Imagine 1973

Imagine 1973
by Tom Erb
Tom Erb (C) 2015 stagerightcom@gmail.com

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FADE IN:
MONTAGE
-Zooming in on cover of Middletown High School yearbook
CROSSFADE to page turning to:
-Blank MHS blue pages that CROSSFADE to page turning to:
-Split screen Blank with MHS blue on LEFT hand page and grey
on the LEFT page. Opening credits continue to
roll.SUPERIMPOSED in lower RIGHT corner text "Middletown
High School, Middletown, Rhode Island, Volume 11,
1973"CROSSFADE to page turning to:
-Black and White picture filling both pages of the "Prescott
Farms Windmill" SUPERIMPOSED text in UPPER LEFT of second
page "Mill", FADE IN to current clip of same spot and same
perspective, CROSSFADE to page turning to:
-Split screen of two pages LEFT has B/W picture of water
tower and broken down house on "Rose Island", SUPERIMPOSED
Opening Credits starting at TOP LEFT of the LEFT picture,
revealing the cast FADING IN one at a time, On RIGHT page is
B/W picture of "St George’s School" with credits continued
on RIGHT page, CROSSFADE to page turning to:
-B/W picture of rocky shore and "Turtle Rock" FADE IN to
color clip of same spot with SUPERIMPOSED text in CENTER of
second page FADING IN "Go Placidly Amid the Noise and Haste
and Remember What Peace There May be in Silence"CROSSFADE to
page turning to:
-Color double page picture of Middletown High School FADE IN

to current clip of school from same perspective. CROSSFADE
to yearbook turning to:
-B/W double page picture of "Second Beach" with birds
playing in the waters edge. SUPERIMPOSED text TOP CENTER of
LEFT page "and Whether or Not It Is Clear to You the
Universe Is Unfolding as it Should", CROSSFADE to yearbook
turning to:
-Double pages with three B/W pictures UPPER LEFT of LEFT
page "Girl in Bathing Suit standing on Surfers Rock Looking
out to the Ocean", UPPER RIGHT, "Sun Shining Through the
Clouds" and LOWER CENTER, "Small Sailboat Full Sail with
Pell Bridge in Background", B/W picture of "Bright Summer
Sun Shining Over the Trees and on the Water" fills the RIGHT
page. CROSSFADE to yearbook turning to:
2.
-Double full page of B/W picture "Back of Boy and Girl

(Waist High Shot with Boy’s Arm around the Girl)) sitting on
the wall looking out" FADE IN to Matching RE-Created Color
clip,
SUPERIMPOSE text, UPPER RIGHT of RIGHT page "Imagine 1973"

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EXT. DAY SCHOOL AERIAL VIEW
We see Middletown High School sitting on the hill.

SLOW ZOOM ON THE FRONT PARKING LOT AND ENTRANCE.
PAN IN ON VIEW OF FRONT ENTRANCE.
Hundreds of students are rushing in to make it to homeroom,

meeting up with old friends, the feelings and atmosphere is
happy and jovial.
INT. DAY MHS FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS

SUPERIMPOSE text, bottom right "7:45AM September 4th,
WIDE SHOT OF THREE DOUBLE GLASS DOORS ENTERING INTO SCHOOL
TOM ERB enters, he has long blonde hair and blues eyes,
medium height. His demeanor is that of someone pretending to
be something he is not, wears a black leather jacket that
has an 48 Star American Flag on the back upside down..an
obvious cry for help.
Tom holds the door open for PAM GRAHAM a much younger
student with long blonde hair looking like a flower child,
her and Tom have been together for two years.
She is followed by DAVID TREMBLAY who is dress a bit preppie
with the Oxford shirt and Izod sweater and corduroy pants,
his and Tom have been best friend for about a year. David
holds the door for his girlfriend MARTY EVERLY.
Marty, a dark aired girl with a pretty smile, she is dress
in a knee high dress with frills on the ends and sleeves she
transferred to MHS from Alaska the year and always dress a
bit different.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF TOM WALKING TO CENTER OF LOBBY LOOKING AND
TALKING TO THE CAMERA.
3.
He is surrounded by the hallways filled with excited

student. The new looking at their class schedule and asking
where their homerooms are and Seniors reaching out to old
friends.
TOM
(To the Camera)
My senior year in high school was a
special time in my life and in many
ways there haven’t been any happier
days in life. I went here,
Middletown High School in
Middletown Rhode Island located on
Aquidneck Island and neighbor to
historical City of Newport.
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INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY

SIDE SHOT OF TOM AND PAM AT PAM’S LOCKER.
TOM kisses her and turns to camera that continued following

TOM down the hall.
TOM
(To the Camera)
I knew going into my senior year
that this was going to be a very
enjoyable experience with the
promise of a championship football
team, several plays to work on and
hang out with my friends.
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INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 2
SIDE SHOT OF DAVID AND MARTY

Standing in front of her homeroom they are laughing they do
a High Five and she enters. DAVID turns and TOM steps up
next to him and both walk toward the camera.
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4.

WIDE SHOT OF BUSY HALLWAY WITH RUSHING STUDENTS AT THE SIDES
AND IN BACKGROUND.
TOM and DAVID both walking straight at the camera
TOM
(To the Camera)
David Tremlay is my best friend.
DAVID
(To the Camera)
..and Tom Erb is my best friend.
TOM
(To the Camera)
He gave me this nickname "Brother
Buck" after we watched the movie
"Bonnie and Clyde" and when Clyde
Barrow called is brother Buck
"Brother Buck" he has called me
that ever since. I have grown to
actually like it.
DAVID
(To the Camera)
Thanks right Brother Buck. Brothers
till the end!
DAVID extends out his first and TOM pounds his first on top
of his. David exits into a room and Tom continues on down
the hall.
CUT TO:
INT. DAY CLASSROOM PAM’S
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF PAM SITTING AT HER DECK WITH TOM’S
NAME IN A BLACK COMPOSITION NOTE BOOK FILLED WITH PAGES OF
HIS NAME WRITTEN A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS.
CUT TO:

BACK TO SHOT OF TOM WALKING IN THE HALL AT THE CAMERA.
TOM
(To the Camera)
Pam Graham is my girl. She is two
grades behind me and a bit younger
5.
TOM
which will cause me some grief that
you will see in this story. But I
love her and she will be connected
to me forever cause she’ll be the
mother of my children.
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INT. DAY CLASSROOM MARTY’S

WIDE SHOT OF MARTY IN HER HOMEROOM TALKING AND LAUGHING WITH
HER CLASSMATES AROUND HER.
CUT TO:
INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 3 CONT’D

BACK TO SHOT OF TOM WALKING IN THE HALL AT THE CAMERA.
TOM (CONT’D)
(To the Camera)
MARTY is David’s girlfriend which
creates a problem for me and a
twist in all of our relationships.
But more on that later.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF TOM WALKING DOWN AN ALMOST EMPTY HALLWAY
TALKING TO THE CAMERA.
TOM (CONT’D)
(To the Camera)
There was no way to know that our
friendship would be tested....
Stops at a classroom.
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP OF HIS HAND ON THE DOOR KNOB.
CUT TO:
SIDE CLOSE UP SHOOT ON TOM’S FACE LOOKING AT THE CAMERA.
TOM (CONT’D)
(To the Camera)
...and would lead to events that
would leave us with a ever lasting
6.
TOM (CONT’D)
tragic memory (Pause) So. on with
the story....
(Sound of School Bell)
DISSOLVE:
INT. DAY MHS TOM’S HOMEROOM
CAMERA IS BOOMED AND OVER THE TOP OF THE CLASSROOM MOVING

FROM FRONT TO BACK AND STOPPING IN BACK LEFT CORNER. HE
TEACHER MR. ANTHONY IS READING THE NEWSPAPER, THE CLASSROOM
IS LOUD AND OUT CONTROL THEN AT WE HEAR A ANNOYING SOUND.
TOM enters the room and goes to his seat in the front row.
CUT TO:
INT. DAY MHS TOM’S HOMEROOM
WIDE SHOT AT GROUND LEVEL SLOW ZOOM TO MR.ANTHONY WITH

NEWSPAPER IN FRONT OF HIM WITH HIS FEET ON THE DESK.
MR. ANTHONY slowly lowers the newspaper down to the desk. he
is wearing a pair of wire rim glasses that hung down to the
edge of his nose. His eyes looking up over his glasses he
surveys the classroom.
MR. ANTHONY
Well, well...well here we are
again. Another year of fun and
frivolity.
(pause rising at his desk and moving to the front of the

room)
MR. ANTHONY(CONT’D)
There is one thing for sure it will
be fun...(laughing) OK, lets get to
roll call to maker you are all
here. Who would like to be my
assistant this year?
Several hands fly up...

MR. ANTHONY(CONT’D)
Calm down you all will get you
chance. Denise you can do it for
the first month..please take roll
call.
7.
DENISE rises and moves to the front and MR. ANTHONY moves
back to his desk and sits and picks up his paper and put
feet back up on desk and DENISE begins roll call.
DENISE
William
A.....Robert...Paul..Sandra...Mary...David...
CAMERA MOVES TO CLOSE UP ON TOM.
TOM
(To the Camera) MR. ANTHONY is my
favorite teacher. He an outside
box.
CAMERA MOVES BACK TO A WIDE SHOT OF DENISE.
DENISE
Barbara.....Debbie....Kathy
School Bell (Sound)
ALL CLASSROOM DOORS OPEN INTO HALLWAY WITH RUSHING STUDENTS
FILLING THE HALL. HEADING TO LOCKERS, MEETING FELLOW
STUDENTS.
CUT TO:
INT DAY COURTYARD SMOKE BREAK

PAN IN ON COURTYARD WHERE MANY STUDENTS ARE LIGHTING UP
CIGARETTES GREETING EACH OTHER. TOM TAKES OUT A SMOKE AND
SAYS TO TO NICK.
TOM
At the camera) Nick is everyone
friend. He a a star football
player, great mechanic.
CONT’D
You got a light?
NICK pulls a Zippo lighter from his pocket and strikes it as
TOM leans in to light his cigarette.
NICK
where is your next class?
TOM
Gym?
8.
NICK
Oh, man that sucks to have gym
first thing in the morning.
TOM
I know, cause MAD DOG is no fun in
the morning.
NICK
He is no fun anytime of the day.
Sucks for you to see him first
thing in the morning and the last
thing at football practice.
TOM
Tell me about it!
Both with every other student move to door and enter into
hallway.
CUT TO
INT DAY BOYS LOCKER ROOM

WIDE SHOT FROM COACHES OFFICE IN TO LOCKER ROOM.
TOM enters the locker room with boys in all levels of dress
changing into gym closes. He moves to an open locker and
opens it then turns to his bag on the bench.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF HANDS DIGGING THROUGH THE OPEN BAG LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING.
CUT TO
WIDE SIDE SHOT OF TOM STANDING WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS BAG AND
HIS HEADING HANGING DOWN LOOKING INTO IT.
TOM
FUCK.....
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OVER THE SHOULDER OF TOM SHOT OF CHARLIE NICKERNZ AND MARK

CAVERLY RUSHING AROUND THE LOCKERS HALF DRESSED AND LOOKING
SHOCKED.
Freeze Frame of Charlie and Mark.
CLOSE UP OF TOM.
9.
TOM
(At the Camera) Charlie and Mark
are two of my good friends. Both
are seniors. Charlie is a drummer
and Mark is a honor roll guy.
End Freeze Frame.

CHARLIE
Tom, whats wrong?
TOM
I forgot my gym shorts at home.
MARK
On the first day of school?
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OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF CHARLIE WITH TOM THROWING HIS BAG
IN THE LOCKER.
TOM
I am so screwed! (plopping down on
bench)
CHARLIE
MAD DOG is going to be pissed!
MARK
You are so screwed!
CUT TO
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF TOM.
TOM
Do either of you guys have a spare
pair of gym shorts?
CHARLIE
Spare? Are you nuts? It took all I
had to remember one pair.
TOM
Mark?
MARK
Nope!
The sound of doors opening from the gym startling Charlie
and Mark and the run back to finish up.
10.
CUT TO
TIGHT STRAIGHT ON SHOT OF DOUBLE BLUE DOORS FROM THE GYM.
MAD DOG pushes open both doors and barrels through like an
angry bull.
Freeze Frame.
CLOSE UP ON TOM.
TOM
(At the camera) MAD DOG is the Boys
Gym Teacher and the Varsity
Football Coach. His real name is
Mr. Magliaggo, but he got his
nickname because he was a tough
RET. Marine and treated his
students and players like they in
boot camp.
End Freeze Frame.
ZOOM IN TIGHT ON MAD DOG’S FACE.

ZOOM OUT TO FULL BODY SHOT
MAD DOG
Whats going on in here ladies? Lets
get a move one!
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INT DAY GYMNASIUM
WIDE STRAIGHT ON SHOT OF DOUBLE BLUE DOORS FROM THE LOCKER

ROOM.
TOM enters into gym. He is wearing a white t-shirt wrinkled
jeans and tennis shoes.
TOM
(To the Camera)
I knew I was screwed.
BACK TO SCENE:
Gym is active with boys running and throwing balls, there
are three ropes with big knots every three feet hanging from
the rafters. DAVID comes running over to TOM.
11.
DAVID
Oh boy are you screwed, Bother
Buck. Mad Dog is going to hang you
from the rafters.
TOM
Don’t you think I know that! I
can’t believe that I left them at
home.
DAVID
You are so screwed.
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INT DAY BOYS LOCKER ROOM 2

TIGHT STRAIGHT ON SHOT OF DOUBLE BLUE DOORS FROM THE LOCKER
ROOM
MAD DOG enter the gym.

SLOW MOTION
Two doors fly open, MAD DOG wearing MHS sweatshirt and a
whistle around his neck:
Tom’s P.O.V. (that become an hallucination)

ZOOM IN ON MAD DOG’S FACE.
He gets a very scary MAD DOG look on his face and begins to
laugh a sinister diabolical laugh.
ZOOM OUT ON WAIST HIGH SHOT.
Letters on Mad Dog’s sweatshirt morph in to "Tom You Are So
Screwed"
Tom hears an echo in his head "So Screwed...So Screwed"

DAVID (O.S.)
Tom...Tom...Brother Buck you OK?
TOM snaps out of it.

TOM
What happened?
DAVID
I don’t know you kind of weirded
out and started mumbling in
tongues.
12.
MAD DOG moves to the center of Gym

MAD DOG
OK ladies lets get in lines in
front of the ropes.
Everyone follows orders, moves and lines up

MAD DOG
Listen up! Step forward when I call
your name. Robert Faria...
BOB FARIA steps forward:

BOB
Here!
MAD DOG
Mr. Faria you seem to have dressed
out properly. TREMBLAY...
DAVID TREMBLAY steps forward.
MAD DOG
Mr. Tremblay you also seem to have
followed instructions. Erb...
TOM reluctantly steps forward.
MAD DOG
Mr. Erb You are a member of the
football team....right?
TOM
Yes Coach and I’m sorry I left my
shorts at ho.........(Interrupted)
MAD DOG
...So what would we do at practice
if this sort of thing happened?
TOM
(Reluctantly)
The whole team would would do wind
sprints.
MAD DOG
(With a diabolical smile)
So,line up ladies!
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Begin Flashback:
13.
INT DAY FLASHBACK MHS ENTRANCE

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1970".
FLASHBACKS ARE BLACK AND WHITE.
TOM(V.O.)
This flashback is and was a life
changing time in my life whether I
wanted one or not.
PAN DOWN Middletown High School and crowd of students at

front door to MHS. TOM is with JOE PERRY, Open window to
Principal Coen’s office. TOM with back to camera wearing
leather jacket with upside down 48 star American flag. TOM
turns front and lights cigarette.
TOM
What are we going to do today?
JOE
Look what I got!
JOE pulls a cherry bomb from his pocket.

TOM
Where did you get that?
JOE
My Sisters boyfriend had a bunch of
them...I Got more at home.
TOM reaches over and takes the Cherry Bomb from JOE.
TOM
These can do some damage. How many
do you have?
JOE
Like six or seven.
A PERRY reaches around while TOM and JOE are talking and put
the lit cigarette to the fuse of the firework. It begins to
burn.
TOM turns to see the Cherry Bomb fuse burning down quick.
Tom
(Shouting)
Holy Shit!!
The crowd reacts and starts to scatters. TOM throws the
Cherry Bomb up.
14.
SLOW MOTION
The Cherry Bomb falls and hits the open windows edge and
bounces off the edge and up again and the top frame of the
window, falls and hits inner ledge of window frame and then
hits the angled window and bounces in the room still with
the fuse burning!
TOM
Run!!!
TOM and the crowd runs into the school.

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REVERSE SHOT
TOM and crowd running through all double door and scattered
in all directions.
END SLOW MOTION
TOM stops in center of lobby.
SHOT IN COLOR.
TOM
(At the Camera)
The crowd moved so fast! It was
like we were super natural. I
believe I made to my homeroom just
before......
BLACKOUT:
SOUND Cherry Bomb Explodes:

End Flashback:
INT DAY GYMNASIUM 2

12 boys running to camera exhausted for their last wind
sprint.
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All boys collapsed on mats at hanging ropes.
O.C. Sound: Whistle:
15.
MAD DOG
On your feet ladies, we are just
getting started!
The boys all rising all gasping for air.
MAD DOG
ERB,TREMLBAY AND NICHRENZ pick your
ropes! The rest of you give me
single line behind each rope.
The boys rush to pick a line.

STRAIGHT SHOT OF ERB AT CENTER ROPE,TREMBLAY LEFT AND
NICHRENZ RIGHT MAD DOG STAND BETWEEN TREMBLAY AND ERB.
TOM
Coach I am not good with the rope.
MAD DOG
(leaning into TOM’s ear) I know.
(pause) Are you ever going to
disrespect me again by showing up
to gym not dressed? Or have you
forgotten your promise to Mr. Coen?
TOM LIFTS HIS HEAD AND LOOKS INTO CAMERA THAT SLOWLY ZOOMS
ON HIS FACE.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
INT DAY FLASHBACK HOMEROOM

Tom is sitting in the middle of the classroom and a female
teacher taking attendance. His eyes are down.
MS. JONES
Thomas Erb?
TOM
Here.
The door to the classroom opened enters MR. COEN is the

principal he’s an ex football player very thick,wide and
tall a force to be reckoned with. He stands in the doorway
with his arms crossed looking through the classroom he looks
straight into my eyes lifted one hand and pointed at TOM and
motioned with one finger to come to him.
16.
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End Flashback:
EXT DAY WOOD SHOP EXIT

DAVID
Man that was a sucky gym class.
TOM
Tell me about it it’s not over for
me. I still have to go to football
practice what do you think he’s
going to do to me at football
practice so screwed.
DAVID
Are you still going to go to the
auditions for Thurber’s Carnival?
TOM
Absolutely they don’t start until
5pm. I’ll just tell Beanie and Tori
that might be a little bit late.
Are you going?
DAVID
Yeah I’m going to go. I’d like to
just watch though I don’t really
wanna addition I’ll just work
backstage on this first play.
What’s it about?
TOM
It’s kind of cool it’s like
laughing the TV show whole bunch of
skits be fun.
SOUND: Warning Bell Rings:

Both TOM and DAVID toss there butts in the can and head in
the door.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
17.
INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL OFFICE HALL

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "SEPTEMBER 1970".
TIGHT SHOT IN THE LONG PRINCIPALS HALLWAY.
Tom is in the long hallway next to a door that says

Principal’s Office standing next to him are two Middletown
police officers DREW ANDERSON and ROBERT SILVIA. They’re
questioning him about the episode that morning with the
Cherry Bomb.
OFFICER ANDERSON
Tom did you throw a cherry bomb and
the principal Cohen’s office?
TOM
Well, not exactly.
The door to the Principal’s office opens Enter Principal
Philip Coen.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Officers can speak to my office
please.
They all into the principal’s office and close the door.
TOM
(At the camera) At this point I
know I am in a jam and wasn’t sure
how I was going get myself out of
it.
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INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE HALL TWO

TOM sitting at a lone desk doodling on a piece of paper.
Principal’s Office door opens. Enter MR.COEN and OFFICER’S
ANDERSON and SILVIA.
MR. COEN
Mr. Erb follow us please.
They all move straight to camera.

