Ditch Day Screenplay

“Ditch Day”
Original Screenplay Written by Jason Wiese
jasonwiese@hotmail.com
“Ditch Day” Original Screenplay by Jason Wiese 2
FADE IN
INT. – MARCUS APPLEBY‟S HOUSE
MARCUS‟ BEDROOM
A lump of a human being is asleep under the covers of his

bed. MARCUS APPLEBY has a typical teenager‟s bedroom –
clothes are strewn about covering the floor while his walls
are filled with posters of famous African-Americans from
the mid-„90s era: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Michael Jordan,
Tyra Banks and the movie “Boyz n the Hood.”
As the clock on the nightstand besides his bed turns to

7:00, the alarm goes off and plays Bone Thugs N‟ Harmony‟s
“First of Tha Month.”
The lump under the covers slowly moves and an arm emerges
from underneath to turn off the alarm. He misses the
button the first couple of times until he finally succeeds
in turning it, and the music, off.
Marcus slowly takes the covers down and reveals himself.

He is a tall, good-looking, athletic Caucasian high school
senior dressed in a natty t-shirt and jogging pants.
He rubs his eyes to wake up and tries to motivate himself

to get up out of bed.
KITCHEN
Marcus walks in to see his DAD sitting at the kitchen table

in the middle of the room with his YOUNGER SISTER who is
eight years old.
His dad is an uptight middle manager who is wearing short

sleeved button down shirts and a tie. He barely notices
his son walk in since he‟s engrossed in the local newspaper
while eating breakfast.
Marcus‟ MOM is busy at the stove cooking scrambled eggs,

she is a stay-at-home mom and is dressed in a long robe.
Marcus goes over and kisses his mother on her cheek.
MARCUS
Hey mom.
MARCUS‟ MOM
Well good morning sleepyhead.
MARCUS
Sleepyhead? I got up time this morning.
MARCUS‟S MOM
That may be so but you look exhausted.
How late did you stay up watching TV?
Marcus grabs a piece of toast that‟s sitting on the counter

and starts eating it.
MARCUS
I wasn‟t watching TV, I was studying for
my History exam.
MARCUS‟S MOM
That exam isn‟t until next week.
MARCUS
I know but I need help in that class so
I wanted to get a head start.
Marcus‟s mom looks at him in a doubtful manner.
MARCUS‟ MOM
How come I don‟t believe you?
MARCUS‟ SISTER
(smiling)
I bet he was talking on the phone with
his girlfriend.
MARCUS‟ MOM
Marcus, you have a girlfriend?
MARCUS
No.
MARCUS‟ SISTER
Yes he does, her name is Stacey.
Marcus walks over to his sister and tickles her until she
starts laughing uncontrollably.
MARCUS
And how do you know that? Huh, little
girl!?!
MARCUS‟ SISTER
Because I heard you on the phone with her
the other day.
MARCUS
Well Stacey is not my girlfriend, she‟s
just a friend.
MARCUS‟ MOM
Stacey? Isn‟t that the girl you took
to the prom?
MARCUS
Yes, but only as friends.
Marcus‟ father barely looks up from his newspaper to throw

his two cents in.
MARCUS‟ DAD
I think it‟s very healthy for a boy of
Marcus‟ age to have a girlfriend. It
teaches him responsibility and customer
service.
MARCUS‟ MOM
Customer service?
MARCUS‟ DAD
Yes, customer service. Having a girlfriend
teaches a guy how to build relationships
which is vital in today‟s business world.
MARCUS
Interesting take on things as always dad,
but Stacey is not my girlfriend.
MARCUS‟ DAD
That‟s a shame.
Marcus walks over to a cupboard, takes out a cereal box and

pours himself a bowl.
MARCUS‟S MOM
Cereal Marcus? I‟m making scrambled eggs
for us.
MARCUS
Thanks but I just feel like cereal today.
(MORE)
MARCUS (cont‟d)
Besides I have to hurry up and get to
school. I‟m meeting up with some friends
before homeroom to get some early studying
in.
Marcus grabs a seat at the table and digs into his cereal.
MARCUS‟ DAD
How‟s the Honda Accord treating you these
days?
Marcus‟ dad still doesn‟t bother looking up from his

newspaper.
MARCUS
It‟s fine, no problems.
MARCUS‟ DAD
Good, those Japanese sure do know how to
make quality cars. They‟re kicking the
holy hell out of us Americans, we should
take notice and learn from them.
Everyone turns their attention to the black-and-white TV

over the refrigerator when the news comes back from a
commercial break and the local weather report begins.
A weatherman is standing in front of a local map, giving a

quick update on the day‟s forecast.
WEATHERMAN
Good morning folks and happy Friday!
And it‟ll be a happy Friday indeed with
unseasonably warm temperatures today.
Highs of 82 inland and 76 at the beaches,
that‟s right 82! And it‟s only early
June! It‟ll truly be a picture perfect
day today with massive sunshine and not
a cloud in the sky. You might want to
consider playing hooky from work if you
can and start your weekend early. Maybe
even sneak off to the beach for awhile.
The Chamber of Commerce loves days like
this.
Marcus watches the TV with great interest, a sparkle hits

his eye and a smile covers his face as he develops an idea
in his head.
He quickly finishes his cereal, stands up and puts his bowl

in the sink.
MARCUS
I gotta run and get ready for school.
MARCUS‟ BEDROOM
Marcus looks at himself in the mirror.
MARCUS
(quietly to himself)
82 degrees today? 82 degrees! And people
expect me to go to school? I‟m a high
school senior, exams are next week, I‟m
going to college and I have nothing to
do today. Heck, even the weatherman
told me to go to the beach.
(pause)
There‟s only one thing to do today.
(devilish smile)
Ditch.
Marcus sits down on his bed and grabs the phone from his
end table to make a call.
MARCUS
Yo Johnny, it‟s Marcus. You heard the
weather report today right?
(listens to his friend
on the other end)
Let‟s party. We‟re skipping class and
going down to the beach.
on the other end)
You know it. Call the gang, I‟ll call
Stacey. Let‟s meet in the school parking
lot.
on the other end)
Yeah don‟t worry, the teachers won‟t see
us, they‟re in the other lot. The school‟s
a good meeting place. Be there in 15
minutes alright? Oh and bring beach
blankets.
EXT. – MINERAL SPRING AVENUE – DAY
Marcus is cruising down the main street of town passing the

typical staples of suburban life – a firehouse on one side,
a McDonald‟s on the other, then a strip mall and a
supermarket.
TITLE: “NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – 1995”
Marcus is bobbing his head to Notorious BIG‟s “Juicy” which

is blasting on his car radio.
After the first couple of verses, Marcus starts rapping to

the song.
MARCUS
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, when I was
dead broke man I couldn‟t picture this…
Marcus finally pulls into the
EXT. – NORTH PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, PARKING LOT – DAY
Marcus drives slowly through the packed parking lot. He

sees his friend, VINCENT, in the distance getting out of
his car and walking towards the school.
He speeds up and pulls aside Vincent.
MARCUS
Vincent.
Vincent stops walking and looks over at Marcus.
VINCENT
What‟s up Marcus?
MARCUS
Get in, we‟re ditching.
VINCENT
I can‟t, I got to make it to my English
class today, one more absence and I might
get detention.
MARCUS
Come on, it‟s the end of the year, you
won‟t get detention. We‟re heading down
to the beach.
VINCENT
I wish I can, but I can‟t.
(thinking)
Who‟s we?
MARCUS
Me, Johnny, Stacey, a few of the other
guys…Karen, Jodi, Sandy…
VINCENT
(interrupts)
Wait, Karen‟s going?
MARCUS
Yeah…oh wait, I forgot, you have a thing
for Karen, don‟t you?
VINCENT
If “having a thing” means being in love
with someone since sophomore year than
yeah I guess you could say I have a thing
for her.
MARCUS
Well we are going to the beach so I‟m sure
she‟ll be in a bathing suit, probably even
a two piece. But whatever, next time.
Enjoy Mrs. Marconi‟s English class.
Marcus revs his engine and prepares to peel out but Vincent
stops him.
VINCENT
OK, wait, wait! I‟m in.
Vincent jumps into the car.
MARCUS
I knew you‟d see things my way.
VINCENT
What the hell, I‟m pretty good at the
English language anyways. What about my
car?
MARCUS
Screw it, we‟ll pick it up later tonight.
Marcus drives to the empty end of the parking lot where he

recklessly parks across three spaces.
VINCENT
What now?
MARCUS
We wait. Everyone should be here in a
few minutes.
Marcus pops a tape into the car radio to play Snoop Doggy
Dogg‟s “What‟s My Name.”
A car pulls into an empty space on the other side of the

parking lot, across from Marcus‟ car.
Out jumps STACEY, a very attractive, tall brunette, who

immediately notices Marcus‟ car and rushes over to him.
She sticks her head through the rolled down window.
STACEY
Hey babe.
MARCUS
Hey sweetheart.
Marcus gives her a quick kiss on the lips. Afterwards,

Stacey finally notices Vincent sitting in the passenger‟s
seat.
STACEY
Ohh, hey Vincent.
VINCENT
(sheepishly)
Hi Stacey. Please don‟t let me dissuade
you from your make-out session.
STACEY
(looks at Marcus)
Nahhh, we‟re done.
MARCUS
(sadly)
We are?
STACEY
Yep.
Stacey stands up straight and takes a few steps away from

the car.
MARCUS
Alright, let‟s get out and stretch our
legs.
Marcus and Vincent get out of the car, Vincent walks over
to the driver‟s side and they both lean up against it as
they wait for the rest of their friends to show up.
Stacey is looking up at the sky admiring the beautiful

sunshine.
STACEY
What a gorgeous day!
Stacey turns around and jumps into Marcus‟ arms; he twirls

her around a couple of times.
MARCUS
And you‟re a gorgeous girl. What a
great day to ditch!
Marcus puts Stacey back down on her feet, then she struts
around the length of his automobile.
STACEY
I can‟t wait to show off my new bathing
suit.
MARCUS
Oh yeah, it‟s nice?
STACEY
You bet your ass it is.
Suddenly, a beaten up Trans Am recklessly drives into the

parking lot and pulls in next to Stacey‟s car except he
takes up two spots.
CHARLIE O, a lanky, longed-hair hippie-looking guy stumbles

out of his car while smoking a joint.
MARCUS
(shaking his head)
Friggin‟ Charlie O…how much sleep you
figure he got last night?
VINCENT
(laughs)
Two, three hours?
MARCUS
What a wastoid.
VINCENT
Yeah, but he‟s our wastoid.
Charlie O opens up his trunk, takes out a half finished

handle of Vodka and takes a few swigs while walking over to
Marcus and friends. He throws down his finished joint half
way across the parking lot.
MARCUS
(shouts out)
Charlie O you drunk!
CHARLIE O
Hey, I‟m not drunk yet, just high.
MARCUS
Where‟d you get the bottle from?
CHARLIE O
(looks inquisitively at
his bottle)
What, this? This is my stash from last
night. No, I‟m fine right now…at least
for the time being. Do you want some?
Charlie O puts the bottle right up under Marcus‟ nose. The

smell immediately makes Marcus jerk his head back as he
pushes the bottle away from himself.
MARCUS
Aww, damn Charlie get that away from me.
It‟s too early.
CHARLIE O
Too early?
MARCUS
(looks at his watch)
Yeah, it‟s 7:45 in the morning.
CHARLIE O
It‟s not early if you haven‟t gone to
bed yet.
MARCUS
And you‟re proud of that?
CHARLIE O
Damn right. So are you sure you don‟t
want any?
MARCUS
Yeah, I‟m good.
Charlie O shrugs his shoulders as he takes another swig

from the bottle.
CHARLIE O
OK, suit yourself.
MARCUS
(looks back at Vincent)
Note to self, Charlie O is not driving
down to the beach.
VINCENT
You got that right.
A FORD EXPLORER SUV pulls up next to Marcus‟ car. Inside

are ROBERT and JODI, a couple who are always fighting and
this morning is no exception.
Stacey sees Robert‟s wild hand gestures to Jodi inside the

car and surmises that they must be arguing again.
STACEY
Oh jeez, Robbie and Jodi are fighting.
MARCUS
Again? God do they ever stop?
VINCENT
(rolls his eyes)
This should make for a fun time.
MARCUS
Hey, be positive.
Robert, a big, thick Italian-looking jock, gets out of his

SUV and slams the door behind him. They continue their
argument outside, in front of their friends.
ROBERT
When I say I‟m going to pick you up at
7:30, I mean 7:30. Not 7:32, not 7:35;
7:30!
JODI
I‟m sorry, I was having a bad hair day.
ROBERT
Your hair looks fine.
JODI
No it doesn‟t, it looks like hell. But,
I wasn‟t that late though.
ROBERT
It doesn‟t matter if you were only five
minutes late, it‟s the principle. It‟s
always about you. You‟re such a selfish
bitch sometimes.
Marcus and the rest of the group is shocked when they hear
Robert drop the “bitch” word so they awkwardly look away
from them.
Robert walks up to Marcus and shakes his hand, seemingly

already forgetting the argument with his girlfriend.
ROBERT
Hey Marcus, what‟s going on bro?
Marcus, still in shock over the argument, cautiously shakes

his hand.
MARCUS
Heeey Robbie.
ROBERT
(looks at Stacey)
Hey Stace, how‟s it going?
Stacey isn‟t too happy that he just cursed out her friend
and it shows.
STACEY
(flippantly)
Hey Robbie.
Stacey has a much warmer reception for Jodi as she welcomes

her with a big hug.
STACEY
Hey honey, how are you?!?
JODI
I‟m good. You look beautiful today.
STACEY
Awww, thanks, I love you.
Next, KAREN and SANDY, two attractive senior brunettes,

walk across the parking lot and over to the group of
friends.
Marcus notices them approaching.
MARCUS
Hey, look who it is!
Marcus nudges Vincent who is still standing next to him.
MARCUS
(whispers)
It‟s the girl of your dreams Vinny.
Vincent pushes Marcus away.
VINCENT
(annoyingly)
Stop.
STACEY
It‟s Karen and Sandy! How you doing
girls!?!
Stacey greets them both with big hugs.
Karen and Sandy get settled within the group. Karen stands
next to Vincent, who becomes visibly nervous to be so close
to her because he likes her so much.
KAREN
Hey Vincent, how‟s it going?
VINCENT
(awkwardly)
Ohh, I‟m a, fine.
KAREN
Are you OK?
VINCENT
Yeah, yeah…why do you ask?
KAREN
I don‟t know, you seem a little weird.
VINCENT
Oh no, I‟m OK. Probably just a little
tired.
KAREN
Are you excited for today?
VINCENT
Yeah, should be fun.
Vincent looks really stiff and Karen notices this so she

tries to loosen him up by shaking him.
KAREN
Vinny, relax! What‟s wrong with you?!?
Are you afraid that we‟re going to be
caught for ditching?
VINCENT
Yeah that must be it.
KAREN
Well don‟t worry, we‟re going to have
so much fun today that you‟re going
to forget about school and teachers
and homework and North Providence High.
Karen gives Vincent a big hug that makes him melt and puts
a big smile on his face.
Another car pulls into the parking lot about thirty yards
down away from them. JOHNNY gets out, opens up the back
door and grabs two grocery bags filled to the top with
snacks.
He walks over to the group of friends as he‟s being

showered with applause for bringing groceries.
MARCUS
Johnny!
ROBERT
Look at this guy, the only one to think
to bring groceries.
JOHNNY
You know it! I guess I‟m the only
forward-thinking prick here.
MARCUS
And we thank you for being a prick.
JOHNNY
Sorry for being late kids, but as you
can see I decided to take a trip to the
Stop-N-Shop for some goodies.
Charlie O puts his face into one of the grocery bags and
starts rifling around inside it.
CHARLIE O
What do you got in here? I‟m hungry.
JOHNNY
You got the munchies, man?
CHARLIE O
(laughs)
Ha, ha you know it.
JOHNNY
I got chips, I got dips, I got some cold
cuts, potato salad, some pizza strips.
I got a lot.
STACEY
Ahhhh, pizza strips, sweet!
Charlie O grabs a bag of tortilla chips, rips it open and

