I've got the Pilot script for 90210!!!!!

[rodeomom2005]

i cant access the script either can someone email it to me? rodeomom2005@yahoo.com

[dearprudence]

90210
Written By
Rob Thomas
Re-Write by
Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah
April 20, 2008

ACT ONE
EXT. SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD - TWILIGHT
TIGHT on a KANSAS license plate. WIDEN TO REVEAL an older
minivan that’s been driven hard for last two days passing the
iconic BEVERLY HILLS SIGN.

INT. MINIVAN - MOVING - TWILIGHT
HARRY MILLS (40, fun dad, but tough when he needs to be) is
driving with his wife CELIA MILLS (40, athletic, naturally pretty)
and their teenage children, ANNIE (16, pretty, levelheaded,
smart) and DIXON MILLS (African-American, 16, handsome,
a leader).

HARRY
How cool is this? Palm trees, Star
Maps, Rodeo Drive...

DIXON
It’s going to suck.

CELIA
How about a new word Dixon? Like
“this blows” because you’ve been
saying this sucks for the past 1800
miles.

HARRY
Guys. This is where we’re at. Look,
your mother and I gave up a lot for
this move too.

ANNIE
Really? Did you give up a
boyfriend and the lead in a school
play?

HARRY
As a matter of fact I did. His
name was Joshua and the play was
“Fiddler on the Roof.”

The kids start to laugh.

DIXON
Such a dork.

HARRY
Look, we had no idea Grandma was
going to get into trouble again.
(MORE)
She’s too old to be drinking and
falling without any of us around to
help.

CELIA
So let’s just make the best of it,
okay?

DIXON
As I said. It’s going to—

CELIA
Dixon!

ANNIE
Suck.
The U-Haul turns up Rexford into the Beverly Hills flats.

EXT. TABITHA MILLS HOME, BEVERLY HILLS FLATS - EVENING
The Mills family climbs out of the minivan. They stretch and
begin gathering on the lawn.

DIXON
(to Annie)
Did I tell you I saw one of
Grandma’s old movies last week on
Showtime? Full frontal. Yikes.

ANGLE ON Harry and Celia.

HARRY
Can I just say that you’re handling
this move awfully well for someone
who’s never left the state of
Kansas.

CELIA
I think it’s going to be fun. Come
on, I’m 40, if I don’t try
something new, when will I? I was
going to start working again, why
not in LA?

HARRY
You’re not just saying that to make
me feel better?

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HARRY (CONT'D)

CELIA
Not at all. I get to move in with
my bitter, bossy alcoholic motherin-
law who still thinks she’s a sex
siren of the 1970’s, what could be
better than that?

HARRY
There’s my girl.
The front door opens and TABITHA MILLS emerges with her tumbler
and cigarette in hand. ANNIE lights up at seeing her.

ANNIE
Grandma!

TABITHA
Annie! Dixon.

Annie rushes up to Tabitha and embraces her. Dixon gives her a
hug, they head inside. Harry approaches, frowns at the tumbler
of copper liquid in her hand.

HARRY
What you got there, Mom?
Harry takes the glass from Tabitha’s hand, gives it a sniff.
Tabitha rolls her eyes.

TABITHA
You got me. I’m drinking iced tea
before noon. Somebody get Betty
Ford on the line.

HARRY
Sorry, I’m just trying to help.

TABITHA
You want to help? Go yell at the
gardener for parking his crappy van
in front of my house again.

CELIA
That’s our van, Tabitha.

TABITHA
Well then park it around the corner
so the neighbors won’t notice.

INT. MINIVAN - THE NEXT DAY
HARRY is driving Annie and Dixon to school on their first day.

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HARRY
Look, I know this isn’t easy.
You’re not just the new kids,
you’re the new principal’s kids.

ANNIE
A two-fer. Yay for us!

HARRY
And I’m sorry you’re coming into
school a week after its already
started. That can be hard too but—

DIXON
Yeah, yeah. Okay, Stop the car.
Stop the car.

HARRY
What?

ANNIE
You just said it. We’re the
principal’s kids. We can’t drive
into school with the principal!

DIXON
We’ll walk from here.

HARRY
The lot is half a mile away, let me
at least get a little clo—

ANNIE
Stop it.

DIXON
Pull over.

ANNIE
Now. Dad. Please. We know what
we’re doing

EXT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PARKING LOT

[dearprudence]

Annie and DIXON walk and stare in amazement at not only the
multitude of ESCALADES, PORSCHES, etc., but the entire place
looks like Fashion Week in NYC.

DIXON
Oh my god. Have you ever seen so
many hot girls in your life?

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ANNIE
This is how they dress for school?
It looks like the Oscars and
everyone is Gywneth Paltrow.

DIXON
I’d do her. I’d do her. I’d do
her. Annie. We are definitely not
in Kansas anymore.
ANNIE
I’m 110 pounds and I’m going to be
the fat girl.

DIXON
At least you’re not going to be the
“black guy.”

ANNIE
Don’t throw the race card at me.
Last year our school play was “A
Raisin in the Sun.” I played a
tree.

DIXON
On the other hand that makes me
forbidden fruit.

ANNIE
I so should have gone to Banana
Republic!

DIXON
I’ll find ya at lunch.

ANNIE
Yeah, great. I’ll be the girl in
the potato sack practicing my lines
for “Hairspray.”

Dixon heads across the lot while Annie continues on. Annie
looks at the text she just received. It’s from Jason. “Luv u.
Miss u. J” She starts to answer when she hears a pulsating beat
coming from an Escalade.
Annie looks over and makes eye contact with the hot guy in the
driver’s seat, ETHAN WARD (16, The kid tapped by the magic wand.
Handsome, charming, etcetera,). Ethan gives her a flirty smile
and Annie smiles back bashfully until a HEAD POPS UP into view
from ETHAN’S LAP.
It is ADRIANNA, (16, hot without a hair out of place) but before
she can see who Ethan is looking at, Annie ducks behind a car
out of embarrassment.

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Ethan taps Adrianna’s head and she disappears again to go back
to her business below the window line. Annie peaks to look
again and Ethan gives her a smile and a wave.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL – DAY

Harry Mills walks with KELLY TAYLOR (you know her, you love
her), a teacher.

HARRY
So what year did you graduate?

KELLY TAYLOR
All I’ll admit to is that I’m
younger than you. So tell me, how
weird is it being the principal at
your old high school?

HARRY
Probably about as weird and
stressful as you teaching at it.

KELLY TAYLOR
Nah, not even close. The last two
principals both had heart attacks.
Anyway, have a great first day.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – DAY

Rehearsals are underway for the fall musical, SPRING AWAKENING.
On stage, girls in skimpy half-shirt dance-wear are watching as
good-looking boys are performing the upbeat “The pregnant dog Of
Living.” They are very good. Annie approaches the stage to
watch the performance, in shock at the talent level.

