impatient.!!The!woman’s!damned!cervix!is!
still!shut!tight!as!a!drum.!Squatting!between!the!woman’s!
legs,!she!wipes!her!arm!across!her!sweaty!brow,!and!adjusts!
into!a!more!comfortable!position,!!
!
The!murky!light!is!not!helping!matters!much.!!She!licks!her!
dry!lips,!and!looks!around!at!the!sinister!shadows,!wondering!
yet!again!if!she’s!doing!the!right!thing.!!
She!then!picks!up!the!knife!with!an!exasperated!sigh.!
!
OLIVIA!winces!in!pain!as!an!instance!of!clarity!breaks!
through!the!fog!she’s!been!experiencing,!for!what!now!seems!
like!hours.!She!looks!up!at!the!corroded,!rustAcolored!pipes!
running!across!the!ceiling!above!her,!hears!the!pitterA
pattering!of!slowly!dripping!sediment,!splashing!onto!the!
dirty!tarpaulin!she’s!lying!on.!
!
The!drops!splash!up!red!with!blood,!her!blood.!
!
She!knows!something!is!not!right!–!she!doesn’t!belong!here,!
but!can’t!figure!it!out,!just!too!listless,!drugged!.!.!.!her!mind!
flashes!on!a!dimly!remembered!allAwhite!space,!surrounded!
by!curtains,!nice!people!running!in!and!out,!the!sounds!of!
beeping!machines!–!now,!only!the!deafening!silence.!!!
!
Silence,!except!for!that!woman!admonishing!her!to!push!
again.!!And!again.!!!
____________!
!
CYNTHIA!is!getting!impatient.!!The!woman’s!damned!cervix!is!
still!shut!tight!as!a!drum.!Squatting!between!the!woman’s!
legs,!she!wipes!her!arm!across!her!sweaty!brow,!and!adjusts!
into!a!more!comfortable!position,!!
!
The!murky!light!is!not!helping!matters!much.!!She!licks!her!
dry!lips,!and!looks!around!at!the!sinister!shadows,!wondering!
yet!again!if!she’s!doing!the!right!thing.!!
She!then!picks!up!the!knife!with!an!exasperated!sigh.!
Olivia!is!stricken!by!one!final!paroxysm!of!intense!pain.!!!
The!last!thing!she!hears!before!lapsing!into!unconsciousness!
is!the!highApitched!shriek!of!a!newborn!baby.!
!
!
12)years)later)
)
Cynthia’s!eyes!snap!open!at!the!sound!of!the!piercing!alarm!
clock!on!her!bedside!table.!
!
Jerking!forward!in!alarm,!she!throws!her!covers!off!and!
searches!for!something!with!her!hands,!all!the!while!trying!
to!unravel!the!sheets!twisted!around!her!legs.!
!
Now!fully!awake,!she!sighs!with!relief,!or!is!it!resignation,!as!
she!wipes!away!the!sweaty!hair!matted!to!her!forehead,!but!
her!expression!is!anything!but!serene.!!As!she!hits!the!alarm!
button,!stopping!the!sound,!her!fingers!twist!a!stray!strand!
of!hair,!a!comfortable!habit.!
!
Standing!at!the!counter!in!her!tiny,!functional!kitchen!
Cynthia!finishes!making!her!sandwich!–!spreading!mayo!on!
the!bread,!then!folding!it!over!the!turkey!slices,!careful!not!
to!let!the!cranberries!scatter!A!neatly!wraps!it!in!Saran!and!
places!it!in!a!paper!lunch!bag,!along!with!an!apple!and!a!
yogurt.!!She!does!so!by!rote,!as!her!attention!is!riveted!to!
the!Superman!cartoon!playing!on!her!small!TV!set.!
!
____________!
!
The!last!thing!she!hears!before!lapsing!into!unconsciousness!
is!the!highApitched!shriek!of!a!newborn!baby.!
!
!
12)years)later)
)
Cynthia’s!eyes!snap!open!at!the!sound!of!the!piercing!alarm!
clock!on!her!bedside!table.!
!
Jerking!forward!in!alarm,!she!throws!her!covers!off!and!
searches!for!something!with!her!hands,!all!the!while!trying!
to!unravel!the!sheets!twisted!around!her!legs.!
!
Now!fully!awake,!she!sighs!with!relief,!or!is!it!resignation,!as!
she!wipes!away!the!sweaty!hair!matted!to!her!forehead,!but!
her!expression!is!anything!but!serene.!!As!she!hits!the!alarm!
button,!stopping!the!sound,!her!fingers!twist!a!stray!strand!
of!hair,!a!comfortable!habit.!
!
Standing!at!the!counter!in!her!tiny,!functional!kitchen!
Cynthia!finishes!making!her!sandwich!–!spreading!mayo!on!
the!bread,!then!folding!it!over!the!turkey!slices,!careful!not!
to!let!the!cranberries!scatter!A!neatly!wraps!it!in!Saran!and!
places!it!in!a!paper!lunch!bag,!along!with!an!apple!and!a!
yogurt.!!She!does!so!by!rote,!as!her!attention!is!riveted!to!
the!Superman!cartoon!playing!on!her!small!TV!set.!
!
____________!
!
Cynthia!methodically!and!hastily!finishes!placing!lunch!
items!in!a!paper!bag.!
!
“Shit!”!she!mumbles!under!her!breath.!!
She!grabs!a!sandwich!back!out!of!the!bag!and!unwraps!it!on!
the!counter.!!Turning!around,!she!grabs!a!canister!off!the!
shelf!behind!her,!opens!it!and!proceeds!to!count!out!12!
cranberries,!placing!them!on!the!turkey!slices.!!Licking!a!
dab!of!mayo!off!her!finger,!she!yells,!“Michael!!!Time!for!
school!”!
!
MICHAEL!sighs,!but!makes!no!move,!his!attention!drawn!to!
the!same!Superman!cartoon!playing!on!a!large!screen!TV.!
He!is!lying!on!the!couch,!almost!invisible!in!his!sweatshirt,!
hood!up!around!his!head,!his!fingers!playing!with!a!stray!
curl!of!hair.!
!
____________!
!
!!
items!in!a!paper!bag.!
!
“Shit!”!she!mumbles!under!her!breath.!!
She!grabs!a!sandwich!back!out!of!the!bag!and!unwraps!it!on!
the!counter.!!Turning!around,!she!grabs!a!canister!off!the!
shelf!behind!her,!opens!it!and!proceeds!to!count!out!12!
cranberries,!placing!them!on!the!turkey!slices.!!Licking!a!
dab!of!mayo!off!her!finger,!she!yells,!“Michael!!!Time!for!
school!”!
!
MICHAEL!sighs,!but!makes!no!move,!his!attention!drawn!to!
the!same!Superman!cartoon!playing!on!a!large!screen!TV.!
He!is!lying!on!the!couch,!almost!invisible!in!his!sweatshirt,!
hood!up!around!his!head,!his!fingers!playing!with!a!stray!
curl!of!hair.!
!
____________!
!
!!
IN-THEATRE SOFT DRINK AD
The movie theater seats fill up with a wide assortment of people (hitting every
!Coke demographic); the camera zooms in on the different stereotypical groups:
!the young couple in love, looking adoringly at each other, oblivious to everyone
!around them; a group of wisecracking high school jocks, pushing and shoving,
!making lots of noise; an older couple holding hands, the woman with crutches; a
!dad with his young daughter, a couple of nuns, a group of valley girls, etc. . . .
!
Some time has passed.
The theatre is dark; the movie is playing onscreen, in black & white - a boring
Dickensian scene of people sitting around a table, just talking – old fashioned,
monochromatic, spartan decaying set, starkly lit, floating dust motes, etc. – drab
and depressing. The actors are blasé and spiritless.
!!
Quick shots of the audience members we saw at the beginning: all of them are
now sitting slumped down in their chairs – totally bored, slack jawed, eyes glazed over,
weary and disinterested, seemingly not believing what they’ve gotten themselves into
. . . the old couple are asleep, the nuns are in shock, etc.
Cut to the girlfriend looking up as her boyfriend returns from the concession
stand and hands her a bottle of Coke.
!!
She takes a sip and suddenly, a wide sunny smile breaks out on her face.
Her boyfriend sits down and takes a sip of his Coke, and also smiles.
They then pass their Coke bottles to the person sitting next to them, who smiles,
and passes on the bottles to the next person, and so on down the rows . . .
Each seat is set aglow as that person takes a sip of their bottle, until the entire
section is ignited in multi-colored light.
!!
The audiences has now come alive, laughing and talking, sharing and enjoying
each other in a new environment of pandemonium and bedlam, totally ignoring
the movie onscreen.
!!
Cut back to the screen, where the same boring scene continues to play out.
The actors look at one another as if something is amiss.
One of them, now clearly annoyed at the noisy interruption looks out at the
audience, then directly at the camera; he is angry . . . he raps on the table loudly,
which gets the attention of the theatre audience.
!
Silence.
The boyfriend raps on the chair in front of him in answer.
The actor onscreen stands up and bangs his chair on the floor, making a louder
!noise.
The movie theater seats fill up with a wide assortment of people (hitting every
!Coke demographic); the camera zooms in on the different stereotypical groups:
!the young couple in love, looking adoringly at each other, oblivious to everyone
!around them; a group of wisecracking high school jocks, pushing and shoving,
!making lots of noise; an older couple holding hands, the woman with crutches; a
!dad with his young daughter, a couple of nuns, a group of valley girls, etc. . . .
!
Some time has passed.
The theatre is dark; the movie is playing onscreen, in black & white - a boring
Dickensian scene of people sitting around a table, just talking – old fashioned,
monochromatic, spartan decaying set, starkly lit, floating dust motes, etc. – drab
and depressing. The actors are blasé and spiritless.
!!
Quick shots of the audience members we saw at the beginning: all of them are
now sitting slumped down in their chairs – totally bored, slack jawed, eyes glazed over,
weary and disinterested, seemingly not believing what they’ve gotten themselves into
. . . the old couple are asleep, the nuns are in shock, etc.
Cut to the girlfriend looking up as her boyfriend returns from the concession
stand and hands her a bottle of Coke.
!!
She takes a sip and suddenly, a wide sunny smile breaks out on her face.
Her boyfriend sits down and takes a sip of his Coke, and also smiles.
They then pass their Coke bottles to the person sitting next to them, who smiles,
and passes on the bottles to the next person, and so on down the rows . . .
Each seat is set aglow as that person takes a sip of their bottle, until the entire
section is ignited in multi-colored light.
!!
The audiences has now come alive, laughing and talking, sharing and enjoying
each other in a new environment of pandemonium and bedlam, totally ignoring
the movie onscreen.
!!
Cut back to the screen, where the same boring scene continues to play out.
The actors look at one another as if something is amiss.
One of them, now clearly annoyed at the noisy interruption looks out at the
audience, then directly at the camera; he is angry . . . he raps on the table loudly,
which gets the attention of the theatre audience.
!
Silence.
The boyfriend raps on the chair in front of him in answer.
The actor onscreen stands up and bangs his chair on the floor, making a louder
!noise.
The woman from the older couple takes her crutch and bangs IT on the floor to! match.
In the meantime, the other members of the audience begin to clap their hands / stamp
their feet in unison.
The actor now rolls up his sleeves as if he means business and wants to do
damage, then steps out of the screen to confront the theatre audience in person.
He stands menacingly in front of the audience.
!!
The little girl timidly approaches him and hands him a bottle of Coke.
!All noise stops as the entire audience watches, waiting for his reaction.
!
He smiles broadly, takes the little girl by the hand and walks her back to her seat
next to her dad (right in the center of the audience). She sits down and gestures
for him to sit down in the empty seat next to her.
!!
As he does so, extremely upbeat music begins to swell up and a fast-paced,
seated Zigfield Follies-style hand-leg routine ensues.
Each member of the audience includes their bottle of Coke in their moves (so that the
product is shown in almost every frame).
The music builds to a crescendo, and the seated dance climaxes (with
pyrotechnics); huge Coke banners unravel, falling from the ceiling behind the
audience to prominently display the Coke logo / slogan (TBD).
!!
The actor high fives excited, happy laughing audience members as he heads
down the rows, and steps back into the movie screen – the split second he
crosses through the “line”, his clothing changes from Dickensian to modern,
fashionable club wear. The movie scene is now in full gorgeous, exaggerated color!
!!
Everyone still sits around a table, but they’re all drinking bottles of Coke amidst a
sexy, ultra modern nightclub, full of imaginative set design, neon lights, LED
tables, very cool space age furniture, etc. Each actor is now dressed in similar current
chic and stylish garb.
!!
An updated electronic version of the music plays in the background.
The main actor takes his seat after high-fiving his fellow screen actors.
He looks straight into the camera, winks and holds up his bottle of Coke.
____________!
!
In the meantime, the other members of the audience begin to clap their hands / stamp
their feet in unison.
The actor now rolls up his sleeves as if he means business and wants to do
damage, then steps out of the screen to confront the theatre audience in person.
He stands menacingly in front of the audience.
!!
The little girl timidly approaches him and hands him a bottle of Coke.
!All noise stops as the entire audience watches, waiting for his reaction.
!
He smiles broadly, takes the little girl by the hand and walks her back to her seat
next to her dad (right in the center of the audience). She sits down and gestures
for him to sit down in the empty seat next to her.
!!
As he does so, extremely upbeat music begins to swell up and a fast-paced,
seated Zigfield Follies-style hand-leg routine ensues.
Each member of the audience includes their bottle of Coke in their moves (so that the
product is shown in almost every frame).
The music builds to a crescendo, and the seated dance climaxes (with
pyrotechnics); huge Coke banners unravel, falling from the ceiling behind the
audience to prominently display the Coke logo / slogan (TBD).
!!
The actor high fives excited, happy laughing audience members as he heads
down the rows, and steps back into the movie screen – the split second he
crosses through the “line”, his clothing changes from Dickensian to modern,
fashionable club wear. The movie scene is now in full gorgeous, exaggerated color!
!!