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End Flashback:
18.
EXT DAY FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD

Overlooking football practice field you team is warming up.
Assistant Coach BARRY CLARK preparing field.
CUT TO:
MAD DOG Exiting gym door followed by TOM carrying his cleats
and helmet rush to get to the field.
MAD DOG
(As TOM runs past) Erb why are you
always late?
TOM
(looking back) Sorry Coach. I try
really I do!
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MAD DOG and COACH CLARK WATCH over team running warm up
laps.
MAD DOG
Coach it is imperative that we win
this first game.
COACH CLARK
I know Coach!
MAD DOG
I mean both Varsity and Junior
Varsity. Do you understand?
COACH CLARK
Yes.
MAD DOG
I want to put a couple of the
Seniors on the JV Squad so they get
some play time.
COACH CLARK
OK. Who?
MAD DOG
Right now just Erb. He will have to
do both practices and be dressed on
the sidelines at both games.
19.
COACH CLARK
Coach?
MAD DOG
Just do what I ask.
COACH CLARK
Where would you like me to play
him?
MAD DOG
Offensive Guard is good?
COACH CLARK
But he has Number 4. shouldn’t he
have a high one. Why does he have
that number anyway?
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
EXT DAY FLASHBACK MHS ENTRANCE 2

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "SEPTEMBER 1970".
WIDE SHOT ON FRONT ENTRANCE OF MHS.
Exiting the front door of Middletown High School is

PRINCIPAL COEN OFFICERS ANDERSON and SILVIA and TOM.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Well Mr. Erb you have left me no
other choice but to expel you from
my school.
TOM
I told you it wasn’t my fault.
PRINCIPAL COEN
This isn’t the first time I’ve had
trouble with you Mr. Erb. You have
been in my office multiple times
for skipping classes and going
through all the lunches and frankly
I’ve had enough so from this moment
forward you are expelled from
Middletown High School don’t come
back here and when you go to find
your motorcycle in the back of the
building you’ll see that it’s been
towed and these two officers will
20.
PRINCIPAL COEN
escort you off the property. Do we
understand each other?
TOM
Man this is bogus!
Tom turns and begins to walk away from the high school.
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EXT DAY FLASHBACK HOGENDOORN’S NURSERY

MID SHOT OF TOM.
TOM walking through Hogendoorn’s Nursery talking to himself
out loud.
TOM
(To the Camera)
I am really screwed. So now I have
to go home and tell my mother that
I’ve been expelled from high
school. What a loser! I can’t
believe I got myself into this
mess. High school dropout What an
idiot! What am I going to do about
this? Got to be something I can do
about this. I can talk myself out
of anything. I’m not really sure I
can do it this time, but wait.... I
haven’t even tried. That’s what I
should do. I should march right
back to the high school and talk my
way out of this. Yeah! That’s what
I’m going to do.
Tom turns around and starts walking back up the hill to the
high school.
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End Flashback:
EXT DAY FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD 2

MAD DOG and COACH CLARK are working on plays.
21.
MAD DOG
(Blowing whistle) OK bring it in
ladies.
Team gathers around.

CONTINUE..
OK we have first game of the season
on Saturday. We are ready. Remember
that It is a tradition to wear a
blazer and tie of Friday before
game day. I know all of you...and I
mean all of you will stick to
tradition. I can only say "You
don’t want to not take part in the
tradition".
DAN KERINS
Coach what if we don’t have a
blazer and tie?
MAD DOG
Come see me Danny and I will loan
you mine. (Team Laughs) You all
know what time to be here on
Saturday. Be dressed and ready and
on the bus on time. Hit the locker
room.
Team gathers gear and disburse.
CONTINUE..
Erb stay behind I need to talk to
you.
TOM
(Step up to MAD DOG ) What’s up
Coach?
MAD DOG
I want you to start practicing and
playing for both Varsity and Junior
Varsity.
TOM
(Surprised) Coach I am not sure I
will have time. I have drama club,
chorus and home work.
MAD DOG
You will have to find time, or have
you forgotten the agreement you
made with PRINCIPAL COEN to say in
school?
22.
MAD DOG turns and leaves.

TOM picks up his helmet and begins walking back to
lockeroom.
SHOT IN COLOR.
TOM
(At the camera)Have I
forgotten...No Coach I haven’t
Fucking forgotten!
SHOT BACK BLACK AND WHITE.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
EXT DAY FLASHBACK MHS ENTRANCE 3

TOM
(At the camera)Now, did I know what
I was going to say to convince MR.
COEN to let me back in school and
another chance? Not a clue!
TOM walking up long sidewalk toward MHS entrance where
awaiting him is PRINCIPAL COEN (C) and OFFICER’S ANDERSON
(R) and SILVIA (L).
PRINCIPAL COEN
Did you not understand that you
have been expelled from this
property?
TOM
Yes Sir I understand what you said.
I would like 2 minutes of you time.
PRINCIPAL COEN
There is nothing more to say.
TOM
Just 2 minutes. If after that you
still want me to leave I will go
and never come back.
OFFICER ANDERSON
(softly) )
It just 2 minutes...What can it
hurt?
23.
PRINCIPAL COEN
(Reluctantly)
I will meet you outside my office
in 2 minutes. (Exits into school
OFFICER ANDERSON
I hope you know what your doing?
TOM
Actually I have no idea!
CUT TO:
INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

TOM is pacing back and forth muddering to himself searching
for the words to say. Door opens to PRINCIPAL COEN’s office.
PRINCIPAL COEN
OK Mr. Erb lets get this over with.
TOM is standing in front of PRINCIPAL COEN’S desk.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Have a seat.
TOM
I would rather stand....I think
better on my feet.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Suit yourself. Your 2 minutes start
(Looking at his watch) Now.
TOM begins to pace thinking about what he wants to say to

save his future after 30 seconds and nothing said.
PRINCIPAL COEN
One minute thirty seconds.
TOM turns and looks at him and continues to pace muddering

words under his breath.
PRINCIPAL COEN
That’s One Minute (Looking a bit
confused)
TOM motions he is almost ready. Goes back to pacing.
PRINCIPAL COEN
(Rises) This is a waste of time.
You brought me in here to state
24.
PRINCIPAL COEN
your case. You wanted Two minutes
and you have said a word and now
you only have thirty seconds left.
TOM stops dead in his tracks with his back to PRINCIPAL COEN
TOM
(At the camera) So here I was at
the moment of truth. What was I
going to pull out my ass to turn
this situation around.
Pauses and turns and steps toward him and says.
TOM
(To PRINCIPAL COEN)Mr. Coen. why
did you go into education? Was it
to give up on students I like me
who have lost their way and need
help?
PRINCIPAL COEN
Don’t give me that...
TOM
Because really have you tried to
help?...really tried to figure out
what I might need to help get my
life straight.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Well...
TOM
I have no idea what to do or even
where to look for some direction.
So, if you got into education to
help young people, well I am a
young person who needs help. But if
you still want to expel me then I
will leave and you can live with
yourself for turning your back on
me. (Sits in Chair)
CUT TO:
OVER THE SHOULDER OF TOM SHOT ON MR. COEN.
PRINCIPAL COEN
(After a moment and silence and
both staring each other down.) I
have to say that you pulled to
25.
PRINCIPAL COEN
defense out of your ass. And my gut
feeling is I could give you ten
chances and you would still be
screw up. All that said I am going
to give you a second and last
chance to turn this around. I have
sent the police away and will have
your motorcycle brought back.
TOM
(Relieved)
Thank you.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Don’t thank me yet. There are some
conditions that you will have to
agree to in order to stay here.
TOM
I will do whatever you ask.
PRINCIPAL COEN
OK! The first condition is for you
to turn over you jacket.
TOM
(Rises and reacts) Are you kidding!
If I walk out of this office
without this coat it will look like
I sold out.
TOM
I know that. And so we understand
each other when you walk out of the
office you will be making a
positive change and the ones who
look at it as selling out are the
same people that go you where you
are right now. This is not
negotiable. Turn that coat...and I
mean NOW or the deal is off?
TOM
(Upset, begins to remove coat) This
is going to be tough to overcome.
PRINCIPAL COEN rises and takes the coat and hangs it on a
coat rack behind his desk.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Now that we have that done now we
can begin to go over the conditions
26.
PRINCIPAL COEN
you must adhere to for your
remaining time at MHS. Sit down.
TOM
Really? What was that? Giving up
that coat was a very big condition.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Yes it was. It is the only reason
you are still here.
TOM
Anything you give me at this point
should be easy.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Good I am glad you feel that way.
You first condition is you have
join the football team.
TOM
(shocked) What! ( Start laughing)
Mad Dog would never let me be a
member of his precious football
team.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Excuse me but his name is Mr. or
Coach Magliaggo. (Picks up his
phone and dials a number.) Coach
this is Phil. I would like Tom Erb
to become a member of the football
team. (Laughter can be heard on the
out end.) Thanks Coach I fill you
in on the particulars later. (Hangs
up phone and looks up at TOM) Done!
You report Coach after school today
to get a uniform and your first
practice is Wednesday.
TOM
Great!
PRINCIPAL COEN
You must remain on the team for the
rest of your time in high school.
If for any reason you are removed
from the team or quit you are also
done here at MHS. Do you
understand?
27.
TOM
Yes I understand.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Good. The next condition is you
have to join the Drama Club.
TOM
(Laughing again) That is crazy! You
mean do plays?
PRINCIPAL COEN
Yes, that is exactly what I mean.
They meet twice a week and I
believe they are going to be
holding auditions this week. You
must report to MS. BEAMER. I will
let her know you will be there.
TOM
How am I going to have time to do
football and the dram club?
PRINCIPAL COEN
They meet on opposite days so that
won’t be a problem.
TOM
I won’t have time for anything
else.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Exactly?
TOM
Is that it?
PRINCIPAL COEN
No. You also have to join the
chorus. I will arrange you class
schedule to include chorus twice a
week.
TOM
(Sarcastically) Oh, sure why not.
Singing. (Chuckle) Unbelievable. I
feel like you are setting me up to
fail.
PRINCIPAL COEN
That’s not true! There are dozens
of students that do all this and
more. Plus they all do what what
28.
PRINCIPAL COEN
your final condition will
be....maintain a passing grade and
some are honor society members. I
am only requiring you to keep a C
average. (Pause) I know this seems
like a lot but I don’t have the
time for yours or anyone else’s
nonsense. You have any questions?
TOM
Do I have any choice?
PRINCIPAL COEN
Yes you do have a choice. I would
like to look back on this in in two
years and have a laugh together.
But you have a lot changes and work
to do for both of us to get that
laugh. I will be here to help in
anyway as long as you are trying
and doing your best. Are you ready
to change your life?
CUT TO:
End Flashback:
EXT DUSK MHS PARKING LOT

Following White Chevy Nova Station Wagon with florescent

orange fenders glowing in the dusk light. Pulls into a
parking lot. TOM and PAM exit car and start walking up
entrance sidewalk to the schools front door.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT CAFETERIA/THEATER

TOM and PAM enter a cafeteria full of members of the Drama
Club.
TOM
(At the camera) So, this is reason
why I tow the line...the Drama Club
is the why I get up to go to school
in the morning. The people,
challenge and the stage are always
calling me.
29.
MS. BEAMER and MISS MARTIN are organizing scripts and

casting sheets. TORY TOLLAY, MICHAEL DEY, MARK CAVERLY, NEIL
MCNALTEY, PAULA RAPOSA, DOTTIE HITT, KEN PERKS, STEVE
TRUCKEY and all other members are filling out casting forms.
TOM and PAM go to Directors table.

TOM
Hey Tory..
TORY
Hey Tom, hello Pam. Are you going
to audition too.
PAM
I am thinking about it.
TORY
Great! Just fill out part of the
form.
TOM and PAM sit and begin to fill out forms. Enter David
Tremblay who moves to sit with them.
DAVID
Hey how us it going Brother Buck.
TOM
(Looking up from paper) Good..
DAVID
Hi Pam..
PAM
Hello David T.
DAVID
How was practice today? Did Mad Dog
cut you some slack?
TORY rises.
TORY
OK lets get started. Please turn in
all your forms now. If you haven’t
finished you can at the end.
TOM turns in his and PAM’S sheets.

MS. BEAMER
Thank you Tom. Can I have everyone
who is auditioning on stage.
30.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
INT NIGHT FLASHBACK CAFETERIA

(Reluctantly) TOM walk into cafeteria to report to MS.
BEAMER the Director of the Drama Club.
As TOM enters everyone turns to look at him. All the clicks

divided throughout the room. MS. BEAMER is at the head
table.
MS. BEAMER
Hello are you here to audition?
TOM
Well...yes...no...I mean I think
so. PRINCIPAL COEN told me to....
Muffled laughter is heard throughout room.

MS. BEAMER moves toward TOM.
MS. BEAMER
Are you Tom?
TOM
Yes I am.
MS. BEAMER
OK, just sit and fill this out and
we can take it from there. All you
have to do tonight is just watch if
you want.
End Flashback:
INT DAY GYMNASIUM SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1972"
Gym is open and entire school is making their way into the
gym for a full school assembly.
TOM
Everyone loves an assembly. You get
out of class...sit with you
friends.
31.
The football team is seated at the front of the room on a

long platform. Crowds is filling the bleachers. Enters TOM,
PAM , DAVID and MARTY. TOM is wearing an tie and blazer as
member of the football team.
TOM
I guess I have to sit in the front.
DAVID
You are a member of the team.
TOM
Even though I don’t play...
DAVID
That’s the best position....No
expectation...Just glory!
TOM
(Laughing, Kisses Pam) I will see
you after this Dog and Pony Show.
PAM, DAVID AND MARTY move to bleachers and find a seat.

Enter gym from locker rooms MAD DOG, COACH CLARK,
SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET and PRINCIPAL COEN. MAD DOG is carry a
rolled up banner. They move to front podium. PRINCIPAL COEN
taps on the mic to make sure it is on.
PRINCIPAL COEN
OK, everyone take a seat. (Pause,
some final moving to and all
students settle down) Thank you. We
are here today for two reasons.
First we begin our football season
tomorrow after a awesome season
last years and we want to show our
support, and second to raise the
banner for our winning efforts last
year. But, before that
SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET would like to
say a few words.
SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET
I am here to day to let you know
the Town of Middletown, all the
teachers and staff of our school
system are proud of Coach Magliaggo
and his coaching staff for their
extraordinary accomplishment and
the promise of the coming season.
Please join me and congratulating
their efforts. (Begins Clapping)
Gym fills with applause.
32.
CONTINUE..
Now I would like to turn the podium
back to PRINCIPAL COEN.
Congratulations!
GAUDET crosses to coaches and shakes their hands.

CUT TO:
DAVID, MARTY AND PAM seated in bleachers.
DAVID
Brother Buck was right. This is
just a dog and pony show for the
coaches.
MARTY
So...
PAM
At least we get out of class.
DAVID
Thanks true!
CUT TO:
PRINCIPAL COEN introducing Coach Magliaggo.
PRINCIPAL COEN
I would like to bring up Coach
Magliaggo to say a few words.
Coach.
MAD DOG moves to the podium carrying banner, shaking

PRINCIPAL COEN’S hand. He taps the microphone to see if it
is working.
MAD DOG
As you know our team was Rhode
Island Class B-East Champions last
year.
MAD DOG motions to student to lower the banner bar from
ceiling.
CONTINUE..
The good news is we didn’t loss a
lot of players last year and the
team on the field this year will be
seasoned players with good new
players.
33.
MAD DOG, COACH CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET and PRINCIPAL

COEN step forward to the lowered bar PRINCIPAL COEN clips
one end of the banner and MAD DOG the other then motions for
the bar to be raised. He lets the banner unroll in in hands
as it rises. A thunderous applause breaks out as the Team
moves to the front with the coaches. PRINCIPAL COEN takes
the microphone from MAD DOG.
PRINCIPAL COEN
Tomorrow is our first games of the
season against our neighbor and
rival Rogers High on their home
field. I hope you all can be their
to show your support. Go Islanders!
Students begin to move off of the bleachers.
CONTINUE..
Now, everyone back to class.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY COURTYARD

Dozens of students grabbing a quick smoke before getting
back to class. Many are football players. TOM, PAM, DAVID
and Marty are standing off to side of crowd.
DAVID
Well that was cool.
TOM
(Lights a cigarette) I guess so.
DAVID
(Sharp) State Champs is a big deal!
TOM
OK..OK B.B. sorry
MARTY
David is right Tom. Don’t be so
negative.
TOM
Look you would be negative to if
you were being forced to be on the
team and abused by the Coach every
time you go to gym class and
practice, and now he requiring me
to be on JV and be at their
practices and games. When do I find
34.
TOM
the time to do Drama Club and
theater, chorus..Oh and god forbid
homework and studying.
DAVID
Whoa...B. Buck you didn’t tell me
that. You should go to PRINCIPAL
COEN.
PAM
(Moving to Tom) Yeah Honey you tell
him about this bullshit!
TOM
Are you kidding! (Moves to doors
and throws butt into can.) Life is
bad but it would be worst if I tell
COEN and he says something to Mad
Dog. NO THANKS!
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT CAFETERIA

TOM and Ken are on stage reading the scene "If Grant had
been drinking at Appomattox" In James Thurber’s " Thurber’s
Carnival"
TOM
(Reading Grant in drunken
slur)Don’t swing me, I feel
terrible!
KEN
(Reading Lee) Hello General Grant.
TOM
(Reading Grant in drunken slur) I
know who you are...
KEN
(Reading Lee) I and General Robert
E. Lee.
TOM
(Reading Grant in drunken slur) I
thought he was Robert Browning. He
certainly looks like Robert
Browning. There was a poet for you.
Browning. Did ya ever read ’How
They Brought the Good News from
35.
TOM
Ghent to Aix’? ’Up Derek, to
saddle, up Derek, away; up Dunder,
up Blitzen, up, Prancer, up Dancer,
up Bouncer, up Vixen, up -’".
KEN
(Reading Lee) Shall we proceed at
once to the matter in hand?
MS. BEAMER
OK that’s is good. Please have a
seat.
TOM and KEN exit stage and move to their seats.
PAM
I get it now. This play is like
"Laugh In" and "Saturday Night
Live".
DAVID
Looks like it will be fun. So, what
happened at practice today Bro
Buck.
Begin Flashback:
INT DAY FLASHBACK OUTSIDE CHORUS ROOM

TOM stands in empty chorus room. He is a bit nervous.