ANNIE
Hi. Excuse me. I’m Annie Mills.
I’m new and--
MISS AUSTIN
Yes, yes. Welcome! Your father told
me you were a theater nerd. That’s
awesome. He said you had a DVD of
your show from last spring. I’d
love to see what they do in
Wichita.

WE HARD FLASH CUT TO:
ANNIE MILLS is singing “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” from
“Oklahoma!” in full costume. She is on stage with her Kansas
boyfriend JASON playing the role of Curly.

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ANNIE
Chicks and ducks and geese better
scurry/When I take you out in the
surrey/ When I take you out in the
surrey with the fringe on top!

BACK TO REAL TIME
Annie fumbles with her pack.
ANNIE (CONT’D)
You know, I can’t find that DVD
right now but I love “Spring
Awakening”... Or what I saw of it
on YouTube and the Tonys.

DRAMA TEACHER
Well, unfortunately all of the
roles are filled. We audition
before school starts so we can hit
the ground running. But you should
definitely sign up for drama class.
It’s fun and we definitely need
help with the scenery.
Annie sighs...

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - ROOM 248 - DAY
Dixon enters. The class skews a bit “nerd.” They glance up, eye
Dixon in his Kansas City Chiefs jersey. Definitely not a nerd.
They shoot furtive glances at each other. There’s a bit of
whispering.
Dixon takes one of the many available seats away from the
others, but he’s very aware of the consternation he’s causing. A
TRACY Flick-Type, finally pipes up.

TRACY FLICK-TYPE
Uh... Are you in the right place?
Because this is quiz bowl.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
This is the quiz bowl team. We do
quizzes.
On Dixon, so this is how it’s gonna be.

DIXON
This isn’t bowling? Cuz that’s why
I signed up. Easy “A.”

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TRACY FLICK-TYPE
No. We don’t bowl.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
I can’t believe he just said that.

The TARDY BELL RINGS and a NERD OF A TEACHER enters and closes
the door. He also reacts when he sees Dixon.

QUIZ BOWL COACH
Uh, hello there, son. Are you sure
you’re in the right place? This is
quiz bowl.
Dixon sighs.

TRACY FLICK-TYPE
I tried to tell him.

Suddenly, we hear standard NEWS INTRO MUSIC.
NAVID

Can we settle the who’s-supposed-tobe-
where thing after the news? I
produced this package.
This is NAVID SHIRAZI. In this nerd universe, he is king.
ANGLE ON THE TV mounted in the room. Impressive (by high school
standards) graphics fly across the screen.

ANGLE ON THE TALKING HEAD ON-SCREEN.
HANNAH (ON TV)
Good morning. I’m Hannah Zuckerman-
Vasquez, and this is your Blaze
morning report for Thursday,
September fourth. Today’s top
story, West Beverly today welcomes
a new principal.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - DAY
We are now with Annie in her class watching the monitor. The
teacher, RYAN MATTHEWS (25, cool, sarcastic, think Ryan Gosling)
turns the TV off.
RYAN MATTHEWS
Alright, so obviously let’s give a
warm West Beverly welcome to our
newest student, Annie Mills.

There is a smattering of applause.

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RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
Come on. You guys can do better
than that.
The class claps louder. They love their teacher. GEORGE EVANS,
lacrosse rich boy and general not a very nice person coughs out...

GEORGE EVANS
Narc.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Good job, George. Now there’s
another girl who will never go out
with you.

The class laughs at George. ANNIE appreciates the rescue.

RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
And who knows? Maybe you’re the
narc trying to pin it on someone
else.

The class chants “Narc” at George.

RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
Anyway, since Annie is coming in
after the first week, I thought we
would help her get acclimated by
assigning her a friend. A Beverly
Buddy if you will.

At that moment, NAOMI BENNETT, (16, West Beverly Hills High
icon) enters. She’s dressed to the nines and loves an entrance.

RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
Whoa. What a surprise. Hi Naomi.
Glad you could join us because I
think you would be a great Beverly
Buddy for Annie.

[dearprudence]

NAOMI
Is that one of those Special Ed
kids again? If so. Not interested.
That kid broke my purse.

RYAN MATTHEWS
I warned you about keeping
chocolate in there. Look you’re
the queen of the school and you can
show Annie the ropes, maybe even
invite her to that big birthday
bash of yours this weekend so she
can make some friends.

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Naomi glares at Mr. Matthews.

RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
Oh and how’s that paper coming
along?

NAOMI
Oh I’m all over it.

The class laughs.
INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY
Naomi walks up to Annie.

NAOMI
Look, I’m sure you’re really nice
and all that, but you can find your
way around without me.

ANNIE
Totally, I don’t need a Beverly
Buddy.

NAOMI
And the party, that’s not going to
happen either. No offense, I just
don’t know you.

ANNIE
Of course. That was just the
teacher trying to be nice.

NAOMI
That was the teacher being a thingy.
He hates me, he’s trying to pile
work onto me when he knows I have
my party this week. But my mom and
dad are going to get his ass fired.
My mom used to date the new
principal in high school before she
dumped him for my dad.

ANNIE
Your mom dated the new principal?

NAOMI
Oh yeah. Total dork.

Naomi exits around the corner and Annie sees the SIGN UP SHEET
for SPRING AWAKENING stagehands. She moves to sign up.

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ETHAN (O.C.)
That’s not going to be an easy “A”
ya know...Adrianna will make you
her slave.
Annie turns around and sees Ethan. She blushes.

ANNIE
Oh, I... Just—

ETHAN
I’m Ethan.

ANNIE
Annie. Who’s Adrianna?

ETHAN
I think you know her. Adrianna,
she’s going to help out with the
play.
Adrianna comes over to Ethan and gives Annie the once over.
Annie realizes that Adrianna doesn’t recognize her from the
parking lot fellatio.

ANNIE
I wanted to audition but I guess I
moved here too late. So next
Spring—

ADRIANNA
Who’s your agent?

ANNIE
Agent? Um. I don’t have—

ADRIANNA
How embarrassing. Anyway, maybe one
of the 818’s will cover you if you
drop some weight. Of course it
will be hard to get noticed in the
chorus.

ANNIE
(friendly)
Well then I guess I’ll have to be
one of the leads.

ADRIANNA
Hey, good luck with that.

Naomi spies Ethan and rushes over. She gives him a long kiss.
Annie starts putting it all together.

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NAOMI
Where have you been? I was late
for homeroom looking for you.

ETHAN
Just getting my lacrosse stick
waxed. Got tryouts later.

NAOMI
Well, don’t get so focused on your
stupid lacrosse that you forget
about me.