Everyone still sits around a table, but they’re all drinking bottles of Coke amidst a
sexy, ultra modern nightclub, full of imaginative set design, neon lights, LED
tables, very cool space age furniture, etc. Each actor is now dressed in similar current
chic and stylish garb.
!!
An updated electronic version of the music plays in the background.
The main actor takes his seat after high-fiving his fellow screen actors.
He looks straight into the camera, winks and holds up his bottle of Coke.
____________!
!
Dark!Comedy!Treatment!
Scorsese!style!
!
Frankie!DeCatta!was!a!real!anomaly!in!his!family.!!!
Either!that,!or!he!was!the!lone!normal!offspring!of!a!deviant,!
unconventional!father!and!confused!but!doting!mother.!!!
(The!AAtype!son!of!atypical!parents)!
!
Only!child!to!the!last!remaining!Don!in!America,!Frankie!unfortunately!
witnessed!firsthand!many!incidents!that!no!young!child!should!ever!
have!to!encounter!–!not!without!permanent!psychological!damage.!
!
His!father,!Don!Jules!DeCatta!was!responsible!for!much!murder!and!
mayhem,!both!on!and!off!the!record,!but!he!had!one!pure,!shining!truth!
in!his!dismal!life!–!he!brought!into!the!world,!and!raised!his!sole!son!
and!heir,!Frankie.!!
!
As!difficult!as!it!was!to!blind!and!protect!young!Frankie!from!all!of!the!
horrors!that!came!with!the!territory!of!the!Mafiosa,!Jules!desperately!
tried!to!raise!his!son!uncorrupted,!and!hoped!that!young!Frankie!could!
grow!up!with!at!least!some!integrity!and!innocence!–!an!upright!citizen!
and!a!man!with!unflagging!moral!fiber!–!what!any!man!hopes!for!his!
son.!!
!
The!film!starts!with!Frankie’s!VO!narration!of!growing!up,!as!still!
photos!pan!across!the!screen:!the!usual!life!pictures!of!first!steps,!
communion,!birthday!parties,!with!dad!doing!archery,!playing!soccer,!
swimming!in!a!lake,!fishing,!making!pasta!w/!mom,!big!family!around!
the!dinner!table,!mom!in!her!garden!sanctuary,!pruning!her!Azaleas,!
dad!picking!tomatoes!off!the!vine!in!the!backyard,!etc.!.!.!.!!
!
“Other!dads!borrowed!lawn!mowers;!MY!dad!borrowed!chain!saws.!!
While!other!dads!were!using!their!weed!wackers,!MY!dad!was.!.!!.!well.”!
!
Scorsese!style!
!
Frankie!DeCatta!was!a!real!anomaly!in!his!family.!!!
Either!that,!or!he!was!the!lone!normal!offspring!of!a!deviant,!
unconventional!father!and!confused!but!doting!mother.!!!
(The!AAtype!son!of!atypical!parents)!
!
Only!child!to!the!last!remaining!Don!in!America,!Frankie!unfortunately!
witnessed!firsthand!many!incidents!that!no!young!child!should!ever!
have!to!encounter!–!not!without!permanent!psychological!damage.!
!
His!father,!Don!Jules!DeCatta!was!responsible!for!much!murder!and!
mayhem,!both!on!and!off!the!record,!but!he!had!one!pure,!shining!truth!
in!his!dismal!life!–!he!brought!into!the!world,!and!raised!his!sole!son!
and!heir,!Frankie.!!
!
As!difficult!as!it!was!to!blind!and!protect!young!Frankie!from!all!of!the!
horrors!that!came!with!the!territory!of!the!Mafiosa,!Jules!desperately!
tried!to!raise!his!son!uncorrupted,!and!hoped!that!young!Frankie!could!
grow!up!with!at!least!some!integrity!and!innocence!–!an!upright!citizen!
and!a!man!with!unflagging!moral!fiber!–!what!any!man!hopes!for!his!
son.!!
!
The!film!starts!with!Frankie’s!VO!narration!of!growing!up,!as!still!
photos!pan!across!the!screen:!the!usual!life!pictures!of!first!steps,!
communion,!birthday!parties,!with!dad!doing!archery,!playing!soccer,!
swimming!in!a!lake,!fishing,!making!pasta!w/!mom,!big!family!around!
the!dinner!table,!mom!in!her!garden!sanctuary,!pruning!her!Azaleas,!
dad!picking!tomatoes!off!the!vine!in!the!backyard,!etc.!.!.!.!!
!
“Other!dads!borrowed!lawn!mowers;!MY!dad!borrowed!chain!saws.!!
While!other!dads!were!using!their!weed!wackers,!MY!dad!was.!.!!.!well.”!
!
The!entire!neighborhood!would!turn!out!in!force!to!watch!us!kids!in!
Little!League!–!relaxed!in!their!weekend!attire,!my!dad’s!friends!
(associates,!as!he!called!them!and!as!he!was!ALWAYS!“working”)!would!
show!up!looking!like!Silvio!from!The!Sopranos.!Wearing!their!shiny!
sharkskin!suits,!they’d!sit!apart!from!the!other!parents,!talking!and!
gesturing!in!a!tight!group,!betting!on!players’!stats!and!the!outcome!of!
the!games.!!!
!
When!my!dad!did!try!to!fit!in!one!time,!he!wore!black!knee!socks,!
sandals!and!shorts!that!exposed!his!skinny!white!legs,!black!tAshirt!and!
enough!gold!chains!to!catch!the!sun!and!reflect!it!into!the!opposing!
pitcher’s!eyes!.!.!.!accompanied!by!my!Uncle!Vito!in!a!tAshirt!that!said!
“My!parents!went!to!Sicily!and!all!they!brought!back!was!this!lousy!tA
shirt.”!!Embarrassing?!!‘Ya!think?!!
!
Photos!pan!by!of!a!coach!arguing!a!play!with!the!umpire,!being!thrown!
out,!then!my!dad!throwing!out!the!umpire!.!.!.!ice!cream!vendor!bicycle,!
family!spread!out!on!picnic!blanket,!a!mom!pulling!sandwiches!out!of!a!
Styrofoam!cooler!at!picnic!table,!a!complete!Expresso!machine.!!!
Yah,!I!definitely!began!to!notice!the!“subtle”!differences.!!!
!
Other!frames!deliver!the!dark,!almost!imperceptible!alternate!rapport!
that!exists!between!father!and!son!–!few!and!far!between!sparse!hints!
of!the!other!world!in!this!life!of!a!family:!!Frankie!running!into!his!dad’s!
office!with!a!report!card,!only!to!be!immediately!shunted!out!by!Jule’s!
business!associates!“henchman”!(zoom!into!hurt!look!on!Frankie’s!face!
as!his!dad’s!office!door!close!in!his!face!.!.!.);!Frankie!getting!a!snack!late!
at!night,!hidden!in!the!shadows!watching!his!father!slam!the!receiver!
down!on!the!phone!with!a!scowl!and!throwing!his!coffee!cup!against!
the!wall!where!it!shatters!into!pieces!;!Scenes!of!Jules!reacting!to!bad!
news!by!dumping!out!a!vase!of!fresh!flowers!that!Frankie’s!mother!has!
happily!and!painstakingly!arranged!all!morning,!or!stomping!on!a!
papier!mache!school!project!as!he!barges!out!of!the!house,!one!that!
Frankie!has!stayed!up!all!night!working!on;!!
Little!League!–!relaxed!in!their!weekend!attire,!my!dad’s!friends!
(associates,!as!he!called!them!and!as!he!was!ALWAYS!“working”)!would!
show!up!looking!like!Silvio!from!The!Sopranos.!Wearing!their!shiny!
sharkskin!suits,!they’d!sit!apart!from!the!other!parents,!talking!and!
gesturing!in!a!tight!group,!betting!on!players’!stats!and!the!outcome!of!
the!games.!!!
!
When!my!dad!did!try!to!fit!in!one!time,!he!wore!black!knee!socks,!
sandals!and!shorts!that!exposed!his!skinny!white!legs,!black!tAshirt!and!
enough!gold!chains!to!catch!the!sun!and!reflect!it!into!the!opposing!
pitcher’s!eyes!.!.!.!accompanied!by!my!Uncle!Vito!in!a!tAshirt!that!said!
“My!parents!went!to!Sicily!and!all!they!brought!back!was!this!lousy!tA
shirt.”!!Embarrassing?!!‘Ya!think?!!
!
Photos!pan!by!of!a!coach!arguing!a!play!with!the!umpire,!being!thrown!
out,!then!my!dad!throwing!out!the!umpire!.!.!.!ice!cream!vendor!bicycle,!
family!spread!out!on!picnic!blanket,!a!mom!pulling!sandwiches!out!of!a!
Styrofoam!cooler!at!picnic!table,!a!complete!Expresso!machine.!!!
Yah,!I!definitely!began!to!notice!the!“subtle”!differences.!!!
!
Other!frames!deliver!the!dark,!almost!imperceptible!alternate!rapport!
that!exists!between!father!and!son!–!few!and!far!between!sparse!hints!
of!the!other!world!in!this!life!of!a!family:!!Frankie!running!into!his!dad’s!
office!with!a!report!card,!only!to!be!immediately!shunted!out!by!Jule’s!
business!associates!“henchman”!(zoom!into!hurt!look!on!Frankie’s!face!
as!his!dad’s!office!door!close!in!his!face!.!.!.);!Frankie!getting!a!snack!late!
at!night,!hidden!in!the!shadows!watching!his!father!slam!the!receiver!
down!on!the!phone!with!a!scowl!and!throwing!his!coffee!cup!against!
the!wall!where!it!shatters!into!pieces!;!Scenes!of!Jules!reacting!to!bad!
news!by!dumping!out!a!vase!of!fresh!flowers!that!Frankie’s!mother!has!
happily!and!painstakingly!arranged!all!morning,!or!stomping!on!a!
papier!mache!school!project!as!he!barges!out!of!the!house,!one!that!
Frankie!has!stayed!up!all!night!working!on;!!
Frankie!shrinking!away!from!the!lightAhearted!cuff!to!the!shoulder!
from!one!of!his!dad’s!business!cronies,!as!they!all!laugh!(menacingly!in!
Frankie’s!eyes)!and!goodAnaturedly!make!fun!of!Frankie’s!small!stature!
in!size!(in!Italian!which!Frankie!doesn’t!understand,!with!subtitles!for!
the!audience’s!benefit).!!Here,!Jules!will!defend!his!son,!by!suddenly!
threatening!the!guy,!grabbing!him!by!the!scruff!of!the!neck!and!
throwing!him!up!against!the!wall.!!!
!
As!much!as!he’d!like!to!hide!it!and!keep!it!completely!separate!from!his!
“normal”!family!life,!Jules!does!have!a!dark!side!that!he!inadvertently,!
and!unknowingly,!shows!to!his!son,!time!and!time!again!.!.!.!this!
alternate!ego!ticks!at!the!center!of!the!ongoing!conflict!like!a!time!
bomb,!the!one!within!the!family!members,!and!the!one!inside!Jules!
himself,!and!no!one,!especially!the!audience,!knows!when!all!of!the!
drama!and!opposing!emotions!between!the!main!characters!will!blow!
up!–!and!who!will!ultimately!pay!the!price!and!get!hurt!the!most.!!!
!
It!makes!for!a!harrowing!ride,!as!it!can!always!go!either!way,!and!the!
audience!still!feels!for!Jules!and!wants!him!to!succeed!in!furthering!the!
greatest!thing!he!has!going!in!his!life!–!his!relationship!with!his!son!.!.!.!
and!then!.!.!.!!
Then,!Frankie’s!mother!dies,!and!he!feels!it!was!him!that!killed!her.!
!
(Some!accident!occurs!for!which!Frankie!feels!wholly!responsible;!“if!
only!I’d!been!there!in!time”!–!in!fact,!there!was!no!way!he!could!have!
changed!anything,!but!he!still!feels!deep!guilt!and!shame!over!the!
circumstances!of!her!death.!!His!father!has!to!deal!with!this!as!well!–!in!
prison,!without!knowing!all!of!the!facts!surrounding!his!wife’s!death,!he!
has!only!Frankie!to!blame,!or!believe.!!An!inner!struggle!ensues,!as!he!
holds!this!against!Frankie!while!at!the!same!time!wanting!desperately!
to!steer!his!son!towards!the!right!path,!make!sure!he!doesn’t!make!the!
same!bad!choices;!to!love!him!and!be!accepted!by!him,!as!Frankie!is!all!
he!has!for!salvation!in!his!own!miserable!life).!!
!!!
from!one!of!his!dad’s!business!cronies,!as!they!all!laugh!(menacingly!in!
Frankie’s!eyes)!and!goodAnaturedly!make!fun!of!Frankie’s!small!stature!
in!size!(in!Italian!which!Frankie!doesn’t!understand,!with!subtitles!for!
the!audience’s!benefit).!!Here,!Jules!will!defend!his!son,!by!suddenly!
threatening!the!guy,!grabbing!him!by!the!scruff!of!the!neck!and!
throwing!him!up!against!the!wall.!!!
!
As!much!as!he’d!like!to!hide!it!and!keep!it!completely!separate!from!his!
“normal”!family!life,!Jules!does!have!a!dark!side!that!he!inadvertently,!
and!unknowingly,!shows!to!his!son,!time!and!time!again!.!.!.!this!
alternate!ego!ticks!at!the!center!of!the!ongoing!conflict!like!a!time!
bomb,!the!one!within!the!family!members,!and!the!one!inside!Jules!
himself,!and!no!one,!especially!the!audience,!knows!when!all!of!the!
drama!and!opposing!emotions!between!the!main!characters!will!blow!
up!–!and!who!will!ultimately!pay!the!price!and!get!hurt!the!most.!!!
!
It!makes!for!a!harrowing!ride,!as!it!can!always!go!either!way,!and!the!
audience!still!feels!for!Jules!and!wants!him!to!succeed!in!furthering!the!
greatest!thing!he!has!going!in!his!life!–!his!relationship!with!his!son!.!.!.!
and!then!.!.!.!!
Then,!Frankie’s!mother!dies,!and!he!feels!it!was!him!that!killed!her.!
!
