Pleasantville Page #3
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
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:
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 Tshirt, 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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