Entering room is Chorus Director WINFRED JOHNSTONE.
MR. JOHNSTONE
Hello...are you Mr. Erb?
TOM
Yes sir.
MR. JOHNSTONE
Well I am Mr. JOHNSTONE. I am the
Chorus Director. Principal Coen
told me he would like to see you in
the chorus.
TOM
Yeah, he told me the same thing.
36.
MR. JOHNSTONE
Well this will be easy today all
I’m going to do is listen to your
voice to see if you are a good fit
for the the chorus.
TOM
Great, you mean I’m auditioning to
be in the chorus? So you mean I can
flunk?
MR.JOHNSTONE
I don’t like to use the word flunk.
This course is different. Its an
actual class. So if you been
assigned to this class you are in
the chorus regardless whether your
voice is good or not and I just
have to work with what I got.
TOM
Oh...I see. I was in the chorus in
elementary school.
MR JOHNSTONE
Really? Did you have any solos?
TOM
Yeah actually I did!
MR JOHNSTONE
Do you remember what the title was,
what the song was?
TOM
How could I forget it. I almost
peed my pants the day I had to sing
it. The title was "Green Beret"
MR JOHNSTONE
Oh yes I remember that one
MR.JOHNSTONE begins to play the song "Green Beret"
TOM
Yeah that’s it. I think I even
remember some of the words.
MR JOHNSTONE
Then why don’t we sing this one?
MR.JOHNSTONE gets up from the piano and gets a book from his
desk. Fumbles through the pages and says.
37.
MR JOHNSTONE
(Crossing back to the piano like a
mad scientists who had just found a
potion) Ah, here it is! Funny thing
is I just looked the other day.
(Hands book to TOM)
TOM
OK...I will give it a shot.
MR.JOHNSTONE begins to play.
CUT TO:
End Flashback:
EXT. NIGHT BRENTON POINT "BELLS"

WIDE SHOT OF BELLS AT BRENTON POINT. DILAPIDATED MANSION
WITH BROKEN WINDOWS, BUSTED DOORS. STANDING OUT FRONT IS
MEMBERS OF ROGERS HIGH AND MIDDLETOWN HIGH FOOTBALL PLAYERS
ALL WEARING THEIR TEAM JERSEYS WITH GIRL FRIENDS WEARING
THEM AS WELL, WITH FANS DRINKING BEERS.
Front of "The Bells" with. The crowd of high school aged
students on a Friday night. This is a special night both
Middletown and Rogers are playing each other the next day,
but everyone was there. The two teams are having some
healthy razing on each side. TOM, PAM, DAVID. and MARTY come
walking up to the crowd of MHS players: DANA CLAY, DAN
KERINS, MIKE BARROWS, BRIAN MCCARTY, CHIP CALLAHAN, HERB
MCCORMICK, NICK TOPPA, LARRY MCLAUGHLIN, JOE LEE, BILLY
ABROMITIS, JOHN FLIS just to name a few.
TOM
Hey guys what’s happenin?
Loud response from the crowd as they do the handshakes and
creating to all of them.
DAVID
Big day tomorrow!
Nick pulls a couple of cans of beer from the six pack he is
carrying and hands one to TOM and David.
NICK
Ladies would you like one.
PAM
Yeah, give me one.
38.
NICK
MARTY?
MARTY
Not thanks Nick.
Load noises voices and music is coming from inside the best
up mansion.
DAVID
What’s going on inside?
NICK
It’s a party cous.....
CROSSFADE:
SHOT OF THE INSIDE OF BELLS SHOWING ALL THE GRAFFITI ON THE

WALLS, BROKEN BEER BOTTLES, CANS AND TRASH SCATTERED AROUND
THE FIRST FLOOR. THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CEILING IN THE FRONT ROOM. TOM HEADS HIS NAMES CALLED FROM
THE SECOND FLOOR HOLE.
JIM DOOR
Tommy boy, where you been?
TOM looks up and see JIM and raises his beer and makes his
way through the crowd up the stair to the second floor with
PAM in his other hand, talking to everyone along the way.
CUT TO:
SHOT OF CROWD OF BOYS STANDING AROUND THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
DRINKING AND PASSING AROUND SEVERAL JOINTS. THE ONLY OTHER
FOOTBALL PLAYERS AROUND THE CIRCLE IS DANA CLAY. THE OTHERS
INCLUDED: CABLE RICHARDSON, GLENN WILLIAMS, JIM CORR, MIKE
SULLY, ANDY BACON, PAUL FERBER,(ROGERS) HARRY MARTIN, BOB
FARIA.
JIM
Tommy come over to the whole.
TOM
No, I will fall in that hole and
kill myself.
JIM
Come on...
PAM
JIMMY COOR you stop trying to get
him to go over there.
39.
DAVID
JIMMY you got something for us?
JIM
Yeah, come and get it.
TOM
Forget it!
JIM
We are going to have a group piss
into the whole. Why don’t you join
us.
MARTY
(To DAVID and TOM) Don’t you dare
you guys.
JIM
Whatever!
WIDE CIRCLING SHOT OF JIM, DANA, CABLE, ANDY, GLENN, PAUL,
HARRY AND BOB GOING THE EDGE OF THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
All the boys begin to unzip their pants.

CABLE
(Telling down in the hole) Look out
below!
ANDY
Fire in the hole!
JIM
This is going to feel so good.
TOM
Come on guys. You aren’t seriously
going to puss down on those people.
DAVID runs to the stairway and tells down.
DAVID
Hey, everybody get out from under
the hole in the roof. These morons
are getting ready to piss down on
you.
PAM
(To MARTY) What a bunch of idiots.
40.
MARTY
I was going to call them,
adolescent assholes.
PAM
Yeah, that’s a better description.
Then the gang begins to puss in the hole and chugging down
beers and laughing. MIKE loses his footing and falls into
the whole down onto the hard concrete lower floor, and
screams. The boys upstairs just continue to laugh and puss
on MIKE.
DAVID, PAM and MARTY along with every other concerned person
runs down the stairs to help MIKE.
TOM runs to the possess.
TOM
JIMMY stop! MIKE had fallen in the
hole, and he is hurt.
JIM
(Realizing) Guys stop....Silly
fell,in the hole.
Everyone zips up there zippers and make their way to stairs
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF THEM ALL RUSHING DOWN THE STAIRS INTO CAMERA.
CUT TO:
SHOT OF LARGE CROWD WATCHING DAVID AND JIM HELPING SULLY WHO
IS IN OBVIOUS PAIN.
DAVID
Sully, What hurts
SULLY
My leg!
JIM
Which one, this one?
JIM touches SULLY,S right leg and he screams.

SULLY
(Screaming) Yes that one you
ducking asshole.
41.
JIM
He I am only trying to help.
SULLY
Help? Help? By grabbing,my
obviously broken leg. Really?
DAVID
He is right. You could have
pointed.
JIM
OK, I will try to remember that the
next time you fall in the hole
asshole.
DAVID
JIM, focus! We need to get Jim to
the hospital. We don’t want to
bring recur and the cops to this
scene.
JIM
CABLE, help,me get SULLY to my car.
CABLE and several others help, SULLY up and JIM and CABLE
make their way to the JIM’S car
DAVID
The party is over everyone.
Remember this never happened.
TOM
What are they going to say at the
hospital?
DAVID
I don’t know and I don’t care.
PAM
(To TOM)Let’s get out of here.
MARTY
DAVID, let’s leave NOW!
DAVID
We are gone Brother Buck see you at
the game tomorrow.
TOM
Go Islanders!
CUT TO:
42.
EXT DAY ROGERS FOOTBALL FIELD

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1972"
Outside Freebody Park Middletown High football team bus
pulls up and parks.
CUT TO:
School bus doors open stepping out is MAD DOG followed by
COACH CLARK carrying a clipboard. Team starts to unload from
bus.
COACH CLARK
OK boys hit the field and start
warm ups.
Last off the bus is TOM ERB..

CONTINUED....
Alright Erb lets move it to the
field.
CUT TO:
Full field shot from observation booth with both teams in
different levels of practice with coaches center field
talking like old friends. DAVID can be seen on the sides
bringing in Gatorade jugs and other equipment.
CUT TO:
TOM LARRY MCLAUGHLON, JOE PERRY, AND COACH CLARK who is on a
sled doing hitting drills.
COACH CLARK
Hit it!
They all hit the pad and push the sled 10 feet.
SOUND Whistle blows:
Team runs to side lines with COACH CLARK. A Referee runs to

center field. Both teams send out team Captains for the coin
toss. DAN KERINS, HERB McCORMICK AND MIKE BARROWS runs to
center field along with the Rogers Captains.
CUT TO:
43.
EXT DAY ROGERS FOOTBALL FIELD 2

WIDE AERIAL SHOT ON 40 YARD LINE ROGERS ON OFFENSE EARLY IN
THE FIRST QUARTER
Rogers is running sweep play their front line pulls to the
left. Middletown Right Defensive Guard DANNY KERINS reads
the play and hits hard a blocking Rogers player PAUL
FERBER(FERBS), the play is broken with a pile up at the 42
yard line just in bonds in front of the Rogers sideline with
just a couple of yards gained.
SOUND Whistle Blowing

After the crowd lifts up off the ground Paul Ferber is
yelling and holding his left arm that is clearly broken.
FERBS
My arm is broken...You broke my arm
KERINS!
DANNY
(Laughing) Get off the field you
baby
CUT TO
COACH CLARK
ERB!
TOM jumps from bench and runs to COACH CLARK.
COACH CLARK (CONT’D)

Be ready today! I am going to try
and get you into today’s game.
TOM
OK Coach, but I won’t be holding my
breath.
COACH CLARK
You have been play well on JV and I
have told COACH MAGLIAGGO to give
you some field time and earn you
that letter.
TOM
Thanks Coach!
44.
COACH CLARK
I still have got him to tell me why
you are wearing the number 4.
You’re lineman you should at least
be 50 or above. Do you know why?
TOM
It’s a long story Coach.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
INT DAY FLASHBACK MAD DOG’S OFFICE

WIDE SHOT FROM LOCKER ROOM STALL COACHES OFFICE RAISED UP

SURROUNDED BY WINDOWS.
TOM enters the locker room carrying books.
TOM
(Quietly)
MR. MAGLIAGGO?
MAD DOG
Who,s there?
MAD DOG rises from his desk and looks down to see TOM.
TOM
MR. MAGLIAGGO it’s me TOM ERB.
PRINCIPAL COEN spoke to you today.
MAD DOG
So you call me Mr. Magliaggo now
instead of what... what is it that
you call me behind my back?
TOM
(Fearful)
Well I...I mean that...
MAD DOG
(Angry)
WHAT! What is it you mean?
TOM turns to leave.
45.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

Where you going? You giving up
already?
TOM stops.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

Is it true that you want to
straighten you?
TOM
Yes!
CUT TO:
INT DAY FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT ROOM
WIDE SHOT OF MAD DOG AND TOM.

MAD DOG is throwing equipment the table.
MAD DOG
Unfortunately for you all we have
left is the old used equipment.
MAD DOG holds a pair of shoulder pads up to TOM’S upper
chest.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

Try those on...
TOM pulls them over his head and on to his shoulders.
MAD DOG slams both shoulders and almost knocks TOM over.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

There those will work...the string
is broke, just buy a long shoe
string. That will work fine. What
size shoe do you wear?
TOM
Nine and a half...
MAD DOG turns and looks at cleats on the shelf
MAD DOG
Eight...eight and half, nine, ten
and a half and eleven.
MAD DOG turns back to TOM hold two cleats.
46.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

You have either a nine or a ten and
a half.
TOM
I think the ten and a half. Would
rather be loose than to tight.
MAD DOG
(Laughing)
Wait till you run in them. Then you
will know.
Looking through bins and throwing more equipment on table.
MAD DOG (CONT’D
XL pants with pads, socks, practice
jersey XXL, and now a game jersey.
MAD DOG moves to a bin on the top shelf.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)
Small, XXL, XL. Here this is your
number.
MAD DOG throws jersey at TOM.
TOM holds up the jersey revealing the number 44.
MAD DOG (CONT’D)

Well we have one problem Mr. Erb.
TOM
What would that be?
MAD DOG
The team already has a player with
the #44.
TOM
Then you must have another number?
MAD DOG reaches in to bin and holds up a much smaller
jersey.
MAD DOG
Yes, we have #29, but it is to
small. So, since the entire team
has been fully equipped and you are
a sudden newcomer, this is all we
have. So, this is what you are
going to do. You will cut the
numbers off this jersey and center
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MAD DOG
a back single four on the front and
back. I am sure you can figure out
how to make that happen.
TOM
Great! Now I have to sew my my
number on my jersey. That sucks!
MAD DOG
It is that...or you could tell
Principal Coen no way.
TOM
What position will I be playing?
MAD DOG
Have you ever played on a football
team.
TOM
Yes, I played Pop Warner when I was
in Elementary School.
MAD DOG
(Surprised)
Really? What position did you play?
TOM
Offensive Right Guard. I was
actually very good at it.
MAD DOG
Then that is where we will put you.
TOM
With the number 4? That would look
ridiculous!
CUT TO:

-TIGHT SHOT OF TOM FACE.
-ZOOM OUT SLOWING REVEALING TOM STANDING ON THE SIDELINES IN

FULL DRESS WITH THE NUMBER 4 ON HIS JERSEY THAT LOOKS LIKE
THE NUMBER 444 BECAUSE THE JERSEY HAD FADED AND UNDER THE
NUMBERS WAS BRIGHT WHITE.
- CONTINUE ZOOMING OUT TO REVEAL TOM AS PART OF THE VISITORS

TEAM.
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-CONTINUED TO REVEAL THE WHOLE FIELD REVEALING BOTH TEAMS

CAPTAINS AND REFEREES FLIPPING THE COIN.
-CONTINUE FINAL ZOOM OUT OF AERIAL OF ALL OF FREEBODY PARK,
INCLUDING BLEACHERS AND FANS.
End Flashback:
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EXT DAY SURFERS ROCK

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "October 1972".
TOM and PAM are sitting on Surfers Rock watching the
surfers.
TOM
You know when I first moved here.
Sid at Water Brothers tried to
teach me how to surf.
PAM
(Laughing) I would like to see
that...
TOM
(Chuckling) What?
PAM
I’m just saying that would have
been a fun thing to watch.
TOM
(At the camera) Funny I didn’t do
that bad. But it was not pretty.
Sid Abbruzzi was one of the first
person I meet when we first moved
here. The Original Water Brothers
Surf Shop was across the street
from the apartments we lived in.
The shop was in the parking lot of
Johnny’s House of Seafood and Point
and a Half. Sid was a bit
intimidating at first but he warmed
up to me. He would let me wax the
boards which meant I could hang
around and meet people. It was fun
times.
Lay’s back and puts his head on Pam’s lap and begins to
daydream while watching the surfer waiting for their sets.
49.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
EXT DAY FLASHBACK JULY 1970 WATER BROTHERS
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "July 1970"

SHOT OF EASTON’S BEACH PANNING RIGHT FROM TURTLE ROCK THEN
PANS DOWN THE WATER BROTHERS SURFING COMPANY. THERE ARE
DOZENS OF SURFBOARDS STANDING AND LEANING AROUND THE
BUILDING WITH A WOODEN HALF PIPE NEXT TO THE BUILDING.
Walking out of the front door a long haired wiry guy
arranging the boards. TOM approaches.
TOM
Hey man how are you doing. Is this
your place? My name is Tom. I just
moved here a couple of weeks ago
and live I live across the street.
SID
I am Sid. Where did you come from?
TOM
Virginia Beach and Pittsburgh.
SID
I have surfed in V.B. Nice place.
Let me guess Navy brat!
TOM
Yep.
Tom moves to one of the tall boards.

CONT...
I have always want to learn how to
surf.
SID
Have you ever tried?
TOM
Yeah, a couple of years ago, but
failed miserably.
SID
maybe if I get some down time
someday I can you some pointers.
50.
TOM
You mind if I come and hang out? I
can help around the place.
SID
Can wax boards?
TOM
I don’t know I never tried.
SID
Come back tomorrow and I will show
you and introduce you around. How
come you are not in school.
TOM
We just got settled. I start
tomorrow.
SID
There will be a lot of guys from
school who hang out here in the
afternoon. Go chance to meet some
people...or get you ass kicked.
Sid laughs and gives Tom a wink. Tom looks a bit concerned
and Sid responded:
CONT...
Don’t worry I am just kidding!
End Flashback:
CUT TO:
INT DAY TOM’S ROOM

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Thursday October 19th
1972"
TOM’S room is a one room efficiency apartment that was part

of the four top floor apartments of a sketchy apartment
house his family rented. The wall are adorned with a large
48 star American flag, black light posters of Jimmy
Hendricks and The Beatles. There is a kick ass stereo with
big speakers playing music. TOM is sitting on the bed
looking at the album cover and DAVID is rolling a joint on
the dresser.
TOM
(At the camera) This is my favorite
place. When my family was
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TOM
transferred to Newport there was no
available Naval Housing, so they
place my Mother and Step-Father
could find was renting the entire
top floor of a then apartment
house. The floor had three
apartments, one with three room,
one with two rooms and a studio one
room which became my room because
my four sister got the double and
the parents the suite. My room had
its own fire escape, which made it
easy the get out. Plus, the turned
out to be a house in the red light
district.
DAVID passes the rolled joint to TOM and pulls out his zippo
and lights takes a hit and passes to DAVID.
CUT TO:
INT DAY MHS CAFETERIA OPENING NIGHT THURBER’S

1972."
BACKSTAGE OF THURBER’S CARNIVAL WITH CAST AND CREW PREPARING

STAGE. CURTAIN CLOSED. SET PIECES AND PROPS IN PLACE.
TOM enters with fake beard and makeup.
DAVID is working on the crew. PAM is rehearsing lines with

other cast members. TOM moves to behind PAM and taps her on
shoulder.
PAM turns to TOM and hugs him and she goes back to her
tasks.
TOM watches her and begins to think back to the first time
he saw her.
CUT TO:
Begin Flashback:
52.
INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE 2

CLOSE UP ON DOOR "PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE".

Door opens TOM and PRINCIPAL COEN stands in doorway.
TOM
Thank you. I think?
PRINCIPAL COEN
So, we understand each
other..right?
TOM
Yep!
PRINCIPAL COEN
I am here to help if you need me.
But you need to buckle down.
TOM walks out.

PRINCIPAL COEN IN DOOR WATCHING TOM LEAVE TURNS AND SHUTS
DOOR PAN OUT ON "PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE".
CUT TO:
INT DAY FLASHBACK MHS LOBBY FIRST MEETING WITH PAM-WORKING

EMPTY MHS LOBBY LOOKING DOWN MAIN
HALLWAY. TROPHY CASES ON WALLS. YOUNG FEMALE STUDENT
KNOCKING ON NURSES OFFICE DOOR.
TOM
(At the camera) As I step into open
empty lobby thinking about what had
transpired so far this day. I look
up to see a young lady standing at
Nurses Office and is clearly upset
and crying.
He goes to the girl.

TOM
Are you OK?
PAM
(Sobbing) No!
Holding a towel in front of her dress that was covering
something.
53.
TOM
Is there anything I can do to help.
PAM
I need the nurse.
TOM
(At the camera) This was the very
first time I laid eyes PAM. I think
I knew right from that moment she
would be a big part of my life.
End Flashback:
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA OPENING NIGHT THURBER’S CURTAIN CALL

1972".
PAN IN ON CAST OF THURBER’S CARNIVAL TAKING BOWS ON STAGE.
Music is playing Mason Williams "Classical Gas" cast is

bowing and dancing, jumping off stage and mingling with
audience. Then collect back to stage for final group bow and
curtain closes.
Curtain reopens for individual bows. All members come out

one at a time and take the place in a final bow. After TOM’S
bow he stops and looks into the camera.
TOM
This moment was one of those
moments and the song "Classical
Gas" left a lasting impression that
revisited me many times in my life.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA OPENING NIGHT THURBER’S BACKSTAGE

Group shot with all cast hugging and laughing.
TOM is congratulated by DAVID with a hug.

PAM moves TOM and hugs and kisses him.
PAM
That was so much fun!
54.
TOM
I told you baby. I am going to go
take this makeup off and we can
head to the cast party.
DAVID
I am going to go get MARTY at work
and meet you there.
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EXT NIGHT PORCH OPENING NIGHT THURBER’S CAST PARTY

TOM, DAVID, PAM AND MARTY ON FRONT PORCH.
TOM PUSHES THE DOORBELL. LOUD CROWD NOISES ARE COMING FROM
THE HOUSE.
TOM
They probably don’t hear the
doorbell.
MARTY
Try the door. It might be unlocked.
TOM turns the knob and opens the door to a welcoming crowd.
They move inside.
TOM reaches back for PAM’S hand and DAVID reaches up for
MARTY’S hand.
Unknowingly they grab each others hand. PAM and MARTY see
the mistake and play along with it.
TOM AND DAVID ENTERING TWO LEVEL LIVING ROOM WITH PAM AND
MARTY FOLLOWING.
MARTY
(To Pam) They actually think
they’re holding our hands.
PAM
(To Marty) It’s really
unbelievable. Everybody in the room
knows they’re holding each others
hand accept them.
FREEZE FRAME
TOM
(At the camera) Just for the
record, DAVID and I were set-up by
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TOM
the girls. I would like to say that
we know it all along and was just
was playing along, but that would
be a lie.
END FREEZE FRAME
The crowded room turns all its attention on TOM and DAVID.
Many are pointing and laughing and they are just going with
it, they have no idea what everybody’s pointing and laughing
at.
TIGHT SHOT ON BOTH TOM AND DAVID’S FACES.
They both look confused, look back at the room, then look
down at their hand to see what everyone is laughing and look
back at PAM and MARTY who are laughing as well, then a final
glance at each other. They decide without a word to make it
look like they knew all along. But everyone knew.....better!
CUT TO:
INT DAY MHS CHORUS ROOM

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Early November 1972".
CHORUS ROOM WITH RISERS WITH METAL CHAIRS SURROUNDING A

UPRIGHT PIANO.
TOM and MARTY are sitting in the front row having a
flirtation encounter.
Chorus members entering the room and taking their seats as

well as MR. JOHNSTONE.
MR. JOHNSTONE
Alright everyone lets get seated we
gave a lot to get done today.
Please be seated.
TOM moves to back row with the baritones.
MR.JOHNSTONE steps in front of the piano.
MR.JOHNSTONE
We will be doing a complete run
through of our holiday medley
including Alleluia, but before we
get started I am pleased to
announced that MHS has approved the
forming of a ensemble chorus. It
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MR.JOHNSTONE
will consist of twenty voices. I am
also pleased to announce that our
ensemble chorus has been invited to
sing for a service at Trinity
Church in New York City.
Thunderous applause.
CONT...
Now I know you have questions as to
who will be on this ensemble choir.
I will be making decisions this
week and will announce on Monday of
next week the members of this
group. By no means does it make the
larger group any less important. So
please don’t be overly disappointed
if you’re not chosen the choices I
have to make are based on voices
that complement one another since
there are so few of them in the
group. That said turn the page one
and let’s get started.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY HOME GAME THANKSGIVING GAME PORTSMOUTH HIGH FIELD

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Thanksgiving Day 1972".
WIDE CLOSE-UP SHOT THAT ZOOMS OUT OF PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
SIGN
AERIAL SHOT OF PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD.
PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is practicing on the field.
CUT TO:
MHS SCHOOL TEAM BUS PULLS UP IN FRONT OF FRONT GATE.
COACH CLARK is off first followed by MAD DOG. Team runs into
gate to the visitors sideline.
MAD DOG
Get them stated on warm ups I will
get with the refs and the other
coach.
57.
COACH CLARK
Roger That!
MHS team starts warm ups and practice drills.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT EMMANUEL CHURCH CHRISTMAS CONCERT REHEARSAL

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Early December 1972".
INTERIOR SHOT OF EMMANUEL CHURCH PULPIT.