(Some!accident!occurs!for!which!Frankie!feels!wholly!responsible;!“if!
only!I’d!been!there!in!time”!–!in!fact,!there!was!no!way!he!could!have!
changed!anything,!but!he!still!feels!deep!guilt!and!shame!over!the!
circumstances!of!her!death.!!His!father!has!to!deal!with!this!as!well!–!in!
prison,!without!knowing!all!of!the!facts!surrounding!his!wife’s!death,!he!
has!only!Frankie!to!blame,!or!believe.!!An!inner!struggle!ensues,!as!he!
holds!this!against!Frankie!while!at!the!same!time!wanting!desperately!
to!steer!his!son!towards!the!right!path,!make!sure!he!doesn’t!make!the!
same!bad!choices;!to!love!him!and!be!accepted!by!him,!as!Frankie!is!all!
he!has!for!salvation!in!his!own!miserable!life).!!
!!!
Frankie!starts!his!story!at!his!present!age!of!19.!!
He!is!sophisticated,!creative,!and!awkwardly!handsome.!Frankie!is!a!
brooding!introvert!who!conceals!his!deep!depth!and!intelligence!from!
the!world.!He!is!a!misunderstood!teen!who!can!show!pure!emotion!
with!just!one!quick!glance,!and!a!burning!in!the!pupils!of!his!eyes;!a!
present!day!Michael!Corleone!.!.!.!an!angry!James!Dean!as!Jim!Stark!
from!Rebel!Without!a!Cause.!!!
!
There!are!two!things!that!can!be!considered!legitimate!anchors!that!
keep!Frankie!going,!and!partially!hopeful;!they!are!his!childhood!
sweetheart!Kim,!and!his!father’s!virtuous!intentions.!!
!
Kim!was!the!love!of!young!Frankie’s!life,!and!she!unfortunately!broke!
his!heart!by!cutting!the!romance!short,!yet!still!wants!to!stay!in!contact,!
and!on!friendly!terms.!!His!father!rests!in!prison!awaiting!parole.!!
!
Anything!and!everything!can!be!an!easy!escape!for!Frankie,!or!set!him!
off!in!a!rage;!he!constantly!switches!moods,!back!and!forth!between!
reality!and!optimism,!and!the!darker!façade!that!has!stung!him!
periodically!while!shaping!his!childhood.!!
!
Encounters!as!a!child!are!memories!of!a!tragic,!ominous!world.!His!
father’s!words!of!wisdom,!and!the!gut!pull!to!win!the!heart!of!Kim!back!
keep!the!19AyearAold!Frankie!optimistic!and!stable.!Even!though!
Frankie!is!medically!normal,!his!personality!exhibits!symptoms!of!
hypochondria,!ADD!and!bipolar!behavior!that!result!in!a!very!
precarious!immediate!future!for!Frankie!as!he!struggles!to!deal!with!
these!polarizing!effects!on!his!life.!With!motivation!to!win!approval!
from!his!two!loves,!Kim!and!his!father,!there!is!much!hope!for!Frankie!
to!be!an!exception!to!the!Noir!world,!and!become!a!man!who!can!finally!
break!free!of!tragedy.!!
!
!
!
He!is!sophisticated,!creative,!and!awkwardly!handsome.!Frankie!is!a!
brooding!introvert!who!conceals!his!deep!depth!and!intelligence!from!
the!world.!He!is!a!misunderstood!teen!who!can!show!pure!emotion!
with!just!one!quick!glance,!and!a!burning!in!the!pupils!of!his!eyes;!a!
present!day!Michael!Corleone!.!.!.!an!angry!James!Dean!as!Jim!Stark!
from!Rebel!Without!a!Cause.!!!
!
There!are!two!things!that!can!be!considered!legitimate!anchors!that!
keep!Frankie!going,!and!partially!hopeful;!they!are!his!childhood!
sweetheart!Kim,!and!his!father’s!virtuous!intentions.!!
!
Kim!was!the!love!of!young!Frankie’s!life,!and!she!unfortunately!broke!
his!heart!by!cutting!the!romance!short,!yet!still!wants!to!stay!in!contact,!
and!on!friendly!terms.!!His!father!rests!in!prison!awaiting!parole.!!
!
Anything!and!everything!can!be!an!easy!escape!for!Frankie,!or!set!him!
off!in!a!rage;!he!constantly!switches!moods,!back!and!forth!between!
reality!and!optimism,!and!the!darker!façade!that!has!stung!him!
periodically!while!shaping!his!childhood.!!
!
Encounters!as!a!child!are!memories!of!a!tragic,!ominous!world.!His!
father’s!words!of!wisdom,!and!the!gut!pull!to!win!the!heart!of!Kim!back!
keep!the!19AyearAold!Frankie!optimistic!and!stable.!Even!though!
Frankie!is!medically!normal,!his!personality!exhibits!symptoms!of!
hypochondria,!ADD!and!bipolar!behavior!that!result!in!a!very!
precarious!immediate!future!for!Frankie!as!he!struggles!to!deal!with!
these!polarizing!effects!on!his!life.!With!motivation!to!win!approval!
from!his!two!loves,!Kim!and!his!father,!there!is!much!hope!for!Frankie!
to!be!an!exception!to!the!Noir!world,!and!become!a!man!who!can!finally!
break!free!of!tragedy.!!
!
!
!
Title!Card!
!
Fathers(are(the(powers(that(be,(and(with(their(power(and(might(
must(shelter,(guard,(and(hold(and(teach(and(love...(All(men(with(sons(
must(learn(to(do(these(things...((
(
Too(soon,(too(soon,(a(small(son(grows(and(leaves(his(father's(side(to(
test(his(manhood's(wings.(
(
(
Before!being!imprisoned,!Jules!was!bounded!to!his!NY!urban!estate,!
completely!tethered!to!his!life!as!Don.!!He!makes!a!decision!to!change!
the!setting!for!his!son,!hoping!to!create!a!new!life!for!him.!!!
!
Jules!sends!Frankie!to!a!California!University!(UC!school).!Perhaps!the!
different!lifestyle!can!destroy!the!awful!childhood!memories,!so!
Frankie!can!leave!them!behind!in!NY.!!However,!as!Kim’s!connection!
further!deteriorates,!Frankie!experiences!confrontations!with!many!
local!California!bred!kids!(classic!case!of!assimilation!from!outsiders).!!
Frankie!begins!his!descent!in!a!downward!spiral!–!the!softAspoken,!
stand!up!Italian!kid!has!an!interior!breakdown.!His!heart!and!gut!battle!
for!control!of!his!mind,!and!split!him!down!the!middle.!!
!
Now,!a!powerful,!vengeful!and!excessive!Italian!brute!takes!over.!The!
more!uncertain!his!relationship!with!Kim!becomes,!coupled!with!
increasingly!less!contact!with!his!imprisoned!father,!begin!to!make!
rehabilitation!seem!impossible.!The!demons!from!his!childhood!
experiences!in!NY!take!control.!!After!further!and!further!
confrontations!arise!due!to!his!father’s!name!and!his!Italian!roots,!a!
slow!transition!takes!place!as!Frankie,!the!sincere,!serene!boy!becomes!
a!selfish,!misogynistic!bully.!!!
!
Frankie!becomes!dangerous.!It!is!frightful!and!disturbing!to!watch,!as!
the!Frankie!we!once!knew!and!pitied!turns!into!an!introverted!monster.!!
!
Fathers(are(the(powers(that(be,(and(with(their(power(and(might(
must(shelter,(guard,(and(hold(and(teach(and(love...(All(men(with(sons(
must(learn(to(do(these(things...((
(
Too(soon,(too(soon,(a(small(son(grows(and(leaves(his(father's(side(to(
test(his(manhood's(wings.(
(
(
Before!being!imprisoned,!Jules!was!bounded!to!his!NY!urban!estate,!
completely!tethered!to!his!life!as!Don.!!He!makes!a!decision!to!change!
the!setting!for!his!son,!hoping!to!create!a!new!life!for!him.!!!
!
Jules!sends!Frankie!to!a!California!University!(UC!school).!Perhaps!the!
different!lifestyle!can!destroy!the!awful!childhood!memories,!so!
Frankie!can!leave!them!behind!in!NY.!!However,!as!Kim’s!connection!
further!deteriorates,!Frankie!experiences!confrontations!with!many!
local!California!bred!kids!(classic!case!of!assimilation!from!outsiders).!!
Frankie!begins!his!descent!in!a!downward!spiral!–!the!softAspoken,!
stand!up!Italian!kid!has!an!interior!breakdown.!His!heart!and!gut!battle!
for!control!of!his!mind,!and!split!him!down!the!middle.!!
!
Now,!a!powerful,!vengeful!and!excessive!Italian!brute!takes!over.!The!
more!uncertain!his!relationship!with!Kim!becomes,!coupled!with!
increasingly!less!contact!with!his!imprisoned!father,!begin!to!make!
rehabilitation!seem!impossible.!The!demons!from!his!childhood!
experiences!in!NY!take!control.!!After!further!and!further!
confrontations!arise!due!to!his!father’s!name!and!his!Italian!roots,!a!
slow!transition!takes!place!as!Frankie,!the!sincere,!serene!boy!becomes!
a!selfish,!misogynistic!bully.!!!
!
Frankie!becomes!dangerous.!It!is!frightful!and!disturbing!to!watch,!as!
the!Frankie!we!once!knew!and!pitied!turns!into!an!introverted!monster.!!
As!a!result,!the!young!Don!takes!all!of!the!repressed!feelings!and!
emotions!he!was!confronted!with!as!a!child,!and!proceeds!to!twist!his!
father’s!inspirational!advice.!!He!creates!a!newfound!perception!and!
knowledge,!resulting!in!actions!with!an!immoral!set!of!rules,!and!no!
comprehension!of!right!and!wrong.!His!modified!mind!pushes!Frankie!
to!start!his!own!syndicate!organization,!a!small!replication!of!his!
father’s!dynasty,!one!that!will!create!havoc!and!misdemeanors!around!
the!college!campus.!His!gang!is!organized!Italian,!yet!collaborates!with!
the!Blacks!and!Hispanics!from!the!neighboring!hoods!around!the!
school.!
!
An!Italian!Don!with!Black/Hispanic!muscle,!it’s!almost!a!parody.!!
!
As!long!as!the!connections!with!Kim!and!his!father!remain!dim,!the!
contorted!advice!from!his!father!will!continue!to!affect!his!degenerate!
behavior,!getting!further!in!intensity!and!danger,!perhaps!permanently.!!
Even!more!telling!is!the!palpable!sense!of!unease!that!seethes!just!
under!the!surface,!as!a!menacing!undercurrent!to!the!action!onscreen!A!
those!subtle!signs!of!conflict!experienced!by!the!characters!earlier,!
come!back!into!play!now,!deftly!and!deceptively!leading!the!audience!in!
unforeseen!directions!.!.!.!!
!
Frankie!continues!to!act!with!the!twisted!notion!that!his!actions!will!
eventually!make!his!father!proud,!as!he!continues!to!organize!and!grow!
a!band!of!misfit,!rejects!and!local!gang!members!from!the!surrounding!
hood!(Bloods!or!Crypts).!!An!exaggerated!caricature!of!the!notorious!
Italian!mafia!organization!combined!with!a!lampooned!South!Central!
disorganization!in!crime!can!be!made.!!Boyz)in)the)Hood!and!Don’t)be)a)
Menace!meet!Don!Vito!and!the!Corleones.!!
!
ise!cracks!about!the!difference!in!crimes!and!iconography!between!
the!two!syndicates!can!be!made!(Some!of!the!Muscle!upgrade!their!
thuggish!look!as!Frankie!buys!them!some!nice!Italian!suits!A!Cuba!
Gooding!Jr.!looking!like!James!Cagney).!!
emotions!he!was!confronted!with!as!a!child,!and!proceeds!to!twist!his!
father’s!inspirational!advice.!!He!creates!a!newfound!perception!and!
knowledge,!resulting!in!actions!with!an!immoral!set!of!rules,!and!no!
comprehension!of!right!and!wrong.!His!modified!mind!pushes!Frankie!
to!start!his!own!syndicate!organization,!a!small!replication!of!his!
father’s!dynasty,!one!that!will!create!havoc!and!misdemeanors!around!
the!college!campus.!His!gang!is!organized!Italian,!yet!collaborates!with!
the!Blacks!and!Hispanics!from!the!neighboring!hoods!around!the!
school.!
!
An!Italian!Don!with!Black/Hispanic!muscle,!it’s!almost!a!parody.!!
!
As!long!as!the!connections!with!Kim!and!his!father!remain!dim,!the!
contorted!advice!from!his!father!will!continue!to!affect!his!degenerate!
behavior,!getting!further!in!intensity!and!danger,!perhaps!permanently.!!
Even!more!telling!is!the!palpable!sense!of!unease!that!seethes!just!
under!the!surface,!as!a!menacing!undercurrent!to!the!action!onscreen!A!
those!subtle!signs!of!conflict!experienced!by!the!characters!earlier,!
come!back!into!play!now,!deftly!and!deceptively!leading!the!audience!in!
unforeseen!directions!.!.!.!!
!
Frankie!continues!to!act!with!the!twisted!notion!that!his!actions!will!
eventually!make!his!father!proud,!as!he!continues!to!organize!and!grow!
a!band!of!misfit,!rejects!and!local!gang!members!from!the!surrounding!
hood!(Bloods!or!Crypts).!!An!exaggerated!caricature!of!the!notorious!
Italian!mafia!organization!combined!with!a!lampooned!South!Central!
disorganization!in!crime!can!be!made.!!Boyz)in)the)Hood!and!Don’t)be)a)
Menace!meet!Don!Vito!and!the!Corleones.!!
!
ise!cracks!about!the!difference!in!crimes!and!iconography!between!
the!two!syndicates!can!be!made!(Some!of!the!Muscle!upgrade!their!
thuggish!look!as!Frankie!buys!them!some!nice!Italian!suits!A!Cuba!
Gooding!Jr.!looking!like!James!Cagney).!!
This!can!be!considered!as!some!dark!humor!/!comic!relief!to!loosen!up!
the!seriousness!of!the!film.!!
