Pleasantville Page #3

Synopsis: Impressed by high school student David's (Tobey Maguire) devotion to a 1950s family TV show, a mysterious television repairman (Don Knotts) provides him with a means to escape into the black-and-white program with his sister, Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). While David initially takes to the simplistic, corny world of the show, Jennifer sets about jolting the characters with doses of reality that unexpectedly bring a little color into their drab existence.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 41 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
PG-13
Year:
1998
124 min
Website
1,143 Views


They all nod--and murmur with admiration.

DAVID (CONT)

Okay--here's one: Why did their parents

come home early from their weekend at

the lake?

Everybody thinks.

Nobody knows.

DAVID (CONT)

'Cause Bud didn't answer the phone and

they were worried about him.

It's quiet for a beat.

HOWARD:

You're unbelievable. You'll win this

thing for sure. When is it on?

DAVID:

Marathon starts at 6:30. Contest's

tomorrow at noon.

HOWARD:

(weighing it)

A thousand dollars ... And it's on all

night?

DAVID:

Of course it is Howard. That's why they

call it a Marathon.

CUT TO:

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.

David's sister, Jennifer, hangs out with her friends in the

parking lot. All the girls are dressed in the exact same

uniform:
Blue jeans, beeper on the belt, white V-neck T

shirt, car keys in their hand. (Even the girls WITHOUT a car

hold car keys in their hand). Jennifer is by far the

prettiest and, thus, is the leader of the group. They all

look toward the Luncheon Court where David and his friends

are hanging out.

KIMMY:

Omigod, it's so mortifying, being

related to him. I can't believe you're

like--

JENNIFER:

Only on my parent's side.

KIMMY:

I know, but you're like ... twins and

stuff.

(beat)

You must be from like, the cool side of

the uterus.

A group of VERY HIP boys strut through the parking lot. They

bop up and down with the self-confidence of all cool sixteen

year olds. The girls freeze when they see them.

KIMMY (CONT)

Omigod, omigod--here they come.

CHRISTIN:

Don't do anything. Just don't like--do

anything ...

JENNIFER:

(cooly)

Hi Mark.

DIFFERENT ANGLE.

He pauses then looks over at her. Jennifer slides sinuously

off the fender of the car, flicking her hair like a young

racehorse. She has a perfect 16 year old body and the whole

parking lot knows it. Mark heads over to her, followed by his

lackies. The two groups meet at the tail-gate of the Nissan

Pathfinder like a small summit conference.

MARK:

(to Jennifer)

Hey.

JENNIFER:

(right back)

Hey.

Beat ...

MARK'S LACKEYS

(to Jennifer's lackies)

Hey.

JENNIFER'S LACKEYS

(back to them)

Hey.

MARK:

Saw you at the mall yesterday.

JENNIFER:

Yeah ... Saw you too.

Everyone nods for a moment or two. No one says anything.

JENNIFER (CONT)

So you watching Pearl Jam on MTV

tonight?

MARK:

Yeah.

(beat)

Jennifer pauses, weighing the next statement.

JENNIFER:

My mom'll be out of town.

Kimmy and Christin positively GASP while Mark's Lackeys

mumble and glance around. The import of the thing isn't lost

on anybody. Mark bobs up and down a little faster.

MARK:

So uh ... Maybe we could uh ...

JENNIFER:

(smiling)

Cool.

MARK:

(nodding faster)

Cool.

VARIOUS LACKEYS:

Cool.

Everybody bobs and shuffles for ” beat, when Mark nods,

summoning his flock.

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Gary Ross

Gary Ross is an American film director, writer, and author. He directed the film The Hunger Games, as well as Pleasantville and the Best Picture nominated Seabiscuit. more…

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