starts eating them.
CHARLIE O
Mmmm, tortilla chips, yummy.
Next he takes out the salsa and starts chugging it straight

out of the bottle to wash down the chips.
SANDY
Ewww, gross.
ROBERT
Hey Charlie O, save some for the rest
of us.
MARCUS
Damn, you went all out Johnny.
Johnny sets his two bags of groceries on the ground.
JOHNNY
Hey this is the last time we‟re going
to ditch, we have to make it memorable,
right?
MARCUS
(shakes his head)
Ain‟t that the truth.
Marcus looks around and makes a mental headcount.
MARCUS
OK, so we have everybody? It looks like
we do. Let‟s get going and hit the
beach!
The group of friends hoot and holler in excitement.
STACEY
Who‟s driving?
MARCUS
I‟ll drive one car. Who‟s with me?
Stacey grabs his hand.
STACEY
You know I‟ll always be your plus one.
ROBERT
I‟ll drive too with Jodi…anyone else
is welcomed.
KAREN
(whispers to Vincent)
No thank you. Those two always fight.
I don‟t want to deal with that all the
way down to the beach.
VINCENT
I know.
ROBERT
Anyone else want to go with us?
Robert looks around as everyone else looks away awkwardly

since no one wants to ride with them.
ROBERT
Anyone else? Come on, guys, why doesn‟t
anyone want to ride with us?
JOHNNY
Oh what the hell, I‟ll ride with you all.
Johnny picks up his two grocery bags and carries them over
to Robert‟s trunk.
CHARLIE O
(confused)
Heeey, where you going with the snacks?
Charlie O‟s face is covered in salsa.
JOHNNY
Don‟t worry, you can grab them at the
beach…and clean up your face, will you?
MARCUS
We need another driver? Who wants to
Drive?
VINCENT
I‟ll drive.
MARCUS
You sure?
VINCENT
Yeah, I‟ll drive. No problem.
MARCUS
OK, cool. We got our three drivers.
CHARLIE O
Vinny, I‟ll ride with you.
VINCENT
(mockingly)
Ohhh, great.
(nervously)
Hey Karen, would you like to ride with
me?
KAREN
Sure.
VINCENT
Great, let‟s go.
MARCUS
(looks at Sandy)
Well Sandy, it looks like it‟s you, me
and Stacey.
SANDY
Cool. Thank god I get to go in the
“normal” car, no Charlie and no Robbie
and Jodi.
MARCUS
Yeah, sorry that me and Stacey are so
boring.
VINCENT
(looks at Charlie O)
Charlie O, let‟s get your drunk ass
moving.
Vincent, Karen and Charlie O walk back across the parking

lot towards his car.
Once they get close Charlie O breaks out into a sprint and
runs over to the car, touching its‟ side.
CHARLIE O
(shouts)
Shotgun!
Vincent and Karen leisurely walk over and catch up to him.

VINCENT
Ahhh, no way buddy. Karen‟s getting shot-
gun.
Vincent tries to point to Karen with his eyes to get

Charlie O to understand why she‟s getting shotgun, but he
doesn‟t pick up on it.
CHARLIE O
That‟s not fair! I called it! And I was
the first one to touch the car.
VINCENT
That may be true but I‟m the driver and
the driver can overrule any shotgun calls…
and I‟m overruling this one.
CHARLIE O
(pouting)
Fine.
In an act of chivalry, Vincent opens the passenger‟s side

door so that Karen can get in then Charlie O jumps into the
backseat.
Just as Vincent gets into the car and starts it up, his
brother, JOEY, a small, scrawny freshman, walks past the
back of the car and notices Vincent and his friends.
Due to his curiosity, Joey walks over to the driver‟s side

seat to question Vincent.
JOEY
Vincent, what are you doing?
VINCENT
(perturbed)
Joey, what are you doing here? Shouldn‟t
you already be in homeroom?
JOEY
The bus showed up late.
VINCENT
That‟s too bad.
JOEY
That‟s why you should be driving me to
school.
VINCENT
Sorry kid but I don‟t want to be seen
with you.
KAREN
Hey Vincent that‟s not nice.
VINCENT
I‟m just kidding.
Joey looks into the car and sees Karen and Charlie O who‟s
still drinking his bottle of Vodka in the backseat.
JOEY
Are you ditching school?
VINCENT
Maybe, so what‟s it to you?
JOEY
I want to go.
VINCENT
You can‟t.
JOEY
Why not?
VINCENT
Because this is a grown-ups trip and
you‟re too young.
JOEY
No I‟m not.
VINCENT
You‟re a freshman, yes you are.
KAREN
(smiling)
Ohh come on Vinny. He‟s cute! Let him
come!
VINCENT
(annoyed)
No.
JOEY
Yeah, listen to your sweet girlfriend.
VINCENT
(getting even more annoyed)
She‟s not my girlfriend. And I said no.
JOEY
Come on, please.
VINCENT
No, you little squirt. How many times
do I have to tell you?
JOEY
I‟ll tell mom and dad.
VINCENT
You wouldn‟t…would you?
JOEY
Watch me.
Vincent thinks about his options for a few moments then

finally gives in.
VINCENT
Fine come on. But don‟t tell mom or
dad I let you ditch.
JOEY
(excitedly)
Oh boy!
VINCENT
Get in.
Vincent opens his door and pushes his seat up so that

Joseph can sneak into the back.
KAREN
(claps her hands)
This is great! Vincent, it‟s so sweet
that you‟re taking your little brother
with us.
VINCENT
It is?
KAREN
Yeah, it is.
Karen runs her fingers quickly through his hair which puts
a big smile on his face.
Just as Joseph gets settled into the backseat and puts his
seatbelt on, Charlie O offers him some of his Vodka.
CHARLIE O
Hey kid, would you like a drink?
VINCENT
Charlie don‟t offer my fourteen year old
kid brother any alcohol please.
Charlie is oblivious to understanding why what he said was

wrong.
CHARLIE O
OK, I don‟t know what the big deal is
though.
VINCENT
Because he‟s fourteen years old!
CHARLIE O
Whatever.
(leans over and whispers to
Joey)
Hey, if you need a drink during the ride
just give me a little elbow nudge and
I‟ll hook you up.
Vincent carefully backs out of his space and drives towards

the end of the parking lot where Marcus and the rest of the
gang is hanging out.
Vincent looks at Karen, who is looking out the window.

Then he looks down on his console and sees a green tree car
air freshener, after that he looks back at Karen who is
still looking out the window.
In a warped effort to impress her by trying to smell good,

he decides to open the air freshener packet, rub the tree
quickly around his neck while no one is looking, then hang
it around his rear view mirror.
VINCENT
Ahhh, I might as well hang up this air
freshener. You got to figure that
(MORE)
VINCENT (cont‟d)
Charlie O is going to start smelling
somewhere around the Warwick / East
Greenwich border.
CHARLIE O
I resent that, I took a shower on
Tuesday.
VINCENT
Great, too bad it‟s Friday now.
CHARLIE O
It is? Hmmm, I thought it was only
Thursday.
VINCENT
Ahhh, nope.
As Marcus stands with Johnny against his car waiting for

Vincent to pull up he notices STANLEY, a short nerdy-
looking senior, walking past him.
MARCUS
(shouts)
Stan…
Stanley, not realizing that anyone is calling out to him,

continues walking without skipping a beat.
MARCUS
Stanley.
Johnny hits Marcus on the shoulder, thinking he‟s messing

with Stanley.
JOHNNY
Marcus, come on.
Marcus pushes his hand off his shoulder.
MARCUS
No, I‟m not joking around.
(looks back at Stan)
Stan, come over here.
Stanley looks at Marcus and points to his own chest as if

he‟s saying “who me?”
MARCUS
(laughs)
Yeah you. Come on over.
Stanley cautiously walks over to the gang. Not knowing

what‟s going to happen next or if he‟s going to be picked
on, he immediately gets very defensive.
STANLEY
(nervously)
Hey Marcus, what‟s going on?
MARCUS
Not much. We‟re ditching today, going
down to the beach. You interested?
STANLEY
(surprisingly)
Really?!?! Me?
MARCUS
Yeah.
STANLEY
Why are you asking me?
MARCUS
Because you‟re a good kid…and you let
me cheat off of you in math class. I
owe you.
Stanley stands there silently, thinking about his options.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
Look we‟re seniors, we‟re graduating next
week. Come with us, blow off some steam.
Stanley continues thinking.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
(smiles)
Come on. You know you want to.
STANLEY
I don‟t know. Is this some kind of joke?
I‟ve never hung out with you guys before.
I‟m afraid you‟re going to pick on me.
MARCUS
Have I ever picked on you before?
STANLEY
No.
MARCUS
So come on. What do you have to lose?
STANLEY
Nothing, I guess.
(shakes his head
enthusiastically)
OK!
Marcus pats him on his back.
MARCUS
Good man…get in.
Johnny grabs Marcus‟ shoulder as he watches Stanley climb

into the back seat.
JOHNNY
You serious about this?
MARCUS
(innocently)
Well yeah. I‟ve always had a soft spot
for the kid. Let‟s show him some fun
and he can see how the other half lives.
Marcus grabs Stanley‟s notebook from him and throws it on

the ground.
STANLEY
My notebook!
MARCUS
Don‟t worry, you won‟t need it where
we‟re going.
STANLEY
But…
MARCUS
(interrupts)
Stanley, if you‟re going to hang out
(MORE)
MARCUS (cont‟d)
with us, you‟re going to have to be
chill.
STANLEY
OK, I understand. It was only my gym
class notebook anyways.
SANDY
You take notes for gym?
STANLEY
Yeah, don‟t you?
SANDY
(quietly to herself)
Dork.
Marcus looks around and sees that everyone has loaded into
his and Robert‟s cars.
MARCUS
Looks like we‟re all ready. Let‟s roll!
As Marcus jumps into his car, Vincent pulls up behind him

and honks his horn a few times.
VINCENT
(shouts out)
Let‟s go to the beach!
All three cars pull out of their spots and head out of the
parking lot as the school bell, signifying the start to the
day, RINGS in the background.
As the caravan turns onto an adjacent street from the

parking lot, Dr. Dre‟s “Let Me Ride” begins to play.
EXT. – I-95, PROVIDENCE – DAY
The three cars cruise along I-95, past the Rhode Island
State House and through the heart of the city.
IN MARCUS‟ CAR
Marcus puts his hand out the window while driving to feel
the wind passing by.
MARCUS
Ahhh, feel the breeze!
Stacey reaches into her purse, takes out a pack of

cigarettes and offers one to Marcus.
STACEY
Cigarette?
MARCUS
Don‟t mind if I do.
Marcus takes one out of the pack and tries to light it

while driving, but he has a little problem doing it while
concentrating on the road.
MARCUS
(frustrated)
Damn it.
Finally, Stacey has had enough and takes it from his mouth.
STACEY
Here, let me do it.
She puts the cigarette in her mouth, lights it and gives it

back to Marcus.
MARCUS
God I feel so emasculated.
Stacey quickly and easily lights a cigarette of her own.
STACEY
That‟s OK honey, not everyone can do
two things at once.
Marcus takes a long drag from his cigarette and blows the
smoke out of the window.
Stacey turns around and offers one to Sandy, she doesn‟t

even bother offering one to Stanley.
STACEY
Sandy, would you like one?
SANDY
Sure.
Sandy takes a cigarette and lights it.
STANLEY
(innocently)
You know they say that smoking causes
cancer.
Marcus looks at him in the rear view mirror then takes

another long drag from his cigarette.
MARCUS
(coolly)
Is that right?
STANLEY
Yeah, I read an article about it in
Time magazine a few weeks ago.
MARCUS
That might be so, but I do feel damn
cool doing it.
SANDY
You read Time Magazine?
STANLEY
(confused)
Yeah, don‟t you?
SANDY
No.
STANLEY
Well then how do you get your news?
How do you keep up with things?
SANDY
I don‟t because I don‟t care.
STANLEY
Why not? Don‟t you want to know what‟s
going on in the world?
SANDY
My world is in the three cars heading to
the beach right now.
STANLEY
(confused)
I don‟t get it.
SANDY
(condescendingly)
I didn‟t think you would.
STANLEY
I sense some hostility towards me.
SANDY
(laughs dismissively)
No, none at all.
STACEY
I can‟t believe how nice it is today, I
don‟t see one cloud in the sky. Do you
know we‟d be in Mrs. Marconi‟s English
class right now?
MARCUS
We would be, but thankfully we‟re not.
STACEY
That‟s right, we‟re ditching.
Marcus looks at Stanley in his rear view mirror again.
MARCUS
How about you Stanley?
STANLEY
What?
MARCUS
Have you ever ditched?
STANLEY
You mean cut school?
MARCUS
(laughs)
Yes, I mean cut school.
STANLEY
No. I‟ve never done anything like this.
SANDY
Have you ever even gotten detention
before?
STANLEY
Ohh god no. My parents would kill me if
I ever had to stay after school.
MARCUS
You come from a strict home?
STANLEY
Yes, it‟s all about education, studying
and academics. No time for horseplay.
MARCUS
That‟s sad. There‟s more to life than
books. I have my issues with my parents
but I‟ll give them credit for at least
understanding that.
STACEY
Don‟t you ever want to just let loose
and go crazy?
STANLEY
No, not really.
MARCUS
Well Stanley, my friend, there‟s a first
time for everything. Prepared to get
crazy.
Marcus pulls into the high-speed lane and accelerates,

passing several cars in the middle lane.
IN ROBERT‟S CAR
Even before anyone says anything in the car, you can cut
the tension with a knife.
Robert drives past an exit for another highway that leads

to the beaches.
JODI
You missed the exit.
ROBERT
I didn‟t miss the exit.
JODI
Yes, you did, right there, you missed
the exit.
Jodi turns around and points at the exit behind them.
JODI (cont‟d)
That leads to the beach.
ROBERT
No it doesn‟t.
JODI
Yes it does!
The couple are now in the midst of another heated argument.
ROBERT
The exit, the highway, it‟s up ahead.
JODI
No it‟s not.
Johnny rolls his eyes in the backseat, frustrated that he

has to sit through yet another fight between Robert and
Jodi.
ROBERT
Yes it is, it‟s about a half mile up.
JODI
You‟re an idiot.
ROBERT
I‟m an idiot!?! You‟re an idiot.
JODI
No, you‟re an idiot.
ROBERT
You are. Here I‟ll prove it.
(looks at Johnny)
Johnny, where‟s the highway exit?
JOHNNY
Whoa, whoa, whoa, don‟t get me involved
in this!
ROBERT
Come on, tell us. I‟m just trying to
get our asses to the beach…and shut Jodi
up in the process.
Johnny is reluctant to say anything because of Robert‟s

temper, but he finally acquiesces.
JOHNNY
Fine, Jodi was right. The exit was back
there.
Robert just stares at him in the rear view mirror.
ROBERT
Fuck you.
JOHNNY
See, this is why I didn‟t want to say
anything.
Jodi chuckles at Robert and takes great satisfaction at

being right and him being wrong.
Robert looks at her in disgust.
ROBERT
You can go fuck yourself too.
Robert pulls off the highway at the next exit.
IN VINCENT‟S CAR
Joey starts to get a little antsy in the backseat.
JOEY
Can we stop off and get some Cheetos?
A stoned-looking Charlie O pipes up.
CHARLIE O
Mmmm, yeah, let‟s get Cheetos.
VINCENT
(annoyed)
No, we‟re not going to get Cheetos.
CHARLIE O
What about Doritos?
VINCENT
No!
JOEY
Why not?
VINCENT
Because Johnny already bought a bunch
of snacks.
JOEY
Yeah, but he‟s in another car.
CHARLIE O
That‟s true Vinny, he is in another car.
Vincent turns around to yell at them.
VINCENT
Look, we‟re on the highway, we‟re not
going to pull off just to find a Stop
N Shop. Can‟t you wait just 20 more
minutes!?!
With Vincent distracted, he inadvertently starts veering