!!
ith!every!mob!organization!there!is!a!business!to!run,!and!with!
college!campuses,!it’s!bicycles,!then!drugs.!!Frankie’s!syndicate!takes!
over!the!local!bike!business!action.!Their!crew!steals!and!resells!bikes!
for!substantial!profit.!!Soon,!Frankie!is!able!to!begin!squeezing!the!local!
bike!shop!and!repair!stores.!!Now!his!name!becomes!almost!mythic,!
and!notorious!around!campus,!especially!for!the!topAgrade!drugs!he!has!
access!to.!His!infamous!title!is!almost!glorified,!like!that!of!a!respected!
vigilante,!and!he!enjoys!the!misguided,!unjustified!obeisance.!!
!
The!deeper!he!gets,!the!more!subtly!hidden!a!role!he!must!play.!!
Frankie’s!business!continues!to!grow!as!he!squeezes!other!
organizations:!the!Fraternities,!the!Sororities!and!sport!teams.!!They!all!
pay!their!dues,!and!their!bikes!aren’t!touched.!!
!
The!corrupt!conspiracy!of!a!Mafiosa!on!Campus!gets!the!attention!of!
the!University!public!safety!department!and!eventually,!police!from!the!
surrounding!neighborhood!begin!to!take!a!closer!look.!!The!University!
makes!it!a!priority!to!infiltrate!Frankie’s!organization.!With!mob!
business!(frats/bike!shops!paying!dues,!drugs!all!over!the!place)!leaks!
are!to!be!expected,!and!with!leaks!come!an!escalation!of!violence!and!
the!excessive!use!of!power.!!
!
Frankie!becomes!so!deeply!entwined!in!crime,!he!can’t!even!believe!the!
horror!he!himself!is!causing.!Inside!he!wants!to!stop,!but!his!mind!
disallows!it.!Tragedy!is!just!around!the!corner,!even!more!illAtimed!with!
his!father!so!close!to!parole,!and!his!ex!girlfriend!beginning!to!warm!to!
him!as!she!realizes!her!loss!across!the!their!distance!(both!
romantically,!and!geographically!as!they!begin!to!slowly!rekindle!their!
love!affair!from!opposite!coasts).!
!
the!seriousness!of!the!film.!!
!!
ith!every!mob!organization!there!is!a!business!to!run,!and!with!
college!campuses,!it’s!bicycles,!then!drugs.!!Frankie’s!syndicate!takes!
over!the!local!bike!business!action.!Their!crew!steals!and!resells!bikes!
for!substantial!profit.!!Soon,!Frankie!is!able!to!begin!squeezing!the!local!
bike!shop!and!repair!stores.!!Now!his!name!becomes!almost!mythic,!
and!notorious!around!campus,!especially!for!the!topAgrade!drugs!he!has!
access!to.!His!infamous!title!is!almost!glorified,!like!that!of!a!respected!
vigilante,!and!he!enjoys!the!misguided,!unjustified!obeisance.!!
!
The!deeper!he!gets,!the!more!subtly!hidden!a!role!he!must!play.!!
Frankie’s!business!continues!to!grow!as!he!squeezes!other!
organizations:!the!Fraternities,!the!Sororities!and!sport!teams.!!They!all!
pay!their!dues,!and!their!bikes!aren’t!touched.!!
!
The!corrupt!conspiracy!of!a!Mafiosa!on!Campus!gets!the!attention!of!
the!University!public!safety!department!and!eventually,!police!from!the!
surrounding!neighborhood!begin!to!take!a!closer!look.!!The!University!
makes!it!a!priority!to!infiltrate!Frankie’s!organization.!With!mob!
business!(frats/bike!shops!paying!dues,!drugs!all!over!the!place)!leaks!
are!to!be!expected,!and!with!leaks!come!an!escalation!of!violence!and!
the!excessive!use!of!power.!!
!
Frankie!becomes!so!deeply!entwined!in!crime,!he!can’t!even!believe!the!
horror!he!himself!is!causing.!Inside!he!wants!to!stop,!but!his!mind!
disallows!it.!Tragedy!is!just!around!the!corner,!even!more!illAtimed!with!
his!father!so!close!to!parole,!and!his!ex!girlfriend!beginning!to!warm!to!
him!as!she!realizes!her!loss!across!the!their!distance!(both!
romantically,!and!geographically!as!they!begin!to!slowly!rekindle!their!
love!affair!from!opposite!coasts).!
!
!It!is!too!late.!!!
!
Frankie’s!mob!eventually!gets!entangled!with!other!gangs!in!the!same!
businesses!–!he!begins!to!lose!control!of!the!situation.!Unlike!Frankie,!
who!only!roughs!up,!beats!up!and!destroys!college!student’s!careers,!
these!gangs!kill.!!
!
As!things!really!begin!to!steadily!go!downhill!for!Frankie,!and!get!
increasingly!more!dangerous,!he!unknowingly!gets!in!too!deep!with!
someone!who!his!father!once!crossed!(the!son!is!becoming!his!father).!
!
In!the!lead!up!to!the!film’s!climax,!Frankie’s!rightAhand!man!and!close!
friend!is!shot!dead,!and!that’s!all!it!takes!for!Frankie!to!snap!out!of!his!
deceitful!coma.!!
!
Frankie,!only!recently!a!man!on!a!mission!again!becomes!the!scared!
little!boy!in!desperate!need!of!his!father.!When!the!news!becomes!
national,!his!father!gets!word!of!it,!just!days!before!his!parole.!!Even!
though!the!last!Don!is!stuck!in!prison,!he!makes!some!calls!and!gets!
some!of!the!old!boys!to!get!the!fuck!out!to!LA!and!provide!salvage!for!
his!only!son.!!
!
BUT,!this!is!what!the!audience!is!expecting,!that!the!dad!saves!the!day!
and!his!son,!they!reunite,!and!live!happily!ever!after!(Frankie!marrying!
Kim,!etc.)!.!.!.!!!
!
In!LA,!there!is!a!small!underground!war!between!the!real!NY!Italians!
and!the!ghettoAsurrounding!gangs.!!
!
!
!
!
!
Frankie’s!mob!eventually!gets!entangled!with!other!gangs!in!the!same!
businesses!–!he!begins!to!lose!control!of!the!situation.!Unlike!Frankie,!
who!only!roughs!up,!beats!up!and!destroys!college!student’s!careers,!
these!gangs!kill.!!
!
As!things!really!begin!to!steadily!go!downhill!for!Frankie,!and!get!
increasingly!more!dangerous,!he!unknowingly!gets!in!too!deep!with!
someone!who!his!father!once!crossed!(the!son!is!becoming!his!father).!
!
In!the!lead!up!to!the!film’s!climax,!Frankie’s!rightAhand!man!and!close!
friend!is!shot!dead,!and!that’s!all!it!takes!for!Frankie!to!snap!out!of!his!
deceitful!coma.!!
!
Frankie,!only!recently!a!man!on!a!mission!again!becomes!the!scared!
little!boy!in!desperate!need!of!his!father.!When!the!news!becomes!
national,!his!father!gets!word!of!it,!just!days!before!his!parole.!!Even!
though!the!last!Don!is!stuck!in!prison,!he!makes!some!calls!and!gets!
some!of!the!old!boys!to!get!the!fuck!out!to!LA!and!provide!salvage!for!
his!only!son.!!
!
BUT,!this!is!what!the!audience!is!expecting,!that!the!dad!saves!the!day!
and!his!son,!they!reunite,!and!live!happily!ever!after!(Frankie!marrying!
Kim,!etc.)!.!.!.!!!
!
In!LA,!there!is!a!small!underground!war!between!the!real!NY!Italians!
and!the!ghettoAsurrounding!gangs.!!
!
!
!
!
!
The!climax:!
!
The!scene!is!a!grimy,!dilapidated!LA!garage!interior!(like!Reservoir!
Dogs).!!
!
The!final!confrontation!between!Jule’s!"henchmen",!Frankie!and!the!
lead!villain!(character!to!be!developed)!backed!by!his!gang!.!.!.!!
!
A!Cut!back!to!Jules!pacing!his!cell!A!!
A!Cut!back!to!LA!–!
!
!The!discussion!/!threats!/!go!back!and!forth!(perhaps!some!‘Yo!Mama!
jokes!to!offset!the!violence!/!lighten!the!mood!/!maintain!the!black!
humor!and!comic!relief!running!through!the!otherwise!dark!film).!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!JULES!LOOKING!AT!HIS!WATCH!–!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!LA!–!
!
Frankie!is!acting!cocky!because!of!his!dad's!cronies’!protection!
surrounding!him;!he!starts!to!approach!his!adversary!A!a!gun!is!drawn,!
but!the!audience!doesn’t!know!whose!hand!and!gun!it!is!(Frankie’s?!!
One!of!his!dad’s!mobsters?!!A!gang!member?)!
!!
The!shooter!suddenly!turns!and!puts!a!bullet!right!into!Frankie's!
forehead;!the!small!hole!begins!to!stream!blood!above!the!stillAopen,!
shocked!eyes!of!Frankie.!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!Jules!repeatedly!hitting!his!head!against!HIS!cell!!
!!!!!!!!wall,!drawing!blood!as!well!A!
!
!
!
!
The!climax:!
!
The!scene!is!a!grimy,!dilapidated!LA!garage!interior!(like!Reservoir!
Dogs).!!
!
The!final!confrontation!between!Jule’s!"henchmen",!Frankie!and!the!
lead!villain!(character!to!be!developed)!backed!by!his!gang!.!.!.!!
!
A!Cut!back!to!Jules!pacing!his!cell!A!!
A!Cut!back!to!LA!–!
!
!The!discussion!/!threats!/!go!back!and!forth!(perhaps!some!‘Yo!Mama!
jokes!to!offset!the!violence!/!lighten!the!mood!/!maintain!the!black!
humor!and!comic!relief!running!through!the!otherwise!dark!film).!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!JULES!LOOKING!AT!HIS!WATCH!–!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!LA!–!
!
Frankie!is!acting!cocky!because!of!his!dad's!cronies’!protection!
surrounding!him;!he!starts!to!approach!his!adversary!A!a!gun!is!drawn,!
but!the!audience!doesn’t!know!whose!hand!and!gun!it!is!(Frankie’s?!!
One!of!his!dad’s!mobsters?!!A!gang!member?)!
!!
The!shooter!suddenly!turns!and!puts!a!bullet!right!into!Frankie's!
forehead;!the!small!hole!begins!to!stream!blood!above!the!stillAopen,!
shocked!eyes!of!Frankie.!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!Cut!back!to!Jules!repeatedly!hitting!his!head!against!HIS!cell!!
!!!!!!!!wall,!drawing!blood!as!well!A!
!
!
!
!
V.O.!
!
"It(doesn't(matter(who(my(father(was;(it(matters(who(I(remember(he(
was.("(
!
END!CREDITS.!
!
!
Jules!ends!up!having!to!make!the!"ultimate"!choice!while!in!prison!A!
either!saving!his!son,!or!saving!himself,!as!he!knows!he!is!about!to!be!
set!free.!
!
Jules!chooses!to!pay!off!his!own!debts,!to!make!good!and!save!his!OWN!
life,!rather!than!Frankie’s.!
!
As!much!as!Frankie!looked!up!to!his!old!man,!and!aspired!to!be!just!like!
him,!he!ends!up!dying!for!it.!!Not!such!a!great!man!/!role!model!after!all!
.!.!.!the!son's!rise!becomes!the!father's!ultimate!failure!A!and!adds!a!kickA
ass!twist!at!the!end!of!the!movie.!
!
Jules'!men!end!up!taking!out!Frankie!!!!!
!
The!audience!will!still!feel!deeply!for!Frankie!so!HE!becomes!a!tragic!
figure,!while!his!father!has!to!live!with!the!undeniable!fact!that!he!killed!
his!only!son.!
!
Kim!(secondary!character)!drifts!away!as!well!A!the!bittersweet!
romance!ended!for!good.!!There!are!a!few!scenes!showing!her!writing!
Frankie!(V.O.!of!her!as!she!writes,!explaining!that!while!she!hates!his!
father!and!will!always!consider!him!a!criminal,!no!matter!how!much!
love!he!professed!for!his!son,!she!strangely!feels!a!grudging!respect!for!
Frankie!as!he!rises!through!the!ranks!out!in!LA,!finally!making!
something!of!himself!–!even!if!it!IS!crimeAdriven,!and!she!plans!to!make!
amends!with!Jules!for!Frankie’s!sake)!!
!
"It(doesn't(matter(who(my(father(was;(it(matters(who(I(remember(he(
was.("(
!
END!CREDITS.!
!
!
Jules!ends!up!having!to!make!the!"ultimate"!choice!while!in!prison!A!
either!saving!his!son,!or!saving!himself,!as!he!knows!he!is!about!to!be!
set!free.!
!
Jules!chooses!to!pay!off!his!own!debts,!to!make!good!and!save!his!OWN!
life,!rather!than!Frankie’s.!
!
As!much!as!Frankie!looked!up!to!his!old!man,!and!aspired!to!be!just!like!
him,!he!ends!up!dying!for!it.!!Not!such!a!great!man!/!role!model!after!all!
.!.!.!the!son's!rise!becomes!the!father's!ultimate!failure!A!and!adds!a!kickA
ass!twist!at!the!end!of!the!movie.!
!
Jules'!men!end!up!taking!out!Frankie!!!!!
!
The!audience!will!still!feel!deeply!for!Frankie!so!HE!becomes!a!tragic!
figure,!while!his!father!has!to!live!with!the!undeniable!fact!that!he!killed!
his!only!son.!
!
Kim!(secondary!character)!drifts!away!as!well!A!the!bittersweet!
romance!ended!for!good.!!There!are!a!few!scenes!showing!her!writing!
Frankie!(V.O.!of!her!as!she!writes,!explaining!that!while!she!hates!his!
father!and!will!always!consider!him!a!criminal,!no!matter!how!much!
love!he!professed!for!his!son,!she!strangely!feels!a!grudging!respect!for!
Frankie!as!he!rises!through!the!ranks!out!in!LA,!finally!making!
something!of!himself!–!even!if!it!IS!crimeAdriven,!and!she!plans!to!make!
amends!with!Jules!for!Frankie’s!sake)!!
