Peggy Sue Got Married Page #5

MAN'S VOICE (0.S.)

Mr. Norvik.

CAMERA PULLS BACK TO INCLUDE DOUG SNELL, a paunchy,

overbearing man, shaking Richard's hand.

DOUG:

Or, uhh, Richard? David Snell,

Merrill Lynch. I read about the

Cordex deal in Business Week.

Congratulations.

RICHARD:

Thank you, Doug.

DOUG:

Hi Peggy. How are you? How's

Char1ie?

INT. GYM

VIEWS ON Carol and Walter. They play a standoffish game, each

noticing the other, but pretending not to.

We HEAR and SEE bits of conversations:

SANDY:

(gleeful)

I can't believe how she let herself

go. She was so beautiful in high

school.

CAROL:

Everyone's got a gold Rolex. I had

this one specially made in

platinum.

Richard is standing with three men. They hang on his every

word. Beside them, a very DRUNK MAN overhears:

RICHARD:

...fifth generation core capacities

are going to cause another

shake—out in the smaller companies.

DRUNK MAN:

(to Richard)

Your damn computers put me out of

business. You're a billionaire, and

I'm a goddamn failure.

Another man gently restrains the drunk and leads him away.

Richard is shaken.

NEW VIEW:

Carol and Peggy.

CAROL:

(chuckling)

Welcome to the singles scene.

PEGGY:

I don't know how you do it. I've

never even dated anybody but

Charlie.

CAROL:

You just have to remember... men

are like houses and trade

upwards... I thought you had a

pretty good marriage.

PEGGY:

We did for a long time. We just got

married too young, and ended up

blaming each other for missing out

on things.

CAROL:

So he started having affairs, and

you got depressed.

Peggy nods.

CAROL (CONT'D.)

You should have left here years

ago, like I did.

PEGGY:

It's not the place. I don't buy

that.

(melodramatic)

Trapped in the same town forever.

The price she would pay for her

teenage lust.

CAROL:

After you got knocked up, my mother

didn't want me to talk to you. She

thought it was contagious.

PEGGY:

Oh, it's not so bad. I have two

wonderful kids, my own business.

(beat)

Still, knowing what I know now, if

I had the chance to do it all over

again, I'd sure do things a lot

differently.

CAROL:

Wouldn't we all.

INT. GYM OFFICE (ADJACENT TO GYM)

DOLORES DODGE is about to interview Maddy and Arthur; she

turns on the tape machine and holds up the microphone.

DOLORES:

Madeline Hutton and Arthur Nagle

were high school sweethearts.

Married right after graduation,

they're still together. In this day

and age, that's remarkable...

Maddy, Arthur, how does it feel to

have missed the sexual revolution?

MADDY:

(incensed)

What kind of question is that? It

has nothing to do with the reunion.

ARTHUR:

(thoughtfully — into mike)

I'm glad you asked, Dolores. Four

years ago Maddy and I found

Jesus...

DOLORES:

Spiritual renewal.. That's what

reunions are all about. Familiar

faces, forgotten memories, ancient

dance steps and music...the great

time machine.

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