Naomi leans in to kiss Adrianna.

NAOMI (CONT’D)
How was rehearsal?

ADRIANNA
I was like ten minutes late and
Miss Austin made this BFD about it.

ETHAN
Annie, this is Naomi. My
girlfriend.

NAOMI
We’ve met. And Ethan and I are
practically engaged. So look and
admire, but don’t touch or I will
have you killed.

Annie steals a quick look at Adrianna who has looked away.
Ethan caught Annie looking.

ETHAN
It’s good to be loved, huh, Annie?
The bell rings. Everyone goes off to class, the halls empty,
leaving Annie alone. A teacher comes up to her.

TEACHER
Are you lost?
ANNIE
Completely.

END OF ACT ONE

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ACT TWO
INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE – DAY

Two polished forty-something’s wearing ten grand in casual wear
sit in office chairs. This is MR. AND MRS. BENNETT, Naomi’s
parents.

CHARLES BENNETT
--I know it’s been a while since we
went here, Harry, but I seem to
recall the teachers’ job was to
enable the kids, not obstruct them—

Harry sits beside Kelly Taylor and Ryan Matthews.

HARRY
Mr. Matthews wasn’t obstructing
Naomi, Charlie. He’s making sure
she does her assignment like all—

CHARLES BENNETT
--can I finish? And it’s Charles,
now. We’re not kids anymore. For
this young punk to threaten Naomi
with an incomplete and for her
advisor Ms. Taylor to back him is
absurd. It’s one paper, it can’t
wait until next week? She has an
important function—

RYAN MATTHEWS
Oh come on, it’s a birthday party
for a spoiled little-

HARRY
Mr. Matthews, I got it.


TRACY BENNETT
Do you see what we’re dealing with,
Harry?

HARRY
I see that she hasn’t done the
assignment. What am I missing
here? Just write the paper.

CHARLES BENNETT
So you’re going to go along with
this giving Naomi an incomplete?

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HARRY
Let’s be clear. Naomi already has
an incomplete. This project was due
a week ago and she failed to turn
it in. Mr. Matthews rightly
insisted she complete it. Aren’t
those the facts, Ms. Taylor?

KELLY TAYLOR
Yes. We agreed she could still get
a grade if she turned it in by
Friday. If not, then her grade goes
from an “I” to an “F” and she can
kiss Yale good-bye.
Harry gives a steady look. Mr. Bennett glares back, stands.

CHARLES BENNETT
You should have stayed in Kansas,
Harry. I’m calling the
superintendent and you’ll be the
ones kissing your tiny little jobs
good-bye.
Mr. Bennett exits. Tracy Bennett takes her time standing.

TRACY BENNETT
Ironic, isn’t it, Harry? If things
happened differently, we could have
been talking about our kid.
Kelly and Ryan exchange an “oh nuts” look. Mrs. Bennett exits.


RYAN MATTHEWS
Whoa. That sounded interesting.

HARRY
Little advice, Mr. Matthews. I hear
you’re a good teacher, but you’re a
tad casual with your mouth. This
isn’t your Facebook page so show
some respect for others.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Sorry, I was just-- thanks for
backing me. See ya around.

[dearprudence]

Ryan exits.

KELLY TAYLOR
He is a little mouthy, but the kids
love him, he grades surprisingly
hard, and they really learn.

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An awkward beat.

HARRY
Mrs. Bennett and I went out for a
bit back in high school.

KELLY TAYLOR
Yeah, no nuts.

A beat, then they both laugh.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY – DAY

Dixon heads through the halls, late. Still some straggling
clumps of fashionable Bev Hills kids. Dixon glances from his
schedule to a passing younger kid.

DIXON
Hey. The secondary gym?

YOUNGER KID
Uh. I’m a freshman.

Dixon shakes his head. Great. Then, a girl’s voice.
VOICE (O.S.)
One floor up.

Dixon turns, sees the source of the info. A DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
who takes his breath away.

DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
(playfully smart-assed)
That’s why it’s called the
secondary. Second floor. They’re
clever like that. You’re cute,
though. Run with that...

Dixon gapes at Dark-Haired Beauty. The two girls she’s walking
with titter. Dark-Haired Beauty shoots one more smouldering look
back over her shoulder at Dixon, and then she’s gone.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - DRAMA CLASS – DAY

ANNIE is on the floor painting some scenery when a hand-painted
Converse shoe steps on her notebook indicating a band sticker...

SILVER (O.S.)
What’s this?

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Annie looks up. She’s being addressed by SILVER. Dark hair.
Pretty. Aggressively “different.” Annie can’t figure out why she
she’s pissed off.

ANNIE
A “Future Clouds and Radar”
sticker.

SILVER
Impossible. They have like eight
fans in the whole world. Where’d
you get it, new kid?


ANNIE
Brandon Flowers put one of their
songs on his celebrity playlist, so
I checked ’em out.

A very slight smile now comes over Silver’s face.

SILVER
Nice. Exactly how I found them.
Silver plunks down her belongings and drops down next to her.

SILVER
I’m Silver.

ANNIE
I’m Annie.

SILVER
I know. It’s all over the news.

ANNIE
Silver?

SILVER
Just Silver. Look princess, I
wasn’t planning on making you feel
welcome here but then I saw the
sticker. So where have you been all
my life?

ANNIE
Preparing for this moment..?

SILVER
Wow. The principal’s daughter is
funny too. What a shocker.

ANNIE
Thank you and nice to meet you too.

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SILVER
Oh, you’ll learn to dig me. I’m
totally benevolent.

Annie and Silver crack up.

ANNIE
Yay! A friend.
A nice moment until a hand drops on Annie’s shoulder. She looks
up, discovers Naomi.

NAOMI
I need to borrow you. Now.

ANNIE
Yeah. Okay.

SILVER
Hey Naomi. If you need help
practicing turning Wheel of Fortune
letters, I can totally carve out
some time.

Naomi waves bye-bye over her shoulder as she leads Annie away.

ANNIE
What are you borrowing me for?

NAOMI
Actually, I’m saving you. She’s not
good for the rep, she’s way too
weird. And I felt bad about this
morning, kind of bugging out on you
and stuff, but I was all peri-oidal
when I couldn’t find Ethan but I’m
back now so, hi.

ANNIE
So are you and Adrianna good
friends?

NAOMI
Best. Is this because she was a
pregnant dog to you? She just gets all
psycho when she’s doing a show. A
lot of pressure and has to, like,
double up on the Ritalin.

They’ve arrived in the back corner. Two other hot girls slump in
chairs. They’re supposed to be working on scenery but that’s not
going to happen.

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NAOMI (CONT’D)
Anyway, if you’re really into the
acting thing you should talk to
Lindsay. She booked a Numbers and a
CSI.