!
A!lateAnight!telephone!call!between!the!two!of!them,!discussing!their!
differences!/!coming!to!some!terms!.!.!.!Frankie!fondly!tracing!the!lines!
of!Kim’s!face!in!a!photograph!of!her!he!keeps!in!his!wallet!.!.!.!Kim!
reading!local!LA!newspaper!accounts!of!Frankie’s!exploits,!keeping!
track!of!his!life!(perhaps!cutting!out!clippings!about!him)!.!.!.!watching!
TV!(split!screen!or!cutting!from!one!to!the!other)!–!Kim!watching!a!
newscast!about!Frankie,!or!about!Jule’s!upcoming!parole!and!release!
from!prison!/!Frankie!watching!a!television!rerun!of!Good!Fellas!.!.!.!
perhaps!a!scene!of!Kim!gathering!up!the!nerve!to!finally!visit!Jules!
while!he’s!still!in!prison,!making!amends!with!him!through!the!glass!
partition!(for!Frankie’s!sake,!and!hers,!as!they!plan!to!get!back!
together).!!!
!
Or!spitting!against!the!glass.!
!
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!
Note:!Just!a!skeleton!
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A!lateAnight!telephone!call!between!the!two!of!them,!discussing!their!
differences!/!coming!to!some!terms!.!.!.!Frankie!fondly!tracing!the!lines!
of!Kim’s!face!in!a!photograph!of!her!he!keeps!in!his!wallet!.!.!.!Kim!
reading!local!LA!newspaper!accounts!of!Frankie’s!exploits,!keeping!
track!of!his!life!(perhaps!cutting!out!clippings!about!him)!.!.!.!watching!
TV!(split!screen!or!cutting!from!one!to!the!other)!–!Kim!watching!a!
newscast!about!Frankie,!or!about!Jule’s!upcoming!parole!and!release!
from!prison!/!Frankie!watching!a!television!rerun!of!Good!Fellas!.!.!.!
perhaps!a!scene!of!Kim!gathering!up!the!nerve!to!finally!visit!Jules!
while!he’s!still!in!prison,!making!amends!with!him!through!the!glass!
partition!(for!Frankie’s!sake,!and!hers,!as!they!plan!to!get!back!
together).!!!
!
Or!spitting!against!the!glass.!
!
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!
Note:!Just!a!skeleton!
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Shooters'!Gallery!!
!
INT.!WATCHTOWER!A!DAY!
!
MICHAEL!BUICK!(13)!gazes!through!his!“binoculars”;!hands!steady,!
tracking!the!current!object!of!his!affections.!
!
NARRATOR!!
There!was!a!time!when!he!would!have!
approached!her!in!school,!right!after!their!English!class,!up!
close!and!personal.!But!now,!he!could!only!contemplate!her!
from!afar,!way!atop!his!favorite!place!to!hang!out.!
!
Michael!sits!atop!the!watchtower,!the!cornerstone!of!his!family's!
palatial!estate!that!served!as!his!observatory,!the!only!spot!he!felt!truly!
comfortable,!where!he!could!command!a!panoramic!view!of!his!own!
immediate!world.!
!
NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!!
Of!course,!he!thought,!his!old!man!wouldn't!even!call!them!
binoculars,!as!that!was!too!“modern”!a!term!for!his!old!man.!
!
MICHAEL!(mockingly)!
No!no,!my!dear!boy,!those!are!your!great!granddad's!field!
glasses!you!have!there.!They!were!a!very!important!factor,!
instrumental!indeed,!in!leading!us!to!victory!at!The!Battle!of!
Rich!Mountain!back!in!1861,!don't!you!know.!
(back!to!self)__!Enunciating!every!fucking!word!with!his!proper!
New!England!damn!inflection.!
!
Michael!pulls!his!eye!away!briefly!to!readjust!his!“scope”!and!dips!down!
to!reengage!with!her.!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!(mockingly)!
Aim!high!my!boy,!aim!high!and!the!world!will!be!yours!!
!
INT.!WATCHTOWER!A!DAY!
!
MICHAEL!BUICK!(13)!gazes!through!his!“binoculars”;!hands!steady,!
tracking!the!current!object!of!his!affections.!
!
NARRATOR!!
There!was!a!time!when!he!would!have!
approached!her!in!school,!right!after!their!English!class,!up!
close!and!personal.!But!now,!he!could!only!contemplate!her!
from!afar,!way!atop!his!favorite!place!to!hang!out.!
!
Michael!sits!atop!the!watchtower,!the!cornerstone!of!his!family's!
palatial!estate!that!served!as!his!observatory,!the!only!spot!he!felt!truly!
comfortable,!where!he!could!command!a!panoramic!view!of!his!own!
immediate!world.!
!
NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!!
Of!course,!he!thought,!his!old!man!wouldn't!even!call!them!
binoculars,!as!that!was!too!“modern”!a!term!for!his!old!man.!
!
MICHAEL!(mockingly)!
No!no,!my!dear!boy,!those!are!your!great!granddad's!field!
glasses!you!have!there.!They!were!a!very!important!factor,!
instrumental!indeed,!in!leading!us!to!victory!at!The!Battle!of!
Rich!Mountain!back!in!1861,!don't!you!know.!
(back!to!self)__!Enunciating!every!fucking!word!with!his!proper!
New!England!damn!inflection.!
!
Michael!pulls!his!eye!away!briefly!to!readjust!his!“scope”!and!dips!down!
to!reengage!with!her.!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!(mockingly)!
Aim!high!my!boy,!aim!high!and!the!world!will!be!yours!!
(back!to!self)!
Ya,!maybe!YOUR!world,!not!mine!!Mister!Asshole!Industrialist,!
with!your!perfect!prim!and!proper!wife.!I’m!up!on!my!own!
fucking!Rich!Mountain,!don’t!YOU!know?!!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!MORNING!
!
The!next!morning,!Michael!was!up!early!as!usual.!He!quietly!made!his!
way!past!his!parent's!bedroom,!pausing!to!listen!to!the!both!of!them!
snoring!away.!Then!he!remembered!that!they!were!gone!again,!having!
left!on!yet!another!foray!to!wherever!they!happened!to!visit!every!
week.!
NARRATOR!!
Michael!was!born!with!the!proverbial!silver!spoon!in!his!
mouth;!some!people!even!thought!it!might!be!platinum.!Over!
time!though,!as!Michael!grew!older!and!lonelier,!that!spoon!
began!to!taste!like!gunmetal.!Their!son!was!the!classic!“chip!off!
the!old!block”.!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!KITCHEN!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
!
At!this!hour,!only!the!cook!was!up.!ISAAC!(42)!was!kneading!the!dough!
for!that!day's!fresh!bread.!
!
NARRATOR!
Isaac!weighed!at!least!350!lbs.!He!knew!how!much!
time!Michael!spent!in!the!watchtower.!He!also!underA!stood!
why!the!boy!sought!the!solitude!afforded!up!there.!
!
He!looked!up!as!Michael!entered!his!spacious!domain.!Still!had!the!staff!
to!feed,!after!all.!!
!
As!well!as!the!young!heir.!
!
Ya,!maybe!YOUR!world,!not!mine!!Mister!Asshole!Industrialist,!
with!your!perfect!prim!and!proper!wife.!I’m!up!on!my!own!
fucking!Rich!Mountain,!don’t!YOU!know?!!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!MORNING!
!
The!next!morning,!Michael!was!up!early!as!usual.!He!quietly!made!his!
way!past!his!parent's!bedroom,!pausing!to!listen!to!the!both!of!them!
snoring!away.!Then!he!remembered!that!they!were!gone!again,!having!
left!on!yet!another!foray!to!wherever!they!happened!to!visit!every!
week.!
NARRATOR!!
Michael!was!born!with!the!proverbial!silver!spoon!in!his!
mouth;!some!people!even!thought!it!might!be!platinum.!Over!
time!though,!as!Michael!grew!older!and!lonelier,!that!spoon!
began!to!taste!like!gunmetal.!Their!son!was!the!classic!“chip!off!
the!old!block”.!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!KITCHEN!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
!
At!this!hour,!only!the!cook!was!up.!ISAAC!(42)!was!kneading!the!dough!
for!that!day's!fresh!bread.!
!
NARRATOR!
Isaac!weighed!at!least!350!lbs.!He!knew!how!much!
time!Michael!spent!in!the!watchtower.!He!also!underA!stood!
why!the!boy!sought!the!solitude!afforded!up!there.!
!
He!looked!up!as!Michael!entered!his!spacious!domain.!Still!had!the!staff!
to!feed,!after!all.!!
!
As!well!as!the!young!heir.!
!
ISAAC!
!Ah,!if!it!isn't!the!Master!of!the!House.!Good!morning!
young!man!!Shall!I!bring!your!breakfast!up!to!your!steeple!in!
the!sky!this!fine!day?!
(wink)!
!
MICHAEL!!
Not!today!Isaac.!I!fear!it!might!be!a!trifle,!too!windy!up!
there!for!you.!Besides,!you!have!your!morning!work!to!do.!
What!have!you!planned!for!their!menu!this!morning?!Arsenic!
omelets!with!toxic!toast?!
!
ISAAC!
Sure...and!camphor!cupcakes!for!a!sweet!dessert!!
!
Michael!smiles,!the!old!cook!his!favorite!person!in!the!world.!
!
NARRATOR!!
It!was!a!standing!joke!between!them!that!if!Isaac!ever!
DID!climb!to!the!top!with!Michael,!the!tower!would!topple!
immediately!over.!Michael!liked!to!think!that!it!would!crash!
right!onto!his!parents'!bedroom,!thus!doing!away!with!the!both!
of!them!in!one!foul!swoop.!
!
ISAAC!!
Well!here,!take!some!biscuits!to!eat!up!there,!and!I!
brewed!some!nice!hot!tea.!
!
MICHAEL!
Thanks!Isaac.!See!you!later.!
!
Isaac!fondly!but!sadly!shakes!his!head,!as!he!watches!Michael!exit!the!
room.!
!
!Ah,!if!it!isn't!the!Master!of!the!House.!Good!morning!
young!man!!Shall!I!bring!your!breakfast!up!to!your!steeple!in!
the!sky!this!fine!day?!
(wink)!
!
MICHAEL!!
Not!today!Isaac.!I!fear!it!might!be!a!trifle,!too!windy!up!
there!for!you.!Besides,!you!have!your!morning!work!to!do.!
What!have!you!planned!for!their!menu!this!morning?!Arsenic!
omelets!with!toxic!toast?!
!
ISAAC!
Sure...and!camphor!cupcakes!for!a!sweet!dessert!!
!
Michael!smiles,!the!old!cook!his!favorite!person!in!the!world.!
!
NARRATOR!!
It!was!a!standing!joke!between!them!that!if!Isaac!ever!
DID!climb!to!the!top!with!Michael,!the!tower!would!topple!
immediately!over.!Michael!liked!to!think!that!it!would!crash!
right!onto!his!parents'!bedroom,!thus!doing!away!with!the!both!
of!them!in!one!foul!swoop.!
!
ISAAC!!
Well!here,!take!some!biscuits!to!eat!up!there,!and!I!
brewed!some!nice!hot!tea.!
!
MICHAEL!
Thanks!Isaac.!See!you!later.!
!
Isaac!fondly!but!sadly!shakes!his!head,!as!he!watches!Michael!exit!the!
room.!
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The!kitchen!happened!to!be!way!over!in!the!east!wing!of!the!mansion,!
far!away!from!the!bedrooms,!so!Michael!knew!he!was!safe!to!enter!his!
father's!study!to!get!his!“field!glasses”.!
!
He!made!his!way!past!the!paintings!of!his!ancestors,!thinking!all!the!
while!of!slashing!each!of!their!throats,!ripping!the!canvases!beyond!
redemption.!Of!course!without!his!forbears,!he!himself!wouldn't!exist;!
but!in!his!current!state!of!mind,!maybe!that!wouldn't!be!such!a!bad!
thing!
!
He!approached!his!father's!gun!cabinet,!and!pulled!out!his!favorite!set!
of!“binoculars”,!making!sure!that!the!telescope!was!solidly!affixed.!
!
EXT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
!
Soundlessly!closing!the!massive!oak!door!behind!him,!Michael!swiftly!
hiked!across!the!great!lawn!towards!his!watchtower,!his!only!company!
a!few!black!crows!circling!above!him!through!the!early!morning!mist.!
!
NARRATOR!
He!knew!that!he!had!to!get!there!early!enough!to!see!
Ellen,!that!was!her!name,!Ellen.!It!was!his!one!chance!on!the!
weekends!to!see!her!from!atop!his!aerie!before!she!stepped!
inside!to!work!for!the!day.!
!
Michael!arrives!at!the!base!of!the!tower,!“binoculars”!fasted!over!his!
shoulder.!
!
NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!
By!now,!he!knew!exactly!where!to!look,!and!when,!to!seek!out!
those!he!had!built!up!the!biggest!disdain!for.!!
!
The!kitchen!happened!to!be!way!over!in!the!east!wing!of!the!mansion,!
far!away!from!the!bedrooms,!so!Michael!knew!he!was!safe!to!enter!his!
father's!study!to!get!his!“field!glasses”.!
!
He!made!his!way!past!the!paintings!of!his!ancestors,!thinking!all!the!
while!of!slashing!each!of!their!throats,!ripping!the!canvases!beyond!
redemption.!Of!course!without!his!forbears,!he!himself!wouldn't!exist;!
but!in!his!current!state!of!mind,!maybe!that!wouldn't!be!such!a!bad!
thing!
!
He!approached!his!father's!gun!cabinet,!and!pulled!out!his!favorite!set!
of!“binoculars”,!making!sure!that!the!telescope!was!solidly!affixed.!
!
EXT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
!
Soundlessly!closing!the!massive!oak!door!behind!him,!Michael!swiftly!
hiked!across!the!great!lawn!towards!his!watchtower,!his!only!company!
a!few!black!crows!circling!above!him!through!the!early!morning!mist.!
!
NARRATOR!
