Beginners Page #5

ANDY:

Hal.

HAL:

Andy!

Andy gets on the bed opposite Oliver. He gives Hal a big kiss

on the lips. Hal glows. Oliver backs away slowly. Andy picks

up Hal's hand, turns it palm up and presses his face into it.

ANDY:

I brought something for you.

Oliver watches from outside the room as Andy excitedly pulls

a portable tape player out of his bag.

ANDY:

We made a recording for

you.

HAL:

Oh, God.

Andy pushes play, on the recording we hear Andy's voice:

ANDY ON TAPE:

This is for our friend Hal Fields.

Hal. We love you.

We hear voices HOOTING, and then large FIREWORKS, LAUGHTER

and CLAPPING.

Oliver watches his father’s happiness from a distance.

CUT TO PRESENT:

INT. OLIVER’S OFFICE

CU on Oliver’s hands drawing bright streaming colors of the

fireworks.

LATER:
Oliver get’s to his real work, pulling out a few 8X10

photos of a band "The Sads". There are some instructions on

record company letterhead - he is to do an album design for

their new record - they want him to draw portraits of the

three members.

Oliver begins to do quick portraits of them based on the

photo.

(CONTINUED)

10/29/07 13.

CONTINUED:

OLIVER:

Jesus, Liz. Another band that

wants portraits.

LIZ:

Well, at least it pays the rent.

OLIVER:

You do something decent once, and

that’s all people ever want.

JUMP CUT through the different portraits developing. It’s not

what Oliver want’s to do.

INT. OLIVER’S OFFICE - LATER

Elliott and Shauna let themselves in. Elliot grabs a stool

and sits down.

ELLIOTT:

Hi Liz.

Oliver continues to draw, as Shauna and Elliott try to get

his attention.

ELLIOTT:

Oliver?

OLIVER:

Yeah?

ELLIOTT:

The pen is not your friend. The

paper is not your friend. The

party is your friend. We’re your

friends. Your friends are your

friends.

INT. OLIVER’S LIVING ROOM

Elliot is now dressed as a cop and Shauna as a large chicken,

they are dancing with no music as Oliver sits on a couch

depressed dressed as Sigmund Freud, complete with wig-beardglasses-

pipe.

SHAUNA:

I got the skills... he’s got the

moves...

ELLIOTT:

I got the moves... you’ve got the

skills...

10/29/07 14.

INT. OLIVER'S FRONT DOOR

Oliver, Elliott, and Shauna are leaving. Arthur can’t believe

he’s being left behind. It’s actually the first time they

will separate.

OLIVER:

Arthur, you haven’t been invited to

this party. You’re gonna stay and

look after the house.

Oliver tentatively shuts the door, takes three steps, Arthur

begins to howl. Oliver tries to ignore it, but stops again.

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