Chorus members arriving TOM and MARTY enter church together.
MARTY
Thanks for picking me up. David got
hung up at work.
TOM
No problem. You look great.
MARTY
Thanks.
Both sit down in front row.
TOM
Congrats on making the cut and
getting into the ensemble chorus.
MARTY
Same to you. Sounds like. it will
be fun going the New York City and
singing at Trinity Church.
TOM
Hell yeah! I hope we get some time
to explore. You want to hang out
and explore together.
MARTY
Hell Yeah! (She turns and winks at
TOM)
TOM
Are you coming to see Portrait of
Jenny tomorrow night? Brother Back
and I will be working backstage.
58.
MARTY
Is Pam coming?
TOM
Yes she is. I will have her save
you a seat.
MARTY
Sounds Good.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT EMMANUEL CHURCH CHRISTMAS CONCERT

CLOSE UP OF MR.JOHNSTONE STANDING AT PODIUM.
MR.JOHNSTONE taps the podium with his patron. On down beat

the chorus begins Randall Thompson "Alleluia".
PANNING THE CHORUS PAUSING AT TOM AND MARTY THEN PANNING
AUDIENCE AND PAUSE ON SINGLE SHOT OF DAVID AND PAM.
PAM and DAVID are sitting close together.

CUT TO:
INT NIGHT CAFETERIA PERFORMANCE "PORTRAIT OF JENNY"
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "December 8th 1972".

SHOT IN ACT TWO WITH TWO MAIN CHARACTERS AT THE CLIMAX OF
THE SHOW.
Sounds of rain, crashing waves and thunder. Dark stage with

a strobe light flickering on and off. RICHARD LAWSON playing
Eben Adams and SANDY TAYLOR playing Jenni Appleton stands
center stage.
JENNIE (SANDY)
No, No, Eben we’re just beginning!
There is no life, my darling until
you’ve loved and been loved - and
them there is no death!
EBEN (RICHARD)
We must reach the lighthouse!
JENNIE (SANDY)
But you’re fighting nothing Eben!
Nothing!
59.
JENNIE runs off stage and the sound of a big wave crashing
on the rocks.
Jennie stumbles on stage and falls center stage in EBEN’S
arms.
CONT’D
Please Eben, go without me!
EBEN (RICHARD)
No, there’s nothing in life,
nothing at all without you!
JENNIE (SANDY)
You must live on, Eben. But with
faith!
Pause
JENNIE CONT’D
Good-bye my darling!
CUT TO:
TOM At a podium Stage Right wearing a headset.

TOM
Standing by on curtain.
CUT TO:
DAVID with both hands on the curtain ropes.
DAVID
Standing by Brother Buck.
CUT TO:
TOM making the curtain call.
TOM
And... Blackout and CURTAIN.
Applause immediately can be heard from backstage.
CUT TO:
60.
EXT DAY HOME FIELD FINAL FOOTBALL GAME

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Last Game of the Year
1972".
WIDE SHOT OF TWO TEAMS ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
DANA
44 eagle eye 84 right hut hut green
12 hut
MIKE BARROWS hike the ball to DANA moves back with a fake
hand off to CHIP C. , HERB M. AND BILLY A run a cross post
pattern.
DANA scrambles looking for who is open then he passes to
post where both receivers are awaiting a pass. HERB and
BILLY both see ball in the air. HERB blocks a defender going
to BILLY who catches ball in the end zone.
Congratulatory celebration erupts in the end zone
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF SCOREBOARD SHOWING THE SCORE WITH MHS 42

OPPONENTS 15
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT ON ON KICK OF EXTRA POINT.

Kicking team runs from sidelines on the field.
CUT TO:
SHOT ON MAD DOG AND COACH CLARK.

COACH CLARK
Coach since we are so far ahead
maybe we can give some of the
seniors who haven’t played a game
this year a chance.
MAD DOG
And who are we talking about.
COACH CLARK
We have three JONES, SILVIA and
ERB.
MAD DOG
I don’t think so.
61.
COACH CLARK
Really? These boys have done
everything you asked of them. You
have the chance to show that you
aren’t just a good coach but a
great coach.
MAD DOG
I could care less about that.
COACH CLARK
BULLSHIT!!!
MAD DOG looks at COACH CLARK with angry eyes and walks way.
SIDELINE SHOT TIGHT ON MAD DOG.
MAD DOG
Jones, Silvia Special Teams.
Both JONES and SILVIA jump to their feet and run on field
and two players run off. Kicker kicks and the opponents are
tackled at the 21 yard line. MHS defense hits the field.
SIDE SHOT ON MAD DOG LOOKING DOWN THE BENCH DIRECTLY AT TOM.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT ON TOM LOOKING AT MAD DOG WITH THE LOOK OF FEAR.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF SIDELINE.
MAD DOG calls out:
MAD DOG
Erb!
TOM jumps to his feet and runs to MAD DOG leaving his helmet
on the bench.
TOM
Coach?
MAD DOG
You are in for 74.
TOM starts to run on the field. MAD DOG yells:
MAD DOG
Erb!!! Get your helmet!
62.
TOM runs back to the bench and gets his helmet and turns to
camera.
TOM
I hate it when I do that!
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT IN BACKFIELD ON NUMBER 4 WITH OPPONENTS
QUARTERBACK OVER CENTER AND FULLBACK BEHIND HIM.
Random play calls from both sides.
SLOW MOTION:
Ball is hiked and a hand off the fullback coming straight at

Number 4.
CUT TO:
INT DAY FUNNY FARM CHRISTMAS DAY

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Christmas Day 1972".
TOM PULLS INTO LONG DRIVEWAY IN THE WHITE NOVA STATION WAGON
TO THE FUNNY FARM. A LARGE BARN THAT BACKS UP THE A NURSERY
WITH A BARBWIRE FENCED AREA WITH HORSES, SHEEP AND CHICKENS.
TOM exits car and takes a big bag with presents from the
back seat and talks to the camera while moving to the barn.
TOM
The Funny Farm is one of the most
interesting and comforting places I
have ever had the pleasure to be a
part of in my life.
CUT TO:
TOM STANDING AT LARGE SLIDING BARN DOOR.
TOM knocks on door. Door open to.
OPENS TO LARGE OPEN ROOM WITH FULL GRAND PIANO IN THE CENTER
OF THE ROOM AND A LARGE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATED WITH
HUNDREDS OF ROLLED JOINTS AND MANY CREATIVELY WRAPPED
PRESENTS.
TOM goes to PAM sitting on couch and gives her a kiss.
Other people in the room are: GINNY MACREEL, SARAH MACREEL,

BUNNY MACREEL, MARY JO LEECH, PHIL SOUTHERN, TORY TOLLAY
DAVID, MARTY and a long haired Bouvier dog named ALICE.
63.
PAM
What took you so long?
TOM
I SLEPT LATE. PLUS I HAD TO WRAP
PRESENTS.
GINNY
Merry Christmas Thomas...please put
you presents under the tree.
TOM moves to tree and unloads is back of presents.

TOM
I love what you have done with the
tree.
SARAH
It is a special tree.
TOM
Really?
BUNNY
Yes! It it is "Holiday High Life
Tree." It has special powers.
MARY JO
What kind of powers?
GINNY
Everyone pick an ornament on the
tree, get something to drink and
gather round and I will tell you
the tale of the "Holiday High Life
Tree".
GINNY sits in her chair that has a high wooden back with
ornate carvings.
Everyone in the room moves the tree and takes a moment

deciding on their ornament choice as if they knew their
choice would mean something magical.
Each of them moves to them living room sitting on open
couch, chairs and the floor.
GINNY
This story is interactive. Which
means we will all tell the story.
64.
GINNY puts her yellow papered joint to her lips and lights
it with a Zippo lighter and takes big hit and blows out her
hit....
CONT...
So here are the rules. Each of us
has seven minutes that is timed by
the person who passes the story to
the next person. Each storyteller
must smoke their ornament while
telling their segment. Any
questions.
TOM
Let me get this straight. You will
be smoking your joint and telling a
Christmas story for seven minutes
and then you will pass to someone
one else to continue the story.
GINNY
Yes.
PHIL
how do we know who is chosen next.
GINNY
The storyteller will be given the
signal for the timekeeper by saying
"One Minute" then after one minute
the storyteller tosses the lighter
to the next storyteller who then
lights their ornament and continues
the story.
TOM
So we can’t smoke until it is our
turn to talk.
GINNY
Yep unless a storyteller whats to
share with the people on their
right or left.
TORY
Does the story have continue along
the lines of the previous?
GINNY
Yes and no. All previous characters
have to be in the story and new
ones can be introduced.
65.
DAVID
what if we are bug smokers.
GINNY
Then you should sit out telling the
story and be a spectator. Does
anyone want to pass?
No one makes a move to bale out.
CONT...
OK then, lets begin. Our Christmas
story begins in the unlikely
surrounding of the imagination of
the active mind of a sixteen year
old boy named Nick. There was no
outward appearance and inclination
that Nick was special in
anyway.....
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INT NIGHT FUNNY FARM CHRISTMAS DAY - MONTAGE

A MONTAGE OF EACH OF THEM LAUGHING HAVING FLASHBACKS ABOUT
EACH OF THEM AROUND THEM CIRCLE AND LIGHTING THEIR ORNAMENT
AND TELLING THEIR PORTION OF THE STORY.
Note: Flashbacks would include TOM first encounter with PAM

while she is telling her story, his secret desires for TORY
and his confusing budding relationship with MARTY his best
friends girl.
END Montage:
DAVID passes the lighter to TOM. He catches it, sits back

and lights his ornament.
TOM
(Stands and addresses the group)So
there was deep in the frozen woods
with nothing but the scary starry
sky, beautifully undisturbed snow
up to his knees, feeling tired and
hungry. He knows that if he doesn’t
find shelter soon he will surly
perish. Off in the near distance he
sees was seems like a small low
clouds. He notices that it
disappears after it reaches a
certain height. So, he began to
walk toward it. It seemed like it
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TOM
was getting closer faster then he
was walking. He reached a small
mount and when he step up to its
peak he was standing in front of a
scene that was most peculiar. In
the middle of nowhere you can
imaging his surprise when he was
presented an honest to goodness
carnival complete with a
Ferris-wheel.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT FUNNY FARM NEW YEARS EVE
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "New Years 1973".

SHOT OF LONG OVAL TABLE WITH TEN PEOPLE SITTING AROUND
CHATTING AND ROLLING,SMOKING JOINT AND DRINKING BEER AND
SHOTS.
Sitting the table is TOM, PAM, DAVID, MARTY, GINNY SARAH,

BUNNY, PHIL, TORY and MICHAEL.
MICHAEL
What time is it?
BUNNY
Its 11:45.
PAM
1973 that sounds kind of weird.
Finishing up rolling a joint.

PHIL
Yeah, seems like just yesterday it
was 1970.
Sarcastic laughter from around the table.

GINNY
You guys are you guys are
unbelievable. You have no idea just
how lucky you really are and to
live in times like these.
A MONTAGE SHOWING TIME PASSING OF EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING
IN THE EARLY 70’S WITH MUSIC AND THEATRE AND POLITICS.
67.
SARAH
How how much time do we have?
TORY
Five minutes!
GINNY
Sarah please turn up the radio.
Sarah moves towards the small stereo on the hutch next to
the table and turns up the radio to hear Dick Clark talking
about the new year 1973 awaiting the countdown in Times
Square.
TOM
How old is Dick Clark anyway I got
to be at least 100?
PAM
Ginny come over to the piano and
lets welcome in 1973 with a song.
GINNY moves to piano and everyone follows.
Sound of New Years Ball dropping countdown.

ENTIRE GROUP
8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...
There is hugging and kissing wishing a Happy New Year.

Then we hear GINNY start to play "Auld Lang Syne".
Entire group turns to watch her play with a look of
happiness and hope.
PHIL lights a joint and passes it around.

Scene run till the end of the song...
CUT TO:
INT DAY MHS CHORUS ROOM NYC REHEARSAL

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Friday January, 19
1973".
ENSEMBLE CHOIR FINALE OF THEIR NEW YORK CITY ARRANGEMENT

WITH MR. JOHNSTONE CONDUCTING.
MR.JOHNSTONE conducting and chorus hitting final notes.
68.
MR.JOHNSTONE
Great job! Take five and we will
take it from the top.
Everyone takes a seat on the risers or walks around the
room.
CONT...
Just a reminder that the bus will
be here at the school this Sunday
morning at 4:00am and departure
time is 5:00am. Please don’t be
late and make us wait for you.
CAREY
What time are we singing?
MR.JOHNSTONE
We are scheduled to sing at 11:30am
mass.
SUE
So we should bring our robes with
us?
MR.JOHNSTONE
NO! We will bring them so no one
forgets theirs at home.
TOM
Will we have time for some sight
seeing?
MR.JOHNSTONE
That depends on how things going on
our ride and what time we arrive.
OK, lets take it from the top.
They all take their positions. MR.JOHNSTONE raises his baton
and music begins.
CUT TO:
INT DAY PAM’S PARENTS HOUSE
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Later That Day".

WIDE ANGLED SHOT ON THE PERRY’S LIVING ROOM.
Pam’s mothers living room with pam and tom sitting next to
each other on the couch. Step-Father CHARLES IS SEATED IN
CHAIR NEXT TO COUCH.
69.
PAM’S mother JEAN enters the room and moves toward the
couch.
JEAN
I have brought both of you here
because I am very disappointed in
my daughter and choice of
companions.
PAM
Mom I don’t ... (interrupted by
Jean)
JEAN
Don’t interrupt me!
JEAN reaches in her apron and puts out a round container

half full with pills.
CONT..
I can hardly wait for your
explanation of these. But please
do.
PAM looks at TOM who looks surprised and confused.
PAM
Well, I...I...
JEAN
Just as I thought!
JEAN stumps out of the room and Charles follows her.

FREEZE FRAME
TOM
(At the camera) OK, this is one of
those getting caught with your hand
in the cookie jar moments. There
really isn’t away to get out out
this situation, and the fact is it
is true...Guilty and charged.
END FREEZE FRAME

TOM
(Whispering) You didn’t tell me you
were taking the pill?
PAM
I didn’t want to get pregnant! How
do you think we get away with it
with no protection?
70.
TOM
I get it! I just would have liked
to know.
JEAN and CHARLES enter the room.
JEAN
We have decided that PAM can no
longer see you TOM so please leave
our house and if you ever come on
the property again I will have you
arrested for trespassing.
TOM
Listen you can tell us to stay away
from each other but it won’t work,
and the reason is because she is
going to be the mother of my
children and I’m going to be the
father of her children and there’s
nothing you can do about it.
TOM kisses Pam gets up and walks toward the door.
CUT TO:
INT DAY MHS PARKING LOT BUS TO NYC
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "5:00AM Sunday January,

21 1973".
GREYHOUND BUS IS PARKED IN FRONT OF MHS. THE LIGHTS INSIDE
THE BUS IS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAN BE SEEN.
Headlights from cars bringing the chorus members to the

school.
DAVID pulls up and him and MARTY and TOM get out of the car.
CUT TO:
MR.JOHNSTONE STANDING AT THE DOOR OF THE BUS WITH A
CLIPBOARD CHECK OFF NAMES AS THEY ENTER THE BUS. DAVID,
MARTY AND TOM ARE HANGING AT THE BUS DOOR.
DAVID
Marty you got everything you need?
MARTY
Yes Dear!(Looking at TOM) He is
like my Mother.
71.
TOM
I know he is the same way with me.
DAVID
You take good care of my girl
Brother Buck!
TOM
You know I will.
MR.JOHNSTONE
OK, it time for us to get rolling.
TOM high fives DAVID and enters the bus and MARTY hugs DAVID
and she enters the bus.
INSIDE BUS MAIN AISLE BUS LOOKS EMPTY WITH THE ENTIRE CHORUS
SPREADING OUT TO GET COMFORTABLE.
MARTY moving down the aisle towards TOM in the back of the
bus.
TOM
My Lady I have saved this seat for
you.
MARTY
Thank you My Lord.. (laughing)
MARTY puts her over stuffed bag on the seat opposite them.
TOM
What the hell did you bring? We
will be home tonight.
MARTY
I have homework!
TOM
(Laughing out loud) Yeah
Right..there will be mo homework!
CUT TO:
MAIN AISLE FROM BACK OF BUS.
MR.JOHNSTONE enters the bus and begins roll call.

SLOWLY PAN THE BUS OF ALL CHORUS MEMBERS WITH THE RAISING
THEIR HANDS TO ROLL CALL.
72.
MR.JOHNSTONE
Gangs all here. Rest up everybody
and enjoy the ride.
MR.JOHNSTONE sits in the first row of the bus.
CUT TO:
TOM AND MARTY LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT DAVID STANDING IN
FRONT OF HIS HEADLIGHTS WAVING GOOD-BYE.
MARTY
(Waving) He is such a nut. How come
PAM didn’t come?
TOM
Her Mom wouldn’t let her.
MARTY
She doesn’t like you much.
TOM
Nope.
TOM get a looks of reminiscing.

Greyhound Bus rolling down main road from MHS.
CLOSE UP ON TOM REMINISCING.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY TRINITY CHURCH NYC BUS ARRIVAL
AERIALS AND POV OF THE BUS MOVING THROUGH NEW YORK CITY
MOVING DOWN WEST SIDE HIGHWAY, PASSING LANDMARKS.
SHOT OF TOM AND MARTY IN THEIR SEATS SLEEPING WITH MARTY’S
HEAD ON TOM’S SHOULDER.
A voice is heard
VOICE
We are here!
TOM and MARTY wake up and see the barren streets of the Big
Apple.
SHOT OUTSIDE OF BUS LOOKING AT TOM, MARTY AND OTHER CHORUS
MEMBERS LOOKS OF EXCITEMENT TO BE WHERE THEY WERE.
SHOT OF TRINITY CHURCH WITH BUS PULLING UP IN FRONT.

73.
SHOT OF BUS DOOR OPEN WITH MR.JOHNSTONE STEPPING OUT

FOLLOWED BY CHORUS UNLOADING ON TO THE SIDEWALK.
MR.JOHNSTONE
Listen up everyone we are here
early. Our first rehearsal with
organist is two hours away.
CAREY
Great we can do some sightseeing.
MR.JOHNSTONE
Well...First lets just go into the
church and check in with them.
CUT TO:
INT DAY TRINITY CHURCH ENTERING CHURCH.

MR.JOHNSTONE AND HIS STUDENTS ENTERING THROUGH THE DOORS OF
TRINITY CHURCH.
They are strolling through looking in awe of the beautiful

church.
SUE
Where will we be singing from
MR.JOHNSTONE?
MR.JOHNSTONE
From up there.
Pointing up to the pipe organ in the rear of the church.
They all turn and look up.

ALL
Wow....
Enter from back of the alter is FATHER PAUL

FATHER PAUL
Can I help you?
MR.JOHNSTONE
Yes, we are the Middletown High
School Choir.
FATHER PAUL
Great! We have been expecting you.
I am FATHER PAUL. What do you think
of our house of the lord.
74.
MARTY
FATHER PAUL this church is so
beautiful.
FATHER PAUL
Thank you. She is a Gothic Revival
Style with so much beauty. You are
very early. Our organist is
scheduled to be here in two hours
and you will sing at the noon
service.
MR.JOHNSTONE
OK, we will do some sightseeing and
get back in two hours. Is there
somewhere we can store our bags?
FATHER PAUL
You can put your stuff in the
rehearsal room. There is much to
see is walking distance from here.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY TRINITY CHURCH SIDEWALK NYC

MR.JOHNSTONE ON THE SIDEWALK TALKING TO THE GROUP.
MR.JOHNSTONE
OK, everyone if you want to explore
I need you to stay within a couple
of blocks and stay together. You
have to be back in one hour and a
half. That’s 11:30am. Please don’t
make me sorry for allowing this.
THE GROUP SCATTERS IN EVERY DIRECTION.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY TRINITY CHURCH AT TRINITY CEMETERY

TOM AND MARTY IN THE TRINITY CEMETERY.
TOM and MARTY are moving through the graveyard.