ANNIE
Oh. Wow. I’m Annie. Are you in
the play?

LINDSAY
No. I don’t do little plays.

NAOMI
Oh, and if you want to get an easy
“A” in drama, undo a button and
drop how much you love Portia De
Rossi, ‘cause Miss Austin’s a big
lesbo.

Naomi sits, pats the next chair. Annie looks around. Sits.

ANGLE ON SILVER watching as Annie sits with the “it” girls.

EXT. LACROSSE PRACTICE FIELD
Dixon is standing in his newly-issued WBHHS gym attire in a long
line of boys. Navid is standing beside him. Some P.E. teachers
are handing out crappy lacrosse equipment to the assembled
masses. Across the way, the varsity lacrosse team, lead by
their coach, Ryan Matthews, and Ethan Ward.

NAVID
Oh man, this sucks. I got killed
last year.

DIXON
What?
NAVID
Lacrosse tryouts. Mr. Matthews
uses his off period to try and find
practice players AKA raw meat to be
pounded by the thugs. It’s like a
Nazi experiment. And I can say
that because I’m a Jew.

DIXON
Who’s the best player?

NAVID
Ethan Ward. The one with the
spotlight shinning out of his ass.

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INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL – CLASSROOM

Adrianna is at her station in chemistry lab when the

Michael
Cera type from Quiz Bowl walks up to her.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
I accidentally grabbed your book...
by accident.

ADRIANNA
Yeah. I guess I got yours too.

They switch books and the Michael Cera kid goes back to his lab
station. Adrianna puts the book beneath the desk so nobody can
see and opens it. There is a cut out hole in the middle of the
book containing a bag of several pills. Seconal, Halcion, Xanax,
you name it, it’s there. There is also a note that reads
“$600.
Tomorrow”.
She looks over at the Michael Cera kid and gives him a nod.
There is fear in her eyes, but after she places the book in her
backpack she returns to her studied indifference.


EXT. LACROSSE PRACTICE FIELD
Practice is underway and as promised, Ethan and the team take no
prisoners. They run over the smaller opponents left and right
and play with speed and intimidation. Ethan runs over Navid and
then scores a goal.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Good job, E. Alright, nothing
there, next ten.
Dixon and others trot out to the field. Ethan starts with the
ball and does a fancy pass to another player, GEORGE EVANS, but
it is intercepted by Dixon. He takes off running towards the
goal. There is a moment of stunned silence as this has NEVER
happened before in gym. After a beat, the varsity team gives
chase but Dixon is too good and weaves in and out of the players
and fires a shot for a score.

NAVID
SPARTA!!!!
Navid leads the other hapless gym nerds in the chant “Ow eww.
Ow eww. Ow eww” from the movie “300.” George is not happy.
Ethan is intrigued. Ryan is impressed.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Looks like the principal’s kid’s
got some game.

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DIXON
I started as an Attacker on my club
team back in Wichita.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Well, put on a black shirt and
let’s see how you do in the big
show. Evans, play on the gym team
and guard him tight.
George Evans stews.
A MONTAGE: Dixon is playing great, in fact, he and Ethan have
an amazing chemistry. Great passes, great moves, reading each
other’s minds, trading high fives, it’s like they’ve played
together for years. And George Evans getting frustrated because
he can’t guard Dixon. After another goal, Dixon reaches down to
tie his shoe.

[dearprudence]

ETHAN
Dude, I think you’ve made the team.

DIXON
Man. Nice moves.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Yo, you guys can makeout later,
wind sprints at the other end.
Ethan takes off running, but turns around to see where Dixon is,
and as he looks back everyone else is watching the other way.
George slashes Dixon HARD across the back of the legs. Dixon
acting on instinct immediately slashes back. Of course that is
the only thing the coaches see. Dixon and George jump on each
on other and start fighting. The coaches run in to separate
them.
INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - CAFETERIA - DAY
Annie sits amongst the swans with her tray. Naomi hands her two
invitations which, at first glance, look like mini movie posters
for La Dolce Vita.

NAOMI
Oh and let me give you these. Two
invites to my not-so-sweet 16
party. It’s Friday night. It’ll
be the best night of your life. I
promise. What do you say?
ANNIE
I’d love to.

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NAOMI
Great. We’ll obviously have to get
you some new clothes though.
Because if this is what you wore on
day one I’d hate to see day two.

ANNIE
I’m not a real clothes horse.

NAOMI
That’ll change. You can take
something from my closet.

ANNIE
Really?

NAOMI
Of course. Oh and I almost forgot.
Ya know I googled you and you’re
like honor roll girl and top of
your class and all that.

ANNIE
Well, when your dad’s a principal—

NAOMI
Anyway, since I’m so crazed this
week and since we’re friends now
you could write my lit paper for
Mr. Matthews class.

ANNIE
Uh—

NAOMI
And I need it before Friday. And
since you didn’t tell me your dad
was the new principal, I know
you’re good at keeping secrets.

ANNIE
I don’t think I can do this.
NAOMI
Of course you can. It’s easy. I
can make your life amazing or a
living hell. Not so hard, right?

END OF ACT TWO

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ACT THREE

EXT. TABITHA MILLS HOME, BEVERLY HILLS FLATS - NIGHT
INT. TABITHA MILLS HOME, BEVERLY HILLS FLATS – NIGHT

The Mills family and Tabitha are gathered around the table
having dinner.

CELIA
A fight? You got in a fight on
your first day?

TABITHA
Did you kick his ass?

HARRY
Mom.

TABITHA
What? That wasn’t the first thing
you thought of when you heard he
was in a fight? Then maybe that’s
why he lost.

DIXON
I didn’t lose.

TABITHA
Never worry about being fair. Just
grab on to his jewels and twist
them like a garbage bag.

HARRY
Okay, Mom. And for what it’s
worth, I heard he got in some good
shots.


CELIA
That’s not the point.

HARRY
No, it’s not the point at all. I’m
just saying—

TABITHA
Well I think I’m going to let you
kids hash this out alone. I’m
going to call Dan Tana’s for some
take out...not that your KFC wasn’t
to die for.

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Tabitha exits.

DIXON
He slashed me and I retaliated.

HARRY
You know the retaliator always gets
caught. You have to control your
temper.

DIXON
I know, but I didn’t start it. And
that Ethan dude, he was looking
right at us. He knows, but he
wouldn’t say anything.

ANNIE
I’m not surprised. I don’t trust
Ethan Ward at all.

CELIA
You know him?

ANNIE
Sort of. He’s just kinda sleazy,
you know? Like everyone worships
him but I don't think he’s a very
good person.
Tabitha sticks her head back in.

TABITHA
Was it racially motivated?
CELIA
Tabitha, please.