He!knew!that!he!had!to!get!there!early!enough!to!see!
Ellen,!that!was!her!name,!Ellen.!It!was!his!one!chance!on!the!
weekends!to!see!her!from!atop!his!aerie!before!she!stepped!
inside!to!work!for!the!day.!
!
Michael!arrives!at!the!base!of!the!tower,!“binoculars”!fasted!over!his!
shoulder.!
!
NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!
By!now,!he!knew!exactly!where!to!look,!and!when,!to!seek!out!
those!he!had!built!up!the!biggest!disdain!for.!!
Yes,!the!ones!who!exhibited!the!same!airs!of!goddam!superiority!
his!own!father!did,!and!his!mother,!meekly!adoringly!following!
his!example.!
!
As!he!easily!climbed!up!the!tower!and!settled!himself!in!his!customary!
position,!he!placed!the!“binoculars”!on!the!stone!ledge,!aimed!it!and!
focused!the!scope.!
!
MICHAEL!(whispering)!!
Ah,!there!she!is,!right!on!time.!
!
NARRATOR!!
What!a!beautiful!girl!she!was.!
!
As!he!trailed!her!path,!he!noticed!that!some!guy!was!shadowing!Ellen.!
Michael!zoomed!in!and!recognized!a!boy!that!went!to!his!school.!He!
didn't!know!him!well!at!all,!given!that!he!dressed!practically!in!rags!and!
wasn't!very!bright,!but!rumor!had!it!that!he!lived!way!outside!of!town!
in!some!old!shack,!and!that!he!was!also!an!only!child.!
!
MICHAEL!
What!the!fuck!is!HE!doing!following!my!girl?!
!
Michael!zooms!in!ever!closer!until!the!guy's!head!is!right!in!the!middle!
of!the!bullsAeye,!and!slowly!pulls!on!the!trigger.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Bang.!You’re!dead.!
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!
Monday!morning!at!school!was!business!as!usual!for!Michael.!
his!own!father!did,!and!his!mother,!meekly!adoringly!following!
his!example.!
!
As!he!easily!climbed!up!the!tower!and!settled!himself!in!his!customary!
position,!he!placed!the!“binoculars”!on!the!stone!ledge,!aimed!it!and!
focused!the!scope.!
!
MICHAEL!(whispering)!!
Ah,!there!she!is,!right!on!time.!
!
NARRATOR!!
What!a!beautiful!girl!she!was.!
!
As!he!trailed!her!path,!he!noticed!that!some!guy!was!shadowing!Ellen.!
Michael!zoomed!in!and!recognized!a!boy!that!went!to!his!school.!He!
didn't!know!him!well!at!all,!given!that!he!dressed!practically!in!rags!and!
wasn't!very!bright,!but!rumor!had!it!that!he!lived!way!outside!of!town!
in!some!old!shack,!and!that!he!was!also!an!only!child.!
!
MICHAEL!
What!the!fuck!is!HE!doing!following!my!girl?!
!
Michael!zooms!in!ever!closer!until!the!guy's!head!is!right!in!the!middle!
of!the!bullsAeye,!and!slowly!pulls!on!the!trigger.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Bang.!You’re!dead.!
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INT.!BECKLEY!SCHOOL!HOUSE!A!MORNING!
!
Monday!morning!at!school!was!business!as!usual!for!Michael.!
He!avoided!the!very!kids!that!he!had!grown!up!with,!because!he!had!
gradually!grown!apart!from!them!as!his!confidence!eroded.!They!now!
laughed!behind!his!back!as!he!made!his!way!towards!his!class.!
!
He!got!about!halfway!down!the!hallway!when!a!couple!of!his!old!friends!
teamed!up!on!him.!As!one!knelt!on!the!ground!behind!Michael;!the!
other!shoved!him,!hard.!Michael!hit!the!ground!with!a!grunt,!his!books!
flying!all!over!the!place.!
!
Already!having!learnt!that!it!was!best!to!just!ignore!the!two!assholes!as!
they!ambled!off!laughing!hysterically,!Michael,!crestfallen,!started!to!
pick!up!his!books.!As!he!stood!up,!a!large!shadow!completely!blocked!
out!the!weak!shaft!of!sunlight!filtering!through!the!only!window!in!the!
long!corridor.!
!
NARRATOR!!
The!BOY!was!really!HUGE!up!close.!A!veritable!BOHEMOTH,!
from!his!steelAtoed!boots!up!!The!guy!also!looked!incredulous!
and!scornful!at!the!same!time.!
!
BOY!!
Man!o!man,!you!are!one!sorry!ass!little!wimp,!ya!know!that?!
Why'd!you!let!those!guys!get!away!with!that!shit?!
!
MICHAEL!
Basically!because!I!don’t!GIVE!a!shit,!that’s!why!!
!
Michael!noticed!that!besides!a!big!gut,!the!guy!was!sporting!a!black!eye!
the!size!of!a!massive!port!wine!stain.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!
You!wouldn't!know!how!to!deal!with!them!anyway!!Looks!like!
you!lost!your!last!brawl!big!time!!What's!with!the!shiner?!
!
gradually!grown!apart!from!them!as!his!confidence!eroded.!They!now!
laughed!behind!his!back!as!he!made!his!way!towards!his!class.!
!
He!got!about!halfway!down!the!hallway!when!a!couple!of!his!old!friends!
teamed!up!on!him.!As!one!knelt!on!the!ground!behind!Michael;!the!
other!shoved!him,!hard.!Michael!hit!the!ground!with!a!grunt,!his!books!
flying!all!over!the!place.!
!
Already!having!learnt!that!it!was!best!to!just!ignore!the!two!assholes!as!
they!ambled!off!laughing!hysterically,!Michael,!crestfallen,!started!to!
pick!up!his!books.!As!he!stood!up,!a!large!shadow!completely!blocked!
out!the!weak!shaft!of!sunlight!filtering!through!the!only!window!in!the!
long!corridor.!
!
NARRATOR!!
The!BOY!was!really!HUGE!up!close.!A!veritable!BOHEMOTH,!
from!his!steelAtoed!boots!up!!The!guy!also!looked!incredulous!
and!scornful!at!the!same!time.!
!
BOY!!
Man!o!man,!you!are!one!sorry!ass!little!wimp,!ya!know!that?!
Why'd!you!let!those!guys!get!away!with!that!shit?!
!
MICHAEL!
Basically!because!I!don’t!GIVE!a!shit,!that’s!why!!
!
Michael!noticed!that!besides!a!big!gut,!the!guy!was!sporting!a!black!eye!
the!size!of!a!massive!port!wine!stain.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!
You!wouldn't!know!how!to!deal!with!them!anyway!!Looks!like!
you!lost!your!last!brawl!big!time!!What's!with!the!shiner?!
!
BOY!!
I!um!...!I!got!in!a!fight!with!a!Chevy!!It's!none!of!your!fuckin'!
business!anyway.!I!still!woulda!beat!the!crap!out!of!those!two!
guys!if!they!tried!that!stunt!on!me.!
!
MICHAEL!
Yah!well,!you!deal!with!your!life!your!way,!and!I'll!deal!with!
mine!!
!
Michael!started!to!turn!away!and!walk!off!to!class,!but!then!paused!as!if!
making!up!his!mind.!He!turned!around!again!and!looked!up!into!the!
other!guy's!face,!still!unsure!whether!to!exhibit!friendliness!to!the!big!
lug.!At!that!point,!the!other!guy!grinned.!With!a!matching!grin,!Michael!
extended!his!hand,!which!was!swallowed!up!in!the!other's!gigantic!mitt.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Michael!Buick.!
!
BOY!
Danny!Hannigan.!!What’ya!say!we!get!the!hell!outta!this!joint?!
!
The!two!of!them!started!to!amble!off,!the!physical!difference!between!
them!instantly!apparent!to!any!passersby.!
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EXT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!AFTERNOON!
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Michael!leads!Danny!through!the!gates!to!his!mansion!estate,!Michael!
visibly!embarrassed!as!Danny!looks!around!in!wonder.!The!two!make!
there!to!base!of!the!watchtower.!
!
DANNY!
Are!you!sure!this!thing!is!strong!enough!to!hold!both!of!us?!
!
!
I!um!...!I!got!in!a!fight!with!a!Chevy!!It's!none!of!your!fuckin'!
business!anyway.!I!still!woulda!beat!the!crap!out!of!those!two!
guys!if!they!tried!that!stunt!on!me.!
!
MICHAEL!
Yah!well,!you!deal!with!your!life!your!way,!and!I'll!deal!with!
mine!!
!
Michael!started!to!turn!away!and!walk!off!to!class,!but!then!paused!as!if!
making!up!his!mind.!He!turned!around!again!and!looked!up!into!the!
other!guy's!face,!still!unsure!whether!to!exhibit!friendliness!to!the!big!
lug.!At!that!point,!the!other!guy!grinned.!With!a!matching!grin,!Michael!
extended!his!hand,!which!was!swallowed!up!in!the!other's!gigantic!mitt.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Michael!Buick.!
!
BOY!
Danny!Hannigan.!!What’ya!say!we!get!the!hell!outta!this!joint?!
!
The!two!of!them!started!to!amble!off,!the!physical!difference!between!
them!instantly!apparent!to!any!passersby.!
!
EXT.!BUICK!ESTATE!A!AFTERNOON!
!
Michael!leads!Danny!through!the!gates!to!his!mansion!estate,!Michael!
visibly!embarrassed!as!Danny!looks!around!in!wonder.!The!two!make!
there!to!base!of!the!watchtower.!
!
DANNY!
Are!you!sure!this!thing!is!strong!enough!to!hold!both!of!us?!
!
!
MICHAEL!
Actually,!I!DON'T!know.!!I!never!brought!anyone!else!up!with!me!
before.!
!
EXT.!WATCHTOWER!A!MOMENTS!LATER!!
!
Danny!does!a!slow!360!
!
DANNY!!
Are!you!fucking!kiddin'!me?!!!You!could!fit!everyone!in!a!prison,!
PLUS!a!hundred!chain!gangs!in!this!joint,!with!room!to!spare!!I!
live!in!a!shitty!oneAroom!shack!!
!
MICHAEL!
I!thought!you!said!that!you!lived!with!your!dad?!
!
DANNY!
I!do,!but!he's!hardly!even!home...and!when!he!IS!home,!he's!
either!falling!down!drunk!as!a!skunk,!or!itching!for!a!scrap.!
!
MICHAEL!
You!mean!your!own!father!picks!fights!with!you?!Is!that!where!
you!received!your!black!eye?!
!
DANNY!
Yah,!this!and!a!few!other!cuts!and!scrapes.!But!I!tell!you,!I!get!in!
one!good!punch,!inflict!just!a!little!pain!on!his!sorry!ass,!and!I'm!
good!to!go!!
!
Michael!takes!a!few!seconds!to!reply,!as!he!gazes!forlornly!out!into!the!
distance.!
!
!
!
Actually,!I!DON'T!know.!!I!never!brought!anyone!else!up!with!me!
before.!
!
EXT.!WATCHTOWER!A!MOMENTS!LATER!!
!
Danny!does!a!slow!360!
!
DANNY!!
Are!you!fucking!kiddin'!me?!!!You!could!fit!everyone!in!a!prison,!
PLUS!a!hundred!chain!gangs!in!this!joint,!with!room!to!spare!!I!
live!in!a!shitty!oneAroom!shack!!
!
MICHAEL!
I!thought!you!said!that!you!lived!with!your!dad?!
!
DANNY!
I!do,!but!he's!hardly!even!home...and!when!he!IS!home,!he's!
either!falling!down!drunk!as!a!skunk,!or!itching!for!a!scrap.!
!
MICHAEL!
You!mean!your!own!father!picks!fights!with!you?!Is!that!where!
you!received!your!black!eye?!
!
DANNY!
Yah,!this!and!a!few!other!cuts!and!scrapes.!But!I!tell!you,!I!get!in!
one!good!punch,!inflict!just!a!little!pain!on!his!sorry!ass,!and!I'm!
good!to!go!!
!
Michael!takes!a!few!seconds!to!reply,!as!he!gazes!forlornly!out!into!the!
distance.!
!
!
!
MICHAEL!!
I!sure!wish!I!had!the!backbone!to!challenge!my!father!to!a!duel.!
He!surely!deserves!a!beating.!
!
DANNY!
What!are!you!talkin'!about?!!Look!where!you!live!!What!could!
your!old!man!have!done!to!you!to!deserve!a!beating.!
!
MICHAEL!
It's!just!a!big!empty!space!.!.!.!full!of!things!that!mean!the!world!
to!my!parents,!but!absolutely!nothing!to!me.!Antiques!and!
artifacts!and!photographs!from!THEIR!world,!mementos!of!the!
many!vacations!they've!gone!on,!leaving!me!all!alone!yet!again!
and!again!!
!
DANNY!
Hey,!I!bet!a!lotta!that!shit!is!worth!big!money,!huh?!!
!
MICHAEL!
Ah,!I!guess!I!never!really!thought!about!it.!
!
It!seems!Danny!has!hit!upon!an!uncomfortable!nerve.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Hey,!would!you!like!to!get!something!to!eat?!
!
DANNY!!
Sure!I’m!starvin’.!
!
Danny,!thinking!that!he'd!get!a!chance!to!case!the!joint!and!inspect!the!
goods!on!offer.!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!STUDY!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
I!sure!wish!I!had!the!backbone!to!challenge!my!father!to!a!duel.!
He!surely!deserves!a!beating.!
!
DANNY!
What!are!you!talkin'!about?!!Look!where!you!live!!What!could!
your!old!man!have!done!to!you!to!deserve!a!beating.!
!
MICHAEL!
It's!just!a!big!empty!space!.!.!.!full!of!things!that!mean!the!world!
to!my!parents,!but!absolutely!nothing!to!me.!Antiques!and!
artifacts!and!photographs!from!THEIR!world,!mementos!of!the!
many!vacations!they've!gone!on,!leaving!me!all!alone!yet!again!
and!again!!
!
DANNY!
Hey,!I!bet!a!lotta!that!shit!is!worth!big!money,!huh?!!
!
MICHAEL!