TOM
I read somewhere that Alexander
Hamilton was buried in the
cemetery. You know who he is?
75.
MARTY
He is the father of our our
countries financial system. He is
the reason we have a stock exchange
and wall street.
TOM
Wow!
MARTY
I love American history.
MARTY reaches out her hand for TOM to take it

Come lets go explore the city we
don’t have much time.
He grabs it without thinking and they run out onto Wall
Street.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY LIBERTY PARK NYC
SHOT OFF SIGN "LIBERTY PLAZA PARK" WITH TOM AND MARTY
ARRIVING.
They move to a bench and sit. Both are sitting mesmerized by
the huge city but there is also feeling coming from being in
each others company.
MARTY
You know this is the first time
that you and I have actually spent
time together without our partners
or other classmates near by.
TOM
(Thinking) Hmmm...you could be
right. Is that a problem?
MARTY
No! Actually I have been looking
forward to it. Seems like the only
thing that DAVID and I talk about
is you and what he and us are doing
with you and PAM.
TOM
Again Is that a problem? Cause it
sort of sounds like one.
76.
MARTY
No!....I mean sorta...No! Just
forget I said anything. Lets change
the subject.
TOM
OH no, you don’t get off that easy.
Just tell me whats on your mind.
MARTY
I can’t.
TOM
Why?
MARTY
Its embarrassing, and wrong!
TOM
Come on now. I thought we were
friends? You can tell me anything.
I wont tell anyone. I promise.
MARTY
Including DAVID?
TOM
(Looking confused) Yes, including
DAVID if that is what you want.
MARTY
...or PAM.
TOM
Yes, including PAM! Now tell me or
else I am going to kill you right
here in Liberty Plaza.
MARTY
(Struggling for the words) Well...I
have a huge crush on you?
Covering her eyes in embarrassment.
CONT...
There I said it!
TOM starts laughing.
TOM
Is that it? This is what you were
afraid to tell me.
MARTY is about to cry because TOM is laughing
77.
MARTY
STOP laughing! This is why I didn’t
want to tell you.
She begins to cry.
TOM
MARTY I am not laughing at you. I
am laughing because I have been
wanting to tell you that I have the
hugest crush on you. I think about
you all the time.
MARTY looks up at TOM.
MARTY
Really?
TOM
Yes really! I have been beating
myself up over this since we were
in the 10th grade when you first
moved here. Thinking how awful it
was to be with someone that I care
for and love very much and have
secret deep feelings for your best
friends girl.
MARTY
Me too! watching you an Pam just
drives me crazy. In the beginning I
wanted to get close to DAVID
because he was close to you. But
over time I began to have feelings
for him.
MARTY stands and walks away from the bench.
CONT...
Having feeling for you makes my
life so complicated. You are every
where I go. The chorus, theatre and
after school and weekends with you
with PAM and me with DAVID.
CUT TO:
FREEZE FRAME
TIGHT CLOSE UP OF TOM’S FACE
78.
TOM
(At the camera) What I do next I
know will define how I will handle
myself in these types of
situations. I have to be honest and
say I really don’t know what is
going to happen next, but my gut
tells me I am going telling this
story someday will probably be
reveal a deep dark secret. So, let
see how I handle this.
END FREEZE FRAME

TOM rises from the bench and steps to her.
TOM
You don’t know how many times I
wanted to hold your hand, wrap my
arms around you...
MARTY turns to face TOM. Their eyes meet as if it was the
first time. TOM reaches for her and pulls her closer.
CONT...
...and give you the deepest.
Their lips almost touching and you can hear their shallow
deep breaths in anticipation of what they know is about to
happen.
CONT...
...kiss that would make us feel
complete.
Their lips meet and the pull back to take one last look into
each others eyes with a sensual glance and both dive into a
deep everlasting passionate kiss.
DURING THE KISS A MONTAGE OF TOM AND MARTY NOTICING EACH
OTHER OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AT EVENTS, PARTIES, GAMES AND
GET TOGETHER.
Kiss breaks and they both just stand there and look into
each other eyes. The sound of a car horn snaps them out of
it. Marty pushes away from TOM.
MARTY
Oh My God! What have we done?
TOM turns and walks to bench and sits.
79.
TOM
It’s alright MARTY, it just you and
me here. No one know about this
moment but us.
She moves to bench and sits.

MARTY
I can’t believe what we just did.
TOM
I am sorry, if I....
MARTY
Don’t be sorry! I have thought
about that moment a million times
over the past two years.
TOM
I hope you weren’t disappointed?
MARTY
Not at all, It just makes me want
more. Wait were you disappointed?
TOM
I want more too!
They both start laughing almost uncontrollably. The both get
laughed out and get serious again
MARTY
This is going to make life really
complicated for us both, isn’t it?
The bells of Trinity Church can be heard giving them the cue
that it was time to head back to reality.
They both look at each other and move in for a soft kiss.
TOM
Yes, I believe it will!
CUT TO:
INT DAY TRINITY CHURCH MASS

SHOT OF MR.JOHNSTONE CONDUCTING WITH THE SOUND OF THE MHS
ENSEMBLE CHORUS SINGING.
CUT TO:
80.
MASS BEING PERFORMED WITH CLERGY OF TRINITY CHURCH. GROUND

SHOTS OF PARISHIONER PARTICIPATING IN THE MASS.
FATHER PAUL
May the Lord be with you.
ALL
..and also with you.
FATHER PAUL
This is a day of reconfirming the
value of our youth and their voices
in this world. We have blessed with
the young voices of the Middletown
High School Ensemble Chorus in
Middletown Rhode Island.
CUT TO:
SHOT OF MHS CHORUS MEMBERS SINGING FROM POV OF FATHER PAUL.
Our hearts and gracious thanks go
out to them and Mr.Winfred
Johnstone their teacher and
director for share their talented
voices with us today.
Music comes to end.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" AUDITIONS

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "February, 10 1973".
WIDE SHOT OF CAFETERIA PREPARING FOR AUDITION.

MR.JOHNSTONE, MS. BEAMER MS. MARTIN and Student Director
TORY TOLLAY are prepping to room with music and scripts.
Students begin to arrive.

MS. BEAMER
Everyone please gets the audition
sheet here on the table. Fill out
and return. ASAP. If you brought
your own music please check with
MR.JOHNSTONE if it is appropriate.
TOM, PAM, DAVID and MARTY enter the room. They pick a table
in the back of the room. TOM and MARTY move up to table.
81.
TOM
Good evening MS BEAMER. How are you
this evening.
MS. BEAMER
Hello Mr. Erb.
She hands a sheet to TOM and MARTY.
CONT...
Did you bring music?
MARTY
Yes, I did.
TOM looks at her.

TOM
Teachers pet...
Winks at her.
CONT...
I spoke to MR.JOHNSTONE and he said
he would have some music for me.
TOM and MARTY move back to table and start filling out form.
DAVID
Who do you what to audition for
honey?
MARTY
I would love to get Laurie but I
don’t look the part. I think I will
try for Ado Annie.
PAM
What about you dear?
TOM
I have always wanted to play Jud
Fry.
DAVID
That’s perfect for you.
MARTY
I agree!
CUT TO:
MARTY AND BOB HITT ARE WORKING THE ADO ANNIE AND WILL PARKER
SCENE AND SONG "ALL OR NOTHING".
82.
MARTY and BOB hold scripts and being directed by MS. BEAMER
and MR.JOHNSTONE.
CUT TO:
SHOT OF TOM ON STAGE.
Tom directed by MS. MARTIN ON Jud Fry scene and song " Poor
Jud Is Dead".
CUT TO:
SHOT OF MR.JOHNSTONE MS.BEAMER MS. MARTIN AND TORY TOLLAY ON

STAGE.
MS. BEAMER
Listen up everyone. Her is the cast
of the 1973 Drama Club Musical
"OKLAHOMA" Here are the roles and
the students cast to play them.
Curly, Steve O’Brien...Laurie,
Terry Morgan......
CUT TO:
TABLE WITH TOM, MARTY, DAVID AND PAM.
TOM
You got this Marty.
CUT TO:
STAGE WITH DIRECTORS.
MS. BEAMER
Ado Annie, Marty Everly.
Marty’s table cheers.
CONT...
Jud Fry, Tom Erb.
TOM’s table cheers again

DAVID
CONGRATULATIONS YOU TWO.
PAM
GREAT JOB YOU GUYS.
DAVID moves to hug MARTY and PAM does the same.
83.
TOM and MARTY catch a glance at each other while embrace

their significant others. Their eyes meet and they both wink
and smile.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT OUTSIDE PAM’S HOUSE

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "April, 5th 1973".
SHOT OF PAM’S BACKYARD UNDER A FULL MOON.

TOM sneaking in the backyard and up to the back door and
enters.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT INSIDE PAM’S HOUSE.

Shot is large kitchen where PAM is waiting for TOM who comes
up the stairs.
TOM and PAM meet at the top of the stairs and embrace and
meet at the lips.
PAM
I am so glad you are here.
Speaking in between kisses.

TOM
Where are your parents?
PAM
New Hampshire for the weekend. We
have the whole night ahead of us.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT PAM’S BEDROOM

PAM AND TOM LAYING IN BED WITH PAM REST HER HEAD ON TOM’S
CHEST.
TOM is running his fingers through PAM’S hair.

PAM
I wont to spend the rest of my life
right here in your arms.
84.
TOM
That would be just fine with me.
PAM lifts her head up and rest her chin on his chest and
looks in TOM’S eyes.
PAM
No, really I want to spend the rest
of my life with you, be your lover,
your wife and mother of your
children.
TOM
(Laughing) That would be great. But
we need to get through high school
first.
PAM
Stop joking! I am serious.
TOM
I am too!
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" DRESS REHEARSAL

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Thursday May, 10 1973".
MONTAGE OF SHOTS OF CAST MUSICIANS AND CREW REHEARSING THE

SHOW.
CUT TO:
OUTSIDE TOM AND MARTY SITTING ON THE WALL DURING A BREAK.

TOM lights a cigarette.
TOM
So, we have to talk.
MARTY
I know.
TOM
I know that the tension between us
is driving me crazy.
MARTY
Tell me about it.
85.
TOM
So here is what I propose. Since
you are my best friends girl and I
am attached to someone I really
care about we need to stop and just
be friends.
MARTY
Really? You think you can do that?
TOM
We have no choice! What’s the
alternative? Lose my Best Friend
and someone who I am growing to
love. And believe it or not it will
tough to not reach out to you.
MARTY
I’m not sure I can do it.
TOM
We have no choice. How are we going
to deal with the prom and
graduation.
MARTY
I want to know you are there.
TOM
I really feel that the decisions we
making are going to define who we
are for the rest of our lives.
MARTY reaches over and takes TOM’S hand.
MARTY
Lets get through this play and we
can decide then.
They embrace and kiss passionately.
TOM
OK.
MARTY walks away back inside.
TOM
(At the camera) OK, I am feeling
guilty!(Lights a cigarette) How can
I do this to PAM? I keep trying to
tell myself it only high school
stuff, but hearing PAM talk about
wanting to be the mother of my
86.
TOM
children put a huge responsibility
on me. Plus, DAVID adores MARTY!
Him and PAM will be devastated by
this. This has to STOP. (Flicks
cigarette into the air).
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" CLOSING NIGHT

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Friday May, 12 1973".
WIDE SHOT OF FULL HOUSE IN CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA".
"Poor Jud is daid" scene with TOM playing Jud Fry and Steve
O’Brien playing CURLY.
Lights come up.
CURLY
Pore Jud is daid,
Pore Jud Fry is daid
All gether ’roun his
cawfin now and cry.
He had a heart of gold.
And he wasn’t very old.
Oh, why did
sich a feller have to die?
Pore Jud is daid, Pore Jud Fry Curl
is daid! He’s lookin’, oh, so
peaceful and serene.
JUD Touched and suddenly carried away, he

sings a soft response And serene!
CURLY
He’s all laid out torest.
With his hands acrost his chest.
His finger nails have never been so
clean!
JUD turns slowly to question the good taste of
this last reference.
CURLY
(Spoken)
Nen the preacher’d gitup and
he’d say.
Breaks to CENTER and chants on one note.

87.
CONT...
"Folks! We are
gethered here to moan and groan over our brother Jud Fry wh
a rope in the smoke house".
Spoken) Nen there’d be weepin’ and wailin’-(significantly) f

some of those womern.
JUD nods his head understandingly.
CONT...
Nen he’d say, (Chant)"Jud
was the most misunderstood man in
the territory. People use
ter think he was a mean, ugly feller.
JUD looks up.

CONT...
And they called him a dirty skunk and a ornery pig-
stealer.
Switches quickly and sings.)
CONT...
But
the folks ’at really knowed him
(Chants)
knowed ’at beneath them two dirty
shirts he always wor (Sings)
there beat a heart as
big as all outdoors.
Repeating reverently, like someone at a revivalist meeting.
JUD
As big as all outdoors.
CURLY
Jud Fry loved his fellow man.
JUD
He loved his fellow man.
(Spoken) CURLY is warming

up and speaks with the impassioned inflections
of an evangelist.
88.
CURLY
He loved the birds of the
forest and the beasts of the field.
He loved the
mice and the vermin in the barn, and he treated the rats li
so nobody ever knowed it!
Returning to vigorous song.
CURLY
Pore Jud is daid,
Pore Jud Fry is daid His friends
will weep and
wail fer miles around.
JUD
Miles around
CURLY
The daisies in the dell
Will give out a diffrunt smell
Becuz pore Jud is underneath the ground.
JUD is too emotionally exalted by the spirit of CURLY’S
singing to be analytical. He now takes up a refrain of his
own.
JUD
Pore Jud is daid,
A candle lights his haid,
He’s layin’ in a cawfin made of wood.
CURLY
Wood.
JUD
And folks are feelin’ sad
Cuz they useter treat him bad,
And now they know their friend has gone fer good.
CURLY
(Softly) Good.
JUD AND CURLY
Pore Jud is daid,
A candle lights his haid!
CURLY
He’s lookin’, oh, so
purty and so nice.
He looks like he’s asleep.
It’s a shame that he won’t keep,
But it’s summer and we’re runnin’ out of
ice . . . Pore Jud! . . . Pore Jud!
89.
CURLY
Yes, sir. That’s the
way it ud be. Shore be a interestin’ funril. Wouldn’t like
it.
JUD
Wouldn’t like to miss it, eh? Well,
mebbe you will.
He resumes polishing the gun.

Mebbe you’ll go first.
CURLY
(Sitting down): Mebbe . . . Le’s see now, whur did you work
here? Up by Quapaw, wasn’t it?
JUD
Yes and before that over by Tulsa. Lousy
they was to me. Both
of ’em. Always makin’
out they was better
Treatin’ me like dirt.
CURLY
And whatd you do-git even?
JUD
Who said anythin’ about gittin’ even?
CURLY
No one, that I recollect. It jist
come into my head.
Blackout
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" CLOSING NIGHT BACKSTAGE
WIDE SHOOT OF TOM AND STEVE BACKSTAGE.

STEVE gets prepared for next scene. TOM moves downstairs to
exit when DAVID steps over.
DAVID
That was awesome Brother Buck!
PAM steps in from SR.
90.
PAM
That was unbelievable!
TOM
Thanks.
MARTY is coming up the stairs. DAVID and PAM head off to do

their jobs.
TOM
How Did I Do?
MARTY Whispers in TOM’S ear.

MARTY
I could watch you onstage forever.
It makes me so hot.
TOM
I guess that means you liked it.
They get lost into each others eyes and the moment is broken
by:
DAVID
MARTY and BOB places.
One final stare....
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT MHS CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" CLOSING NIGHT 2

WIDE SHOT OF FULL HOUSE IN CAFETERIA "OKLAHOMA" IN THE "ALL
ER NOTHIN" SCENE WITH MARTY PLAYING ADO ANNIE AND BOB HITT
PLAYING WILL
WILL
You’ll have to be a little more
standoffish, when fellers offer you
a buggy ride.
ADO ANNIE
I’ll give a imitation of a
crawfish, And dig myself a hole
where I can hide.
WILL
I heared how you was kickin’ up
some capers, When I was off in
Kansas City, Mo. I heard some
things you couldn’t print in
91.
WILL
papers, From fellers who been
talkin’ like they know!
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CLOSE UP OF TOM IN THE BACK OF THE CAFETERIA WATCH MARTY’S
PERFORMANCE.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT MARTY AND BOB.

ADO ANNIE
Foot!
I only did the kind of things I

orta, sorta, To you I was as
faithful as c’n be fer me. Them
stories ’bout the way I lost my
bloomers - Rumors! A lot of tempest
in a pot o’ tea!
WILL
The whole thing don’t sound very
good to me.
ADO ANNIE
Well, y’ see.
WILL
I go and sow my last wild oat! I
cut out all shenanigans. I save my
money, don’t gamble or drink, In
the back room down at Flannigans! I
give up lotsa other things, A
gentleman never mentions, But
before I give up anymore, I wanta
know your intentions! With me it’s
all er nuthin’. Is it all er
nuthin’ with you? It cain’t be "in
between" It cain’t be "now and
then" No half and half romance will
do! I’m a one woman man, Home
lovin’ type, All complete with
slippers and pipe. Take me like I
am, er leave me be! If you cain’t
give me all, give me nuthin’ And
nuthin’s whut you’ll git from me!
ADO ANNIE
Not even sump’n?
92.
WILL
Nuthin’s whut you’ll git from me!
ADO ANNIE
It cain’t be "in between"
WILL
Hmm Hmm!
ADO ANNIE
It cain’t be "now and then"
WILL
No half and half romance will do!
ADO ANNIE
Would you build me a house, All
painted white,
Cute and clean and purty and
bright.
WILL
Big enough fer two but not fer
three!
ADO ANNIE
S’posin’ that we should have a
third one?
WILL
He better look a lot like me!
ADO ANNIE
Yer spited image!
WILL
He better look a lot like me!
ADO ANNIE
With you it’s all er nuthin’. All
fer you and nuthin’ fer me! But if
a wife is wise, she’s gotta
realize, That men like you are wild
and free. So I ain’t gonna fuss,
ain’t gonna frown, Have your fun,
go out on the town, Stay up late
and don’t come home till three. And
go right off to sleep if you’re
sleepy, There’s no use waitin’ up
fer me!
93.
WILL
Oh, Ah do Annie!
ADO ANNIE
No use waitin’ up fer me!
WILL
Come on and kiss me!
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INT NIGHT MHS LOBBY AFTER "OKLAHOMA"

WIDE SHOT OF FULL LOBBY OF CAST, CREW AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS.
MARTY is hugging her Father and Mother, she sees TOM talking
to and older man.
TOM
Thank you sir.
TOM shakes ALLAN HALL hand.
ALLAN HALL
I was wandering what you are doing
this summer?
TOM
I have no real plans.
ALLAN HALL
Would you be interested in doing an
apprenticeship at Theatre Rep this
summer.
ALLAN hands TOM his business card.

CONT...
Call me the middle of June and we
can get started.
TOM still shocked and looking at ALLAN’S business card.