into another lane.
Karen yells out when she sees them heading towards another
car.
KAREN
Vincent, watch out!
Vincent quickly turns his attention back to the road and

drives back into his lane as the car next to him honks
their horn.
VINCENT
Damn! Sorry guy.
CHARLIE O
(laughs)
Yo, man. That was close!
Vincent fumes as he gets even more mad. He‟s so mad, in

fact, that he doesn‟t want to talk anymore.
VINCENT
Everyone just shut up for the rest of
the ride.
CHARLIE O
But, dude…
VINCENT
(interrupts)
Shut up…everyone.
Karen looks at Vincent innocently.
KAREN
Even me?
VINCENT
(smiles)
No, you can still talk to me…just don‟t
talk to them.
Vincent turns on his radio. Domino‟s “Sweet Potato Pie” is

playing so he turns up the volume really loud to
proactively drown out anyone else who might start talking.
EXT. – STREET IN NARRAGANSETT, RI – DAY
Robert drives down the main street of Narragansett, a

quaint beach town in southern Rhode Island.
ROBERT
We are so behind the other guys.
JODI
Are we lost again?
ROBERT
No we‟re not lost. And what do you mean,
again? When were we lost before?
JODI
Ummm, back on the highway when you missed
the exit.
ROBERT
We weren‟t lost then, I just missed the
turn.
JODI
OK, fine. But we‟re lost now.
ROBERT
We‟re not lost.
JODI
Where‟s the beach then? I don‟t see the
beach yet. We should see it by now.
ROBERT
We‟re almost there.
JODI
Are we? Are we?
Robert‟s face gets red as he gets madder and madder during

the conversation. Another huge argument is brewing.
Johnny tries to diffuse the situation.
JOHNNY
Robbie, make yourself useful and pull
into that packie store up ahead.
ROBERT
(doubtingly)
You going to buy beer?
JOHNNY
Yes, I‟m going to buy beer.
ROBERT
With what?
JOHNNY
Ohh I don‟t know…
Johnny reaches into his pocket, pulls out a driver‟s

license and shows it to them.
JOHNNY (cont‟d)
…My brother‟s fake ID.
JODI
Sweet!
ROBERT
What, you couldn‟t even take your brother‟s
real ID, you had to settle for his fake
ID?
JOHNNY
Yeah, there was no way he was going to
give me his real ID. Besides, it‟s
not like he needs this anymore.
ROBERT
Let me see this thing.
Robert takes the ID and inspects it against the steering

wheel while he drives down the road.
ROBERT
It says you‟re 26.
JOHNNY
Yeah.
ROBERT
You don‟t look like your 26.
JOHNNY
So, it‟s what a government document says
I am, so that‟s what I am.
ROBERT
But this isn‟t a government document, it‟s
a fake.
JOHNNY
They won‟t know that though. To them,
it‟s be real.
ROBERT
Ohhhkay…good luck with this.
Robert gives him back the ID.
JOHNNY
It‟s better than nothing…and it‟s better
than your fake ID.
ROBERT
I don‟t have a fake ID.
JOHNNY
Exactly.
ROBERT
I still have my doubts about that ID.
JOHNNY
OK fine, we‟ll just sit around drinking
pink Lemonade and cokes like a bunch of
junior high kids. Robbie, bro, we‟re
almost in college. We have to start
acting like collegians. I‟m buying beer.
ROBERT
Whatever, I‟ll be fine with my protein
shakes.
JOHNNY
(quietly)
Meathead.
ROBERT
What?
JOHNNY
Nothing.
Robert pulls up in front of a liquor store. The store,

with its wooden siding, blends in with all the other quaint
beach town buildings that line both sides of the street.
ROBERT
Alright, let‟s go in.
Johnny puts his hand on Robert‟s shoulder to stop him from

getting out.
JOHNNY
Not so fast Robbie.
ROBERT
What? Why?
JOHNNY
The clerk sees three underaged kids go
into his store he might think we‟re up
to something no good. There‟s more of
a chance that he won‟t sell to me.
ROBERT
OK fine. We‟ll wait in the car.
JOHNNY
Well you can wait in the car and Jodi and
I will go in.
ROBERT
(jealously)
Why is Jodi going to go in with you?
JOHNNY
Because this clerk is probably a middle-
aged hornball. Maybe even divorced, but
definitely a guy that‟s hard up for some
female attention. Jodi your role is to
use your sensuality to divert attention
from my shitty fake ID. Do you think
you can do that?
Jodi perks up in her seat, pushes up her cleavage and

starts playing with her hair.
ROBERT
Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
JODI
(ignoring Robert‟s objections)
Of course I can do that!
JOHNNY
Awesome. Let‟s go.
Robert is getting more and more jealous.
ROBERT
Johnny, I don‟t like you using my girl-
friend like a sex object.
JOHNNY
Why? That‟s your job?
ROBERT
No, but…
JOHNNY
(interrupts)
Relax, it‟s all in the name of beer.
ROBERT
Fine. Well be cool in there and behave.
JOHNNY
Just keep the car warm, OK?
Johnny and Jodi get out and walk towards the liquor store
while Robert stays in the car, pissed off and jealous.
INT. – NARRAGANSETT LIQUOR STORE
Johnny and Jodi casually walk into the store. Jodi is

wearing tight, white shorts and a buttoned down shirt
that‟s tied off at her midriff.
They walk over to a freezer that holds several bags of ice.

He opens the door, grabs a bag, tears it open and takes out
one ice cube.
JODI
What are you doing?
JOHNNY
Here, take this.
Johnny gives her the ice cube.
JODI
And do what with it?
JOHNNY
When we get up to the cash register I
want you to rub this ice cube on your
neck and your upper chest area, letting
it melt and allowing the water to run
down your chest and into your cleavage.
JODI
(laughs)
You‟re crazy.
JOHNNY
Crazy like a fox.
JODI
That‟s so stupid though, it‟ll never
work.
JOHNNY
It will work, trust me.
JODI
I don‟t know.
JOHNNY
Come on, you‟re hot…and look at that
clerk, he looks like he hasn‟t talked to
a girl in 10 years.
JODI
(smiles)
Wait, I‟m hot?
JOHNNY
Of course you are.
JODI
Thanks. I just wish Robbie would say
things like that to me everyone once in
a while.
JOHNNY
Oh boy, let‟s not get into this. Come
on, focus.
JODI
OK, OK, sorry.
JOHNNY
Alright, let me grab a couple of bags
of ice.
Johnny reaches back into the freezer and grabs two bags of
ice.
JODI
Do you need any help.
JOHNNY
Nope, I‟m good. You just hold onto your
ice cube.
JODI
I think I can do that.
JOHNNY
Good, let‟s grab the beer now.
Johnny walks over to a series of refrigerators that hold

cases upon cases of all types of beers.
Johnny takes his time surveying the selection.
JOHNNY
Hmmm, what to get, what to get. Miller
Lite…Coors…Bud…Natty Lite.
All the while, Jodi is still holding onto the ice cube
which is freezing up her hands as she constantly moves it
from one to the other.
JODI
Mmmm, Johnny.
JOHNNY
Hold on, I‟m trying to figure this out.
JODI
Johnny, my hand is freezing! Make a
selection now and let‟s go!
JOHNNY
Ohhh damn, I forgot you were still holding
the ice cube.
Johnny opens one of the refrigerator doors and grabs two

cases of beer.
JOHNNY (cont‟d)
OK, a case of Busch and a case of Busch
Light. Done. Do we need anything else?
JODI
I think we should get some Zima for the
girls.
JOHNNY
Ohhh, good idea. But let‟s just clarify,
the Zima won‟t just be for the ladies,
it‟s good stuff, I‟m sure us guys will
enjoy having some too.
(pause)
Do you mind grabbing it though? My
hands are full.
JODI
Sure.
Jodi opens up the refrigerator and takes out a couple 6-

packs of Zima.
The two of them walk up to the front counter where a

middle-aged male CLERK with glasses and a bad haircut is
standing behind it.
Johnny puts the two cases on the counter and grabs the
Zimas from Jodi.
JOHNNY
How are you doing today sir?
LIQUOR STORE CLERK

(disinterested)
I‟m fine. Just another day at work.
(looks Johnny up and down)
You got some ID son?
JOHNNY
Oh sure, sure.
As Johnny reaches into his pocket to grab his fake ID, Jodi
starts rubbing the ice cube around her neck and upper chest
in short circles, letting the water run down into her
cleavage.
JODI
Ohh man, it‟s so hot out there, I need
to cool off.
Johnny takes out his ID and gives it to the clerk.
JOHNNY
Ahhh, here it is, I found it. Sorry,
it was stuck in my wallet.
The clerk stares at Jodi and barely looks at Johnny‟s ID;

his mouth is drawn open and he‟s practically drooling over
her.
Jodi pushes her sensuality to the brink as she unbuttons

her shirt to reveal her bikini top.
JODI
I can‟t wait to hit the beach. Johhny,
how do you like my bikini top?
JOHNNY
It‟s nice.
JODI
It‟s not too small is it?
JOHNNY
(laughs)
Nah, it‟s just the right size.
JODI
Good. I was worried that my breasts were
too big for this top and they‟d be popping
out all day long.
JOHNNY
Nope, nope, I think you‟ll be fine.
With her shirt unbuttoned, Jodi rubs the ice cube directly
in her cleavage.
JODI (cont‟d)
God, it really is so hot out. I‟m so
happy I‟m only minutes away from running
around the beach in my skimpy bikini.
The clerk rings up the sale without even looking at the

cash register as he continues staring at Jodi.
LIQUOR STORE CLERK

That‟ll be $25.
Johnny flashes a satisfying smile as he digs into his

wallet and happily pays the clerk.
JOHNNY
Very good sir. Here you go.
Johnny grabs the cases from the counter while Jodi takes
the 6-packs of Zima.
JODI
See you later hot stuff.
Jodi playfully throws the rest of the melting ice cube at

the clerk as she walks towards the door with Johnny.
JOHNNY
That was some nice adlibbing there.
JODI
What can I say, I‟m good.
EXT. – NARRAGANSETT LIQUOR STORE - DAY
Johnny and Jodi leave the store laughing and immediately

approach Robert who is angrily sitting in his car.
ROBERT
What took you guys so long?
JOHNNY
Ohh nothing, just took some time to pick
out the beer.
ROBERT
It took you that long to pick out Busch
beer?
JOHNNY
Yeah, I guess.
ROBERT
And what‟s so funny anyways?
JOHNNY
Ohh nothing.
Johnny jumps into the backseat while Jodi walks around to

the other side of the car and gets into the passenger‟s
seat.
ROBERT
Nothing? It sure does seem like you guys
are like best friends now.
JODI
Robbie relax, it was nothing, Johnny just
made a joke.
ROBERT
What‟s your shirt doing unbuttoned?
JOHNNY
Robbie, just drive. Let‟s catch up to the
others, they‟re probably already at the
beach now.
EXT. – ROAD ALONG THE SCARBOROUGH BEACH – DAY

Marcus‟ and Vincent‟s cars roll slowly down the busy road
as Coolio‟s “Fantastic Voyage” plays.
EXT. – SCARBOROUGH BEACH – DAY
PARKING LOT
They pull into the large, crowded parking lot and park in
two spots next to each other.
All of the occupants of the two cars get out and stretch.
SANDY
Where‟s Robbie and them all? Did any-
one see what happened to them?
KAREN
Yeah, they were up ahead of us on the
highway but they missed the exit so
I‟m sure they had to turn around or
something.
SANDY
Did anyone beep them to see where they
are?
Marcus opens up his trunk and takes out some beach

blankets.
MARCUS
Robbie is a grown up, we‟ve been to this
beach a thousand times, he‟ll find his
way.
STACEY
I‟m sure he blamed Jodi for missing the
exit.
MARCUS
Come on, be nice.
STACEY
You know he will though.
MARCUS
You‟re probably right, but what can we
do?
Vincent walks over to Marcus‟ car and helps him unpack it.
VINCENT
I feel bad for Johnny though, being stuck
with them for the whole ride. Talk about
awkward.
MARCUS
(whispers)
I know, we should‟ve had Charlie O ride
with them, my boy Johnny didn‟t deserve
that.
CHARLIE O
I feel bad for all of us since Johnny has
the snacks and I‟m hungry.
JOEY
Me too.
VINCENT
I‟m sure they‟ll be here any minute now.
Marcus looks at all the beach-related things he‟s unpacked

lying on the ground - blankets, towels, paper plates,
plastic cups, beach umbrella, radio, etc - then looks back
into his trunk.
MARCUS
OK, looks like we‟ve got everything.
Everyone take a few things.
Marcus waits until everyone grabs a few things from the

ground. He notices Charlie O drinking from a bottle of
Vodka in plain view of everyone.
MARCUS
Charlie O, you might want to put that
bottle in a bag or something so that
you don‟t get busted.
CHARLIE O
Good point, but I don‟t have anything.
VINCENT
I think I have a grocery bag in my car
that can help.
Vincent walks over and grabs a brown paper grocery bag from
his trunk.
Charlie O awkwardly puts his bottle of Vodka in this big

grocery bag and then crumples the bag around it.
MARCUS
We ready now?
STACEY
Yeah.
MARCUS
Alright, let‟s rock the beach!
Marcus, Stacey, Sandy, Stanley, Vincent, Joey, Karen and

Charlie O all walk through the parking lot and head towards
the beach.
Charlie O takes a swig of his bottle of vodka.
VINCENT
Charlie O, don‟t you think you should
hold off on drinking your Vodka until
we hit the beach?
CHARLIE O
Why?
VINCENT
Ohhh I don‟t know, because this parking
lot is probably loaded with cops.
CHARLIE O
So? I have my stuff in a brown bag.
They‟ll never know.
VINCENT
Yeah, because no one‟s ever drank booze
from a brown bag before. You‟re such
a trendsetter.
CHARLIE O
All I know is that they‟ll need a warrant
if they want to search my paper bag.
VINCENT
Or just smell your breath, it‟s called
probable cause dickhead.
CHARLIE 0
Hey there‟s no need for name calling.
I‟m a sensitive soul.
VINCENT
Whatever dude.
Charlie O takes another sip from his bottle.
MARCUS
Come on Charlie O put the bottle away
until we hit the beach. We‟re almost
there.
CHARLIE O
OK fine. But I‟m only doing this because
Vinny was nice enough to give me a ride
down here. Thanks Vinny.
VINCENT
Yeah, no problem.
Charlie O puts the cap back on his bottle and pushes it

down into the bag.
The gang heads up a flight of stairs to go to
THE BEACH
The beach is filled with young and old guido-looking

sunbathers, college kids playing Frisbee and touch
football, gangs of other ditching high schoolers walking
around and plenty of people taking a splash in the ocean.
The group walks to the middle of beach where Marcus stops

and surveys the scene in both directions.
MARCUS
This is it, this is our spot. Right
in the middle of the action.
STACEY
I like it.
MARCUS
OK, let‟s set up shop here.
Marcus lays his big beach blanket down while the others set
down the stuff that they‟re carrying.
The wind blows the beach blanket around so Marcus fixes it

but the wind almost immediately blows it around again.
MARCUS
Stacey, help me the blanket, we need to
weigh it down.
STACEY
Sure.
Marcus and Stacey sit down on the blanket and take their
sneakers off. They place them on the four corners of the
blanket to weigh it down so that the wind doesn‟t blow it
around anymore.
Behind them, Vincent sets up the beach umbrella to create

some shade on a portion of the blanket.
STACEY
I might as well jump into it and work
on my tan right away.
As Stacey is sitting, she then takes her shirt off to

reveal her bikini top.
KAREN
Good idea.
While standing, Karen slowly takes her shirt off as well to

reveal her bikini top.
From the other side of the blanket, Vincent, who‟s now

standing next to Marcus, is staring at Karen as she takes
her shirt off.
Marcus, who‟s still sitting down on the blanket, decides to