Ah,!I!guess!I!never!really!thought!about!it.!
!
It!seems!Danny!has!hit!upon!an!uncomfortable!nerve.!
!
MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Hey,!would!you!like!to!get!something!to!eat?!
!
DANNY!!
Sure!I’m!starvin’.!
!
Danny,!thinking!that!he'd!get!a!chance!to!case!the!joint!and!inspect!the!
goods!on!offer.!
!
INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!STUDY!A!MOMENTS!LATER!
The!boys!are!sitting!in!Michael's!father’s!richly!furnished!study.!
Description!banker's!lights,!soft!leather!chairs,!lots!of!antiques.!Empty!
plates!sit!on!his!dad's!massive!desk,!as!Daniel!walks!around!the!room!
picking!up!things,!then!putting!them!back!as!his!attention!is!drawn!to!
something!else.!Then,!he!notices!the!gun!cabinet.!
!
DANNY!(mumbling)!!
Now!we're!talkin’...!
!
Danny!has!a!real!gleam!in!his!eye.!He!makes!to!open!the!cabinet,!but!it!
is!locked.!
!
DANNY!(CONT’D)!
Michael,!'ya!got!a!key!for!this!thing?!
!
Michael,!distractedly!going!through!some!papers!on!his!father's!desk!
looks!up.!
!
MICHAEL!
Huh?!!Sure.!But!you!better!let!me!do!it.!My!parents!
give!me!pretty!much!free!reign!around!here,!but!it!is!not!
unusual!for!my!father!to!notice!when!things!are!amiss.!
!
He!walks!over!to!the!cabinet,!shifting!a!small!jade!sculpture!that!Danny!
had!held!up!back!into!it's!proper!position,!then!pulls!a!small!key!chain!
from!his!pocket.!
!
Danny!steps!aside!to!give!him!room,!and!Michael!unlocks!the!cabinet,!
swinging!the!glass!door!open.!Danny!immediately!rushes!forward!to!
grab!the!first!weapon!he!puts!his!hands!on,!but!Michael!puts!a!hand!on!
his!arm.!
!
!
!
Description!banker's!lights,!soft!leather!chairs,!lots!of!antiques.!Empty!
plates!sit!on!his!dad's!massive!desk,!as!Daniel!walks!around!the!room!
picking!up!things,!then!putting!them!back!as!his!attention!is!drawn!to!
something!else.!Then,!he!notices!the!gun!cabinet.!
!
DANNY!(mumbling)!!
Now!we're!talkin’...!
!
Danny!has!a!real!gleam!in!his!eye.!He!makes!to!open!the!cabinet,!but!it!
is!locked.!
!
DANNY!(CONT’D)!
Michael,!'ya!got!a!key!for!this!thing?!
!
Michael,!distractedly!going!through!some!papers!on!his!father's!desk!
looks!up.!
!
MICHAEL!
Huh?!!Sure.!But!you!better!let!me!do!it.!My!parents!
give!me!pretty!much!free!reign!around!here,!but!it!is!not!
unusual!for!my!father!to!notice!when!things!are!amiss.!
!
He!walks!over!to!the!cabinet,!shifting!a!small!jade!sculpture!that!Danny!
had!held!up!back!into!it's!proper!position,!then!pulls!a!small!key!chain!
from!his!pocket.!
!
Danny!steps!aside!to!give!him!room,!and!Michael!unlocks!the!cabinet,!
swinging!the!glass!door!open.!Danny!immediately!rushes!forward!to!
grab!the!first!weapon!he!puts!his!hands!on,!but!Michael!puts!a!hand!on!
his!arm.!
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MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!
Easy!Danny...Here,!let!me!show!you!my!favorite!set!of!
“binoculars”.!
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He!slowly!eases!a!rifle!out!of!its!niche,!stroking!it!reverently!for!a!
second!before!handing!it!to!Danny.!
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MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Be!careful!with!it.!
!
Danny!looks!at!Michael!with!utter!confusion!and!incredulousness.!
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DANNY!
Are!you!fucking!crazy!Michael?!This!ain't!no!binoculars!!It's!a!
gun!!
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MICHAEL!
Well,!I!only!utilize!it!for!the!telescopic!scope!on!the!side,!just!
like!binoculars.!
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Danny!grabs!the!rifle!out!of!Michael's!hands!and!makes!like!he's!taking!
aim,!pointing!at!objects!all!around!the!room.!
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DANNY!(shouting)!!
BANG!!BANG!!BANG!!
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Michael!looks!startled.!Danny!then!turns!full!around!and!points!the!rifle!
directly!at!Michaels!face.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!(softly)!!
Bang.!
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MICHAEL!
There!aren't!any!bullets!in!it,!so!back!off!Danny.!
Easy!Danny...Here,!let!me!show!you!my!favorite!set!of!
“binoculars”.!
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He!slowly!eases!a!rifle!out!of!its!niche,!stroking!it!reverently!for!a!
second!before!handing!it!to!Danny.!
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MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!!
Be!careful!with!it.!
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Danny!looks!at!Michael!with!utter!confusion!and!incredulousness.!
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DANNY!
Are!you!fucking!crazy!Michael?!This!ain't!no!binoculars!!It's!a!
gun!!
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MICHAEL!
Well,!I!only!utilize!it!for!the!telescopic!scope!on!the!side,!just!
like!binoculars.!
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Danny!grabs!the!rifle!out!of!Michael's!hands!and!makes!like!he's!taking!
aim,!pointing!at!objects!all!around!the!room.!
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DANNY!(shouting)!!
BANG!!BANG!!BANG!!
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Michael!looks!startled.!Danny!then!turns!full!around!and!points!the!rifle!
directly!at!Michaels!face.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!(softly)!!
Bang.!
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MICHAEL!
There!aren't!any!bullets!in!it,!so!back!off!Danny.!
Michael!grabs!back!the!rifle.!As!the!two!boys!escape!the!study,!Danny!
slips!something!into!his!pocket.!A!jewelAencrusted!ceremonial!dagger,!
one!of!many!laying!on!Michael’s!father’s!desk.!
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Isaac!sees!him!slip!it!into!his!pocket.!Isaac!enters!the!room!to!clear!the!
boys'!plates,!but!he!says!nothing,!locking!away!the!information!for!later!
use.!
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INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!A!NIGHT!
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Danny!sits!on!an!old!crate,!slowly!fondling!the!dagger.!His!mind!begins!
to!wander.!
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CUT!TO:!
INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!A!PAST!
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Danny!sits!on!the!crate!with!the!dagger,!witnessing!his!memories!
unfold.!
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NARRA!TOR!
My!only!“friends”!were!the!other!unkempt!drunks!my!father!
hung!out!with,!passing!around!a!cruddy!bottle!of!moonshine.!
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Danny!watches!himself!being!forced!to!take!swigs.!
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NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!!
Other!“friends”!were!the!ugly!whores!my!father!managed!to!
find!in!some!places.!
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Danny!watches!himself!outside!his!father’s!room!in!a!dingy!hallway,!his!
knees!are!drawn!up!to!his!chest!as!he!tries!to!ignore!the!obnoxious!
sounds!emanating!from!inside!the!room.!
slips!something!into!his!pocket.!A!jewelAencrusted!ceremonial!dagger,!
one!of!many!laying!on!Michael’s!father’s!desk.!
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Isaac!sees!him!slip!it!into!his!pocket.!Isaac!enters!the!room!to!clear!the!
boys'!plates,!but!he!says!nothing,!locking!away!the!information!for!later!
use.!
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INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!A!NIGHT!
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Danny!sits!on!an!old!crate,!slowly!fondling!the!dagger.!His!mind!begins!
to!wander.!
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CUT!TO:!
INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!A!PAST!
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Danny!sits!on!the!crate!with!the!dagger,!witnessing!his!memories!
unfold.!
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NARRA!TOR!
My!only!“friends”!were!the!other!unkempt!drunks!my!father!
hung!out!with,!passing!around!a!cruddy!bottle!of!moonshine.!
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Danny!watches!himself!being!forced!to!take!swigs.!
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NARRATOR!(CONT’D)!!
Other!“friends”!were!the!ugly!whores!my!father!managed!to!
find!in!some!places.!
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Danny!watches!himself!outside!his!father’s!room!in!a!dingy!hallway,!his!
knees!are!drawn!up!to!his!chest!as!he!tries!to!ignore!the!obnoxious!
sounds!emanating!from!inside!the!room.!
The!women!would!invariably!look!down!at!him!on!the!way!out,!smiling!
sympathetically!and!patting!him!on!the!head,!as!she!left!him!to!wait!for!
his!father!to!sleep!it!off!on!the!blotchy,!disheveled!bed.!
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MAN’S!VOICE!(O.S.)!!
What!the!hell!you!got!there!boy?!!
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INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!–!NIGHT!
CUT!TO:!
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Danny!is!startled!out!of!his!reverie.!His!FATHER!bellows!at!him.!
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DANNY’S!FATHER!!
Gimme!that!!
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Danny!jumps!up!and!answers!meekly.!
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DANNY!
Hey!dad,!I!was!just!waitin'!for!you!to!git!home!so's!I!could!show!
this!to!you.!
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He!hands!the!dagger!to!his!dad,!who!immediately!makes!like!he's!going!
to!slice!up!his!son.!Danny!reflexively!throws!up!his!arm!and!gets!a!bad!
gash!for!his!effort.!He!wipes!away!the!blood.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!
And!I!know!where!to!get!a!hell!of!a!lot!more!shit,!just!as!hot!and!
expensive.!
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His!father,!less!belligerent!lends!out!an!ear.!
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EXT.!WATCHTOWER!A!AFTERNOON!
sympathetically!and!patting!him!on!the!head,!as!she!left!him!to!wait!for!
his!father!to!sleep!it!off!on!the!blotchy,!disheveled!bed.!
!
MAN’S!VOICE!(O.S.)!!
What!the!hell!you!got!there!boy?!!
!
INT.!DANNY’S!HOME!–!NIGHT!
CUT!TO:!
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Danny!is!startled!out!of!his!reverie.!His!FATHER!bellows!at!him.!
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DANNY’S!FATHER!!
Gimme!that!!
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Danny!jumps!up!and!answers!meekly.!
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DANNY!
Hey!dad,!I!was!just!waitin'!for!you!to!git!home!so's!I!could!show!
this!to!you.!
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He!hands!the!dagger!to!his!dad,!who!immediately!makes!like!he's!going!
to!slice!up!his!son.!Danny!reflexively!throws!up!his!arm!and!gets!a!bad!
gash!for!his!effort.!He!wipes!away!the!blood.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!
And!I!know!where!to!get!a!hell!of!a!lot!more!shit,!just!as!hot!and!
expensive.!
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His!father,!less!belligerent!lends!out!an!ear.!
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EXT.!WATCHTOWER!A!AFTERNOON!
Michael!and!Danny!climb!back!up!to!the!top!of!the!watchtower.!Michael!
unstraps!the!rifle.!Danny!is!far!more!subdued!then!he!was!a!day!earlier!
and!continuously!glances!at!the!entrance!gate.!
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Michael!hands!Danny!the!rifle!and!Danny!focuses!the!scope,!tracking!
the!township!denizens!as!they!scurry!like!ants.!
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MICHAEL!
By!the!way,!this!is!where!I!saw!you!from!the!other!day,!when!
you!were!pursuing!Ellen.!Why!were!you!following!her?!
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DANNY!
How!do!you!know!Ellen?!
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MICHAEL!
Ellen!is!the!only!classmate!that!still!smiles!at!me.!
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Michael!smiles!as!he!treasures!the!thought!of!her.!
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MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!
Used!to!be,!we!would!share!interests!in!school...discuss!the!
books!that!we!had!both!read.!We!even!sat!together!several!
times!for!lunch!!
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DANNY!
Wow...For!a!little!man,!you!sure!got!closer!to!first!base!with!
Ellen!than!I!ever!did!!Did!you!ever!kiss!her?!
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MICHAEL!
Are!you!crazy,!you!big!idiot?!I!would!never!have!had!the!
courage!to!even!TRY!something!like!that!!
!
(beat)!What!about!you?!Danny!lowers!the!rifle.!
!
unstraps!the!rifle.!Danny!is!far!more!subdued!then!he!was!a!day!earlier!
and!continuously!glances!at!the!entrance!gate.!
!
Michael!hands!Danny!the!rifle!and!Danny!focuses!the!scope,!tracking!
the!township!denizens!as!they!scurry!like!ants.!
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MICHAEL!
By!the!way,!this!is!where!I!saw!you!from!the!other!day,!when!
you!were!pursuing!Ellen.!Why!were!you!following!her?!
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DANNY!
How!do!you!know!Ellen?!
!
MICHAEL!
Ellen!is!the!only!classmate!that!still!smiles!at!me.!
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Michael!smiles!as!he!treasures!the!thought!of!her.!
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MICHAEL!(CONT’D)!
Used!to!be,!we!would!share!interests!in!school...discuss!the!
books!that!we!had!both!read.!We!even!sat!together!several!
times!for!lunch!!
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DANNY!
Wow...For!a!little!man,!you!sure!got!closer!to!first!base!with!
Ellen!than!I!ever!did!!Did!you!ever!kiss!her?!
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MICHAEL!
Are!you!crazy,!you!big!idiot?!I!would!never!have!had!the!
courage!to!even!TRY!something!like!that!!
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(beat)!What!about!you?!Danny!lowers!the!rifle.!
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DANNY!
Honestly?!I!never!spoke!a!word!to!her.!She!just!looks!down!on!
me!anyway;!you!know...I!don’t!blame!her.!
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Michael!retorts.!
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MICHAEL!!
Not!Ellen!!!She’s!way!too!nice!to!look!down!on!ANYONE!!
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DANNY!
I!sure!do!think!she’s!the!prettiest!girl!in!town,!though.!
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They!both!sit!there,!deep!in!their!own!thoughts.!Danny!glances!again!at!
the!gates.!As!Michael!looks!away.!Danny!rummages!through!his!pocket!
and!grasps!a!single!bullet.!!
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ith!Michael!still!entranced,!Danny!surreptitiously!inserts!the!bullet.!