TOM
OK....I will.
ALLAN HALL
Good, now I need to congratulate my
niece.
ALLAN moves across the room and makes his way to MARTY and
her parents. He hugs MARTY.
94.
Quick shots of others all happy with the experience they had
just had...
MARTY meets Tom in middle of crowd.
TOM
You never told you had an Uncle
that was the Artistic Director of
Theatre Rep.
MARTY
Oh, Uncle ALLAN? You never ask..
She laughs and winks and puckers her lips.
TOM turns to the camera and shrugs his shoulder, and smiles
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INT NIGHT "OKLAHOMA" CAST PARTY

MONTAGE MOVING THROUGH ROOM CAPTURING THE CAST, CREW,
FRIENDS, LOVERS AND FREELOADERS DRINK, SMOKING, MAKING OUT
AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
SHOT MOVES TO BACK PORCH WITH DAVID, MARTY, TOM AND PAM.
DAVID
I can’t imagine what is going to be
like not having this play to work
on everyday? I am going to miss it.
PAM
Yeah, but it will be nice to have
some free time.
TOM
I will miss it to Brother Buck.
MARTY
I am with Pam. Having free time
will be nice.
DAVID
I need another drink. (To Marty)
How about you babe.
MARTY
No, I’m good.
95.
DAVID
How about you bro...?
TOM
Nope. Still good.
DAVID
Well, I heading inside to get a
refill.
PAM
I will come with you I need to find
the ladies room.
DAVID and PAM move inside leaving TOM and MARTY alone.
MARTY
If they only knew that leaving us
alone together is a bad thing.
TOM
Have you thought about what I said?
MARTY
Yes, I think you are right. I would
rather have you as a best friend
then not have you at all.
TOM
I feel the same way. We have to
much to lose.
MARTY
I agree!
TOM
Good.
TOM reaches out his hand to shake hers.
MARTY looks at his hand and looks up into his eyes. She
tears up and grabs his hand.
TOM
Friends?
MARTY
Friends.
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96.
INT NIGHT MHS SENIOR PROM

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Monday June 4th 1973".
WIDE SHOT OF BALLROOM AT ROSECLIFF MANSION IN NEWPORT, RHODE

ISLAND. 1973 SENIOR CLASS PROM.
ROOM IS FILLED WITH A MULTITUDE OF FORMAL AND SO FORMAL
ATTIRE, A POLYESTER LEISURE SUIT TUX KIND OF NIGHT.
Enter TOM with PAM on his arm. He is wearing a pink and

purple paisley tux. PAM is very formal with a long evening
gown.
Followed by DAVID MARTY who are both dressed to match. They
look like Prince and Princess...Very Sharp!
Both couples wait in line to be formally announced.
PAM
You two look awesome!
MARTY
Thanks Pam.
TOM
King and Queen of the Ball...very
nice!
DAVID
PAM you look marvelous.
PAM
Thank you Davy.
DAVID
Where did you get that tux? Brother
Buck.
TOM
You like it B.B.
DAVID
Like is to soft a word to describes
my feelings.
DAVID and TOM turn to camera and both do a thumbs up
TOM/DAVID
BROTHER BUCK TILL THE END!!!!
RICHARD LAWTON and MARY JO LEECH are the couple in front of

DAVID and MARTY...They are announced.
97.
CHERYL TAYLOR
Now please welcome 1973 Senior
Class member RICHARD LAWTON. He is
a member of the math and drama
clubs and the debate team. He loves
to ski and perform. His guest is
MARY JO LEECH who is a member of
the class of 1975.
Room applauds for RICHARD and MARY JO.
RICHARD and MARY JO enter the room through the ballroom

pillars.
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DAVID and MARTY MOVE UP TO BE ANNOUNCED.
CHERYL TAYLOR
Now entering is DAVID TREMBAY and
MARTY EVERLY. Both Marty and David
are members of our 1973 Senior
Class.
Room applauds for DAVID AND MARTY.

CONT...
Trems is active in tennis, football
and track. He loves sports. Skiing
is his favorite. He is always ready
for a world problems debate His
support can always be counted on.
At his side is his partner MARTY
EVERLY She is in both the ensemble
and school choirs, she is a leader
in the spirit club, member of the
drama club and just had a great run
in OKLAHOMA. Loves to horseback
ride and ski.
FOLLOW DAVID AND MARTY INTO THE BALLROOM.

CUT TO:
TOM AND PAM AWAITING TO BE ANNOUNCED
CHERYL TAYLOR
Let’s please welcome Tom Erb or you
may know him by his nickname
"Sugarbear" and his "Better" half
Pam Graham. This 1973 Senior Class
member is a member of MHS football
team, drama club, ensemble choir
98.
CHERYL TAYLOR
and chorus. Just finished an
amazing run as Jud Fry in
"OKLAHOMA" He is heading off the
Roger Williams College to major in
theatre of course. Pam is a member
of the class of 1975. And it is my
guess she is wishing he had chose a
different tux.
Laughter can be heard in the room.

FOLLOW TOM AND PAM INTO THE BALLROOM.
MONTAGE OF MINGLING, DANCING, TALKING, MAKING OUT, SHOWING A
HAPPY EVENT WITH CLASSMATES ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH
SCHOOL RUNNING WITH THE NARRATION.
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EXT DAY MHS GRADUATION REHEARSAL
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Wednesday June 6th

1973".
AERIAL OF FRONT LAWN OF MHS WITH WORKERS SETTING UP CHAIRS
ON THE STAGE AND IN THE YARD. STUDENTS ARE ARRIVING DRESS IN
ATTIRE OF THE TIMES, CUT OFF JEAN SHORTS, TYE-DYE T-SHIRTS
AND TANK TOPS.
MR.COEN enters and goes to the stage and turns on mic.
MR. COEN
Listen up seniors! I need you all
to report up to the top of the
hill. MR. ANTHONY and MS. BEAMER
are their to organize you and get
you in order. The sooner we get
this done the sooner we can get out
of here and enjoy the rest of you
day.
Student begin to move up the hill.
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WIDE SHOT OF MR. ANTHONY AND MS. BEAMER AND ALL THE SENIORS
IN UPPER PARKING LOT.
MS.BEAMER
OK, we need the boys in the far
corner of the lot.
99.
Grumblings from the the guys being called boys.

CONT...
Sorry...We need the gentlemen in
the far lot with MR. ANTHONY and
the gir....I mean the ladies can
stay here with me.
The Gentleman moving to the back lot.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF MR. ANTHONY ADDRESS THE GENTLEMEN.

MR. ANTHONY
When I call your name please line
up in a single file....William
Abromitis.
CUT TO:
MS. BEAMER CALLING OUT FINAL NAMES OF THE LADIES.
MS. BEAMER
Tracy Veach, Anne Ward and Michelle
Yashmak.
CUT TO:
MR. ANTHONY AND MS.BEAMER LINING THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

UP.
MS. BEAMER
Please remember who is in front of
you and behind you. Now we need you
to follow myself and MR. ANTHONY
down the hill and stay behind the
person in front of you. OK, lets
go.
THE PROCESSION MOVES DOWN THE HILL AROUND THE CORNER AND UP
THE CENTER AISLE GENTLEMEN ON THE RIGHT AND LADIES ON THE
LEFT.
SHOT OF TOM DIRECTLY ACROSS FOR MARTY WITH DAVID SEEN IN THE
BACKGROUND IN THE PROCESSION.
They stop when they reach the front rows.

MR. ANTHONY
Once you reach the front row you go
down the chairs till you fill up a
row.
100.
Ladies and gentleman fill the first row and so on.

WIDE SHOT FROM THE STAGE OF THE STUDENTS MARCHING INTO THEIR
SEATS.
Final students fill seats.
PAN IN ON MR. COEN ADDRESSING THE STUDENTS.

MR. COEN
Great job everyone! Once you reach
this place the ensemble band will
play the National Anthem. When that
ends I will ask you to be seated.
No one sits.
CONT...
(Chuckling) You can be seated.
The students sit and laughter can be heard among them.
CONT...
I hope you don’t do it like that
tomorrow.
More Laughter.
CONT...
Then there will be a bunch of
announcement and awards. If your
names is called for award just get
up come to center aisle and come up
on stage on the side you are on. So
girls on the right and boys on the
left. Then exit on the same side
and go back to your seat the way
you came. Does everyone understand
that?
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF ALL STUDENT MUDDERING AND SHAKING THEIR HEADS
YES SHOWING THEY UNDERSTOOD.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT ON MR. COEN, MS. BEAMER AND MR. ANTHONY ON STAGE.
MS. BEAMER
Now, when we get calling your name
to get your diploma every one will
enter on the left.
101.
She moves to the stairs to show them.

CONT...
...and exit to the right.
She moves to right stairs.
CONT..
I am sure you all understand that.
MR. ANTHONY
Call time tomorrow is 3:00pm. The
ceremony starts at 4:00pm. Guys
will report to room 212 for your
cap and gowns and girls to the
cafeteria for theirs. Please make
your way to the back parking lot as
soon as you are in you gown and
find your place in line. The lines
will be marked. I am looking
forward to watching all of you
graduate from MHS.
MR. COEN
One final word. Please park your
cars in the far shop lot so there
will be spots for people coming to
the ceremony. Lets be safe tonite
and we will see you tomorrow.
TIME LAPSE HIGH WIDE SHOT THAT FAST FORWARD THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY WITH ALL PREPARATION BE DONE.
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EXT DAY GRADUATION DAY

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Thursday June 7th
1973".
MONTAGE OF SENIORS ARRIVING, GETTING THE CAPS AND GOWNS ON,

MEETING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE
BACK PARKING LOT AND FINDING THEIR PLACE IN LINE. SHOTS OF
TOM, DAVID AND MARTY GETTING AND WEARING THEIR CAP AND
GOWNS. PAM ADJUSTING TOM’S CAP AND OTHER TIGHT SHOTS OF THE
FOUR PREPARING AND ENJOYING THIS MOMENT.
V.O. with Montage:
TOM (V.O.)
I had long awaited this day and now
that it was here I was a bit scared
102.
TOM (V.O.)
about what would come next in my
life. How were we to know that
completing high school was like
removing the net from the high wire
act. It was no longer as safe was
the day before. Your mistakes or
missteps aren’t protected by
parents, teachers and friends. Even
though I felt like I had the whole
right where I wanted it, I would
learn very soon just how unfair the
world can be, and how fragile I
really was.
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WIDE SHOT AERIAL OF THE CEREMONY UNDER WAY WITH GRADS BEING
CALLED TO STAGE FOR THEIR DIPLOMAS. ONSTAGE IS ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL MR. BELANGER, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS MR.
GAUDET, STUDENT ADVISORS MR. TURANO AND MRS. MAYNARD. AT THE
PODIUM IS MR. COEN.
PAN IN DOWN CENTER AISLE ON STAGE.
Seniors are standing and walking to stage as their names are

called and move back to their seats.
MR. COEN
William Wagner Dunlap.
William Dunlap gets up and moves to stage. When he reached

the stairs:
MR. COEN
Thomas Clifford Erb.
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TIGHT SHOT ON TOM AND SPEAKS TO THE CAMERA.
NARRATOR TOM(TO THE CAMERA)
I wish I could tell you what is
going through my mind...but I got
nothing. I am so nervous and
frankly consider all that has
happen I am surprised that made.
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POV COMING UP THE STAIRS AND WALKING TO THE PODIUM TO MEET
MR. COEN.
103.
TOM reaches the podium and reaches out to grab the diploma
and shake MR. COEN’s hand when he grabbed his hand and
pulled TOM to him and whispered in TOM’S ear.
MR. COEN
You made it. I am proud of you.
POV SHOT OF THE CROWD FROM THE STAGE. TOM WALKS BACK TO THE
STAIRS.
CUT TO:
BACK TO WIDE SHOT FROM CENTER AISLE OF TOM MOVING BACK TO

HIS SEAT.
MR. COEN
Marty Ann Everly.
MARTY RISES AND MOVES TO CENTER AISLE.

CUT TO:
POV OF DAVID WATCHING HIS GIRL GETTING HER DIPLOMA.
CUT TO:
POV OF TOM WATCHING DAVID WATCH MARTY GET HE DIPLOMA AND
THEN LOOKING AT PAM ACROSS THE AISLE.
CUT TO:
POV OF PAM LOOKING AT TOM WHO IS HAPPY TO SEE HER.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF MARTY TAKING HER DIPLOMA.

CUT TO:
PAN IN ON MARTY’S FACE LOOKING AT DAVID AND THEN TOM.
CUT TO:
POV OF MARTY LOOKING AT DAVID THEN TOM.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF HER SMILING AND RESIGNING HERSELF TO WHAT IS

HAPPENING IN HER LIFE...AND SMILES.
CUT TO:
WIDE CENTER AISLE SHOT OF MARTY LEAVING THE STAGE.

104.
CUT TO:
TIME LAPSE WIDE SHOT OF SENIORS GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
COLLECTING THEIR DIPLOMAS TILL WE GET TO THE BACK END OF THE
ALPHABET.
CUT TO:
WIDE CENTER AISLE SHOT OF STAGE.
MR. COEN
David Scott Tremblay
CUT TO:
WIDE CENTER AISLE SHOT OF DAVID RISING AND MOVING TO THE
STAGE. TOM, MARTY AND MANY OTHERS RISING AND CHEER FOR
DAVID.
CUT TO:
POV OF DAVID LOOKING OUT AT MARTY AND TOM.
CUT TO:
WIDE CENTER AISLE SHOT OF DAVID LEAVING THE STAGE AND
STOPPING AT MARTY FOR A HUG AND KISS AND HE TURNS TO TOM AND
THUMBS UP.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT IN SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET GIVING THE COMMENCEMENT
SPEECH.
SUPERINTENDENT GAUDET
I offer congratulations to the
class of 1973.
CUT TO:
MONTAGE OF THE PAST YEAR WITH REAL AND RE-CREATED PHOTO FROM
THE 1973 YEAR BOOK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE COMMENCEMENT
SPEECH.
CONT...(V.O.)
It Charles Dickens who said "It was
the best of times, it was the worst
of times, it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness, it
was the epoch of belief, it was the
epoch of incredulity, it was the
season of Light, it was the season
of Darkness, it was the spring of
105.
CONT...(V.O.)
hope, it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us, we had
nothing before us, we were all
going direct to Heaven, we were all
going direct the other way--in
short, the period was so far like
the present period, that some of
its noisiest authorities insisted
on its being received, for good or
for evil, in the superlative degree
of comparison only."
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EXT DAY SECOND BEACH SURFERS END
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "Monday June 18th 1973".

WIDE SHOT FROM BEACH LEVEL OF DAVID AND TOM SITTING ON TOP
OF SURFERS ROCK. THE SUN IS RISING.
PAN IN TO A TIGHT DOUBLE SHOT OF THE TWO WHO HAVE BEEN UP

ALL NIGHT PARTYING.
DAVID
I will never find another place
like this. The sunrise on surfers
rock will always be home to me.
TOM pulls a pack of Marlboro’s out off his pocket and shakes
the pack and opens it.
TOM
I have to say it is beautiful. Only
two cigs left.
Reaches the pack to DAVID and he takes one of the
cigarettes.
DAVID
No problem....we can get more in a
while.
TOM puts empty pack in his pocket and pulls out his Zippo
and reaches to light DAVID’S cigarette. And then lights his
own.
TOM
OK, Lets just enjoy the moment.
CUT TO:
106.
TIGHT TOM OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF DAVID GAZING AT THE

SUNSET.
DAVID
I wish I knew what I was going do.
CUT TO:
TIGHT OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT ON TOM.
TOM
Do?
CUT TO;
TIGHT OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF DAVID
DAVID
Yes, I am not ready to grow
up...take on life making my own
decisions.
CUT TO:
TIGHT OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF TOM.

TOM
I know what you mean.
CUT TO:
TIGHT OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF DAVID.
DAVID
I have decided that we will plan
one more final bonfire at third
beach. It will be our farewell to
youth event.
CUT TO:
WIDE TIGHT SHOT ON BOTH OF THEM.

TOM
When are we going to do this?
DAVID
Wednesday night! Today we will get
the girls and spread the word. We
will need to collect tons of wood.
We must get everyone to bring wood
and make this the biggest bonfire
ever. A last hurrah! On Thursday I
107.
DAVID
will decide what college I want to
go to, what I want to major in and
make a plan for my life. So,
Brother Buck what do you say?
TOM puts out his fist.
TOM
I say lets do it!
DAVID pounds his fist on TOM’S fist.
CUT TO:
PAN OUT OF TOM AND DAVID REVEALING THE BEACH AND THE WHOLE
CORNER.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY THIRD BEACH BONFIRE PREP

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "10:00AM Wednesday June
20th 1973".
AERIAL PANNING DOWN TO WATER LEVEL AND MOVE TOWARD THE BEACH
OF OF THIRD BEACH. TOM, DAVID, JIM CORR, JOE LEE, NICK
TOPPA, LARRY MCLAUGHLIN, PAM AND MARTY ARE STACKING WOOD FOR
A BONFIRE.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT ON DAVID, TOM AND NICK STAKING WOOD INTO A PYRAMID
AS JIM. JOE AND LARRY BRING THE FROM THE TRUNKS AND BACK
SEAT OF THEIR CARS. MARTY IS SITTING ON A NEAR BY PICNIC
TABLE READING.
DAVID
Do you think is will be enough wood
for a fire to last several hours?
NICK
No way, this will burn very fast!
We need some big long dry logs.
TOM
Where can we get some of those?
NICK
I know where the are clear for a
new house off of Beach View
Terrace. There is a lot of trees
down.
108.
JIM
yeah, but how will we get them
here.
NICK
I could get my Dad’s dump truck. We
would just need bodies to lift
them.
JOE
No problem I can get some guys.
NICK
Great! Joe you and Jim and Larry
come with me and we will go to my
house get the dump truck. One of
you can drive my truck the pick up
extra guys.
TOM
David and I will get the rest of
the wood from his house in the
trunk of my T-Bird and his Corolla.
NICK
OK, meet you back here in a couple
of hours.
NICK, LARRY, JIM AND JOE jump in Nick’s truck and off they
go.
Putting the last of the wood on the pile.
DAVID
OK, lets go. MARTY do you want to
come?
MARTY
No, I am going to stay here and get
some sun.
PAM
YEAH, I think I will stay as well.
TOM
OK, we won’t be long....lets hit it
Brother Buck.
DAVID and TOM move to their cars closing the trunks and
doors and head off.
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109.
EXT DAY THIRD BEACH

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "3:00PM WEDNESDAY JUNE
20TH 1973".
Wide shot of PAM and Marty sitting across from each other at
Picnic table
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Those two are like two peas in a
pod.
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POV OF MARTY.
PAM
I know. Not they really know how
its going to change when they are
off to college.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
I am a bit concerned about that
myself.
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
Not as much as I am.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Really? Why?
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
I still have two years of high
school left. You guys are off in
the the big world meeting new
people and I am here with the
children.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Don’t worry you are the lucky one.
POV OF MARTY.
110.
PAM
Why is that?
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Cause you don’t have to make any
big decisions yet. I know that I
will leave this place soon and I am
not sure David will be part of that
move. Life is about to make some
big changes.
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
You will be fine. David will be
hurt more than you with your big
changes.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
What does that mean?
POV OF MARTY
PAM
You don’t think I don’t know about
your feelings for Tom?Watching the
way you two act together and look
at each other.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
How long have you known?
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
Awhile.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Do you think David knows?
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
No clue.
POV OF PAM.
111.
MARTY
Good...you have nothing to worry
about.
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
Why is that?
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
Cause Tom would let it. We are only
friends because that is all it can
be. To quote him "I’m with my soul
mate and the mother of my
children". So, he has made his
choice.
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
Funny thing about soul mates. It is
forever.
POV OF PAM.
MARTY
You are very lucky!
POV OF MARTY.
PAM
I know. You are too! David is a
great guy and Tom is a great
friend. We are all lucky to have
each other.
PAM reaches her hand across the table. MARTY looks up at Pam
and reaches to take it.
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EXT DUSK BONFIRE PREP
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "5:30PM Wednesday June

20th 1973".
LONG SHOT FROM DOWN THE BEACH AT THE BOAT RAMP OF TOM AND
DAVID’S BACK IN THE FOREGROUND OF A HUGE PILE OF WOOD.
TOM and DAVID admiring their work before anyone got there.
112.
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TIGHT SIDE SHOT FULL BODY OF BOTH TOM AND DAVID.
DAVID
This is the end.
TOM
End of what?
DAVID
The end of the age of innocents my
friend. Everything that we know and
have grown a custom is over. We
start a new life after this one
hurrah.
TOM
And they tell me I am melodramatic.
DAVID
Doesn’t it concern you that your
world is about to change?
TOM
Not really Brother Buck. You see I
have experienced my life changing
since I was in Elementary School.
Moving from on place...leave my
friends...new schools...So B.B. my
age of innocence ended a long time
ago.
DAVID
Then I envy you. I never left this
place. Spent my whole life on this
island...never slept out into the
scary world.
TOM
It’s not that bad...change can be
good if you just look at the
opportunities.
DAVID
I just want to enjoy
tonight....tomorrow is a new day
and a new opportunity.
TOM and DAVID stop and face each other...David puts out is
fist and pounds it with his fist.
CUT TO:
113.
EXT NIGHT BONFIRE THIRD BEACH

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "7:00PM WEDNESDAY JUNE
20TH 1973".
Montage
-WIDE SHOT OF LARGE BONFIRE FROM BOAT RAMP.