pinch Vincent on the leg.
VINCENT
Owww.
MARCUS
Snap out of it.
VINCENT
What did you do that for?
MARCUS
Careful Vinny, I was afraid that you were
going to burn a hole right through Karen
with your stare.
VINCENT
I don‟t know what you‟re talking about
Marcus.
MARCUS
Sure, right.
Vincent picks up the suntan lotion from the blanket and

rushes over to Karen as she fixes her hair into a ponytail.
VINCENT
Hey Karen, can I help you put on some
suntan lotion.
KAREN
Sure…you‟re so nice.
VINCENT
Hey, I‟m just trying to help.
Vincent puts a bunch of suntan lotion in his hand and

starts slowly rubbing it on her back.
Marcus and Stacey watch Vincent from the blanket.
MARCUS
He‟s not the smoothest guy in the world.
STACEY
No he‟s not, but it‟s cute anyways.
MARCUS
Do you think Karen knows he‟s in love
with her?
STACEY
I don‟t think so.
MARCUS
Really, it seems pretty obvious to me.
STACEY
That‟s probably because you know for a
fact that he‟s in love with her.
MARCUS
Maybe so. Do you think Karen likes him?
STACEY
I don‟t know.
MARCUS
You don‟t know? Come on, you‟re girls,
you talk all the time. You mean to tell
me after all the slumber parties you
girls have had and all the times you‟ve
had your idle chatter in the locker room
after gym class, you have no idea if
Karen likes Vincent?
STACEY
Honestly I don‟t know.
MARCUS
OK, maybe you don‟t know for a fact, but
what do you think? Do YOU think she
likes him?
Stacey looks over again at Vincent continuing to rub suntan

lotion on Karen‟s back as he cracks a joke and makes her
laugh.
STACEY
Hmmm, tough to tell. I wouldn‟t doubt
that she likes him, but I also wouldn‟t
doubt that she doesn‟t know it yet.
MARCUS
Interesting, that‟s deep.
Vincent finishes rubbing the lotion on her back and caps up

the bottle.
VINCENT
(timidly)
OK, I think I‟m done. Hopefully I didn‟t
miss any spots, I‟d hate for you to end
up with a splotchy tan.
Karen turns around to face Vincent.
KAREN
I‟m sure it‟s fine. You did a great job!
Karen gives him a playful kiss on the cheek then runs off
to the water with Sandy.
Vincent is left standing there almost in shock as he rubs

his cheek.
VINCENT
(to himself)
She kissed me, she kissed my cheek, she
really kissed me.
Marcus stands up, walks over to Vincent and shakes him.
MARCUS
Hey killer.
VINCENT
Marcus, she kissed my cheek.
MARCUS
I know, I saw.
VINCENT
I‟m in love.
MARCUS
That‟s great, now can I get the suntan
lotion? Some other people around here
want to use it.
Vincent gives him the bottle as he continues staring at

Karen who‟s splashing around the water with Sandy.
VINCENT
Sure, here you go.
MARCUS
Thank you.
Marcus takes the bottle and walks back to Stacey.
Robert and Jodi walk across the beach heading towards the
beach blanket area. Robert is carrying a cooler of beer
while Johnny trails not that far behind them, carrying the
two bags of groceries that he brought with him.
Jodi falls back behind Robert, struggling to keep up since

she has trouble walking on the sand. Robert notices this
so he stops and turns around to yell at her.
ROBERT
Will you hurry up!
JODI
I‟m trying, I‟m going as fast as I can.
ROBERT
Well go faster.
JODI
I would if I wasn‟t so exhausted.
Seriously, could you have parked any
further away?
ROBERT
It was the best spot I could find.
JODI
No it wasn‟t, we walked by at least
four empty spaces on our way here.
ROBERT
Well I didn‟t see them when I was looking
for a spot.
JODI
Maybe you should‟ve looked harder instead
of concentrating on fixing your hair in
the rear view mirror.
ROBERT
Jodi, I have to make sure my hair looks
good.
JODI
For what? We‟re at the beach! It‟s
windy out here, hell you‟re hair already
looks like shit.
ROBERT
Stop it.
The three of them finally make it to the blanket and meet

up with the rest of their friends.
ROBERT
Hey guys.
CHARLIE O
Yo Robbie.
Johnny sets his grocery bags down on the blanket and walks
over to Marcus.
MARCUS
So how was the ride down?
Johnny just stares at Marcus and shakes his head.
JOHNNY
Ridiculous.
MARCUS
Sorry about that.
JOHNNY
They don‟t ever stop. Ever.
MARCUS
Yeah, it‟s really insane, isn‟t it?
JOHNNY
What‟s more insane is that they‟ll
probably end up getting married one day.
MARCUS
I already feel bad for their kids.
JOHNNY
Tell me about it.
MARCUS
So at what point did you regret
volunteering to ride with them?
JOHNNY
Pretty much when Robert turned on the
ignition.
MARCUS
(laughs)
That‟s funny.
JOHNNY
Or sad.
MARCUS
So what‟s in the cooler?
Robert opens the cooler to reveal the two cases of beers

packed in ice.
JOHNNY
Ahhh, glad you asked. We stopped off
and grabbed some beer.
MARCUS
How did you score that?
JOHNNY
My brother‟s fake ID.
Marcus gives Johnny a high five.
MARCUS
Sweet, I sure do like your brother.
JOHNNY
Yeah, he‟s a good dude. So dig in guys.
MARCUS
Just make sure you all put your beer in
a plastic cup…there are open container
laws around here you know.
STACEY
Not to mention we‟re all under age.
MARCUS
Yeah that too I guess.
Joey walks over and peeks his head into the cooler.
JOEY
Can I have a beer?
Vincent walks up behind his little brother and closes the

cooler for him.
VINCENT
No!
JOEY
Why not? Everyone else is drinking!
VINCENT
You‟re too young.
JOEY
So are you!
VINCENT
(thinking)
That may be right. But I‟m closer to
drinking age than you are.
JOEY
So? What does that mean?
VINCENT
It means that I‟m more experienced than
you are and I can handle my shit. You
can‟t.
JOEY
You don‟t know that.
VINCENT
Yes I do, I‟ve been there before, I
know what can happen.
JOEY
I‟ve drank before.
VINCENT
What? A glass of wine at grandma‟s
house for Sunday dinner?
JOEY
Yeah, maybe.
VINCENT
That doesn‟t count. Look, you‟re not
drinking a beer. Our parents are
already going to kill me if they knew
I let you ditch, they‟ll cut off my
balls if they find out I let you ditch
and I allowed you to get wasted. No
way I‟ll let you do that, I like my
balls.
JOEY
(pouting)
Fine.
Joey angrily stomps away.
Marcus walks over to Vincent having just witnessed his

interaction with his brother.
MARCUS
It‟s tough being his age.
VINCENT
I know, we were just there a few years
ago. I don‟t envy him.
MARCUS
That‟s OK. He may be a brat now, but
he‟s a cool kid. He‟ll be fine.
Charlie O walks over to Marcus and pats him on the chest to

get his attention.
CHARLIE O
Yo, Marcus, check that out.
MARCUS
What?
Charlie O points over to Stanley who is standing several

feet away. He‟s putting layers and layers of suntan lotion
on his face, so much so that his nose is white.
Everyone starts laughing at Stanley once they see him with

all the lotion on.
MARCUS
Hey Stanley, do you think you have enough
suntan lotion on?
STANLEY
I don‟t know, I hope so.
CHARLIE O
Why did you put so much on?
STANLEY
I usually use 80 SPF but I couldn‟t find
any, I could only find this 20 SPF. So
I figured if I put on four layers, maybe
it‟ll have the same effect hopefully.
Everyone laughs at him again.

MARCUS
Stanley, come over here.
STANLEY
OK.
As Stanley approaches the rest of the group, Marcus puts

his arm around him.
STANLEY
What‟s up Marcus?
MARCUS
You want a beer?
STANLEY
A beer? On the beach?
MARCUS
Yeah.
STANLEY
Isn‟t that illegal?
CHARLIE O
It certainly is.
STANLEY
I don‟t know if I should break the law.
MARCUS
Come on, it‟s OK. We‟re all having one
and just kicking back.
SANDY
Have you ever drank a beer? I‟m assuming
not since you‟ve never even smoked a
cigarette before.
STANLEY
That‟s correct, I never have.
SANDY
(rolls her eyes)
Shocking.
MARCUS
Look Stanley, I‟m not into peer pressure.
(MORE)
MARCUS (cont‟d)
If you want a beer, cool, they‟re in this
cooler over here, if not that‟s cool too…
more for us.
STANLEY
OK, maybe I‟ll have one later.
MARCUS
Cool, that‟s fine.
STACEY
Hey, why don‟t we hear some tunes!
JOHNNY
Good idea, let‟s throw on the radio.
CHARLIE O
Did anyone bring any Grateful Dead tapes?
I think some Dead would be cool right
about now.
MARCUS
No Charlie, I don‟t think we have any
Grateful Dead music with us.
CHARLIE O
You‟d all be so much cooler if you did
though.
Johnny sits down on the blanket and tinkers with the radio.
He moves the dial until he finds a hip-hop / rap radio
station.
JOHNNY
OK, I think I found 96.5 Jamz.
Montell Jordan‟s “This Is How We Do It” is playing on the

radio as most of the friends begin to dance around the
blanket.
VINCENT
This Montell Jordan guy is going to be
a legend. His song here is totally
awesome.
JOHNNY
Totally agree, his voice is so silky
(MORE)
JOHNNY (cont‟d)
smooth. I know music, and this guy is
a musician. He‟s going to have a long
career.
MARCUS
Hey guys, why don‟t we all grab a beer
and have a cheers?
STANLEY
Do you have a Coke or something like that?
MARCUS
We got water, we didn‟t think too much
about bringing non-alcoholic drinks.
As Stanley rifles through the cooler looking for a bottle

of water, everyone else comes up and surrounds it asking
him for a beer.
JOHNNY
Stanley while you‟re in there can you
grab me a beer?
STACEY
Yeah, me too, I‟ll take a light beer.
JODI
And me, I‟ll take a light too.
CHARLIE O
I‟ll take one of those bad boys too, I
guess I can deal with moving off of vodka
for a little bit.
Stanley quickly passes around beers to everyone – Busch

beer for the guys, Busch light for the girls.
MARCUS
OK, put your cans in the air.
Everyone raises their cans in anticipation of a toast.
MARCUS
To graduation…
JOHNNY
…And to new beginnings.
STACEY
…And to high school memories.
KAREN
…And to the future, both college and
beyond.
CHARLIE O
…And to alcohol.
MARCUS
A toast…To some of the best friends a
guy can have.
EVERYONE
Here, here.
Everyone takes a hearty chug of their drink, everyone

except for Charlie O who takes a step back from the circle.
Charlie O takes his keys out of his pocket and decides to

shotgun his beer.
Everyone else notices him doing this once he‟s almost done.
ROBERT
Wow look at Charlie go.
When Charlie O finishes his beer, he crumples it up and

throws it down in celebration. As his friends applaud him,
he lets out a loud burp and stumbles away from the group
towards the water.
VINCENT
Do you think it‟s safe to let him go
over to the water in his state?
MARCUS
Probably not, but who‟s going to stop him?
VINCENT
Not me.
MARCUS
Me neither, anyways he‟ll be fine, it‟s
not like he‟s a complete idiot. He‟s
actually got quite a brain behind all
his drug and alcohol abuse.
Stanley picks up the crumpled up beer can and runs it over

to a trash can to throw it out.
When he walks back to the blanket, he‟s stopped in his

tracks by Sandy.
SANDY
You know, you‟re quite a peculiar guy.
STANLEY
Thanks, I think.
SANDY
I didn‟t really mean that as a compliment.
STANLEY
Ohhh OK.
Stanley tries to walk around Sandy, but she steps in his

way.
SANDY
Why are you so weird?
STANLEY
I don‟t know, I guess I never really
sat down and thought about it.
SANDY
Well maybe you should think about it so
you can change to fit in and be more like
us.
STANLEY
I‟m sorry that not everyone fits your
definition of cool. I am who I am and
I‟m OK with that. So if you don‟t mind
I‟d like to enjoy my bottle of water in
peace and without being made fun of.
Stanley walks past Sandy while she just stands there

watching him leave and feeling slightly bad about how she‟s
treated him.
Marcus finishes his beer and throws it into a garbage bag

right off of the blanket.
MARCUS
Who wants to hit the water and cool down?
STACEY
I will.
JOHNNY
Me too.
MARCUS
Robbie, you in?
ROBERT
Nah, I was thinking about taking a walk
along the beach with Jodi.
JODI
You were? Thanks for letting me know
that.
ROBERT
Jodi, would you like to take a walk along
the beach with me?
JODI
Sure.
MARCUS
Suit yourself…but I‟m jumping in now.
Stacey, Johnny and Sandy all throw their finished beers

away and run into the water with Marcus.
ROBERT
OK, let‟s go Jodi.
Robert holds out his hand so that Jodi can grab it. Once
she does the two of them walk away towards the edge of the
water.
Karen walks up to Vincent and puts her arm on his shoulder.
KAREN
I really don‟t know what she sees in him.
VINCENT
Hey!
KAREN
Vincent, I know he‟s your friend and
everything but I don‟t know how she puts
up with him, he‟s such a brute.
She looks at Vincent waiting for a response that never

comes.
KAREN
Your silence tells me everything I need
to know.
Vincent looks directly into her eyes.
VINCENT
Karen.
KAREN
Yes?
VINCENT
Why don‟t we go stick our feet into the
water.
KAREN
Nice way to get out of this, change the
subject by tempting me with the ocean.
VINCENT
Whatever it takes.
Vincent and Karen walk towards the water. As they get to

the water‟s edge, Karen grabs Vincent‟s hand so that she
can maintain her balance in the currents.
KAREN
Do you mind if I hold your hand, I‟m
afraid I might fall down in the currents.
VINCENT
No, not at all. Go ahead, it‟s my
pleasure.
Karen almost immediately loses her balance but Vincent

holds her up.
KAREN
Ohhh!
VINCENT
Don‟t worry, I got you.
Robert and Jodi are peacefully walking along the beach,

hand in hand.
JODI
What‟s going to happen to us?
ROBERT
What do you mean?
JODI
Well in only a couple months time I‟ll
be going off to college at Boston
University.
ROBERT
So? I‟ll be right down the road at
Rhode Island College. It‟s less than
an hour away.
JODI
I know.
ROBERT
So you know I‟ll be driving up there
every weekend, right?
JODI
I know. You do love me right?
ROBERT
What kind of question is that?
JODI
I don‟t know, I just want to make sure
you love me, I just want to make sure
that a long distance relationship
won‟t be a problem for us.
ROBERT
I really wish I was going to Boston
University, but it‟s not my fault that
I couldn‟t get in.
JODI
Well it kind of is.
ROBERT
What do you mean?
JODI
I don‟t know, maybe if you spent a little
(MORE)
JODI (cont‟d)
more time hitting the books and a little
less time at wrestling practice then
maybe you would‟ve had better grades.
ROBERT
Ohhh, don‟t start with me about this
again.
JODI
It‟s true though.
ROBERT
Are we going to fight again?
JODI
I don‟t want to fight, we always fight.
ROBERT
Well it sounds like you want to fight.
JODI
OK, OK, OK, we‟re getting off track.
ROBERT
You can say that again.
JODI
Look, regardless of everything, it is
what it is. I‟m going to Boston U and
you‟re going to RIC and I just want to
make sure that this thing, our thing,
will last because I don‟t want to lose
you.
ROBERT
I don‟t want to lose you either, you‟re
everything to me.
JODI
So do you love me?
ROBERT
Of course, forever.
JODI
And ever?
ROBERT
And ever.
JODI
(smiles)
Good because I love you too.
ROBERT
Forever?
JODI
And ever.
Jodi hugs Robert and gives him a big, passionate kiss on

the edge of the water.
Charlie O is sitting on the blanket next to Joey gazing at

the people walking across the beach.
CHARLIE O
How‟s that water treating you?
JOEY
(disappointedly)
Fine.
CHARLIE O
OK kid, you ready to get drunk now?
JOEY
(perks up)
Seriously!?!
CHARLIE O
Yeah, your brother isn‟t around. I
think it‟s crucial for everyone to
learn how to drink at an early age,
it‟ll help them with their tolerance
later in life, which can only be a
good thing.
JOEY
What are we going to drink?
Charlie O reaches behind him and grabs his bottle of Vodka.
CHARLIE O
Vodka.
JOEY
Oh boy, yes.
In his excitement, Joey reaches for the bottle but Charlie