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Unbeknownst!to!Danny!though,!Isaac!has!followed!the!boys!outside!this!
time.!
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Danny!places!the!rifle!in!Michael’s!hands.!Michael!takes!his!turn!to!
voyeur.!
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Suddenly,!Danny!spots!his!father!sneak!onto!the!premises.!Danny’s!eyes!
widen.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!!
Intruder!!Shoot!him!Michael!!
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Michael,!startled,!fumbles!the!rifle!and!then!takes!aim.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!!
SHOOT!HIM!!
Honestly?!I!never!spoke!a!word!to!her.!She!just!looks!down!on!
me!anyway;!you!know...I!don’t!blame!her.!
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Michael!retorts.!
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MICHAEL!!
Not!Ellen!!!She’s!way!too!nice!to!look!down!on!ANYONE!!
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DANNY!
I!sure!do!think!she’s!the!prettiest!girl!in!town,!though.!
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They!both!sit!there,!deep!in!their!own!thoughts.!Danny!glances!again!at!
the!gates.!As!Michael!looks!away.!Danny!rummages!through!his!pocket!
and!grasps!a!single!bullet.!!
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ith!Michael!still!entranced,!Danny!surreptitiously!inserts!the!bullet.!
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Unbeknownst!to!Danny!though,!Isaac!has!followed!the!boys!outside!this!
time.!
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Danny!places!the!rifle!in!Michael’s!hands.!Michael!takes!his!turn!to!
voyeur.!
!
Suddenly,!Danny!spots!his!father!sneak!onto!the!premises.!Danny’s!eyes!
widen.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!!
Intruder!!Shoot!him!Michael!!
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Michael,!startled,!fumbles!the!rifle!and!then!takes!aim.!
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DANNY!(CONT’D)!!
SHOOT!HIM!!
As!Michael!pulls!the!trigger,!the!entire!watchtower!lurches!like!an!
earthquake!erupts!immediately!below!them.!
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As!the!camera!shows!Danny’s!father!running!for!his!life!out!of!the!gates,!
it!slowly!pans!back!to!the!base!of!the!tower,!where!Isaac!has!used!his!
great!bulk!to!push!the!tower!at!the!very!moment!the!shot!rings!out.!
Michael!jitters!as!he!holds!the!smoking!rifle.!The!two!boys!stare!at!each!
other!in!shock.!
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INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!KITCHEN!
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The!dagger!is!found!on!Danny!and!he's!led!away!from!the!mansion!in!
handcuffs.!
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In!the!meantime,!MICHAEL’S!FATHER!is!outside!amidst!the!flashing!
lights!and!hullabaloo!of!the!crime!scene,!he!holds!his!shaking!son.!
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MICHAEL’S!FATHER!!
My!dear!boy,!what!were!you!thinking,!bringing!the!rifle!up!
there?!
!
MICHAEL!
I!only!used!it!as!“binoculars”.!
!
Michael’s!father!is!pleasantly!perplexed.!
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MICHAEL’S!FATHER!
Well!then,!it!appears!we!need!to!find!you!a!real!set!of!
binoculars.!Would!you!object!to!aiding!the!construction!of!our!
watch!tower?!I!believe!it’s!time!we!Buick’s!get!our!hands!dirty.!
!
Michael’s!father!lifts!his!boy.!
!
MICHAEL’S!FATHER!(CONT’D)!
earthquake!erupts!immediately!below!them.!
!
As!the!camera!shows!Danny’s!father!running!for!his!life!out!of!the!gates,!
it!slowly!pans!back!to!the!base!of!the!tower,!where!Isaac!has!used!his!
great!bulk!to!push!the!tower!at!the!very!moment!the!shot!rings!out.!
Michael!jitters!as!he!holds!the!smoking!rifle.!The!two!boys!stare!at!each!
other!in!shock.!
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INT.!BUICK!ESTATE!KITCHEN!
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The!dagger!is!found!on!Danny!and!he's!led!away!from!the!mansion!in!
handcuffs.!
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In!the!meantime,!MICHAEL’S!FATHER!is!outside!amidst!the!flashing!
lights!and!hullabaloo!of!the!crime!scene,!he!holds!his!shaking!son.!
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MICHAEL’S!FATHER!!
My!dear!boy,!what!were!you!thinking,!bringing!the!rifle!up!
there?!
!
MICHAEL!
I!only!used!it!as!“binoculars”.!
!
Michael’s!father!is!pleasantly!perplexed.!
!
MICHAEL’S!FATHER!
Well!then,!it!appears!we!need!to!find!you!a!real!set!of!
binoculars.!Would!you!object!to!aiding!the!construction!of!our!
watch!tower?!I!believe!it’s!time!we!Buick’s!get!our!hands!dirty.!
!
Michael’s!father!lifts!his!boy.!
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MICHAEL’S!FATHER!(CONT’D)!
Isaac.!Would!you!prepare!some!biscuits!for!my!son?!
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ISAAC!!
Yessir!!
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As!they!walk!back!into!the!house!together,!Isaac!winks!at!Michael.!
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ISAAC!!
Yessir!!
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As!they!walk!back!into!the!house!together,!Isaac!winks!at!Michael.!
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RAZZLE(DAZZLE(
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“OK!gang,!take!five.”!
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The!crew!takes!off,!&!Jim!relishes!the!moment,!left!alone!for!a!change,!
instead!of!being!constantly!catered!to!&!harangued!by!legions!of!yes!
men,!ass!lickers,!technicians,!hair!&!makeAup,!script!people,!coAstars!.!.!.!!
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Jim!takes!a!deep,!cleansing!breath,!and!decides!to!take!a!walk!outside!to!
enjoy!his!unexpected!solitude.!
!
Walking!through!the!vast!lot,!he!happens!upon!a!soundstage!notable!for!
the!many!musicals!that!were!shot!within!its!cavernous!space,!way!back!
when!the!studio!churned!them!out!in!a!string!of!successful!moneyA
makers.!!!
!
Furtively!looking!around!to!make!sure!that!no!is!watching,!he!slips!
inside,!just!to!experience!that!Golden!Age!ambience!for!a!moment,!
before!he!is!needed!back!on!his!own!set.!!The!space!is!dark,!the!silence!
deafening.!!!
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Suddenly,!a!powerful!klieg!light!shines!directly!into!his!eyes,!
momentarily!blinding!him.!
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“Hey,!who’s!there?”!!No!one!answers.!!“C’mon!Nicole,!if!you!wish!to!
shower!me!with!your!brilliance,!just!come!on!to!me!in!the!usual!fashion!
.!.!.!there’s!no!need!for!these!theatrics!”!
!
He!fingers!the!lapel!of!the!Hugo!Boss!suit!he’s!wearing!for!that!days’!
shoot,!absently!brushing!off!some!lint!as!he!looks!around!the!vast!
room.!!Shrugging,!he!turns!towards!the!entrance!when!another!strong!
light!ignites!to!the!left!of!him,!planting!him!squarely!in!the!illuminated!
crossfire.!
!
!
“OK!gang,!take!five.”!
!
The!crew!takes!off,!&!Jim!relishes!the!moment,!left!alone!for!a!change,!
instead!of!being!constantly!catered!to!&!harangued!by!legions!of!yes!
men,!ass!lickers,!technicians,!hair!&!makeAup,!script!people,!coAstars!.!.!.!!
!
Jim!takes!a!deep,!cleansing!breath,!and!decides!to!take!a!walk!outside!to!
enjoy!his!unexpected!solitude.!
!
Walking!through!the!vast!lot,!he!happens!upon!a!soundstage!notable!for!
the!many!musicals!that!were!shot!within!its!cavernous!space,!way!back!
when!the!studio!churned!them!out!in!a!string!of!successful!moneyA
makers.!!!
!
Furtively!looking!around!to!make!sure!that!no!is!watching,!he!slips!
inside,!just!to!experience!that!Golden!Age!ambience!for!a!moment,!
before!he!is!needed!back!on!his!own!set.!!The!space!is!dark,!the!silence!
deafening.!!!
!
Suddenly,!a!powerful!klieg!light!shines!directly!into!his!eyes,!
momentarily!blinding!him.!
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“Hey,!who’s!there?”!!No!one!answers.!!“C’mon!Nicole,!if!you!wish!to!
shower!me!with!your!brilliance,!just!come!on!to!me!in!the!usual!fashion!
.!.!.!there’s!no!need!for!these!theatrics!”!
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He!fingers!the!lapel!of!the!Hugo!Boss!suit!he’s!wearing!for!that!days’!
shoot,!absently!brushing!off!some!lint!as!he!looks!around!the!vast!
room.!!Shrugging,!he!turns!towards!the!entrance!when!another!strong!
light!ignites!to!the!left!of!him,!planting!him!squarely!in!the!illuminated!
crossfire.!
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“What!the!fuck?”!
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Jim!hears!the!distinct!sounds!of!fingers!snapping,!as!a!series!of!gelled!
spotlights!turn!on!in!sequence!!.!.!.!now,!the!swish!of!a!brush!on!a!snare!
drum!arises!seemingly!out!of!thin!air.!
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Jim!now!notices!his!shadow!cast!on!the!floor,!surprised!by!a!weird!
protrusion!atop!his!head.!!He!feels!and!finds!a!top!hat.!!!
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Really!startled!now,!he!looks!down!to!discover!that!he’s!no!longer!
clothed!in!Boss,!but!is!now!wearing!tails,!spats!and!is!carrying!a!cane!!
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A!backbeat!begins!to!play,!and!individual!musicians,!set!behind!music!
stands!on!an!immense!Art!Deco!bandstand!are!illuminated!one!by!one,!
their!instruments!joining!in!as!they!are!set!alit,!the!now!fullAfledged!
musical!number!filling!the!soundstage!with!glorious!sound.!
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Jim!can’t!help!but!tap!his!toe,!as!the!beat!is!now!infectious.!!!
Throwing!caution!to!the!wind,!he!pivots!once,!twice.!!!
!
Now!completely!caught!up!in!the!music,!he!turns!again,!and!is!
confronted!by!an!entire!line!of!dancers,!girls!in!FosseAstyle!black!
leotards,!heels!and!bowler!hats,!men!dressed!just!like!he!is!creeping!out!
from!the!dark!perimeter.!
!
Somehow,!Jim!instinctively!knows!exactly!what!to!do,!as!all!the!bodies!
rush!forward!to!whisk!him!up!onto!their!shoulders!amidst!a!sudden!
infusion!of!dry!ice!creeping!along!the!floor!at!their!feet.!!Colored!lights!
now!flash!in!unison!with!the!upbeat!music,!following!the!dance!troupe!
through!their!choreographed!moves.!!Jim!is!in!the!lead,!enjoying!his!
newfound!freedom!and!talent!with!total!abandon,!dancing!up!a!storm!
with!his!chorus!line.!
!
!
Jim!hears!the!distinct!sounds!of!fingers!snapping,!as!a!series!of!gelled!
spotlights!turn!on!in!sequence!!.!.!.!now,!the!swish!of!a!brush!on!a!snare!
drum!arises!seemingly!out!of!thin!air.!
!
Jim!now!notices!his!shadow!cast!on!the!floor,!surprised!by!a!weird!
protrusion!atop!his!head.!!He!feels!and!finds!a!top!hat.!!!
!
Really!startled!now,!he!looks!down!to!discover!that!he’s!no!longer!
clothed!in!Boss,!but!is!now!wearing!tails,!spats!and!is!carrying!a!cane!!
!
A!backbeat!begins!to!play,!and!individual!musicians,!set!behind!music!
stands!on!an!immense!Art!Deco!bandstand!are!illuminated!one!by!one,!
their!instruments!joining!in!as!they!are!set!alit,!the!now!fullAfledged!
musical!number!filling!the!soundstage!with!glorious!sound.!
!
Jim!can’t!help!but!tap!his!toe,!as!the!beat!is!now!infectious.!!!
Throwing!caution!to!the!wind,!he!pivots!once,!twice.!!!
!
Now!completely!caught!up!in!the!music,!he!turns!again,!and!is!
confronted!by!an!entire!line!of!dancers,!girls!in!FosseAstyle!black!
leotards,!heels!and!bowler!hats,!men!dressed!just!like!he!is!creeping!out!
from!the!dark!perimeter.!
!
Somehow,!Jim!instinctively!knows!exactly!what!to!do,!as!all!the!bodies!
rush!forward!to!whisk!him!up!onto!their!shoulders!amidst!a!sudden!
infusion!of!dry!ice!creeping!along!the!floor!at!their!feet.!!Colored!lights!
now!flash!in!unison!with!the!upbeat!music,!following!the!dance!troupe!
through!their!choreographed!moves.!!Jim!is!in!the!lead,!enjoying!his!
newfound!freedom!and!talent!with!total!abandon,!dancing!up!a!storm!
with!his!chorus!line.!
!
One!final!razzle!dazzle!swivel!of!the!hips,!and!Jim,!now!sweating!
profusely!from!his!energetic!efforts,!does!a!classic!shoulder!roll,!looks!
behind!him!and!is!shocked!to!discover!no!one!there.!
!
Total!silence,!palpable,!again!surrounds!him!as!the!last!notes!echo!off!
into!the!darkness.!
!
A!camera!crane!descends!out!of!the!air!close!to!Jim.!!Seated!in!it,!a!
director!gestures!towards!him,!saying,”!"Great!sequence,!Jim!!!A!few!
closeAups!and!a!little!editing,!and!we’ll!have!another!hit!on!our!hands.!!
Congratulations.”!
!
!
____________!
!
profusely!from!his!energetic!efforts,!does!a!classic!shoulder!roll,!looks!
behind!him!and!is!shocked!to!discover!no!one!there.!
!
Total!silence,!palpable,!again!surrounds!him!as!the!last!notes!echo!off!
into!the!darkness.!
!
A!camera!crane!descends!out!of!the!air!close!to!Jim.!!Seated!in!it,!a!
director!gestures!towards!him,!saying,”!"Great!sequence,!Jim!!!A!few!
closeAups!and!a!little!editing,!and!we’ll!have!another!hit!on!our!hands.!!
Congratulations.”!
!
!
____________!
!
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