Drop Dead Gorgeous Page #3

INT. MOUNT ROSE HIGH - GYM - DAY

PAN DOWN row of EIGHT GIRLS signing up and eating bars.

SUPER:
LOCAL PAGEANT REGISTRATION, MOUNT ROSE HIGH SCHOOL

ANGLE ON:

LESLIE MILLER - sexy/peppy girl in CHEERLEADING UNIFORM.

LESLIE MILLER:

...Hi.

(giggles)

I'm Leslie Miller. I'm signin' up

kcause-ah, y'know, I always watch

pageants on the TV and my boyfriend

thinks I'll win.

SUPER:
CONTESTANT #3, LESLIE MILLER

She makes "gills" on the sides of her head with her

hands.

LESLIE MILLER (cont'd)

For my talent, I'm gonna be doing

the..

Two FOOTBALL PLAYERS interrupt: PAT, her boyfriend, and

BRETT, who smiles and gives a nod to Amber. Pat grabs

Leslie and kisses her hard.

LESLIE (cont'd)

Uh, Pat, I'm trying to tell themabout

my...Oh...

Hormones take over and they lock lips again. She wraps

her legs around him. He feels up her ass. They continue

groping as her Washington Monument slips off.

CUT TO:

Leslie waves and blows kisses while performing a

cheerleader chant.

LESLIE MILLER (cont'd)

Hi, Pat! Go, Muskies! Whoo!

INT. HIGH SCHOOL - GYM

AMBER ATKINS - naturally pretty blonde, sweet as sugar

pie, stares into camera like a deer caught in headlights.

AMBER ATKINS:

(suddenly looking O.C.)

Hi, I-I'm Amber Atkins and, um, I'm

signin' up k'cause, ah, my two

favorite people in the world competed.

My mom and Diane Sawyer...Course I

hope I end up a little more like Diane

Sawyer than my mom...

She flashes a GRIN, we melt.

INT. FUNERAL HOME/EMBALMING ROOM - DAY

Amber tap-dances as she applies make-up to a MALE CORPSE.

SUPER:
CONTESTANT #1, AMBER ATKINS

DOCUMENTARIAN (O.S.)

Do you do any of the, uh, embalming?

AMBER:

(laughing)

Oh, my God, no. Oh, God. I just do

the hair and makeup on the deceased.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Amber tap dances at the side of the road as traffic

passes.

AMBER (V.O.)

I'm lucky I have an after-school job

where I can practice my talent.

EXT. MOA PARKING LOT - DAY

GLADYS:

Oh, yeah, sure. You know, every

pageant is special, but this one is

extra-special to me. When I was

seventeen, I don't know if you know

this, but I was crowned Mount Rose's

American Teen Princess. And this

year...drum roll please, my lovely

daughter, Rebecca Ann Leeman is

competin'.

INT. HIGH SCHOOL

REBECCA LEEMAN stands in front of Amber and addresses the

camerman (O.S.).

BECKY:

Is this my mark?

(it is)

Hi, I'm Rebecca Leeman. And I believe

this pageant is an important

experience for every young woman. It,

well, it teaches you what's really

important in life, and it has the

power to change you in ways you've

never dreamed of.

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