O pushes him back.
CHARLIE O
Calm down, not here. I don‟t want any-
one seeing us do this. Let‟s go to one
of the changing room before your brother
sees us.
Charlie O and Joey stand up and head back to the building

that houses the changing rooms. Joey throws out his water
bottle as he walks by a trash can.
CHANGING ROOM BUILDING
Charlie O and Joey walk down a long hallway in the men‟s

changing room building, walking by one small changing room
after another until they find an empty one.
CHARLIE O
OK, this looks good.
They go into the empty changing room and close the door
behind them.
Charlie O gives him the bottle.
CHARLIE O
You ready for this?
JOEY
I sure am.
CHARLIE O
Have a sip then, see what you‟ve been
missing out on for the first fourteen
years of your life.
Instead of a small sip, Joey takes a big gulp. He pauses

momentarily to swallow then takes another big gulp.
CHARLIE O
Damn son, you must be thirsty.
Charlie O lights a small joint and takes a puff then offers

it to Joey.
CHARLIE O
You want a hit?
JOEY
Sure why not.
CHARLIE O
It looks like it‟s the only way I‟ll
get my bottle back.
Charlie O exchanges the joint for the bottle. Joey takes a

long puff on the joint and immediately starts coughing even
before he exhales.
CHARLIE O
(laughs)
Ha ha, takes a little bit of time to
get used to, doesn‟t it?
Charlie O takes a sip from his bottle of Vodka.
JOEY
Gimme the vodka back.
Joey passes the joint back to Charlie O and takes the

bottle again.
CHARLIE O
Atta boy!
Joey takes a big gulp from the bottle while Charlie O

simultaneously takes a puff from his joint.
CHARLIE O
Come on, let‟s get back before your
brother notices you‟re missing.
JOEY
Ahhh, don‟t worry about him, he‟s too
preoccupied with his secret crush.
CHARLIE O
Secret crush?
JOEY
Yeah, Karen.
Charlie O thinks about Vincent‟s relationship with Karen

and it finally dawns on him that he likes her.
CHARLIE O
Ahhh, that kinda makes sense.
JOEY
So he probably even forgot I‟m here.
CHARLIE O
Good point. Have another drink.
JOEY
Don‟t mind if I do.
Joey takes another gulp from the bottle while Charlie O

takes another puff from his joint.
BACK ON THE BEACH
Marcus and Stacey have their arms around each other while
they‟re waist deep in the ocean.
MARCUS
This is so nice.
STACEY
It is.
MARCUS
I‟m thirsty though. Are you thirsty?
STACEY
I could use a drink.
MARCUS
I‟ll grab one. What do you want?
STACEY
I think I saw some Zima in the cooler,
I‟ll take one of those.
MARCUS
Mmmm, sounds yummy. I think I‟ll grab
one of those for myself too.
Marcus unlocks himself from Stacey embrace and heads back

to the beach.
STACEY
Hurry back though, the water gets cold
without your body heat.
Back on the beach, Marcus rushes over to the cooler and

grabs two Zimas.
Johnny is standing on the blanket, digging through a bag

until he finds a football.
JOHNNY
Marcus, you want to toss the football
around?
MARCUS
Not right now. I gotta deliver a drink
to Stacey.
JOHNNY
Oh yeah, how‟s that going?
Marcus and Johnny look towards the water and see Stacey,
almost up to her neck now, waving at them. Marcus waves
back while Johnny politely raises his hand and acknowledges
her.
MARCUS
It‟s going good.
JOHNNY
So are you guys officially dating yet?
MARCUS
I don‟t think so.
JOHNNY
So what are you guys doing?
MARCUS
I don‟t know anymore, I just don‟t know.
JOHNNY
What do you mean you don‟t know?
Marcus opens up one of the Zimas and takes a sip of it.
MARCUS
Just like that, I don‟t know. I don‟t
know what goes through her mind sometimes.
I guess maybe we‟re just “hanging out”
at the moment, or something like that.
Here come, grab a beer and let‟s hit the
water.
Johnny grabs a beer can from the cooler and then they both
walk towards the water.
JOHNNY
What are you waiting for then?
MARCUS
What do you mean?
JOHNNY
Well summertime‟s almost here, we graduate
in a week and we only have a couple months
left before most of us go our separate
ways. It‟s time to make your move
before you miss out.
MARCUS
I know.
JOHNNY
What I don‟t get is why you guys are still
in this gray area. You went to the prom
together just a couple weeks ago.
MARCUS
We went as friends though.
JOHNNY
OK, but you shared a bed later that night
at the Westin, in the room with Robbie and
Jodi.
MARCUS
True, but nothing happened.
Johnny stops dead in his tracks and is in disbelief over

what he just heard.
JOHNNY
What? What? What? Nothing happened?!?
MARCUS
That‟s right.
JOHNNY
Marcus, we‟re not in fourth grade any-
more. It‟s OK to have sex with your
prom date.
MARCUS
I know, but I don‟t want it to be just
wham bam thank you ma‟am. Stacey‟s
different. I want to take it slow, I
want to make sure she‟s cool with every-
thing.
JOHNNY
Ahhh that‟s so cute. You‟re in love.
Marcus pushes Johnny into the ocean.
MARCUS
Shut up and let‟s get in the water.
Marcus wades through the water until he gets to Stacey, who

is still neck deep in the ocean.
He gives her a Zima and in return she wraps her arms around
his neck and greets him with a kiss.
MARCUS
Wow, that was unexpected.
STACEY
Did you not enjoy it?
MARCUS
I loved it.
Marcus gives her a kiss back then they cheers with their
Zimas and take a sip from their bottles.
LATER ON - AFTERNOON
It‟s the afternoon and the whole gang is standing or

sitting around the blanket talking and drinking.
Marcus, Johnny and Vincent are huddled together around the

cooler reliving stories from the prom.
VINCENT
How about Johnny‟s outfit that night?
MARCUS
Ahhh man, I was trying so hard to forget
about that awful Z. Cavaricci suit he
wore to the prom.
JOHNNY
What are you talking about? That suit
was fly!
VINCENT
That suit was decidedly not fly.
MARCUS
Z. Cavaricci makes for great pants, not
fly suits.
JOHNNY
Argh, you guys don‟t know anything about
fashion. That suit was so fashion forward
Europeans haven‟t even started wearing it
yet. But mark my word, they will be next
Spring.
MARCUS
Even Europeans aren‟t crazy enough to
wear that shit.
JOHNNY
OK, you just wait and see.
MARCUS
It was one thing to wear that marble-
colored monstrosity but to pair it with
a floral shirt and a string tie took
it to another level completely.
VINCENT
There are some things you wish you could
un-see in life, that was one of them.
JOHNNY
(frustrated)
String ties are the shit now! Again,
you guys don‟t know what you‟re talking
about. It‟s like I‟m Giorgio Armani
talking to two fashion designers from
Caldors. You guys aren‟t even on my
Level, not even in my league.
VINCENT
Thank god for that.
MARCUS
And he wonders why he didn‟t have a
date for the prom.
JOHNNY
Hey pal, I chose not to have a date for
the prom. I wanted to keep my options
open that night.
MARCUS
Oh yeah? How‟d that work out for you?
JOHNNY
(thinking)
Shut the fuck up.
A few really PREPPY, MALE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, with

perfectly combed hair and expensive bathing suits, approach
Marcus‟ beach blanket.
They go to Moses Brown, an exclusive private school in a

tony section of Providence, and are the exact opposite of
the blue-collar North Providence High students.
MOSES BROWN STUDENT #1

Well if it isn‟t the guinea losers from
North Providence High.
MARCUS
And if it isn‟t the preppy jerkoffs from
Moses Brown. What are you guys doing at
Scarborough? It‟s not like you people
to be slumming like this. Shouldn‟t you
be hanging out at Bonnet Shores in your
daddies‟ cabanas while your alcoholic
moms fuck the pool boy back at home.

Well we just wanted to see how the other
side lives…
The Moses Brown kid looks around the beach and is disgusted
by the type of people, mostly blue collar guidos, he sees.
MOSES BROWN STUDENT #1 (cont‟d)

…And just as I suspected, like shit.
JOHNNY
Well you guys are here which I‟m sure is
contributing to that.
MARCUS
What do you guys want?

We‟re here to issue you a challenge, a
game of tag football.
The kid drops his football on the blanket in front of

Marcus.
JOHNNY
What, it‟s not enough that you guys kick
our ass on the football field? Now you
want to do it on the beach?
CHARLIE O
Hey Johnny, they only beat us because our
guys get high before the game.
Johnny turns around and looks at Charlie O incredulously.
JOHNNY
Do they?
CHARLIE O
Yeah, I should know, I‟m the one that
sells to them.
JOHNNY
That explains a lot.
CHARLIE O
Speaking of which, does anyone want to
get high?
MARCUS
Now‟s not the time Charlie O.

Do you guys want to stop your little
lovers‟ quarrel and let us know if you
accept our friendly challenge.
Marcus walks right up to the kid.

MARCUS
Something tells me that this won‟t end
up as a friendly game, but nonetheless,
challenge accepted.

Good. Assemble your team and meet us
back over at our spot in five minutes.
The Moses Brown kid picks up his football then walks away
with the rest of his buddies.
MARCUS
OK, so who‟s in for bitchslapping those
pussies from Moses Brown?
ROBERT
You know I‟m always down for a good
old fashioned brawl.
VINCENT
That‟s an understatement.
MARCUS
OK, who else?
JOHNNY
You know it.
VINCENT
Me too.
Johnny looks about 50 yards over to where the Moses Brown

kids are hanging out and he doesn‟t see any girls with
them.
JOHNNY
Why am I not surprised that those bitches
didn‟t bring any women to the beach with
them?
CHARLIE O
Because they‟re freakin‟ queers.
Charlie O looks in their direction and yells out.
CHARLIE O
You hear me! You‟re freakin‟ queers!
MARCUS
OK, calm down Charlie, save that
aggression for the field.
CHARLIE O
Sorry, you know me; I‟m always ready
for a spirited athletic competition.
MARCUS
(doubtfully)
Ummm, yeah, right.
JOEY
I want to play.
MARCUS
Vinny, what do you think about your
brother playing?
Vincent looks back at the Moses Brown kids.
VINCENT
I don‟t know, they look kind of big.
JOEY
(slurring)
I can handle them.
VINCENT
I‟m sure you think you could, but I‟m
responsible for you. What would mom
and dad say if you came home with a
sprained ankle? Not to mention you
are ditching school in the first place.
No, not going to happen.
JOEY
(slurring heavily)
Fuck you, I want play!
VINCENT
Joseph, come over here.
Joey reluctantly walks slowly over to Vincent.
JOEY
(combatively)
What?
VINCENT
Let me look at your eyes.
Vincent gets up close to Joey and looks into his eyes.
VINCENT
You‟re drunk!
JOEY
What? No I‟m not.
Vincent takes a whiff of Joey and breathes in deeply.
VINCENT
Yes you are, you smell like booze…and
weed! Friggin‟ weed! You‟re wasted!
JOEY
No I‟m…
In mid-sentence, Joey turns and vomits right on the beach.
STACEY
Ewww.
JOEY
…OK, maybe I am a little bit.
VINCENT
Gee, I wonder who could‟ve gotten you
drunk.
Vincent turns right to Charlie O and stares him down.
CHARLIE O
Don‟t look at me.
VINCENT
I should fucking kill you Charlie.
Vincent charges at Charlie O and tries to punch him, but he

is stopped by Marcus.
Johnny grabs Charlie O to protect him from Vincent and

Robert stands in between both Vincent and Charlie O to keep
the peace.
VINCENT
Come on, why don‟t you fight like a man,
bitch.
CHARLIE O
What‟s your deal dude?
VINCENT
You got my brother drunk!
CHARLIE O
No I didn‟t.
VINCENT
Who did then?
CHARLIE O
I don‟t know but it wasn‟t me. Look
around, there‟s a cooler full of booze
here. Maybe he was curious after seeing
what big brother was doing and he got
into the cooler himself.
VINCENT
Don‟t make me out to be the bad guy.
You‟re a fucking loser Charlie O, and
you‟ll always be a fucking loser!
MARCUS
(yells)
Guys, stop. Stop! Let‟s calm down and
focus our hatred on the real enemy.
(points down the beach)
Moses Brown.
VINCENT
Fine.
Vincent pushes Marcus away from him. Sensing that the

tension is largely over, Johnny releases Charlie O.
VINCENT
You‟re still an asshole though Charlie.
Vincent walks by Joey who is keeled over and coughing.
VINCENT
OK Joseph, you can play in our football
(MORE)
VINCENT (cont‟d)
game. Consider that your punishment
for getting wasted.
JOEY
(sarcastically)
Thanks. I don‟t know if I want to play
anymore.
VINCENT
Ohhh, you‟re playing now and I hope you
get hit…hard. Knock some sense into you.
Vincent grabs Johnny‟s football from the blanket and throws

it up into the air to practice catching.
Marcus looks over at Stanley, who‟s awkwardly standing by

himself away from the rest of the group.
MARCUS
Stanley, you in?
STANLEY
I‟d like to be, that is if you guys don‟t
mind.
MARCUS
No, come on over here and be part of the
team.
STANLEY
Great!
Stanley walks over and is greeted with high fives by all of

the other guys. Johnny playfully messes up his hair as he
walks by.
Marcus looks over at the girls who are all standing in a

circle by themselves.
MARCUS
Ladies?
STACEY
What? You want us to play?
MARCUS
Well yeah, sure.
CHARLIE O
It sure would be awesome if we beat those
Moses Brown bitches with a bunch of girls.
STACEY
As tempting as that is I think us girls
would just prefer to be your cheerleaders.
VINCENT
Are you sure?
KAREN
Yes. Besides, we all just had our nails
done yesterday.
JODI
And we‟re not about to break them playing
Moses Brown.
SANDY
If it was Cranston West though, that‟d
be a different story.
JODI
That‟s true, I hate those skanks.
STACEY
Me too. They‟d be worth breaking a nail
over…preferably from gouging their eyes
out.
KAREN
Sing it sister.
Johnny runs about 10 yards away from them.
JOHNNY
Vinny pass me the ball.
Vincent throws a perfect spiral to Johnny.
JOHNNY
Nice throw man!
Johnny throws the ball back to Vincent who‟s standing next

to Stanley. Once he catches it, he hands the ball over
Stanley.
VINCENT
Go ahead Stan, let‟s see the arm.
Stanley concentrates for a while on Johnny and finally

throws it in his direction. He misses him badly as the
ball lands to the right and five yards in front of him.
VINCENT
OK, Stanley is not our quarterback.
Just for anyone wondering, he will not
be quarterbacking our team…thankfully.
Vincent pats Stanley on his back to reassure him.
VINCENT
That‟s OK champ, you can‟t be good at
everything. Look at me, I suck at math.
You‟re probably great at it.
STANLEY
I was in the junior high math Olympiad.
VINCENT
(surprised)
They have Olympics for math?
STANLEY
Kinda.
VINCENT
See, that‟s what I mean.
The Moses Brown kid yells out from across the beach.

Come on, are you guineas ready yet!?!
MARCUS
Well fellas, it‟s time to kick some ass.
JOHNNY
You know it.
MARCUS
Guys, get your hands in here.
Marcus stretches his hand out in front of him. The other

guys circle around and put their outstretched hands on top
of his.
MARCUS
“Go Cougars” on three, OK?
(pause)
1, 2, 3!
ALL THE GUYS

Go Cougars!
The guys bring their hands up over their heads in a cheer,

then run towards the Moses Brown kids, like the Scottish
attacking the King‟s army in “Braveheart.”
The Moses Brown seniors line up in front of Marcus and his

friends and stare them down in an effort to intimidate
them.
MARCUS
OK assholes, we got seven guys. Now
you pick your seven guys.

No problem.
Stacey, Sandy, Jodi and Karen walk up behind Marcus and the
other guys.

Do your little girlfriends not want
to play?
JOHNNY
You‟d like that wouldn‟t you? It‟d
probably be the first time you guys
would ever touch a girl.
STACEY
We don‟t want to embarrass you guys
either so we‟re just going to sit this
one out.
VINCENT
So assuming you homos can count to
seven without having your butlers do
it for you, can we get your seven guys
to line up against us?

OK, we‟re set. We‟ll count each touch-
(MORE)
MOSES BROWN STUDENT #1 (cont‟d)

down as one point. First one to get
five points, five touchdowns, wins.
OK?
MARCUS
Fine with us.

You bitches can take the ball first.
The guy throws the ball to Marcus.
MARCUS
Nah, nah, you guys can have the ball
first.
Marcus throws the ball back to him.

No, take the ball.
He throws the ball back to Marcus.
MARCUS
I don‟t want any excuses when we kick
your ass. Take the ball first.
Marcus immediately tosses the ball back to him.

Fine. What are the end zones and what
is out of bounds?
MARCUS
We‟ll make it easy, your blanket is
one end zone, our blanket is the other.

And out of bounds?
Marcus looks around and surveys the beach, then he points

out a trash can on one side and a bunch of seaweed on the
other which will mark the out of bounds area.
MARCUS
What about on a line with that trash
can over there and the seaweed over
here.

Fine. Take the ball, throw it off to
us.
The Moses Brown kid throws the ball hard into Stanley‟s
stomach. He doesn‟t catch it but he temporarily keels over
from the impact.
Joey picks up the ball as the guys walk back over to their
blanket.
The girls stay off to the side behind the line of seaweed
and half way between their blanket and the Moses Brown
kids‟ blanket. They start cheering for their friends.
STACEY
(yells)
Let‟s go boys!
KAREN
(yells)
Go get „em!
JOHNNY
Who‟s throwing off?
MARCUS
Who has the strongest arm?
JOHNNY
I don‟t know but I‟m willing to bet
that Vinny has the strongest wrist.
Especially since he‟s probably staying
up all night these days thinking of
Karen.
All the guys crack up laughing.
VINCENT
Ha, ha, very funny guys.
ROBERT
Joey give me the rock, I‟ll throw it
off.
Joey tosses Robert the football who then throws it to the

Moses Brown students standing on the other side.
One of their guys catches it as both groups run towards

each other. The guy with the football makes it about ten
yards before getting tagged.
The Moses Brown students quickly line up in formation – a

center, a quarterback and five wide receivers who are all
covered by Marcus and friends.

Hut, hut, hike!
The center snaps him the ball, he drops back a few steps
and waits a couple seconds before he throws the ball to one
of his wide receivers about twenty yards down the field.
The wide receiver pushes off on Stanley, who falls down to

the ground, which allows him to be wide open. He catches
the ball and runs untouched into the end zone.
The girls along the sidelines start booing.
Marcus walks around the middle of the playing area with his
arms up in the air, upset over what just happened.
MARCUS
So is this how we‟re going to play?
JOHNNY
They‟re dirty, just like their mothers
and sisters.
The Moses Brown guy runs in between Marcus and Johnny on

his way to the end zone.

1-0, deal with it bitches.
MARCUS
Fuck you.
Marcus kicks up sand in frustration.
Next is a montage of the rest of the game showing how tough

each side plays – dropped balls, acrobatic catches, hard
tags, quarterback sacks, touchdowns, people getting in each
other‟s faces yelling back and forth, pushing and taunting.
Marcus and friends have the ball deep in their own end.
MARCUS
Huddle up guys.
The seven guys huddle up.
MARCUS
OK, it‟s 4-4, we‟ve had a great comeback.
It‟s a testament to our grittiness.
Stanley, be prepared, the ball is coming
to you this time.
STANLEY
(shocked)
What?!?
MARCUS
Yes.
STANLEY
Are you sure you want to do this? I
haven‟t caught a pass yet.
MARCUS
That‟s right, we have the element of
surprise right here with you. Besides,
Robert, Vinny and Johnny are being
covered like crazy…and Charlie O, boy
Charlie O can hardly see straight,
he‟ll hopefully be a good decoy though.
JOEY
What about me? Even though I‟m drunk
I can catch, I can score a touchdown.
MARCUS
I know you can.
JOEY
So throw me the ball damnit.
STANLEY
Yeah, throw him the ball.
MARCUS
I‟ll tell you what Joey, you‟ll be my
second option if Stanley‟s not open.
Deal?
JOEY
(thinking)
Fine.
STANLEY
Marcus, are you sure you don‟t want
to use him as you‟re first option?
MARCUS
Stanley, there comes a time in every
guy‟s life when they just have to nut
up. This is your time. You hear me?
Your time to nut up.
Marcus looks Stanley directly in the eyes until he accepts

the challenge.
STANLEY
OK, I will.
One of the Moses Brown guys yells out from the other side
of the line of scrimmage.

Will you pussies quit the circle jerk
and play some ball!
MARCUS
Cougars on three…1, 2, 3.
ALL THE GUYS

Cougars!
The team breaks the huddle and gathers at the line of

scrimmage.
Marcus looks over to Stanley who is standing on the far

side of the playing area and gives him a wink and smile.
Stanley gives him a knowing shake of the head back.
MARCUS
Hut, hut, hike!
Vincent, acting as the center, throws the ball to Marcus.

Marcus does a few pump fakes to other wide receivers until
he looks over to Stanley and heaves it up for him.
Amazingly, Stanley catches it over the defender and he

starts running for the end zone.
MARCUS
(pumps his fist)
Yeah, Stanley!
When it looks like Stanley is going to score a touchdown,

suddenly a Moses Brown kid comes flying in from out of
nowhere, hits him with a forearm to his chest and pushes
him down hard.
Stanley fumbles as he falls to the ground and hits his head

hard against the sand. He actually ends up with a mouthful
of sand which he spits out.

Get the ball, get the ball, get the ball!
Another Moses Brown kid comes over, picks up the ball and
runs to the end zone while Stanley‟s teammates let him
score. They‟ve stop caring about the game and instead run
over to make sure he‟s OK.
As Johnny rushes over to Stanley, he pushes a Moses Brown

kid in the back hard, making him fall on his stomach with
his face hitting the sand.
JOHNNY
You‟re all a bunch of douchebags.
Marcus helps Stanley, who‟s still dazed and glassy-eyed, to

his feet.
MARCUS
Stanley, you OK?
Stanley puts his hand on Marcus‟ shoulder to regain his

composure and balance.
STANLEY
Sorry Marcus, I thought I was going to
score. I failed. It‟s my fault.
MARCUS
It‟s not your fault, it‟s theirs.
They‟re a bunch of assholes.
With all the Moses Brown kids gathered in the other end
zone celebrating their win, Robert walks across the playing
area with a determined look on his face.
He starts calling them out.
ROBERT
Hey…hey! Hey dickheads! You think you
can do that to one of my boys!?!
One of the Moses Brown guys walks right up to him.

We just did bitch!
Robert hauls off and punches the guy in the face, dropping
him like a sack of potatoes.
JOHNNY
Well, we‟re fighting now whether we
like it or not.
Marcus and Johnny rush over to back up Robert.
Vincent rushes to join Marcus, Johnny and Robert as the

Moses Brown kids rush to protect their guy that was just
knocked out.
Soon enough a brawl breaks out between the well-to-do

preppy kids from Moses Brown and the blue collar kids from
North Providence High.
Almost immediately one of the Moses Brown kids pushes the

much smaller Joey to the ground. Upon seeing this, his big
brother Vincent comes over to defend him and punches the
Moses Brown kid in the face.
Vincent helps Joey get up on his feet.
JOEY
Thanks.
VINCENT
You might be an annoying idiot, but
you‟re still my little brother. I got
you‟re back. Now go, get out of this
fight.
Joey walks away from brawl while Vincent tries to help

Marcus and Johnny.
When two guys decide to take on Robert, Jodi decides to get

in on the action and rushes to his defense from the
sideline.
STACEY
Jodi, get back here!
KAREN
That is one crazy bitch.
Jodi starts punching one of the Moses Brown guys in the

back, with minimal impact.
When he finally decides to turn around and deal with her,

Jodi takes a few steps back and gets in a defensive
position.
JODI
Ohhh shit.
Although Robert is on the ground with a guy on top of him,

once he sees someone threaten Jodi he uses his strength to
toss the guy off of him then he gets up and punches the
other guy in the face.
Jodi rushes back to her girlfriends as the fighting

continues.
Stacey gives her a hug on her return.
STACEY
Karen‟s right, you are a crazy bitch.
JODI
Whatever, I wasn‟t going to let someone
punch my man and not do anything about
it. Why don‟t you help Marcus?
STACEY
He‟s not my man.
JODI
(doubtfully)
Yeah…right.
With everyone getting tired the fighting begins to die

down. Marcus takes this opportunity to separate his guys
and walk away from the Moses Brown guys.
MARCUS
Guys, guys, let‟s break it up. Let‟s
go back to our spot and drink some
beers.
Similarly, the Moses Brown guys start gathering their guys

together and walking back to their area. The fighting is
over and both sides are licking their wounds.

(yells)
We still won losers!
ROBERT
(yells)
You‟re still a bunch of dickheads
though and you always will be.

I‟ll be sure to take by Benz to your
car wash tomorrow so you can detail it
for me.
ROBERT
Fuck you.
Robert stops walking and turns back around to the Moses

Brown kid; once he does that Marcus grabs his back, turns
him around and makes him continue walking with them.
MARCUS
Robbie, come on, don‟t get us into
another fight. Forget about those
assholes. Let‟s just drink some beer.
ROBERT
OK, OK, they just piss me off.
MARCUS
They piss all of us off, but don‟t let
them get to you. Forget about them.
We‟re here with all our friends, so
let‟s enjoy being here with all our
friends. Remember, we don‟t have that
much time left with each other.
ROBERT
You‟re right.
The five guys continue walking while Robert, with his last
parting shot, raises his arm and flips the Moses Brown guys
off without even turning back or breaking his stride.
Still woozy, Stanley walks over to join the other guys.
ROBERT
How you feeling there Stanley?
STANLEY
I‟m still a little woozy, but I think
I‟m OK.
ROBERT
Good.
STANLEY
Thanks for standing up and defending me.
ROBERT
No problem kid.
STANLEY
It was nice, especially since we haven‟t
talked to each other since 5th grade.
ROBERT
Hey, no one from another school is going
to come and pick on someone from my
school. At North Providence, we‟re all
brothers in the end.
Robert tries to high five Stanley but he stands there

confused momentarily, not knowing how to react.
ROBERT
Come on, high five me Stanley.
Stanley finally gives him a high five to the applause of

the other guys.
CHARLIE O
Hey, it‟s Miller Time guys!
All the guys, except for Stanley, run over to the cooler.
Stanley continues walking slowly, still woozy from the hard
hit he took.
Surprisingly, Sandy walks up to console him.

SANDY
How are you feeling Stanley?
STANLEY
I‟ve felt better.
SANDY
You looked good out there.
STANLEY
I did? I got my butt kicked and I ended
up with a mouthful of sand.
SANDY
Yeah but you got up. That‟s the true
sign of a man.
STANLEY
I‟m a man?
SANDY
Well you‟re not a boy. You were tough
out there.
STANLEY
That‟s the first time anybody‟s called
me tough.
SANDY
I have a feeling you‟ll be experiencing
a lot of firsts today.
STANLEY
Speaking of that, since I‟m already
woozy I think I‟m going to have a
beer.
Stanley makes his way through the crowd at the blanket and
towards the cooler.
STANLEY
Excuse me, excuse me, make way, I‟m
trying to get a beer.
CHARLIE O
Stanley you actually want a beer?
STANLEY
Yeah, why not? When in Rome, right?
CHARLIE O
(confused)
Are we in Rome, Rhode Island? I thought
we were in Narragansett?
STANLEY
We are, it‟s just an expression.
CHARLIE O
You‟re a smart dude.
Charlie O playfully messes up Stanley‟s hair.
CHARLIE O (cont‟d)
I like you, you‟re a good kid. What
can I get you?
STANLEY
I guess I‟ll take a Busch.
Charlie O grabs a Busch beer can from the cooler and gives
it to him.
MARCUS
I‟d like to propose a toast.
Everyone raises their beer can.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
To Stanley…the guy that almost won us
the game.
EVERYONE
To Stanley!
Everyone drinks to Stanley as he stands there with a huge

grin on his face. For the first time in a long time he‟s
finally being accepted by his peers and he didn‟t have to
change himself at all for that to happen.
Vincent looks over at his brother who is sitting on the

beach holding his head in his hands.
VINCENT
How are you feeling?
JOEY
The beach is spinning.
VINCENT
It doesn‟t feel good, right?
JOEY
Not at all.
VINCENT
See you should listen to me more, I‟m
just trying to protect you.
Joey grabs a bag that is sitting next to him, leans to the

side and vomits into it.
STACEY
Ewww, still? Is he ever going to stop?
VINCENT
He just has to give it time.
Once Joey is done, he lays down on his back and stares up

at the sky.
JOEY
Awww god, I feel like hell.
Vincent looks over to Charlie O and gives him a look of

disgust.
VINCENT
I still hate you Charlie O.
LATER ON – LATE AFTERNOON CLOSING IN ON SUNSET
All of the friends are sitting on the beach in a line close

to the water, watching the sunset and drinking beer.
They‟re sitting in a few separate groups, one of which is

made up of Marcus, Stacey and Johnny.
MARCUS
Look at the sun setting.
JOHNNY
Yeah, it‟s like a metaphor for all of
our friendships.
MARCUS
Ohhh, stop being so overdramatic.
JOHNNY
What? It‟s true. There‟s not going to
be many more times when all of us are
going to be together in one place.
MARCUS
It‟s not like we‟re all going off to
die. We‟ll still have holidays and
other breaks.
JOHNNY
Yeah but I am going into the Army, I‟m
not going to have that many breaks.
MARCUS
Please, the military is a great gig
these days, the world is totally safe.
The Soviet Union is dead, who else is
going to step up and fight America?
They‟d have to be crazy.
JOHNNY
That may be so but you never know.
MARCUS
Please, look at the world today, it‟s
fine. America‟s on top, who‟s going
to mess with us? Russia? They‟ve got
bigger problems than us, like standing
in line for hours to get bread and
toilet paper. Iraq? We already
slapped those pricks around once.
JOHNNY
Yeah but we left the man in power.
MARCUS
Whatever, he‟s impotent now, nothing
for us to worry about anymore.
JOHNNY
(laughs)
Ha ha, you said impotent.
MARCUS
Yes…yes I did.
STACEY
So are you excited for the Army?
JOHNNY
Yeah, yeah I think I am.
MARCUS
I don‟t get it.
JOHNNY
What? The military runs in my blood,
my grandfather was a colonel in World
War II, my uncle was a lieutenant in
Vietnam and I have two cousins in the
Marines who fought in Desert Storm.
This is my destiny.
MARCUS
I know that, and I respect your family
but this whole military thing, it‟s
still barbaric.
JOHNNY
` Why?
MARCUS
Well outside of being the most sexist
institution ever filled with a bunch of
mindless meatheads, they never seem to
have much of a problem indiscriminately
killing civilians during wartime.
JOHNNY
Great, I love how you just listed all
the common stereotypes associated with
the Army; that‟s the lazy man‟s way of
arguing. But come on, even you should
know they don‟t intentionally go out
looking to kill civilians.
MARCUS
You‟re so naïve.
JOHNNY
I‟m not saying it doesn‟t happen but
war is hell, things happen sometimes.
Besides, you yourself said that we‟re
done with war so according to you it
should be a non-issue for me.
MARCUS
I just don‟t understand war, I don‟t
understand how things just can‟t be
solved diplomatically.
JOHNNY
God you‟re such a Democrat, I feel bad
for you sometimes. There‟s some crazy
people out there and some of those people
control resources that could potentially
threaten us one day. That‟s where we
come in, to keep them in check. To keep
the peace.
MARCUS
Good luck with that, me however will
remain anti-war.
JOHNNY
Marcus, it‟s not like I‟m pro war. On
the contrary, I‟m pro peace. We have
the military to enforce the peace, not
to instigate a war.
MARCUS
I don‟t believe that, but I do respect
your opinions and the decisions you make…
no matter how wrong they are.
Marcus flashes Johnny a big smile to which Johnny responds

by playfully pushing him.
JOHNNY
You‟re a dick.
MARCUS
You love it though.
In another group, Karen and Vincent are sitting together

watching the sunset while Joey is lying next to her, still
passed out from drinking.
VINCENT
Such a great view.
KAREN
What a beautiful sunset.
Karen grabs Vincent‟s hand and holds it. After a few

seconds of silence, Joey wakes up from his alcohol-induced
sleep.
Groggy, he rubs his eyes then looks over to Vincent and

Karen and notices them holding hands.
JOEY
Are you guys holding hands?!? Are you
guys boyfriend and girlfriend?
Instinctively, Vincent moves his hand away from Karen.
KAREN
Hey squirt, you finally woke up!
VINCENT
Joey, shut up and mind your business.
Just enjoy the sunset, eat your chips
and try to sober up.
JOEY
How long was I out for?
VINCENT
Two, two and a half hours.
Joey grabs his head which is throbbing in pain.
JOEY
My head is pounding.
VINCENT
Well that‟s because you‟re drunk.
JOEY
(shakes his head)
I don‟t like being drunk.
VINCENT
I didn‟t think you would. I tried to
warn you, but you didn‟t listen. I‟m
just trying to help you out in life but
you don‟t get that.
Vincent has a bottle of water sitting next to him so he

grabs it and passes it over to Joey.
VINCENT (cont‟d)
Here, have some water. It‟ll rehydrate
you. You‟ll feel better after this.
Joey takes it and slowly gulps it down.
JOEY
Thanks. I feel like puking.
VINCENT
Again? I don‟t think you have anything
left in your system at this point.
JOEY
What? I puked before?
VINCENT
Multiple times.
JOEY
How many?
VINCENT
I lost count at 4.
KAREN
I think it was 5 or 6.
JOEY
Ewww, I don‟t even remember any of that.
VINCENT
So are you going to drink again anytime
soon?
JOEY
No way.
VINCENT
Good boy.
(pause)
Karen can you pass me over another beer?
Karen gives him a beer that was sitting next to her which
he promptly opens and takes a large drink from.
JOEY
Ewww, just watching you drink that beer
makes me want to vomit again.
VINCENT
Well if you‟re going to puke make sure
you make it to the ocean or a trash can
this time.
JOEY
Nahhh, I don‟t think I‟m going to puke.
I think I‟ll be fine.
VINCENT
That‟s a relief.
Joey lays back down on the beach and looks straight up to

the sky.
JOEY
So are you two going to kiss?
VINCENT
God, you‟re so less annoying when you‟re
passed out drunk.
After a few seconds where they‟re staring silently at the

sunset, Karen and Vincent move their hands back until they
find each other‟s.
They sit there peacefully holding hands until Vincent looks

over at Robert and Jodi, who are sitting together watching
the sunset too.
VINCENT
Look at Robbie and Jodi over there.
Karen looks over at them.
KAREN
Awww, they look so cute.
VINCENT
Yeah it‟s amazing, they actually look
like a real couple when they‟re not
talking to each other.
Robert and Jodi are sitting close together, his arm is

around her back.
Jodi tilts her head back until it is resting on his

shoulder.
JODI
Don‟t you just love how the sunrays
reflect off the clouds, making them
shine that pretty color of pink?
ROBERT
Shhh, don‟t ruin the moment by talking.
JODI
Ohhhkay.
And with that, the two of them just sit there in silence,
still in each other‟s arms though.
Sandy and Stanley are sitting together at the end of the

line in a small group of their own.
SANDY
I love watching the waves crash into
the beach as the sun goes down. It‟s
so tranquil. Don‟t you think?
Stanley just sits there nervously, too nervous to say

anything. Sandy looks over to him and sees that he‟s
nervous.
SANDY
Are you OK Stanley?
STANLEY
(nervously)
Ummm, yeah, yeah I‟m OK.
SANDY
(laughs)
Are you nervous?
STANLEY
A little.
SANDY
Why are you nervous?
STANLEY
I don‟t know actually. Here we are
sitting together watching this beautiful
sunset and for some reason I‟m nervous.
I‟m so nervous that my palms are sweaty
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STANLEY (cont‟d)
and the sand is sticking to my hands.
See.
Stanley shows Sandy his palm which is covered in sand

that‟s stuck to his hand.
This makes Sandy break out in hysterical laughter.
STANLEY
So this is funny?
Sandy slaps Stanley on the leg.
SANDY
Sorry, but yes, yes it is.
Stanley sits there for a moment just looking at her then he

joins in on the laughter.
STANLEY
I guess it is pretty funny.
SANDY
Stanley, you‟re a trip.
STANLEY
A trip?
SANDY
Yeah, you know, you‟re funny, you‟re
fun.
STANLEY
(innocently)
Thank you, but I don‟t usually mean to
be.
Sandy regains her composure and looks Stanley directly in

the eyes.
SANDY
Stanley.
STANLEY
Yes.
SANDY
Do you want to kiss me?
STANLEY
(nervously)
Yes.
SANDY
OK.
Sandy leans in and gives Stanley a sweet, innocent kiss

that lasts for several seconds.
SANDY
Was that your first time?
STANLEY
Yes, I guess that‟s why I was so nervous,
I think maybe subconsciously I knew
something like this might have been a
possibility when we sat down together
to enjoy the sunset.
SANDY
(laughs)
I told you I had a feeling you‟d be
experiencing a lot of firsts today.
STANLEY
I wouldn‟t mind experiencing some
seconds either.
SANDY
(laughs)
You‟re funny. I think I can help you
out on one of the seconds.
Sandy leans in and gives Stanley another kiss, this one is

more passionate and lasts much longer than the first.
SANDY
Well you could‟ve fooled me about
this being your first time.
STANLEY
Thank you.
SANDY
Stanley, sorry I was such a bitch to
you before.
STANLEY
That‟s OK, you just didn‟t know me.
SANDY
You‟re right, and I‟m sorry for judging
you without really knowing you.
STANLEY
That‟s OK Sandy, it‟s all in the past
and I just want to concentrate on the
present.
SANDY
Me too.
This time Stanley, with his newfound confidence, leans in

and gives Sandy a sweet, innocent kiss.
Karen looks over to the two of them and sees them kissing.
KAREN
(shocked)
Well I‟ll be damned.
Karen slaps Vincent on the arm to get his attention.
KAREN (cont‟d)
Vincent, look.
Vincent turns his head and sees Stanley making out with
Sandy.
VINCENT
(smiles)
There you go champ. Get after it.
KAREN
That‟s so sweet.
VINCENT
It is.
(pause)
Karen.
Karen turns to look at Vincent, who‟s looking directly into

her eyes.
KAREN
Yes, Vincent.
VINCENT
Can I take you out for some pizza
tomorrow night?
KAREN
You mean, like a date?
VINCENT
Well yes.
KAREN
A real date, huh?
VINCENT
Yes, an honest to goodness real date.
KAREN
Can Joey come?
Vincent looks over at his little brother and thinks for a

moment, but before he says anything Karen stops him.
KAREN
(laughs)
I‟m just kidding Vincent, relax.
VINCENT
(confused)
Sooo, back to this date.
KAREN
(interrupts)
Yes, I‟d love to go out on a date with
you. Truth be told I‟ve had a little
crush on you for the last few months.
VINCENT
You have?
KAREN
Yes.
VINCENT
Sweet, so have I! I wish I knew this
before, I would‟ve acted sooner.
(pause)
Well now that I know where we both stand
let‟s kick the date up a notch. How
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VINCENT (cont‟d)
about we do Applebee‟s and a movie at
the Showcase?
KAREN
(laughs)
Ha, sounds great!
Marcus looks around and notices that all of the guys are
getting comfortable and cozy with the girl they‟re hanging
out with.
MARCUS
Everyone looks like they‟re getting
along really well around here.
STACEY
I guess it‟s the magic of the sea.
MARCUS
Strangely, we‟re like the only ones
not holding hands.
STACEY
Well we should be.
MARCUS
Oh yeah? Why‟s that?
STACEY
Are we not boyfriend and girlfriend?
MARCUS
I didn‟t think we are.
STACEY
Well I thought we were?
MARCUS
No shit?
STACEY
What‟s that supposed to mean?
MARCUS
Don‟t get me wrong, I would love to be
your boyfriend, I just didn‟t think you
wanted to be my girlfriend.
STACEY
I think we have to work on our
communication skills.
MARCUS
Apparently.
MARCUS
So let me get this straight, we are
boyfriend and girlfriend, right?
STACEY
Yes, that is if you want us to be.
MARCUS
Oh boy, I want us to be.
STACEY
Good. So we are.
MARCUS
Great, we are!
STACEY
(smiles)
Hi boyfriend.
Stacey awkwardly shakes his hand.
MARCUS
(laughs)
Hi girlfriend.
(pause)
Ohhh, what the hell.
Marcus leans in and kisses Stacey.
At this point Charlie O comes back to the beach carrying

several Styrofoam containers, one on top of the other,
filled with “stuffies,” aka stuffed clams.
CHARLIE O
I‟m back…and I brought some goodies.
JOHNNY
Jeez Chucky, we were wondering what
happened to you.
CHARLIE O
Let that be a lesson to you all, don‟t
ever send a stoned guy off to get a
group dinner.
JOHNNY
Well I was thinking that‟d be a positive
since your munchies would probably force
you to buy too much food, which is never
a bad thing.
MARCUS
Where‟d you go?
JOHNNY
That little fish n‟ chips shack across
the street.
ROBERT
Ohhh, I love that place. Hook me up
with some.
Charlie O starts going down the line and passing out a

container to each couple.
CHARLIE O
OK, OK, all in good time; don‟t grab.
I got stuffies though, I thought the
fish n‟ chips would be too difficult
to eat with plastic knives and forks.
ROBERT
Whatever, I‟m so starved I‟ll eat
anything.
JOHNNY
What? My snacks weren‟t good enough
for you?
ROBERT
They were, but they were exactly what
they‟re called…snacks. Now it‟s time
for dinner.
Everyone opens up their containers and digs into the food.

Sandy actually feeds Stanley a couple of bites from her
fork.
VINCENT
I just wish they‟d let us grill out
here, I could use a steak.
JOEY
Whatever, you‟d probably burn down
the beach.
VINCENT
What are you talking about drunk boy?
JOEY
You don‟t remember the time you almost
burned down our house when the parents
were away and you tried to turn on the
gas grill by yourself?
MARCUS
Holy shit! I remember that! I was
there!
JOEY
That fireball must have flown four, five
feet up in the air. Almost singed your
eyebrows off.
VINCENT
(defensively)
None of that would‟ve happened if dad
connected the hose right to begin with.
JOEY
(laughs)
Riiight. Keep on believing that.
VINCENT
I liked you better when you were black-
out drunk.
MARCUS
I‟m sorry man, I love you and all but
I got to go with your little brother
on this one. You had no fucking clue
what you were doing.
VINCENT
Screw you.
Vincent picks up a fistful of sand and throws it at Marcus

who blocks most of it from landing in his container.
MARCUS
Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down!
STACEY
Vinny, stop it!
VINCENT
OK fine.
After Charlie O finishes delivering all the containers, he

takes a seat by Marcus, Stacey and Johnny.
CHARLIE O
So what did I miss while I was gone?
JOHNNY
Nothing.
CHARLIE O
Well what were you guys talking about?
MARCUS
The future.
CHARLIE O
Really? That‟s deep.
JOHNNY
What about you Chaz, what about your
future?
CHARLIE O
My future? I have no future.
MARCUS
What? Come on, everyone has a future.
Even Vincent has a future.
Vincent turns around after hearing his name then crawls

over to join the group, he‟s quickly followed by Karen.
VINCENT
What? I heard my name.
MARCUS
You have a future right?
VINCENT
Yeah I guess. I have a great uncle in
New York City that hooked me up with
a summer internship. He‟s at this place
called Cantor Fitzgerald. I‟m not even
sure I know what they do, they‟re into
trading or something like that. I
don‟t know, but my dad says they‟re
really legit…and they‟re in the World
Trade Center. So I‟m going to try
that out and see what happens, I‟m
sure I‟ll make some good contacts at
least.
KAREN
(sadly)
So you‟re going to be away for the
summer?
VINCENT
Not really. Two month internship,
four days a week, I‟m home Fridays-
Sundays, so it‟s not that big of a
deal. I‟ll still be around a lot.
KAREN
Ohhh OK, good.
Karen grabs a hold of Vincent‟s hand.
KAREN (cont‟d)
I was afraid I was going to lose you
before I even got you.
MARCUS
See Charlie O, even Vincent has a
future, and I think most people gave
up on him years ago.
VINCENT
Thanks dick.
MARCUS
Just go with me on this Vin.
(pause)
My point is, Chuck, everyone has a
future.
CHARLIE O
Na-uh, not me. If I think about my
future I‟m just going to be setting
myself up for failure, and that‟s too
much of a burden for me to handle. I
don‟t have a future.
MARCUS
Sure you do. What are you good at?
CHARLIE O
Nothing.
MARCUS
Nothing? Come on everyone‟s good at
something.
CHARLIE O
(agitated)
I‟m good at being an alcoholic drug
addict! That‟s all I‟ve ever been good
at and that‟s all I‟ll ever be good at!
I mean look at me? Look at what I do,
I got Vinny‟s little brother drunk for
no reason. Because I thought it‟d be
funny? Maybe. Because I was bored?
Probably. Because I‟m a fuck up?
Definitely. Look, I‟m going to shitty
community college and I‟ll probably
flunk out of that because, again, I‟m
a fucking drug addict!
JOHNNY
You probably won‟t flunk out of
community college, my cousin made
it through in three years and she‟s
an idiot.
Charlie O is not amused by Johnny story and, in fact, he

looks a little pissed off.
CHARLIE O
Maybe Vinny‟s right, I am a fucking
loser…and I always will be.
MARCUS
No you‟re not. Vincent was just angry,
he didn‟t mean it.
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MARCUS (cont‟d)
(yells out to Vincent)
Did you Vinny?
VINCENT
(thinking)
No, I guess I didn‟t. Charlie O, you‟re
not a loser, you just do dumb shit a lot
of times.
CHARLIE O
I‟ll take that and I accept your apology.
MARCUS
You know Charlie, we can get you help
to battle your addictions.
CHARLIE O
Thanks, but I don‟t want it. I‟m
perfectly content with being a fuck
up.
MARCUS
Are you sure?
Charlie O puts his hand up to try to stop Marcus from

talking.
CHARLIE O
Marcus, thanks, but I‟m fine. I just
want to eat my stuffies in peace.
Charlie O moves a couple feet away from the group and

quietly eats his food.
MARCUS
OK, fine. Be like that.
CHARLIE O
I will.
Charlie O puts down his container of food, takes his bowl

of weed out of his pocket and smokes in peace.
After a couple of puffs, he turns and offers the bowl to