DIXON
So what are the coaches going to
do?

HARRY
Look. They clearly want you on the
team. It will all be settled
tomorrow.
CELIA
And Annie? Any fights on your end?

ANNIE
Nothing that interesting, but I
can’t be in the play. They already
had auditions.

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HARRY
But next Spring...

ANNIE
Yeah, well, I don’t know about
that. The musical is awesome, the
kids are amazingly talented. But I
am learning stuff backstage.

DIXON
And she got invited to the hottest
party of the year. On her first
day.

CELIA
That sounds like fun. Whose is it?

ANNIE
A girl named Naomi. Anyway, I’ve
got some homework and have to iChat
with Jason before he goes to bed.
Time difference. So I have to
excuse myself.

DIXON
Yeah, and I’ve got homework too.
The parents wave them off. The kids exit quickly.

CELIA
(with a big fake smile)
I’m loving this move, aren’t you?

HARRY
Look, it wasn’t a fight-fight. It
was an altercation during a
practice. They happen all the
time.

CELIA
Happen all the time? When did you
ever get in a fight in high school?

HARRY
I’ll have you know I kicked Charlie
Bennett’s ass junior year.

CELIA
Was that the guy in the wheelchair?

HARRY
Oh I’ll show you what I can do.

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Harry starts tickling her and they start laughing, snuggling,
kissing when Tabitha enters the room.

TABITHA
Oh good god.

They break apart quickly as Tabitha keeps moving.

INT. CLUB - NIGHT
A driving beat in a packed club. Ryan is having a drink at the
bar when Naomi bellies up next to him.

RYAN MATTHEWS
How did you get in here?

NAOMI
Me? How did you? You’re just a
teacher. Didn’t the cover charge
eat up like a month’s salary or
something?

RYAN MATTHEWS
Maybe you should apply that caustic
wit to your term paper that’s due
Friday.

NAOMI
Actually, I spent all afternoon and
early evening working on it. I
figured I was spending more time
fighting it than it would take to
actually do it.

RYAN MATTHEWS
That and your daddy couldn’t get
you out of it.

NAOMI
You know, you think you have power
over me because you can make me do
a stupid, little paper. But in the
end, you’re just a broke,
struggling teacher who spends his
nights all alone in a bar full of
strangers.

The BARTENDER brings over a few beers and places them in front
of Ryan. Ryan throws his cash on the bar.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Naomi. I may be poor, but I have
lots of friends.

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Real friends who care about me
because of what we’ve been through
together. Not the fake kind where
it’s about what you wear and how
much money you have. Because when
you’re lying in bed at night
staring at the ceiling with nobody
watching, you know that you’re as
empty as this glass.
(to Bartender)
She’s underage. Don’t serve her.
Naomi steams. Ryan heads over to his table of friends and
kisses a hot girl who is obviously his girlfriend. Naomi looks
at her reflection in the mirror. Just for a second, we see that
she suspects he is right.

INT. DIXON’S ROOM/BATHROOM

Dixon puts down his Algebra 2 book and enters the Jack & Jill
bathroom and checks himself out for a beat, then opens the door
that adjoins his room and Annie’s and sees....

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM
Annie is having her iChat with Jason.

DIXON
Annie, let’s get going on--
But she is topless.

DIXON (CONT’D)
Hellooooooo.

ANNIE
Dixon. Out. Now.

DIXON
Nice seeing ya, Jason.

Dixon laughs as he exits and Annie has covered up.

EXT. LOS ANGELES STREET - NIGHT
Silver is cruising down the street like she doesn’t have a care
in the world. This is a cool girl. She enters a building.

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RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT'D)
INT. SHELTER
Silver strolls up to the crowded desk area.

[dearprudence]

SILVER
You guys have room tonight?

SHELTER WORKER
Your mom is already here, Darling.
You guys are cool for the night.

SILVER
Mind if I borrow your Ethernet?

SHELTER WORKER
All yours.

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM
Annie is typing a mile a minute on her Powerbook as Dixon
watches over her shoulder.

ANNIE
It was his idea. He said he missed
me.

DIXON
Missed you or missed them.

ANNIE
Shut up. Let’s just finish this.
I’m using my old paper on Gatsby
from last year but making it not as
literate so it sounds more like
Naomi.

DIXON
Yeah, she’s not exactly a Rhodes
scholar. Oh, cut and paste that
part to the top and lose the
extensive ramblings of thematic
imagery.

ANNIE
Good idea. See? It’s not that
hard when we do it together. And
it’s only five pages, totally worth
it to get into that party.

DIXON
I’ve got to give it you, this takes
balls. Very impressed.
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ANNIE
You’re on the hook too, pal. And
besides, it’s more fear than guts
because you know Naomi would ruin
my life.

DIXON
You could ruin hers if she knew
about Adrianna bobbing on Ethan.

ANNIE
Yeah, well I’m only focused on my
own survival right now. I mean,
Mom and Dad can talk all they want
about doing the right thing and not
caring what people think but I do
care what people think. To them
it’s just a speech, but to me, it’s
my life. I’m the one who would be
miserable. And besides, if they
hadn’t made us move here I wouldn’t
be doing this so it’s just as much
their fault as it is mine.

INT. TABITHA MILLS HOME - NIGHT
Harry and Celia are sitting on the couch watching a movie.

CELIA
I am not kidding you. $800 for a
pair of jeans. With holes.

HARRY
Don’t shop on Robertson!!!

CELIA
Even if I could afford them who is
dumb enough to pay that?

The doorbell rings.

HARRY
Who’s dropping by after ten?

CELIA
Maybe your mother has taken Mickey
Rooney as a lover.

Harry opens the door and it is Tracy Bennett -- wearing those
$800 jeans. With the holes. And she looks d**n good in them.
She holds a gift basket and she is just a little drunk.

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TRACY BENNETT
Welcome wagon.

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Annie has on one of her Gap dresses and is not happy with the
look. There is a knock at the door, Tabitha peaks in.

TABITHA
Annie, you’re going to a ball not a
barbecue.

ANNIE
I don’t have any cool, sexy
clothes, Grandma.

TABITHA
Please. Annie. How many times have
I said it? We’re theater people --
call me Tabitha.

ANNIE
Dad doesn’t like that.

TABITHA
He wet his bed until he was six. I
didn’t like that either. Now how
about these, Cinderella?
Tabitha pulls out a few garment bags from the hallway. Annie’s
eyes widen.

INT. TABITHA MILLS HOME
Tracy Bennett is sitting on the couch and she’s the only one who
doesn’t find this scene awkward. It’s past 10:30 now.

TRACY BENNETT
And then Harry... what were we, 17?

HARRY
Yeah, sure.