-AERIAL SHOT OF LINE OF HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS HEADING TO
THIRD BEACH PARKING LOT.
-BODY CAM FOLLOWING PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF CARS, OPENING

TRUCKS CARRYING COOLERS TO THE BONFIRE.
-BODY CAM MOVES AROUND THE BONFIRE SHOOTING YOUNG PEOPLE
DRINKING HOLDING BEER CANS AND BOTTLES, SMOKING JOINTS.
-TIGHT GROUP SHOT OF DAVID, MARTY, TOM, PAM AND FREDDY PLANO
STANDING AND SITTING ON COOLERS AND WATCHING THE BONFIRE.
TOM, DAVID and FREDDY have a slur in their voice from to
many beers..
DAVID
(Looking at fire) This is so cool!
FREDDY
I hope this burns all night.
Takes a final swig from his beer and trows into fire.
DAVID
Thus is all the wood we could find
in town.
FREDDY
I know where there is wood.
MARTY rises from cooler.
MARTY
This is plenty of wood. You don’t
need to get more.
TOM
(To Pam) I need to piss! I will be
right back.
PAM
I’ll go with you
TOM and PAM walks off into dunes.

114.
BODY CAM FOLLOWS TOM AND PAM INTO A PRIVATE PLACE IN THE
DUNES.
TOM turns around to piss and Pam walks into dark.
-Sound of both of them relieving themselves.
TOM
Ohhhhhhhhh does that feel good!
PAM
Please don’t get to drunk tonight.
I have a bad feeling.
TOM
Bad feeling about what?
PAM
Not sure...but I would feel better
if you aren’t to drunk.
TOM and PAM finish and embrace in the light.
TOM
Don’t worry nothing is going to
happen.
PAM
Lets just be careful...OK?
TOM
OK.
TOM and Pam start back to fire. When they get back to the
fire. DAVID and FREDDY are missing and MARTY is angry.
TOM
Where is David?
MARTY
I told him to not go.
TOM
Go where?
MARTY
To Freddy’s for more fucking wood.
TOM
Who drove?
115.
MARTY
Who do you think?
TOM
Fuck...he is to drunk to drive!
TOM turns and begins running trough the sand toward the
parking lot, PAM follows him.
MARTY
(Yelling)
Where you going?

CROSSFADE:
EXT DUSK CAR CHASE

20th 1973".
BODY CAM FOLLOWING TOM AND PAM.
TOM and PAM running up to Tom’s 1964 Ford Thunderbird

opening the doors and hoping in.
TOM AND PAM VEHICLE SHOT IN THE CAR.
TOM
Put on your seat belt.
PAM fastens her seat belt.
PAM
Please don’t get us killed!
DARK WIDE SHOT OF HEADLIGHTS OF TOM’S T-BIRD TURNING ON TO
SECOND BEACH ROAD.
CUT TO:
P.O.V. OF TOM IN TAIL LIGHTS ABOUT 100 YARDS AHEAD.

CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF TOM AND PAM IN THE CAR.

TOM
That’s DAVID’S car up ahead.
116.
PAM
Are you sure?
TOM
Absolutely, I can tell by their
shape. Plus, he is swerving all
over the road.
CUT TO:
LONG WIDE SHOT FROM HANG ROCK SHOWING BOTH CARS RACING DOWN
HANGING ROCK RD APPROACHING SURFER ROCK AND CORNER.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF DAVID AND FREDDY IN THE COROLLA HATCHBACK.

CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF TOM AND PAM IN THE T-BIRD.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF DAVID IN THE DRIVERS SEAT.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT OF TOM IN DRIVERS SEAT.

CUT TO:
WIDE ANGLED GROUND LEVEL SHOT AT SURFERS ROCK ON DAVID AND
TOM’S CARS SEPARATED BY LESS THAN 50 YARDS.
We can see all applicants of both cars just before Surfers
Rock.
CUT TO:
P.O.V. OF TOM.
TOM loses sight of DAVID’S car as it goes around the bend.
CUT TO:
EXT CAR SURFER CORNER ACCIDENT

20th 1973".
P.O.V. OF TOM.
WIDE SHOT ON TAIL LIGHTS OF DAVID’S CAR.
117.
TOM and PAM watch the tail lights disappear around Surfer
Rock for a moment.
CUT TO:
P.O.V. OF TOM.
TOM’S T-Bird travels around the Surfers Rock bend.

QUICK WIDE SHOTS FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES.
SLOW MOTION:
-P.O.V. TOM TOM AND PAM.
DAVID’S car is beginning to flip and in the air.
CUT TO
-WIDE AERIAL SHOT AT SURFERS BEACH.
DAVID’S car is in the air and there are people on Surfers
Rock, beach and surfing watching what is happening.
CUT TO:
WIDE GROUND SHOT FROM PURGATORY RD AND SECOND BEACH ROAD.
DAVID’S car is in the air upside down and DAVID is hanging
halfway out the drivers open window, FREDDY is in his seat
cause he is wearing his seat belt.
CUT TO:
P.O.V. SHOT OF CROWD ON SURFERS ROCK.
Crowd of young people on Surfers Rock watching DAVID’S car

is 3/4 of a full flip with David thrown from the car on to
the street head first and the car hits the ground on top of
David and continues to roll over into the shoulder of the
intersection laying on it side.
END SLOW MOTION:

WIDE AERIAL SHOT FROM TOP OF HILL OF PURGATORY ROAD, SHOWING
WHOLE SCENE WITH DAVID’S ON IT’S SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,
DAVID LAYING IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD OVER THE CENTER LINE,
TOM’S CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
CUT TO:
WIDE GROUND SHOT HOVERING OVER DAVID WHO IS UNRESPONSIVE.
118.
SLOW MOTION:
WIDE SHOT OF TOM’S CAR.
TOM’S car door opens and Tom begins to runs to DAVID, PAM
opens her door and she is visibly shaken.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT FROM SAME P.O.V. ON SURFERS ROCK.
Crowd on Surfers Rock is screaming and moving to DAVID and

FREDDY.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT FROM SAME P.O.V. AT THE BEACH.
People from beach are running to DAVID IN the road.

END SLOW MOTION:
WIDE SHOT FROM SAME P.O.V. WITH TOM AND DANNY KERINS
REACHING DAVID AT THE SAME TIME.
DANNY and TOM both go down to help DAVID.
TOM
David can you hear me? Brother Buck
we are here me and Danny we got
you. Danny...he is bleeding out of
his ears.
DANNY
I see that. David can you hear me.
We are going to have to give CPR.
DANNY begin chest compressions on DAVID’S chest.
Crowd is hovering around the scene in the middle of the
road.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF CROWD AROUND DAVID’S CAR.
The crowd is trying the flip the car upright. They are
rocking it back and forth till it lands on its tires, they
open the doors and FREDDY gets out and hurry’s over the
crowd in the road.
CUT TO:
119.
EXT DUSK SURFER CORNER AMBULANCE

20th 1973".
-Sound of Ambulance in Black.
DISSOLVE
AERIAL WIDE SHOT COVERING COMPLETE SCENE.
An ambulance coming down the hill toward a large crowd watch

TOM and DANNY working on DAVID.
Ambulance turns and backs up to the crowd that parts a
disperses as the paramedics jump in a work on DAVID.
CUT TO
TIGHT SHOT OF PARAMEDICS P.O.V. OF CROWD.
Two Paramedics pull gurney from the ambulance to David.
TWO POLICE CARS ARRIVE COMING DOWN THE HILL AND BLOCK OFF
THE AREA.
CUT TO:
TIGHT SHOT FROM BACK OF AMBULANCE INTO THE OUTSIDE SCENE.
Two Paramedics are getting David on the gurney and strapping

him down, Police are moving the crowd off the road.
Tom standing next to DAVID.
TOM
Brother Buck stay with me.
Paramedics move to put gurney into ambulance.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT P.O.V. OF TOM BEHIND THE AMBULANCE.

The gurney is put into the gurney and the paramedics start
to connect electrodes and machines, one parametric jumps out
and closes the back doors and runs the drivers side of
ambulances and then pulls away and heads up the hill siren
blaring.
CUT TO:
CLOSE UP OF MIDDLETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.

120.
Ambulance moves to camera and opens up to boomed shot of

scene, with TOM left standing in the middle of the road with
FREDDY and a POLICEMAN and a crowd behind them and the
beach, road, parking lot and Surfers Rock are solemn.
CUT TO:
INT NIGHT NEWPORT HOSPITAL

20th 1973".
WIDE SHOT OF AMBULANCE ARRIVING AT EMERGENCY ROOM OF NEWPORT
HOSPITAL.
Ambulance doors open, Doctors rush out to assist, gurney is

rolled into the hospital.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF EMERGENCY ROOM PARKING LOT.

TOM’S T-Bird pulls into Emergency Room parking, Tom and PAM
get out and rush into the Emergency Room.
CUT TO:
SHOT ON AUTOMATIC DOORS INSIDE EMERGENCY ROOM.

TOM and PAM enter into the Emergency Room and go to the
desk, Tom sees DAVID’S Mother(Mary, Father(Herve),
Sister(Maureen) and MARTY in the waiting room and moves to
them.
MARY is very distraught and HERVE is trying to console her
and MAUREEN is really broken up.
TOM
(Hugging Mary) I am so sorry...have
you heard anything?
HERVE
No, they just got here.
MARY
(Crying) What happened?
TOM
Not sure. All O know is he lost
control of the car.
Double doors from Emergency Room open and a doctor steps out
into the waiting room.
121.
DOCTOR
Mr. and Mrs. Tremblay?
HERVE
Yes...
DOCTOR
Your son has been very seriously
injured. He is in surgery.
MARY
Is he going to be alright?
DOCTOR
That is all I have right now. I
will be back out when I have more.
Doctor goes back into Emergency Room.

CUT TO:
MONTAGE OF TIME LAPSE OF TOM, PAM, MARTY, MARY, HERVE, AND
MAUREEN MOVING AND SHIFTING SHOWING TIME PASSING.
-TOM SITTING WITH PAM LYING HER HEAD ON HIS LAP WITH MAUREEN
RESTING HER HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER.
-HERVE IS PACING BACK AND FORTH.
-MARTY SITTING WITH MARY HOLDING HER HAND.

CUT TO:
Double doors from Emergency Room open and a doctor steps out
into the waiting room. Based on the look on his face he
didn’t have good news and the whole waiting begins to react.
MARY
(Scared and Crying) Doctor please
don’t tell me I have lost my son!
DOCTOR
I am sorry, but we tried
everything. There was to much
damage to his head.
Mary falls into the chair and breaks down, MAUREEN and HERVE
are comforting her. TOM and PAM are hugging and watching the
scene before them.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
I am so sorry for your loss.
122.
DOCTOR turns and exits through the double doors into the
emergency room.
DISSOLVE
EXT NIGHT OUTSIDE FARIA FUNERAL HOME

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "4:00PM Saturday June
23th 1973".
CLOSE UP SHOT OF FARIA FUNERAL HOME SIGN.
ZOOMING OUT TO REVEAL THE ENTIRE HOME WITH A LINE AROUND THE
BUILDING AND A LINE DOWN THE STREET.
CUT TO:
INT DAY INSIDE FARIA FUNERAL HOME
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "4:10PM Saturday June

23th 1973".
DOLLY TIGHT SHOT MOVING FROM INSIDE ENTRANCE DOORS TO
DAVID’S VIEWING ROOM.
Hallways has a line coming out of the viewing room, out the
entrance doors, people are signing in at the viewing
register.
Inside viewing room is DAVID’S open coffin, HERVE, MARY,
MAUREEN, TIM, MARTY are in a line. People are moving through
the and praying, reviewing and saying good-bye to DAVID.
Entering the room is TOM and PAM ant they move to The line.
TOM
(Hugs)I am so sorry MARY.
MARY
Thank you for being there with him
in the end. I know he knows you
were there.
TOM
I wish I could have done more.
HERVE
You did a lot. (Reaches into his
pocket and pulls out a black box)
We want to give this to you.
TOM Takes box and opens.
123.
CUT TO:
TIGHT CLOSE UP OF BOX CONTENTS: A BRACKET WITH THE ENGRAVED
WORDS "BROTHER BUCK".
TOM
(Emotionally and can hardly
respond) Thank... you.
MAUREEN
We had two of them made, one for
you and one for DAVID.
TOM
(Confused) DAVID?
MAUREEN
The other one is on his wrist.
TOM turns his head to look at DAVID.
MARY
Go see Brother Buck.
TOM and PAM move down the line. They kneel together in front
of DAVID.
CUT TO:
TIGHT CLOSE UP OF DAVID’S WRIST WITH THE BRACELET SHOWING

"BROTHER BUCK" ENGRAVING.
TOM breakdowns clutching the black box. PAM wraps her arm
around him. MARTY steps over rest her hand on his shoulder,
then reaches down and opens box and takes out the bracket.
CUT TO:
TIGHT CLOSE UP OF MARTY PUTTING THE BRACKET ON TOM’S WRIST.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF TOM, PAM AND MARTY LOOKING OVER DAVID, PAM WITH
HER ARM WRAPPED AROUND TOM AND MARTY HOLDING HIS HAND.
CUT TO:
124.
EXT DAY ST. MARY’S CHURCH - WORKING MASS

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "10:00AM Sunday June
24th 1973".
AERIAL WIDE SHOT OF ST. MARY’S CHURCH WITH POLICE DIRECTING
THE TRAFFIC ATTENDING DAVID’S FUNERAL MASS, A BLACK FUNERAL
HEARSE WITH FOUR OTHER BLACK CARS.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY ST MARY’S CHURCH SHOT TWO

WIDE GROUND LEVEL SHOT ON CHURCH ENTRANCE DOORS.
An abundance of grieving people entering the church standing
along the steps are the pallbearers all dressed in black.
NICK, BOBBY, STEVE, FREDDY, TIM, BILLY, ROBERT and TOM.
Funeral Director come out of the church and opens the back
of the hearse and the pallbearers take the coffin out and
begin to carry the coffin up the stairs of the church.
CUT TO:
INT DAY ST. MARY’S CHURCH SHOT 3
TIGHT SHOT OF PALLBEARERS CARRYING THE COFFIN IN THE DOORS

OF THE CHURCH AND SETTING IT ON THE COFFIN DOLLY.
TIGHT DOLLY SHOT FOLLOWS THE PALLBEARERS ROLLING THE COFFIN
DOWN THE CENTER AISLE.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF OVER CAPACITY CROWD AND THE COFFIN ROLLING DOWN
CENTER AISLE.
CUT TO:
LONG TIGHT SHOT ON FRONT ROW WITH MARY, HERVE, TIM, MAUREEN,
MARTY AND PAM.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT FROM THE CENTER OR CENTER AISLE OF COFFIN STOPPING

AT THE ALTAR.
CUT TO:
FATHER JOHN STEPS TO THE ALTER.

125.
FATHER JOHN MOVES TO THE HEAD OF THE COFFIN.

FATHER JOHN
May the lord be with you.
PARISHIONER
And also with you.
CUT TO:
HERVE STANDING AT THE PODIUM.
HERVE is starting DAVID’S eulogy.

HERVE
My son David was a young yet beyond
his years. I am not sure why lord
you wanted to take him so young,
but I am sure you have a plan for
him........
CUT TO:
EXT DAY ST. MARY’S CHURCH SHOT 4 OUTSIDE

OVERHEAD WIDE SHOT OF CHURCH AND STREETS AROUND IT ARE FULL
WITH CARS DOUBLE PARKED AND A HUGE POLICE PRESENTS DIRECTING
TRAFFIC.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY ST. MARY’S CHURCH SHOT 5 OUTSIDE
WIDE GROUND LEVEL SHOT OF CHURCH ENTRANCE.

There is a line out the door with people still trying to get
in the the service.
CUT TO:
INT DAY ST. MARY’S CHURCH SHOT 6 INSIDE

WIDE SHOT FROM BEHIND THE COFFIN ON THE ALTER.
HERVE is completely broken up and finishing his eulogy.

HERVE
(Verge of tears)...in closing lord
please grant DAVID a place by your
side. He will be loyal and helpful.
126.
HERVE
You can see that he will be missed
based on the attendance here today.
We will all be comforted knowing he
is with you.
CUT TO:
EXT ST. MARY’S CHURCH SHOT 7 ENTRANCE

WIDE SHOT OF PALLBEARERS CARRYING DAVID’S COFFIN TO THE
HEARSE.
PALLBEARERS SLOWLY CARRY COFFIN AND PUT IN THE HEARSE.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY AERIAL PROCESSION

24th 1973".
WIDE AERIAL SHOT OF LARGE PROCESSION OF OVER 100 CARS COMING
DOWN THE HILL PAST THE GOLF COURSE, THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY ST. COLUMBUS CEMETERY

24th 1973".
WIDE GROUND SHOT OF PROCESSION ENTERING THE CEMETERY.
CUT TO:
PAN IN ON GRAVE SITE AND PROCESSION ARRIVES WITH THE HEARSE

AND FAMILY CARS THAT PARK ON ROAD SIDE ACROSS THE THE GRAVE
SITE.
CUT TO:
MONTAGE OF THOSE ARRIVING TO THE CEMETERY.

-SHOT OF FAMILY EXITING THEIR CARS.
-SHOT OF PALLBEARERS TAKING COFFIN FROM CAR AND PUT IN PLACE

OVER THE GRAVE.
-SHOT OF PRIEST ARRIVING AND TAKING A SPOT AT THE GRAVESIDE.
127.
-SHOT OF THE CROWD FILLING IN AROUND THE GRAVE.

-AERIAL OF THE SCENE.
FATHER JOHN starts the service.
FATHER JOHN
In the name of the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit.
All Catholics respond.
CONT’D
We are here with family and friends
to say good-bye to DAVID. Let us
pray. Heavenly Father, We seem to
give them back to you, O God, who
gave them first to us. Yet as you
did not lose them in giving, so do
we not lose them by their return.
Not as the world gives, do you
give, O Lover of souls. What you
give, you take not away, for what
is your is ours also if we are
yours. And life is eternal and love
is immortal, and death is only a
horizon, and a horizon is nothing,
save the limit of our sight. Lift
us up, strong Son of God, that we
may see further; cleanse our eyes
that we may see more clearly; draw
us closer to yourself, that we may
know ourselves to be nearer to our
loved ones who are with you. And
while you prepare a place for us,
prepare us also for that happy
place, that where you are, we may
be also, for evermore. Amen.
CUT TO:
AERIAL SHOT WITH MONTAGE OF EVERYONE LEAVING AND SAYING

GOOD-BYE.
-SHOT OF HERVE, MARY, TIM MAUREEN AND MARTY PUTTING A FLOWER
ON DAVID’S COFFIN.
-FAMILY GETTING INTO CAR.

-LARGE LINE OF CARS LEAVING CEMETARY.
-TOM WITH PAM, LEANING ON A NEWLY PLANTED SMALL TREE BRACED
WITH WIRES.
128.
-TOM STANDING NEXT TO DAVID’S FLOWER COVERED COFFIN HOLDING

A FLOWER WITH PAM AND MARTY IN SCENE BY THE SMALL TREE.
END MONTAGE:
SHOT OF TOM STILL STANDING OVER THE COFFIN.
TOM
Brother Buck I am not sure I will
ever get over this loss. I have
lost many people in my life, but
you are my first brother.
Tom lifts his arm and looks at his bracelet.
CLOSE UP OF BRACELET AND FLOWER IN TOM’S HAND REACHING DOWN
AND LAYS FLOWER ON COFFIN.
CONT’D
Good-bye my friend. I will be here
to visit you a lot. You can get rid
of me that easy.
TOM drops down to one knee against the coffin. PAM moves to
TOM’S side and puts her hand on his shoulder, Marty moves to
the opposite side of coffin and falls to her knees and
begins to pray and cry. TOM reaches his hand across the
coffin and takes her hand.
WIDE SHOT AT TOP OF COFFIN SHOWING THE WHOLE SCENE OF TOM ON

HIS KNEES, PAM’S HAND ON HIS SHOULDER AND HIS HAND IN
MARTY’S ACROSS FROM HIM.
CLOSE UP OF TOM’S HAND IN MARTY’S SHOWING THE BRACLET WITH
WORDS "BROTHER BUCK" SPARKLING IN THE SUN.
CUT TO:
INT DUSK DAVID’S PARENTS FRONT DRIVEWAY
SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "7:00PM Sunday June 24th

1973".
WIDE SHOT OF TOM’S T-BIRD PULLING UP TO THE FRONT OF THE
TREMBLAY’S.
TOM gets out of his car and walks up to the door and knocks.
MARTY comes to door and lets him in.
CUT TO:
129.
INT DUSK TREMBLAY’S HOUSE INSIDE

WIDE SHOT OF TREMBLAY’S LIVING ROOM.
TOM and MARTY sitting on the couch.
TOM
That was a tough day today.
MARTY
Yes it was. I could use a drink.
TOM
Me too...lets go down to Point and
a Half!
CUT TO:
INT DUSK POINT & HALF PARKING LOT

WIDE SHOT OF MARTY AND TOM WALKING UP FROM THE BEACH INTO
THE PARKING LOT SHOWING WATER BROTHERS, JOHNNY’S HOUSE OF
SEAFOOD AND POINT & HALF.
MARTY and TOM move to front door of Johnny’s House of
Seafood and on to Point & Half and enter through the doors.
CUT TO:
INT DUSK INSIDE POINT & HALF

LONG WIDE DOLLY SHOT OF MARTY AND TOM
MARTY and TOM make their way to the bar and sit.
TOM
What would you like?
MARTY
A Screwdriver is fine.
Bartender comes to them.
BARTENDER
What can I get you?
TOM
Could we have a Screwdriver and a
Jack and Ginger?
Bartender starts to make their drinks.

