SILVER
Great. Because there’s this party I
think we should crash. Ask me which
one.
ANNIE
Which one?
SILVER
Naomi Bennett’s Not-So-Sweet 16.
Silver smiles her devilish grin.
EXT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - PARKING LOT
Ethan, George and a few cronies are walking to their cars.
Ethan is feeling really guilty.
GEORGE
You should have seen the look on
his face. “He’s lying, Dad.â€
The others laugh.
ETHAN
Just shut up.
GEORGE
Oh don’t be such a puss. Who cares
about that Obama.
ETHAN
You know, you can be a real thingy.
GEORGE
What’s your problem?
ETHAN
The next time somebody kicks your
ass, fix it yourself.
Ethan gets into his SUV and drives off.
INT. WEST BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL – CLASSROOM
Naomi drops her paper on Ryan Matthews’s desk as he’s preparing
to leave. He picks it up and looks at the cover.
RYAN MATTHEWS
Edith Wharton. Pretty
sophisticated for sixteen.
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NAOMI
Sorry to kill the stereotype, but
I’m not some dumb bimbo.
RYAN MATTHEWS
You know, if it were up to me, I
would have given you the “F.â€
NAOMI
Oh I know you want to “F†me. But
what grade are you giving me?
RYAN MATTHEWS
I’ll read it tonight.
Ryan starts to exit.
RYAN MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
Anyway, have a good time making the
world a better place with your
party, Paris.
NAOMI
Why do you hate me so much?
RYAN MATTHEWS
Same reason as everybody else.
INT. HARRY’S CAR - EVENING
Harry and Annie are parked in Tabitha’s driveway.
HARRY
I am too angry with you to talk
about this right now. The only
thing I will say is that you are
grounded for a month.
ANNIE
But what about the play?
HARRY
The play you can do. But anything
outside of school, like the party
tonight? Forget it.
ANNIE
But everyone is going.
HARRY
Then you should have thought of
that first.
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INT. TABITHA MILLS HOME – NIGHT
Harry and Celia are reading the paper on the couch. We hear
footsteps and music from Annie’s room above.
CELIA
She’s pacing up there like a
panther in a cage. Do you really
think it was fair to let Dixon go
to the party after he got in a
fight but ground Annie?
HARRY
So we should just let her cheat
like that and not have any
punishment?
CELIA
No, but it could have started
tomorrow.
HARRY
Yeah, it could have. But I guess I
feel like we have to be a little
tougher out here.
CELIA
I guess I feel that you were easier
on Naomi than your own daughter.
INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM
Harry and Celia knock on the door, then enter.
HARRY
Sweetie. It’s not even eight yet.
You can still go to the party.
They find Tabitha pacing around the room and an open window.
HARRY (CONT’D)
Where is Annie?
TABITHA
Exactly where she’s supposed to be.
END OF ACT FIVE
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ACT SIX
INT. HONDA CIVIC - MOVING - NIGHT
Silver is driving, dressed in something that might make Gwen
Stefani blush. Annie rides shotgun.
SILVER
Okay, one of those small world
stories. The printer Naomi used to
make her party invites? Same
printer the theater department uses
for programs and whatnot. Voila.
She whips out a stack of party invites.
SILVER (CONT’D)
I gave about fifty to these skaters
from Fairfax High. This is all I
have left.
She rolls down the window and screams at some pedestrians.
SILVER (CONT’D)
Party tonight! Free booze!
She flings them out into the street.
INT. NAVID’S CAR – NIGHT
Dixon and Navid cruise down Sunset Boulevard in all its glory.
DIXON
Thanks for letting me be your
wingman tonight. I had to get into
this party.
NAVID
You’re not my wingman, you’re my
pregnant dog. We’re working. Of course
once we get enough footage...