TRACY BENNETT
Harry tries to climb on the “H” in
the Hollywood sign because he
thinks it looks like a ladder. And
the whole thing comes crashing down
and he slides down on it for like
fifty feet like a sled. Oh my god
did we laugh, but he was lucky he
wasn’t killed.

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HARRY
Well, that was a long time ago.
Can I call you a cab to get you
home?

TRACY BENNETT
I have a better idea. Why don’t
you drive me home?

CELIA
Or even better, why don’t I drive
you home and we can share stories
about Harry’s thingy?

A beat.

TRACY BENNETT
I have enough of my own, thank you.
And with that, Tracy Bennett exits.

CELIA
So should we turn off the lights or
stay up and wait for some more exgirlfriends
to drop by?

HARRY
I’m sorry. That was pretty weird.


CELIA
Yeah. And I’m getting those jeans
tomorrow. They looked really good.

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM
Annie is wearing one of Tabitha’s classic dresses and she looks
absolutely stunning. Harry and Celia poke their heads in.

CELIA
Wow. What’s going on here?

ANNIE
Do you like it, Mom? It’s for
Friday night.

CELIA
Absolutely. It’s beautiful.

TABITHA
Look at her ass. You could crack
an egg on it.

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And I say that because when I was
her age Ricardo Montalban literally
cracked an egg on mine. I won’t
tell the rest of the story because
I don’t remember it.

HARRY
Isn’t it a little too revealing?

TABITHA
Oh for god sakes, who are you?
Jeddidiah the Amish farmer? Why
don’t you go churn us some butter.

INT. HOT DANCE CLUB - NIGHT
This looks like the coolest place in the world. Hundreds of
hot, gyrating bodies pack the floor. In the middle of the
action is Naomi, Ethan, Adrianna and others from their pack.

ETHAN
The thing is, Dixon didn’t start
it. George did. He was pissed the
guy was better. But George is all
like, you have to do this man.
Just say he slashed me first and
jumped me and get him kicked off
the team instead of me.

NAOMI
Did you know that Dixon guy is that
new girl Annie’s brother? I think
he’s adopted. I haven’t seen the
mom, but the dad doesn’t strike me
as having jungle fever.

ETHAN
Okay, back to my problem.

NAOMI
What problem? Just do it.

ETHAN
Are you listening? He didn’t do
anything wrong. I would have hit
George if he had done that to me.

NAOMI
Yeah, but nobody would do that to
you. And you’ve been friends with
George since you were twelve. You
don’t even know this other guy.
You have to back George.

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TABITHA (CONT'D)
ETHAN
I hate being in the middle of this
crap. I just want it to go away.

NAOMI
So make it go away. But do me a
favor, don’t say anything to the
coach about the black guy until
Annie-Get-Your-Gun hands over my
term paper. I need it tomorrow and
I don’t want anything F-ing with
that.

ETHAN
I thought your parents took care of
that.

NAOMI
The only thing my parents take care
of is themselves.

A beat.

ETHAN
Anyway, Coach will kill me if I
stay here too late so I think I’m
going to go.
Naomi looks over and sees Ryan Matthews having a great time with
his friends. She is not going to be alone again. She hands her
purse to Adrianna.

NAOMI
Hold my purse, A.

Naomi then takes Ethan by the hand and exits the dance floor.

NAOMI
You can’t go yet. I need you.
Now.
Naomi pushes past the line of women waiting for the single
bathroom and cuts off the woman about to go in and locks the
door.

INT. DANCE CLUB BATHROOM - NIGHT
Naomi pulls Ethan up against her body.

ETHAN
Did you take some E?

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NAOMI
Just tell me you love me before
you’re in me.

A beat.
ETHAN
I love you.
Naomi pulls up her skirt and they start to go at it.

INT. HOT DANCE CLUB
Adrianna has migrated to the dark corner of the club. She looks
around, then takes out Naomi’s wallet from the purse. She pulls
out her ATM card, places it in her own purse, then puts Naomi’s
wallet back.
She returns to the crowd on the dance floor seemingly without a
care in the world.

END OF ACT THREE
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ACT FOUR
EXT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - STUDENT PARKING LOT - DAY
Dixon and Annie shoulder their bags, head toward the school. As
they pass by a CLASSIC OPEN-AIR BRONCO, one of the skaters
hanging out in the back shouts out to them.

[dearprudence]

SKATER
Jethro! Ellie Mae! Mind if we come
over later and skate in your cement
pond?
The assembled skaters -- Silver’s fan base -- all get a laugh
out of that. Dixon pauses like he may have something to say
about this, but Annie pulls him along and away from trouble.

DIXON
What was that about?

ANNIE
I have no idea. I just know that a
second fight would probably not be
the smartest thing to do.

As they walk, people are pointing and laughing at them. They
are met by Navid.

NAVID
Morning Leonidis. It’s all over
school you kicked George Evans’
ass. And hello, this must be
Annie. I’m Navid.

ANNIE
Hi.

NAVID
Heard you swung an invite to La
Dolce Vita. Care to take me as
your date?

ANNIE
How did you—

NAVID
I hear everything.

DIXON
He’s covering it for the Blaze so
he probably sees the guest list.

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NAVID
Way to thingyblock, dude. Thank you.

ANNIE
So if you know everything what’s
with all the Jethro and Ellie
Mae’s?

NAVID
You don’t know?

Dixon and Annie exchange a worried look.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM

Annie and Dixon watch a YouTube clip loading on Navid’s
Powerbook. Off the still photo, they see Silver.


ANNIE
That girl’s in my drama class. Her
name is Silver.

DIXON
She took my picture yesterday in
the hallway with her cell.

NAVID
Don’t they have YouTube in Kansas?
The girl in the bikini has like
500,000 hits.
ON SCREEN - Bossa Nova music scores a slow pan up the length of
Silver’s body. As the shot lands, we’re left with a framing not
unlike BUNNY LEBOWSKI by the pool. Silver looks up from her
laptop as though she’s surprised.

SILVER (ON SCREEN)
So I guess it’s that time again.
What’s up America?
(glancing at a laptop)
My inbox has gotten a real workout
since last we chatted. So many life
vexing questions to be answered by
the girl in the bikini answering
life’s vexing questions—

NAVID
Let me forward to your part.

ANNIE
Our part?

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NAVID
One of you must have done something
to piss her off.

SILVER (ON SCREEN)
I sure hope that satisfied you. Be
sure to watch my latest piece
coming up next.
Silver blows a “Dating Game” kiss goodbye. Then the next one
comes up...
ON SCREEN - We see the “Beverly Hillbillies” theme song being
acted out by collage stick puppets. Clearly the photos Silver
took of Annie, Dixon, and, apparently, Harry. It’s cutting and

mean. And very public. Finally, Dixon hits “stop.”

