
The Cider House Rules
FADE IN. BEGIN TITLE SEQUENCE.
EXT. ST CLOUD'S - TRAIN STATION - DAWN
An establishing shot of the rundown train station on an
overcast morning. There's snow on the station platform. A
train arrives and departs.
LARCH (V.O.)
In other parts of the world, young
men of promise leave home to make
their fortunes, battle evil, or solve
the problems of the world.
Behind the station, at the top of the hill, lies the St.
Cloud's orphanage.
LARCH (V.O.)
I was myself such a young man, when
I came to save the orphanage in St.
Cloud's... many years ago.
EXT. ST. CLOUD'S - ORPHANAGE - EARLY MORNING
A man and woman (COUPLE #1) make their way toward the main
entrance of the large brick building.
LARCH (V.O.)
Here in St. Cloud's, I have come to
understand that promises are rarely
kept, that the battle isn't so much
against evil as ignorance, and that
being successful can't hold a candle
to being of *use*.
The couple enters the orphanage, where we hear the sound of
babies.
LARCH (V.O.)
Nor have I solved the problem I came
here to solve.
INT. ORPHANAGE - MORNING
Two nurses, EDNA and ANGELA, chase CHILDREN--a morning
routine.
LARCH (V.O.)
Even in the most enlightened times,
unwanted babies will manage to be
born. That there will always be
orphans is simple not a problem to
be solved. Here is St. Cloud's, we
don't regard the sordid facts of
life as problems.
The camera goes up the stairs with some of the kids.
INT. LARCH'S OFFICE - DAY
We enter an office where DR. LARCH shows couple #1 their
newly adopted son, HOMER, an infant who lies smiling in Dr.
Larch's arms.
LARCH (V.O.)
In truth, we've only had one real
problem.
We close in on the infant until his face fills the screen.
LARCH (V.O.)
His name was Homer Wells.
Dr. Larch hands over the infant to the adopting parents.
LARCH:
I named him after the Greek writer.
You know Homer, of course?
Hesitant nods. (They don't look as if they read.)
LARCH:
I made his name "Wells" because I
could tell he was very deep.
The parents look with pride at their adopted son.
LARCH (V.O.)
In truth, Nurse Angela named him--
her father *drilled* wells, and
"Homer" was one of her family's
umpteen cats.
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