The Graduate Page #2

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The CAMERA BEGINS TO PULL BACK SLOWLY.

BEN:

I'm just -

MR. BRADDOCK

- worried?

BEN:

Well -

MR. BRADDOCK

About what?

Ben

I guess - about my future.

MR. BRADDOCK

What about it?

BEN:

I don't know. I want it to be -

MR. BRADDOCK

To be what?

BEN:

(quietly)

Different.

As Ben says this, the door to the bedroom opens and

MRS. BRADDOCK looks in.

MRS. BRADDOCK

Is anything wrong?

MR. BRADDOCK

No! No - we're just on our way

downstairs!

Mr. Braddock gets off the bed and goes to a chair and

picks up Ben's jacket which is lying across it.

MRS. BRADDOCK

The Carlsons' are here.

MR. BRADDOCK

(to Mrs. Braddock)

They are?

(to Ben)

Come on.

Mr. Braddock puts the jacket on Ben.

MRS. BRADDOCK

They came all the way from

Tarzana.

MR. BRADDOCK

It's a wonderful thing to have

so many devoted friends.

They move out of the door, Mr. Braddock steering Ben.

29INT. HALLS AND STAIRWAY - NIGHT

PHIL and MIMI CARLSON are coming up the stairs as the

Braddocks are moving down.

MR. CARLSON

Hey - there's our award winning

scholar.

MRS. CARLSON

We're all very proud of you,

Ben.

BEN:

Thank you, Mrs. Carlson.

MR. CARLSON

Is that the new car out there?

The little red Wop job?

MR. BRADDOCK

That's Ben's graduation present.

MR. CARLSON

(putting his arm

across Ben's shoulder)

Won't have much trouble picking

them up in that, will you?

BEN:

Sir?

MR. CARLSON

The girls. The chicks. The -

the teeny boppers.

MRS. CARLSON

I think Ben has gotten beyond

the teeny bopper stage - haven't

you, Ben?

Mrs. Carlson gives Ben a broad wink. Ben tries to smile

and return the wink politely.

BEN:

Yes, ma'am.

They reach the hall at the bottom of the stairs.

BEN:

Excuse me - I think I'd just

like to check something on

the car for a minute -

Ben moves to the front door and opens it. MR. LOOMIS

steps into the house and grabs Ben's hand.

MR. LOOMIS

Here's the track star himself.

How are you, track star?

BEN:

Just fine, Mr. Loomis.

Mr. Loomis closes the door and pushes Ben back down the

hall.

MR. LOOMIS

I want to get a drink and then

I want to hear all about that

thing you won. That Hopperman

award.

BEN:

Helpingham.

MR. LOOMIS

Helpingham! Right! Now you

wait right here.

Mr. Loomis turns and goes into the dining room. Ben

moves back to the stairway as THREE LADIES come out of

the living room. One lady takes Ben's right hand, another

lady his left, the third fingers the front of his jacket.

LADY 1

Ben - we're all so proud of

you.

LADY 2

Proud, proud, proud, proud,

proud.

LADY 3

What are you going to do now?

BEN:

I was going to go upstairs for a

minute -

LADY 3

No - I meant with your future.

LADY 2

With your life.

BEN:

Well - that's a little hard to say -

MR. MCQUIRE appears behind Ben.

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