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY
Annie spots Silver at her locker. Silver notices Annie coming.
Looks away. But Annie walks straight for her. Silver glances up.
Self-conscious and awkward, preparing for some kind of face-off.
Instead, Annie is very genuine, in other words, herself.

ANNIE
Hey. Saw the Beverly Hillbillies
video. Funny stuff.

SILVER
Thanks.

ANNIE
I’m just not sure what I did to
make you so angry that you had to
do that.

SILVER
Gee I don’t know, maybe dissing me
like I was a piece of garbage to go
sit with the Bratz dolls.

ANNIE
Okay, first of all. I didn’t diss
you. Naomi pulled me away. I had
already met her before you, in fact
Mr. Matthews asked her to help me.
Second of all, it was my first day
and I don’t know who to trust, who
to be friends with or what the
rules are around here. So if I
hurt your feelings by sitting with
someone you don’t like I am sorry.

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SILVER
It’s not that I don’t like her, I
hate her. Naomi is the anit-
Christ.

ANNIE
Yeah, well the anti-Christ didn’t
trash my family in front of half a
million people. You did.

Annie exits. Off Silver reevaluating Annie...

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY
As he heads to class, Dixon catches sight of the DARK-HAIRED
BEAUTY heading the other direction. Dixon breaks into a nearrun,
cuts through classrooms, around lockers, gets to the spot
that allowed him to “cut her off at the pass.”
Dixon pulls a copy of his schedule out of his bag, adopts a
“lost” posture. A beat later, DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY lands in the
spot. She eyes Dixon looking confused, she approaches.

DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
Lost? ...Again?

DIXON
Oh, hey. It’s directions girl.
(re: schedule)
This rotating schedule takes
getting used to.
Dixon hands over the schedule. Dark-Haired Beauty smirks.

DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
I see your trouble.
(indicating)
This is your Algebra 2 homework.

DIXON
Ohhhh, that’s what all of those
numbers and letters were. It’s very
confusing out here in California.
Maybe you could help me acclimate

DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
Maybe. Are you gonna be at the
Naomi Bennett Not-So-Sweet 16
party?

DIXON
Oh yeah.

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DARK-HAIRED BEAUTY
Good. That’s where I’m gonna be.
And with that, she’s off. Dixon is reduced to putty. The
Michael Cera type kid comes up to him.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
You’re wanted in the principal’s
office.

DIXON
Oh thanks.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
And hey, if you need any weed,
pills, blow, meth, just let me
know.

DIXON
That’s okay, I’m cool.

MICHAEL CERA-TYPE
What? Don’t they do that stuff
back in Kansas?

DIXON
Yeah, they do. I don’t.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - CLASSROOM
Ryan Matthews is quizzing Naomi in front of the class about the
paper that Naomi turned in.

[dearprudence]

RYAN MATTHEWS
And why did Gatsby wear the green
ring?


NAOMI
It was the same color as the light
at the end of Daisy’s dock. It
represented a far off goal.

RYAN MATTHEWS
Who was Myrtle?

NAOMI
Tom Buchanan’s mistress. She was
married to the gas station
attendant. She was killed by Tom
in a hit-and-run who blamed it on
Gatsby which lead to him being
shot.

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RYAN MATTHEWS
Who said "They're a rotten crowd...
You're worth the whole d**n bunch
put together”?

NAOMI
Nick Carraway. It was the last
time he saw Gatsby and he was
always glad that he said it. Any
other questions or do you want to
give me that “A” now?

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE
Dixon, Harry, Ethan, George and Ryan Matthews are in the office.

ETHAN
And then Dixon... Slashed George
and George just reacted like anyone
would have.

DIXON
That’s a lie! He slashed me first.

HARRY
Dixon.

DIXON
He’s lying, Dad.
GEORGE
No, he’s not. You cheap-shotted
me.

HARRY
Ethan. If you’re not telling the
truth—

ETHAN
(looking away)
I am.

RYAN MATTHEWS
District rules. There’s a strict
no fighting policy. You’re off the
team, Dixon.

DIXON
Dad?!

HARRY
My son didn’t—

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RYAN MATTHEWS
Can we speak outside?

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY
Annie and Naomi are standing at her locker.

ANNIE
Okay, how did you memorize the
paper that fast?

NAOMI
I didn’t. I knew the answers
because I’ve read the book like ten
times.

ANNIE
So you’re like, smart? Then why
didn’t you just do the paper?

NAOMI
I don’t like being told to do
things.

ANNIE
Anyway, I have to go watch
rehearsals.

Annie starts to walk away, then turns back.

ANNIE (CONT’D)
Oh, and you’re welcome.

As Annie exits one way and Naomi the other we see Dixon watching
them. He waits a beat before they turn their respective
corners, then he walks over to Naomi’s locker and slips in a
folded note.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan and Harry.

RYAN MATTHEWS
I know he’s lying. I know it’s
tough for you and your son. And I
could just kick George off. But I
need Ethan to come around on his
own. You know, that whole teaching
is more than just books stuff.

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HARRY
Would you do that if it were your
son?

RYAN MATTHEWS
Would you be objecting to this if
he weren’t your son? Greater good,
right?

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

The students are milling around on stage. Annie is working with
Kelly Taylor of the costume department. A stagehand comes
running in.

STAGE HAND
I can’t find Adrianna anywhere and
she’s not answering her phone.
MISS AUSTIN
Okay, Julie, step in. We’re
blocking Mama Who—

STAGE HAND
Julie is sick. She’s got mono and
may be out for a week.
Annie is watching all of this very closely but is afraid to
speak up. Silver, working on set decorations, notices.

SILVER
Miss Austin. I’ll bet Annie knows
the song. She could stand in for
the blocking.

ANNIE
Oh, I—

MISS AUSTIN
This is the theater, honey. No
place for modesty. It’s a pretty
simple step—

ANNIE
I know it. I’ve been watching.

Annie walks her place on the stage. Silver gives her the thumbs
up. The guitar player starts with the opening of “Mama Who Bore
Me” from the show and Annie begins to sing. She is nailing it.
They are all blown away.

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INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE
Ryan, Kelly and Harry are talking. Harry is starting to peruse
the paper.

RYAN MATTHEWS
You’re going to start getting tired
of me pretty fast with all this
stuff we have, but I’m sorry, I
don’t believe she wrote it. She
knew the answers. Maybe she
memorized them, but that is not her
work. It’s too structured.
Harry reads while he listens. Then his heart drops.

KELLY TAYLOR
Do you think she got it online?
INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
We are now in the upbeat Reprise version of “Mama Who Bore Me”
where the chorus has joined Annie in song and dance. As before,
she’s really good. And as it ends... they all applaud.