130.
MARTY
Now what?
TOM
What! Are you hungry?
MARTY
No, I mean what do we do now? How
do we go forward from here?
TOM
We just stick with our plans and
keep plowing forward, thats what we
do?
MARTY
I am so confused. A week ago I knew
exactly what I was going to do.
TOM
Then today you should do what you
had planned a week ago.
MARTY
A week ago DAVID was a part of tha
plan.
TOM
Well, now he isn’t, we just keep
going because that is what he would
want you to do.
Bartender returns with drinks and put them down in front of
them. TOM raises his glass, and MARTY raises here glass.
TOM
Here’s to Brother Buck...where ever
he may be..
TOM and MARTY tap their glasses together and Tom takes a
sip, and MARTY puts here glass to here lips and drinks until
here glass is only ice cubes and bangs the glass on the bar.
MARTY
(Looking at TOM) That was good! I
will have another please.
TOM
(Surprised) Bartender another one
for the lady please.
131.
MARTY
Thank you. That was good.
Bartender delivers MARTY another screwdriver.

CONT’D
(Raises her glass) Here to DAVID,
He will be missed.
MARTY put her drink to her lips and chugs it down, then puts
the glass on the bar.
TOM
Really? Are we getting drunk?
MARTY
If we are you will have to catch
up....pick it up Brother Buck and
order another round.
TOM chugs the rest of his drink and motions the bartender
for another round.
MARTY
I really envied your relationship
with him.
TOM
Why?
MARTY
Because when he was anywhere near
you he would forget I was there.
Bartender delivers another round.
BARTENDER
(Joking) You know I can make a
pitcher of a screwdriver.
MARTY
Great! We will take one. Drink up
my friend.
TOM
Why do I feel like I am going to
regret this in the morning.
MARTY
Let’s hope so
Both lift their glasses and down the hatch.

CUT TO:
132.
EXT NIGHT EASTON’S BEACH

NIGHT SHOT OF TOM AND MARTY WALKING IN THE TIDE.
TOM and MARTY are carrying their shoes and walking in the
waters edge, laughing and singing "OKLAHOMA" tunes.
TOM
(Singing drunk) OKLAHOMA Where the
winds come whippin down the plains.
MARTY
(Singing drunk)Where the waving
wheat can sure smell sweet....
MARTY stops singing and walking and turns to TOM.
CONT’D
(Slightly slurring) You know I
never forgot NYC. If fact I think
about it all the time. Does that
make me a bad person?
TOM
No!
MARTY
Do you think about it?
TOM
Yes I do...honestly a lot
MARTY drops her shoes and step closer to TOM.
MARTY
Do you think about it in the
morning when you wake up. The
thought of our tongues touching in
that deep passionate kiss? And does
that thought make you feel like
touching yourself to help relieve
the yearning...ops..I probably
shouldn’t have shared that.
TOM
I can understand your feeling cause
I feel the same way.
Tom drops his shoes and pulls MARTY to him and kisses her
deeply.
133.
MARTY
I want you to take me right now.
Please take me Tom.
TOM
I knew I was going to regret this
in the morning.
MARTY
Shut up and take me NOW!
MONTAGE "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY", "LOVE STORY", "THE WAY WE

WERE", WEST SIDE STORY", "AFRICAN QUEEN", GONE WITH THE
WIND" AND "CASABLANCA"
CUT TO:
EXT NIGHT EASTON’S BEACH LIFEGUARD CHAIR

TOM AND MARTY SITTING IN LIFEGUARD CHAIR.
TOM
OK, that was wrong in so many ways!
MARTY
Was it?
TOM
Well, considering I am in a
committed relationship, we buried
you partner and my best friend this
morning...yes I think it was!
MARTY
It felt right to me. It didn’t feel
right to you?
TOM
I didn’t say that. Our actions have
consequences, and can hurt other
people.
MARTY
We should deny what is right for
ourselves in order to let others
have what is right for them?
Long pause...
TOM
I don’t know. I’m so damn confused!
134.
TOM climbs down off the chair and helps MARTY down from the
chair. She slides down into his arms and there is a moment
they just gaze into each others eyes.
MARTY
Where you going?
TOM
I have to walk.
MARTY
You want me to walk with you.
TOM
Yes I do.
TOM AND MARTY WALKING ABREAST AT THE WATERS EDGE CARRYING
SHOES AND CLOTHES.
MARTY
Where do we go from here?
LONG PAUSE
TOM
The same place we were going before
today. You are off to college where
you will get to sing and do plays,
and meet a great guy you will fall
in love with and have babies and
lives happily ever after.
MARTY
And what about you?
TOM
I am to go to Roger Williams and
learn about theatre at least till
PAM graduates in two years, then
get married, have babies and try
and be the best husband and father
I can be.
MARTY
Sounds like you have it all
planned, I am not in that plan, am
I?.
TOM
How could you be, and what would
that look like?
135.
MARTY
You aren’t interested in exploring
it?
TOM
Explore what MARTY? Leaving a
person that loves unconditionally
and only wants to be my wife and
mother of my children. To begin a
relationship with my best friends
girlfriend after he was killed. I’m
sorry but it doesn’t make much
sense to me and it shouldn’t to you
either.
TOM and MARTY stop walking and face each other.
MARTY
So, this is it?
TOM
This has to be it! The actions we
take right now will define our
whole life, and I am not
comfortable with the definition.
MARTY
Then our actions tonite define our
lives?
TOM
No, our actions tonite define a
momentary lapse in judgment by two
barely graduated high school kids,
who are hurting and looking for
comforting from the only person
that truly understands their loss.
MARTY
Then why are you here? (Starting to
cry)
TOM
I am here because you called! I am
here because you are my brother
bucks girl that needs a friend
tonite. I am here because I am
hurting too, and you are the only
one who could possible understand
how I feel.(starting to cry) I am
here because I am scared.
They hug and sob...

136.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY MHS ENTRANCE CURRENT DAY

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "June 20th 2016".
WIDE SHOT OF THE REAL-TIME STANDING AT THE ENTRANCE OF

MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
TOM is speaking to the camera as himself and reflecting on
the story just told.
TOM
That was the last time I ever saw
MARTY. We agreed that it was best
to make a clean break. Never heard
anything about her or if her life
turned out as planned. As for me my
life went exactly to plan
TOM’S move to the wall and sits.
CONT’D
I went to Roger Williams, when it
was a College, for two years. Did
plays and learned as much as I
could about theatre, married PAM
when she graduated in 1975, had two
sons and tried to be the best
father. The marriage fell apart
after 14 years I have to admit I
did try to find MARTY, she has
dropped off the grid.
TOM stands and begins to walk down the entry sidewalk.

CONT’D
If there was a time in my life that
I would like to go back to and
revisit and not change a thing that
would be my senior year in high
school. But, of course there would
be one thing that I’d want to
change, and that would be the night
on June 20th 1973.
CUT TO:
137.
EXT DAY ST COLUMBUS CEMETARY WITH TOM

TIGHT SHOT ON TOM LEANING ON A LARGE TREE.
CONT’D
Many of the people in this story,
the teachers and my fellow students
help each other, and are all a part
of at least my development. We all
made each other who we are, we
lived on our protected little
island and nothing bad happened. We
all graduated from a great high
school and got a great education.
TOM steps away from the tree to reveal he is in a cemetary.
CONT’D
.....but two weeks after we
graduated, and reality set in,
something bad happened!
TOM cross and stands next to a headstone.
PAN IN ON HEADSTONE THAT SAYS "TREMBLAY" THAT LIST ALL THAT

LAY THERE.
MOVING CLOSE UP SLOWLY SHOWING MARY, HERVE, AND STOPS ON
DAVID S.
WIDE SHOT OF TOM LEANING ON DAVID’S HEADSTONE.

CONT’D
I offer remember David without even
thinking about it still over 40
plus years. I have tried, and
pretty much have made it to his
grave every year on June 20th.
TOM pulls from his pocket the "Brother Buck" bracelet. He
looks at it and laughs.
CONT’D
And the funny thing is I have lost
many things in my lives I’ve lost
my parents, I’ve lost wife’s, ,
motorcycles, cars, houses, money
and very important pictures and
documents that I can’t put my
fingers on anymore. But, the one
thing that I still have that has
always showed up when I needed it
most is this bracelet.
138.
TOM proceeds to put the bracelet on his wrist.

CONT’D
It keeps showing up, and I’m not
really sure why or how. I found it
in the back of drawers, I found it
in bags of clothes going to Good
Will, I thought I lost it once but
it showed up in an old tool box I
hadn’t look in for years.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY SURFERS ROCK

WIDE SHOT OF TOM STANDING ON SURFERS ROCK.
CONT’D
So the events that happened here on
June 20th 1973 changed a lot of
peoples life. But we all continued
on and made a life of it. As time
passed some forgot, and some
didn’t.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY MHS ENTRANCE 2

WIDE SHOT OF TOM STANDING NEXT TO THE MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
SIGN ON VALLEY ROAD.
TOM
I can only speak for me when I say
that my senior year here at this
school was and still is some of the
best memories in my life. I have
carry them with me to this day.
Being a member of the graduating
Class of 1973 at Middletown High
School was a captured moment in
time, and always leaves me with
inspiration to Imagine 1973...
THE END:
START ALTERNATIVE SCENES
139.
EXT DAY PURGATORY CHASM

SERIAL DRONE SHOT COMING INTO PURGATORY CHASM ON DAVID AND
MARTY SITTING ON THE ROCKS.
CUT TO:
INT. NIGHT DAVID’S "THE NIGHTMARE"

WIDE SHOTS OF DAVID IN DRIVERS SEAT AND A UNKNOWN FIGURE IN
THE PASSENGER SEAT
Start Voice repeating:
PASSENGER
We should slow down DAVID...DAVID
we should slow down!
DAVID
No, I am fine. I got this under
control. The quicker we get there
the quick we will get back to the
party.
PASSENGER
we should slow down.
DAVID
Don’t worry I got this. I am not
going to fast. Every thing is fine.
Don’t worry. This is a brand new
car.
PASSENGER
we should slow down. We are coming
up on the curve...please slow!
DAVID
I am trying! The car won’t respond.
I can’t slow down.
SHOT OF FOOT SLAMMING ON THE BREAK PEDAL.
Sound Effect of car flipping crashing and rolling with

screaming.
WIDE O.H.S. OF DAVID IF DAVID IN BED SLEEPING. TOSSING AND
TURNING TO THE SOUND OF A CAR FLIPPING AND CRASHING.
DAVID sits up from a dead sleep sweating.

140.
CUT TO:
TIGHT FACIAL SHOT OF DAVID SCARED AND TREMBLING
CUT TO:
INT. NIGHT MARTY’S ROOM "THE NIGHTMARE"

RIGHT O.T.S. OF MARTY AT HER VANITY PREPARING FOR BED.
The sound of the musical OKLAHOMA song " I’m Just Girl Who
Can’t Say No" is playing in the background. MARTY is
brushing her hair, she looks in the mirror
ZOOM INTO MARTY’S FACE TIGHT SHOT
CUT TO:
RIGHT SHOT ON MARTY WALKING ON FIRST BEACH
MARTY is talking to someone as she walks.
MARTY
I am worried about what is going to
happen to uss when we go off to
college. You will probably find a
new girl and forget all about me.
ZOOM OUT TO RIGHT SHOT SHOWING MARTY WALKING WITH DAVID AND
HOLDING HANDS.
DAVID
Don’t be silly. The only way you
are getting rid of me is if I die.
We know dad is not going to happen.
CUT TO:
LONG SHOT OF DAVID WALKING INTO THE WATER
MARTY is yelling to DAVID.

MARTY
DAVID come back. DAVID please come
back!
CUT TO
RIGHT SHOT ON MARTY’S FACE
MARTY is crying and yelling for DAVID.
141.
MARTY
DAVID please don’t go.
TOM V.O.
You can’t stop him. He is going to
go and leave both of us.
WIDE SHOT OF MARTY AND TOM STANDING ON THE SHORE HOLDING

HANDS.
CUT TO:
WIDE SHOT OF MARTY WITH HER HEAD DOWN ON HER VANITY

SLEEPING.
MARTY suddenly asked from a nightmare.
ZOOM IN ON MARTY’S FACE IN THE MIRROR WITH A LOOK OF FEAR

AND SADNESS.
CUT TO:
EXT DAY FRIDAY’S TENNIS MATCH

SHOT OF FREDDY, DAVID AND BOB FARIA ENTERING THE TENNIS
COURTS JOINING THE REST OF THE TENNIS TEAM.
FREDDY, DAVID, and, BOB walk to the back of the courts and
puts down their gear.
FREDDY
OK, with the big match tomorrow the
coach I know is,going to want me
and DAVID to work on the next
because we a are having problems up
close.
DAVID
Speak for yourself buddy!
BOB
He is right You guys stink up at
the net.
COACH TURANO comes on to the courts. All the players come
around him.
COACH TURANO
Alright, let’s get focus today on
our weakness for our home match
against Cranston Easy. Lets warm up
then work out some stuff. FREDDY
142.
COACH TURANO
and DAVID you work with BOB on your
close net work.
FREDDY looks at DAVID and shrugs his shoulders and BOB
laughs.
DAVID
Funny guy.
BOB
You are both a couple of clowns.
WIDE MONTAGE SHOTS OF BOB SERVING AND WORKING FREDDY AND
DAVID ON THEIR NET WORK. COACH IS OVER LOOKING AND OFFERING
SUGGESTIONS.
COACH TURANO
Listen up boys. Get here on time
tomorrow. The first match is
schedule to start at 2:40pm. Get so
rest and I will see you tomorrow.
FREDDY, DAVID and BOB pack up their gear and head to the
parking lot.
DAVID
Any one need a ride?
FREDDY
Yeah I will take one.
BOB
No, I got my Dads car today.
DAVID
Alright, see you tomorrow.
CUT TO:
INT. DAY MR. ANTHONY’S CLASS

WIDE SHOT OF A FULL CLASSROOM.
The entire class is out of control and rowdy. MR.ANTHONY has
not arrived yet.
ANDY
We need to get the party rolling.
143.
CABLE
Ladies and gentlemen it now time to
party
JIM is standing at the door on lookout for anyone coming
their way.
JIM
Everybody sit here come somebody.
The door opens and in walks MR. Anderson a tall thin man
wearing thick glasses and his pants pulled up to high. He
rushes to the desk puts down his briefcase and addresses the
class.
MR. ANDERSON
Alright class could I please have
your attention.
GLENN, JIM and PERRY JUMP FROM THEIR DESK TO ATTENTION AND
SALUTE MR. ANDERSON.
GLENN
Yes, sir!
MR. ANDERSON
(Chuckling and wring his name on
the board) Oh, that’s funny. I
meant to please stop the noise. My
name,is MR. ANDERSON and I will be
substituting for MR. ANTHONY today.
ANDY
Are you from the Anderson-Little
family
CABLE
I need a suit!
MR ANDERSON
OK, let’s calm down now.
The American flag fall right off the wall and hits the
floor. The room reacts with surprise and laughter.
MR. ANDERSON reacts quickly and picks up flag and trys to
hang it back on the wall in the broken holder. With his back
to the class ANDY jumps from his seat and runs to the flag.
ANDY
When it hits the ground you are
suppose to burn it.
144.
ANDY takes his lighter from his pocket and lights the flag
on fire.
MR. ANDERSON turns and realizes the flag is burning and
begins to start waving it trying to put it out. Some of the
class is laughing, others are horrified, and then he drops
it to the floor and stomps it out. As the flames go out and
the smoke is rising from the ashes he looks up.
MR. ANDERSON
Who did that? Who lit the flag on fire.

The class is surprised that he didn’t see Andy jump up and
light the flag on fire. No one says a word.
MR. ANDERSON CONT’D

You best tell me cause we are going
to find out.
MR. COEN steps into the room very calmly and picks up the
flag off the floor and walks over and buts it back into its
holder.
MR. COEN
OK, this is how this is going down.
If the person who did this
despicable act doesn’t step forward
right now each and every person in
this class will be permanently
expelled for this school
immediately!So, as a class you have
to decide if you are willing to go
down for this. so right now I want
all of you to point at the
responsible party, or get out!
The entire class points at ANDY
CUT TO:
NOTES FROM PENNY

- LESS FLASHBACKS?
- SHOULD BE ABOUT ALL OF THEM?

- FREDDY IS IMPORTANT?
- TIGHTEN UP THE DIALOG?
- WORKING TITLE "David Dies"

- MORE ON MARTY?

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Tom Erb (C) 2015 stagerightcom@gmail.com

-Color double page picture of Middletown High School FADE IN

-Double full page of B/W picture "Back of Boy and Girl

SUPERIMPOSE text, UPPER RIGHT of RIGHT page "Imagine 1973"

EXT. DAY SCHOOL AERIAL VIEW

We see Middletown High School sitting on the hill.

Hundreds of students are rushing in to make it to homeroom,

INT. DAY MHS FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS

He is surrounded by the hallways filled with excited

INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY

TOM kisses her and turns to camera that continued following

INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 2

SIDE SHOT OF DAVID AND MARTY

INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 3

INT. DAY CLASSROOM PAM’S

INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 3

INT. DAY CLASSROOM MARTY’S

INT. DAY MHS HALLWAY 3 CONT’D

INT. DAY MHS TOM’S HOMEROOM

CAMERA IS BOOMED AND OVER THE TOP OF THE CLASSROOM MOVING

INT. DAY MHS TOM’S HOMEROOM

WIDE SHOT AT GROUND LEVEL SLOW ZOOM TO MR.ANTHONY WITH

(pause rising at his desk and moving to the front of the

Several hands fly up...

INT DAY COURTYARD SMOKE BREAK

INT DAY BOYS LOCKER ROOM

OVER THE SHOULDER OF TOM SHOT OF CHARLIE NICKERNZ AND MARK

End Freeze Frame.

ZOOM IN TIGHT ON MAD DOG’S FACE.

INT DAY GYMNASIUM

WIDE STRAIGHT ON SHOT OF DOUBLE BLUE DOORS FROM THE LOCKER

INT DAY BOYS LOCKER ROOM 2

MAD DOG enter the gym.

Tom’s P.O.V. (that become an hallucination)

Tom hears an echo in his head "So Screwed...So Screwed"

TOM snaps out of it.

MAD DOG moves to the center of Gym

Everyone follows orders, moves and lines up

BOB FARIA steps forward:

INT DAY FLASHBACK MHS ENTRANCE

PAN DOWN Middletown High School and crowd of students at

JOE pulls a cherry bomb from his pocket.

TOM and the crowd runs into the school.

SOUND Cherry Bomb Explodes:

INT DAY GYMNASIUM 2

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1972".

The boys rush to pick a line.

INT DAY FLASHBACK HOMEROOM

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1970".

The door to the classroom opened enters MR. COEN is the

EXT DAY WOOD SHOP EXIT

SUPERIMPOSE TEXT LOWER RIGHT CORNER "September 1972".

SOUND: Warning Bell Rings:

INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL OFFICE HALL

Tom is in the long hallway next to a door that says

INT DAY FLASHBACK PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE HALL TWO

They all move straight to camera.

EXT DAY FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD