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(CONTINUED)

ALICE:

One, two, three, four...

They begin the arrangement and choreography to Ace of Base’s,

‘The Sign’. The performance is over-polished and safe.

ALICE (CONT’D)

RAMBOON NA BOO YEAH!/I, I GOTTA NEW

LIFE, YOU WOULD HARDLY RECOGNIZE

ME, I’M SO GLAD... (song continues)

GAIL (O.C.)

So just how did the Bellas make it

to the finals?

JOHN (O.C.)

Hard work, Gail. When it comes to

the technical aspects of the

performance, they never falter.

Plus they are very good looking.

ALICE:

IT’S ENOUGH, ENOUGH.

BELLAS:

OO-OOOOOH!

ALICE:

IT’S ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT I...

“The Sign” rendition has lulled the audience into a coma-like

state. One JUDGE even yawns.

GAIL (O.S.)

Feels like we all just took a left

turn into Snoozeville, John.

JOHN:

And parked in a lot where they do

not validate.

GAIL:

At this level of competition

they’re a little too traditional,

don’t you think? No surprise

factor.

JOHN (O.C.)

Yes. It’s like after nine years of

marriage knowing exactly what my

Orthodox Jewish wife will be

wearing to bed.

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(CONTINUED)

GAIL:

The wig, John?

JOHN:

And the wool skirt.

John and Gail wince. Aubrey steps up to solo.

AUBREY (INTO MIC)

UNDER THE PALE MOON WHERE I SEE A

LOT OF STARS/IT’S ENOUGH TO KNOW/I

SAW THE SIGN AND IT OPE(NED)...

Aubrey projectile PUKES and we FREEZE. The puke hangs there

frozen in mid-air.

TITLE CARD:
PITCH PERFECT. END OPENING CREDITS.

8 EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY 8

We hear Kansas’s, “Carry On Wayward Son” as a Prius travels

down the highway, passing a sign: “Barden Univ., Next Exit.”

TITLE CARD:
FOUR MONTHS LATER.

9 EXT. BARDEN UNIVERSITY - ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS 9

Move-In Day. GREETERS in polo shirts direct traffic. A taxi

pulls up carrying BECA MITCHELL, a pretty freshman with

heavy eyeliner. Beca listens to a dub step remix of Sia’s

“Titanium” on a pair of DJ-style headphones.

GREETER:

(super chipper)

Hi there! Welcome to Barden

University. What dorm?

Beca takes off her headphones.

BECA:

Baker Hall, I think.

The Greeter pulls out a map.

GREETER:

Okay, here’s what you’re going to

do. Take that first right...

The Prius pulls into BU. A MOM drives and a DAD sits

shotgun. JESSE, a confident underdog with boyish good looks

sits in the back and sings “Wayward” out the window.

6.

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(CONTINUED)

JESSE:

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON...

The Prius pulls right along side Beca’s taxi, near the

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