MISS AUSTIN
That was excellent, Annie.

ANNIE
Thank you.

Annie jumps for joy and runs off stage where she runs smack dab
into her dad, Harry.

ANNIE (CONT’D)
Dad, did you see? I got to
perform. It was soooooo much fun.
Harry holds up the term paper.

HARRY
We need to talk.

END OF ACT FOUR
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[dearprudence]

ACT FIVE

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PRINCIPAL’S OUTER OFFICE

Annie and Naomi are sitting together outside of the office in
the busy waiting area.

NAOMI
I can’t believe you told your dad
everything.


ANNIE
He figured it out, okay? I can’t
lie to him.

NAOMI
Oh, you are so full of it. You
know you lie to your parents, you
just don’t have the guts to stick
with it when you’re caught.

ANNIE
Not telling is different than lying
to their face, okay?

NAOMI
Do you know what that is going to
do to my grades? It’s going to
make me take summer school and it’s
all your fault.

ANNIE
My fault? Who didn’t write the
paper because you don’t like being
told what to do? You sound like a
spoiled brat.

NAOMI
Yeah, well you sound like a little
pregnant dog. And just to be clear, you
are so disinvited from my birthday
party.

ANNIE
Like I even care.

NAOMI
You should.

Harry opens his office door and walks into the waiting area.

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HARRY
Naomi. Your mother will be here in
a few minutes and we’ll talk then.
Annie, I’ll deal with you at home.
INT. ROOM 248 - DAY
The quiz bowl team, lined up behind a long table, is peppered
with questions from their Quiz Bowl Coach. We find Dixon, not
in a good mood, sitting in his seat away from the action.

QUIZ BOWL COACH
Members of Rome’s oldest and
richest families were called
patricians. The rest of Rome’s
citizens were called..?

TRACY FLICK-TYPE
Plebians.

QUIZ BOWL COACH
Who is the American Revolution
naval hero who served as an admiral
in the Russian navy?

NAVID
John Paul Jones.

QUIZ BOWL COACH
Name the William Faulkner novel
that opens with a tale told by
Benjy, an idiot.
No one on the quiz bowl team seems to know the answer. The Quiz
Bowl Coach looks up, frustrated.

QUIZ BOWL COACH (CONT’D)
I suppose we can just cross our
fingers and pray we don’t get
literature questions—

DIXON (O.S.)
The Sound and the Fury.

All eyes turn to Dixon who doesn’t look up from his notebook.
The coach rifles through his question cards, finds another
literature query.

QUIZ BOWL COACH
Who wrote Portrait of the Artist as
a Young Dog?

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More uncomfortable silence from the team. The coach turns back
toward Dixon.

QUIZ BOWL COACH (CONT’D)
Mr. Mills?

DIXON
Dylan Thomas. That’s right. The
black guy is smart.

Navid smiles wryly. Tracy Flick-Type looks annoyed.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

Harry, Naomi and Tracy Bennett are in the office.

TRACY BENNETT
I spoke to my husband and we agreed
that our daughter is not going to
get a failing grade or be
suspended.

HARRY
That’s not your call, that’s up to
Naomi.

NAOMI
What do you mean?

HARRY
I mean, if you write a new paper,
on a new subject. I won’t fail or
suspend you.

NAOMI
How long do I have?

HARRY
End of the day. Before I go home
for dinner. And you write it in my
office.


TRACY BENNETT
She can’t do that. It’s
impossible. Her party is tonight,
she needs to go to her fitting, get
her hair blown out—

HARRY
This isn’t a negotiation. You
cheated, Naomi. You’re getting a
second chance. Take it.

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Stop being the rich kid who has
everything done for her.

TRACY BENNETT
Don’t talk to my daughter like
that.

HARRY
I’m just trying to get her to take
responsibility for her life.

TRACY BENNETT
Oh you’re a great one to talk about
taking responsibility.

HARRY
Okay, you know what, you and I can
talk about that later, I promise.
But right now, this is about you,
Naomi. Annie told me how you’d
read the book, how you knew the
answers, but you just didn’t want
to do the work. Well, it’s time to
do the work.

TRACY BENNETT
That’s not enough time for her.

HARRY
Would you please let her decide?
I’ve been doing this long enough to
know when I see a smart kid. Pick
a book, pick a subject and knock it
out of the park. Show Mr. Matthews
he’s been wrong about you. I know
you can do it.

TRACY BENNETT
He gets to grade it? There is no
way I’m letting—

NAOMI
How long does the paper have to be?

TRACY BENNETT
Naomi—

NAOMI
Mom.

A beat. Just for this moment, the wall is down and she is a
vulnerable kid.

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HARRY (CONT'D)

NAOMI
I want to do this.

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY
Dixon is walking with Navid.

NAVID
How could you not want to be on
Quiz Bowl? It looks great on
college applications, you get an
extra study hall and there’s a ton
of out of town tournaments. I got
laid on one last year.

DIXON
You got laid?

NAVID
Technically.
As they turn the corner, they run, literally, into Ethan.

ETHAN
Whoa, dude-- Oh...

Ethan is semi-speechless, not so much from fear but shame.
Dixon glares at him, Navid is hoping for a fight.

ETHAN
I... don’t know what to say.

Dixon just looks at him then turns and walks away. Navid
follows. Ethan watches then walks the other way.

NAVID
Why didn’t you kick his ass?

DIXON
Dude, I’ve only had like three
fights since I was ten, okay?
Don’t worry, I’ve taken care of
Ethan.

NAVID
What does that mean?

INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY
Annie is exiting the girls rest room when Miss Austin calls out
to her.

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MISS AUSTIN
Annie, there you are. I’ve been
looking all over for you.

ANNIE
Oh, I didn’t get a chance to finish
that scenery because—

MISS AUSTIN
I don’t care about that. I wanted
to tell you that you’re the new
lead in “Spring Awakening.”
Adrianna said she “accidentally”
overslept. Anyway, the part is all
yours.

ANNIE
Thank you.


MISS AUSTIN
Have the lines and songs memorized
by Monday. I’ll see ya then.
Silver comes running up to Annie.

SILVER
Did she just tell you? Did she?
Because it’s all over the school.

ANNIE
Yeah. Pretty cool. Thanks for
getting me up there.

SILVER
Well, I’m not really good at mushy
apology stuff, but I was an ass, I
overreacted so I’m sorry I faced
you and I took the video down and I
thought it might show I’m not that
bad if I helped you get in the
play. So... friends?

ANNIE
Friends.

SILVER
So what’s on the agenda? How are
we celebrating you becoming the
next Natalie Portman?

ANNIE
I was going to Naomi’s Not-So-Sweet
16, but I was “sooooooo disinvited.”