Marcus.
CHARLIE O
Would you like a hit? Would you like
to join me in my fuckedupness? Come
on, help me put the high in North
Providence High.
Marcus waves him off.
MARCUS
Nah, I‟m good.
CHARLIE O
OK, you don‟t know what you‟re missing
though. This is some good shit; the
chronic man, the chronic.
Charlie O takes another puff from his bowl, exhales deeply

then he falls back on the beach and lays down on his back.
MARCUS
And I think Charlie O is finally good
for the day.
CHARLIE O
Nah man, I‟m alright, I‟m just looking
up at all the funny cloud shapes in the
sky.
JOHNNY
Oh yeah? What do you see?
CHARLIE O
An elephant carrying a briefcase with
his trunk. A Ford Explorer. A karate
master breaking a piece of wood. And,
ummm, I think I see the Easter bunny
in mid-hop…that or it‟s someone jumping
rope, I really can‟t tell.
Johnny looks up at the sky but is quickly confused when he

can‟t make out anything that Charlie O sees.
JOHNNY
Charlie I can‟t make out one thing
you‟re looking at, not one fucking
thing.
CHARLIE O
That‟s because you‟re not expanding your
mind. You look at something and take
it at face value, I on the other hand
see something and look for different ways
to interpret it…I‟m always searching for
the deeper meaning of things.
MARCUS
Now who‟s the deep one?
Charlie O shrugs his shoulders while still lying on the

beach.
CHARLIE O
Hey, I have my moments.
Marcus looks around his group of friends and sees everyone

again cuddling up and getting along with each other.
MARCUS
Guys, look around. This is what it‟s
all about. Friends hanging out with
friends, high school seniors…not a care
in the world. This is the last time
it‟ll be like that. We‟re going off to
college, going off to internships, going
off to work, going off to the army;
we‟re all going into a world filled with
responsibilities. No longer can we hide
behind our parents, siblings and friends.
We‟ll have to man up and take ownership
of our lives, both the good and the bad.
Marcus stands up and begins to get more animated with his

actions as he walks along the line of friends.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
And who could‟ve asked for a better day
to ditch? Not only was the weather great
but the day was chock full of pleasant
surprises. I found out today that I‟ve
had a girlfriend for the last two months.
Vincent and Karen are finally going to
go on a date, which is great because,
honestly Karen, Vincent has been in-
fatuated with you for a long time now,
so it‟s great to see that.
Vincent looks at Karen and sheepishly shrugs his shoulders

in agreement.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
And we showed that we could not only be
lovers but we could be fighters as well
by getting a few good punches on those
pricks from Moses Brown.
ROBERT
Damn right we did!
MARCUS
And who would‟ve ever thought this
morning that by the evening Sandy and
Stanley would be sitting on the beach
together hand-in-hand. It‟s so precious.
I just want to pinch your cheeks, you‟re
both so cute.
Sandy and Stanley look at each other and giggle.
MARCUS (cont‟d)
As the sun sets and day turns into night,
I think one last toast is in order.
Marcus stands up and walks over to the cooler. He‟s

followed by the rest of his friends.
Everyone digs in and grabs the last remaining beers and

Zimas.
Marcus raises his beer can into the air.
MARCUS
To high school friendships.
VINCENT
May they live forever.
EVERYONE
Here, here.
Everyone raises their drinks in the air, with the exception

of Joey who is drinking another bottle of water. They do a
cheers with each other then take a sip.
JOHNNY
One last jump into the water?
MARCUS
Last one in buys the beer tonight.
As the sun goes down completely and day turns into dusk,
all of them sprint into the water and splash around.
They then come together, raise their drinks in the air

again and have one more sip.
INT. – STACEY‟S PARENTS‟ CAR
A 28-year old Stacey is riding quietly in the backseat of

her parents‟ car with her younger SISTER; her DAD is
driving and her MOM is in the passenger‟s seat.
Everyone is dressed in black, the father is in a crisp

black suit while the three females are wearing conservative
black dresses.
All four of them are silent, not a word is being spoken

during the drive. The mood is very somber.
TITLE: “JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND – 2005”
STACEY (V.O.)
And that ditch day at the beach was the
last time we all hung out together.
The next week we graduated, and the
week after that Johnny shipped off to
basic training.
(pauses)
A lot of things have happened in the ten
years since high school and most of them
have been centered around tragedies.
Vincent made such an impression during
his two-month internship at Cantor
Fitzgerald that he continued on with
a summer internship during college and
was hired as a full-time analyst at
the firm right after graduation. Sadly,
he had just gotten to his office on
the 102nd floor of One World Trade
Center on September 11th, 2001 when a
hijacked airliner crashed into the
building. While his wallet was
eventually found three months later
perfectly intact, his body, or any
other remains for that matter, were
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STACEY (V.O.) (cont‟d)

never found. And if this wasn‟t sad
enough, Vincent was a newlywed and
his wife was three months pregnant.
Distraught, she later committed suicide
in the couple‟s modest Park Avenue
apartment after she had given up hope
that rescuers would ever find her husband
alive. Vinny‟s wife was Karen, his high
school crush and the love of his life.
Karen and Vincent married in their senior
year of college and moved to New York
City when Vincent accepted the job at
Cantor. She was excited to be living in
the big City of New York and even more
excited over her pregnancy, but in the
end she couldn‟t bear the thought of
going through life, and having a family,
without her beloved husband around.
(pauses)
Which leads me to Johnny. Johnny was a
warrior. He loved the military and the
military life. His unit was one of the
first units called into Afghanistan
after the war started. By all accounts
he fought valiantly, each and every day
he was there, however one day in 2003
during a routine patrol, the vehicle he
was driving was torn apart by an IED.
He barely survived, having lost a leg,
an arm and sight in one eye from the
explosion. He was strong and hung on
to life for a while, but a month later
he passed away from his injuries. He
was a good guy and I miss him.
(pauses)
Unfortunately the tragedies weren‟t only
limited to September 11th and the war
though. Not surprisingly, Charles, or
Charlie O as everyone called him,
succumbed to drug abuse only a few years
after high school. As he predicted, he
dropped out of community college after
his first semester when he failed all
his classes. He never recovered from
that and started hanging with the wrong
crowd. He took up black tar heroin and
eventually ODed three years to the day
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after high school graduation. Charles
was found alone on the bathroom floor of
some cheap motel off of Pine Street. He
was a good-hearted kid, very troubled,
but good-hearted nonetheless.
(pauses)
Another truly tragic story was what
happened to Robbie and Jodi. They
began to grow apart during college as
she spent most of her time at her dorm
in Boston and he continued to live at
home while going to RIC. Finally
tired of the endless fighting and
arguing that dominated their seven
year relationship, they broke up in
their senior year of college. Jodi
dumped him, but Robbie‟s ego believed
it was mutual. She started to see other
guys but Robbie wouldn‟t accept that
their relationship was truly over. One
weekend Robbie decided to surprise Jodi
by driving up to her dorm. He hoped that
he could work things out with her and
they would reconcile. Unfortunately,
he not only surprised Jodi but he also
surprised her new boyfriend who she
was in bed with at the time. Upon
seeing him, Robbie flew into a jealous
rage and beat the guy into a coma. He
survived, unfortunately Jodi wasn‟t so
lucky. Robbie picked up the closest
blunt object he could find, maybe it
was a lamp, maybe it was a radio, I never
found out what it was, I didn‟t want to
know. Whatever it was he hit her over
the head with it then choked the life
out of her right in her own bed. After
that he walked into the kitchen, grabbed
some sort of sharp object and committed
suicide. The scene was apparently
so gruesome that I heard the first
responders who were all hardened veterans
of the force had to go to counseling
for months. Jodi was a great friend
and I wish I could‟ve done something
to stop this well before it happened.
I‟ll always kick myself over my
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inactions.
(pauses)
Among all the tragedies, there were
some heroics though. Joey adored his
big brother, Vincent. He felt so help-
less on 9/11 when he heard about Vinny,
so he decided to do something about it.
In October of that year, he dropped out
of college and enlisted in the Army as
a way to avenge his brother. Within the
year he was shipped out to Afghanistan.
He was only there for a month before
he was killed in a firefight. Joey
died for the honor of his slain brother
and he wouldn‟t have had it any other
way. He died honorably and although
he was always known as the “little kid”
around us he was mature beyond his years.
Joey was pretty liberal and barely ever
agreed with anything that George Bush
did, but you have to respect a guy that
puts his personal feelings aside and
fights for what‟s right. He was a good
kid.
(pauses)
Which is why we‟re here today.
The car pulls into a cemetery parking lot.
EXT. – HIGHLAND MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY – DAY
Stacey is holding a red rose as all four of them get out of

the car.
They are immediately greeted by a somber-looking Stanley,

who‟s dressed in a crisp black suit, and Sandy, in a
conservative, long black dress. They‟re holding each
other‟s hand.
STACEY (V.O.)
There‟s Sandy and Stanley. They‟re not
together anymore, but they‟re still good
friends. They just had different paths
to follow in life. Stanley is a top
surgeon in Washington, DC while Sandy
became a high school teacher in
Providence.
Stacey begins to cry when Sandy and Stanley welcome her

with a big hug.
SANDY
I‟m so sorry Stacey.
STANLEY
This sucks, he was such a good guy and
a great friend. He always made me feel
like a part of the group.
STACEY (V.O.)
That ditch day on the beach wasn‟t a
fluke as we all became good friends with
Stanley post-high school. Too bad we
didn‟t know what we were missing with
him earlier since we all would‟ve been
proud to call him a friend in high school
if we just gave him a chance.
All three walk up a hill, arm-in-arm, as her family follows

behind them.
Once they get to the top of the hill, they see rows and
rows of plots. They begin to head over to an area where
several people are gathered around a plot.
STACEY (V.O.)
Marcus was always anti-war, he hated the
idea of the military and he hated the
thought of violence. But even he couldn‟t
stand idly by after America was attacked.
It wasn‟t just Vincent‟s brother Joey
that walked into a Army recruitment office
on a cold, cloudy autumn day to seek
retribution. He was driven there by my
boyfriend, Marcus. They enlisted together,
although they were sent to separate units.
And while Joey eventually went to Afghani-
stan, Marcus found his way to Iraq. He
was a faithful boyfriend who found a way
to email me every week, except when he
was on a long reconnaissance mission,
then it was usually once every other
week. Marcus was initially upset that
he was sent to Iraq, and not Afghanistan
because he, like many other people, didn‟t
think Iraq had anything to do with 9/11
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and he thought it was pointless to go.
But a short time after he got there he
saw the devastation and destruction that
was caused by decades of dictatorship
and started to believe in the “greater
good” of their occupation. He became
something he never thought he would
in a million years, a warrior just
like Johnny. But last week it all
came to an end. His platoon came under
fire while on a humanitarian mission
in Mosul. He was struck by a sniper‟s
bullet and died instantly. His last
letter to me talked about moving in
together when he got back. We had
talked from time to time about getting
engaged too; but he couldn‟t focus too
much on that at the time because he had
a job to do first. Here at Highland
Memorial is our chance to say goodbye
to a loyal American, a loyal soldier
and an even more loyal boyfriend. I‟ll
miss him deeply.
(pauses)
But at least I‟ll always have times
like our senior year ditch day, where
everything was simple and we enjoyed
life just like the naïve kids we were.
I wish we could go back to that simpler
time in life when the biggest challenges
we faced were things like a pop quiz in
Ms. Caponi‟s geometry class.
(pauses)
Vincent, his brother Joey, Karen, Johnny,
Jodi, Robbie, Charles and Marcus. Eight
friends, seven from my class, all dead
before the age of 30. Some say our class
was cursed. Earlier this week, the
Providence Journal even wrote a front
page article about the unfortunate
circumstances of the “Class of 1995.”
But I don‟t believe we were ever cursed;
we were just victims of a changing world.
A group of friends who grew up naïve
during the eternal optimism of the „90s
and had no idea, and weren‟t prepared
to deal with, what the world had in
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store for them in the 2000‟s. Sometimes
I close my eyes and wish I was back
there in 1995 but find myself dis-
appointed when I open them up and see
that I‟m still stuck in 2006.
Stacey, Stanley and Sandy walk up to the plot where Marcus‟

casket is sitting. The area is surrounding by 30-40
friends and family with an honor guard standing off to the
side.
A group of four singers are also standing off to the side

and their singing a rendition of Boyz II Men‟s “It‟s So
Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday.”
SINGERS
How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good time that made us laugh out-
weigh the bad. I thought we‟d get to
see forever but forever‟s gone away.
It‟s so hard to say goodbye to yester-
day. I don‟t know where this road is
going to lead. All I know is where
we‟ve and what we‟ve been through.
If we get to see tomorrow, I hope it‟s
worth all the wait. It‟s so hard to
say goodbye to yesterday. And I‟ll
take with me the memory to be my
sunshine after the rain. It‟s so
hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
And I‟ll take with me the memory to
be my sunshine after the rain. It‟s
so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
Stacey puts her head on Stanley‟s chest and starts bawling

so Stanley tightens his grip around her while Sandy comes
over and gives all three a big hug at the same time.
FADE OUT
As the credits roll, Ahmad‟s “Back in the Day” plays while

pictures of the entire gang having fun with each other at
the beach ditch day run during the song.

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“Ditch Day”

Original Screenplay Written by Jason Wiese

INT. – MARCUS APPLEBY‟S HOUSE

A lump of a human being is asleep under the covers of his

As the clock on the nightstand besides his bed turns to

Marcus slowly takes the covers down and reveals himself.

He rubs his eyes to wake up and tries to motivate himself

Marcus walks in to see his DAD sitting at the kitchen table

His dad is an uptight middle manager who is wearing short

Marcus‟ MOM is busy at the stove cooking scrambled eggs,

Marcus goes over and kisses his mother on her cheek.

Marcus grabs a piece of toast that‟s sitting on the counter

Marcus‟s mom looks at him in a doubtful manner.

Marcus‟ father barely looks up from his newspaper to throw

Marcus walks over to a cupboard, takes out a cereal box and

Marcus‟ dad still doesn‟t bother looking up from his

Everyone turns their attention to the black-and-white TV

A weatherman is standing in front of a local map, giving a

Marcus watches the TV with great interest, a sparkle hits

He quickly finishes his cereal, stands up and puts his bowl

Marcus looks at himself in the mirror.

EXT. – MINERAL SPRING AVENUE – DAY

Marcus is cruising down the main street of town passing the

TITLE: “NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – 1995”

Marcus is bobbing his head to Notorious BIG‟s “Juicy” which

After the first couple of verses, Marcus starts rapping to

Marcus finally pulls into the

EXT. – NORTH PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, PARKING LOT – DAY

Marcus drives slowly through the packed parking lot. He

He speeds up and pulls aside Vincent.

Vincent stops walking and looks over at Marcus.

Vincent jumps into the car.

Marcus drives to the empty end of the parking lot where he

A car pulls into an empty space on the other side of the

Out jumps STACEY, a very attractive, tall brunette, who

Marcus gives her a quick kiss on the lips. Afterwards,

Stacey stands up straight and takes a few steps away from

Stacey is looking up at the sky admiring the beautiful

Stacey turns around and jumps into Marcus‟ arms; he twirls

Suddenly, a beaten up Trans Am recklessly drives into the

CHARLIE O, a lanky, longed-hair hippie-looking guy stumbles

Charlie O opens up his trunk, takes out a half finished

Charlie O puts the bottle right up under Marcus‟ nose. The

Charlie O shrugs his shoulders as he takes another swig

A FORD EXPLORER SUV pulls up next to Marcus‟ car. Inside

Stacey sees Robert‟s wild hand gestures to Jodi inside the

Robert, a big, thick Italian-looking jock, gets out of his

Robert walks up to Marcus and shakes his hand, seemingly

Marcus, still in shock over the argument, cautiously shakes

Stacey has a much warmer reception for Jodi as she welcomes

Next, KAREN and SANDY, two attractive senior brunettes,

Marcus notices them approaching.

Marcus nudges Vincent who is still standing next to him.

Vincent pushes Marcus away.

Stacey greets them both with big hugs.

Vincent looks really stiff and Karen notices this so she

He walks over to the group of friends as he‟s being

Charlie O grabs a bag of tortilla chips, rips it open and

Next he takes out the salsa and starts chugging it straight

Johnny sets his two bags of groceries on the ground.

Marcus looks around and makes a mental headcount.

The group of friends hoot and holler in excitement.

Stacey grabs his hand.

Robert looks around as everyone else looks away awkwardly