E.T. Page #3

Elliott, the youngest boy, sits behind the counter. He's separated from the

other boys. After a few moments he yells that he's ready to play the game.

[The character's positions are structured to emphasize Elliott's separation

from the others.]

One of the boys tells Elliott that he can't join when they are in the

middle of the game.

[Audience empathy is generated for the young child who is being excluded

from the game.]

Elliott walks up to the table and yells at his brother, Mike. Michael says

that Elliott has to ask Steve, who is the Game Master, and who has absolute

power.

[The notion of "absolute power" is set up here, for a "payoff" later when

Elliott uses it to keep Michael silent about E.T.]

[Elliott's objective here is to play the game, but also to be accepted by

the group and gain the respect of the older boys.]

Steve tells Elliott that first he has to wait for the pizza, then when he

brings it back he can play. Steve gives him money for the pizza. Elliott

picks up his baseball and glove, then leaves the room.

[The ball and glove are props that will be used in the story.]

[Elliott's sub-objective is to get the pizza. Once this is accomplished,

he'll be able to play the game.]

EXT:
ELLIOTT'S HOUSE: NIGHT

It's a rainy, misty night. Elliott, with ball and glove in hand wait at the

bottom of the driveway for the pizza. A car pulls up and parks in the

driveway. Elliott pays the driver, then takes the pizza box from him as the

car pulls out of the driveway.

Elliott walks up the driveway and into the garage. He hears a noise in the

backyard, then calls out the name "HARVEY," presumably his dogs name.

INT:
ELLIOTT'S HOUSE: NIGHT

Elliott's mother wears an orange outfit as she works in the kitchen. She

bends over to put dishes into the dishwasher. When she does this one of the

young boys reaches out to put his finger on her rear. Mike yells for him to

stop. He pulls his finger away.

INT:
PATIO: NIGHT

Elliot walks past the ping pong table when he hears more noises in the

backyard. Again he calls out the name "Harvey."

[This generates tension and suspense in the audience.]

With the pizza box in hand, Elliot walks past the patio table and towards

the shed in the backyard. A bright crescent moon hangs in the night sky.

[This adds enchantment to the scene.]

There is a mist in the air, and a bright light shines in the shed. Elliott

places the pizza box on the ground as he approaches the shed. He's still

carrying the baseball and glove as he stands in front of the shed's

entrance. He tosses the ball into the shed. After a few seconds the ball is

tossed back out at him and hits him on the foot.

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