Euphoria Pilot

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EUPHORIA
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FADE IN:
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1 INT. HOSPITAL - MATERNITY WARD - SOMETIME 1
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A fetus. A fetus like any other. Okay, a person. A BABY. A
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baby in the middle of a fucking nightmare, as it curls up,
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bracing itself to be torn from the comfort of its home.
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I was once happy. Content. Sloshing
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primordial pool. Then one day, for
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repeatedly crushed, over and over,
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Leslie.
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WE SEE and FEEL each CONTRACTION as it bears down on sweet

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BABY RUE. Each time she’s squeezed, her body shudders as if

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shot with a taser gun. Over and over and over, until
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something gives way and...

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WE DESCEND INTO: *
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3 INT. BIRTH CANAL - CONTINUOUS 3

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This is a sordid journey, as BABY RUE makes her bone crushing *

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descent through the dark labyrinth of her mother.

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SFX: Crunching, faint echoes, sloshing waters, suction, a

faint scream from outside, bizarre radio waves...
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A PIN OF LIGHT as we go rushing toward it, like a subway

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train out of hell.

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I put up a good fight, but I lost.

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For the first time, but not the

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The growing SOUND of a rumbling, ground shaking wave as the
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QUICK DISSOLVE:
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4 EXT. NEW YORK CITY - A SUNNY, CLOUDLESS DAY [ARCHIVAL] 4 *
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As United Airlines Flight 175 silently crashes into the North *
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WE WATCH the plume of smoke, fire, and debris rain down the
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I was born three days after 9/11.

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BABY RUE, seconds old, her body covered in blood and birth
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slime, is lifted towards CAMERA. Her lungs fill with air, and
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POV thru the foggy eyes of NEW RUE:
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A TV SET, mounted on the wall, shows George W. Bush, standing *

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atop Ground Zero, bullhorn in hand. *

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SLOW ZOOM IN on RUE’S face.

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GEORGE W. BUSH
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I can hear you!

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GEORGE W. BUSH (CONT’D)

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I can hear you! The rest of the

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world hears you, and the people who

knocked these buildings down will
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hear all of us soon.

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As the RESCUE WORKERS begin to chant:

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USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

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CU on the face of Baby Rue, transfixed by the speech and the

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patriotic chants.
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A BEAT. She begins to wail with terror.

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Suddenly, A NIPPLE is shoved in her mouth. She sucks. And in
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the soft glow of the television,
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watching those towers fall over,
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feelings of grief and the chills of
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Row after row of single story, boxy, post-war boom houses. *
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class childhood in an American *

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RUE’S POV OF THE CEILING PANELS. *

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As Rue counts them from left to right we see a REAL TIME *

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SUPER... 13,14,15. *
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LESLIE (CONT’D) *
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Rue... look at me. *

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Rue...? *
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FAST DOLLY IN on a THERAPIST, hands clasped, a gentle smile. *
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I would say she’s suffering from--
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So explain this shit to me--
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Surrounded by prescription bottles as she drinks her morning *
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Like who?
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Lots of people you like.
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watching, everybody that’s watching
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shop, getting her head shaved. With smeared mascara, Britney
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12 EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - DAY 12 *

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soft voice of a teacher whispers -
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MURDERED. *
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EXPANSE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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And at some point, you make a *
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her solar system themed computer case.

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WE HOLD ON HER FACE as the benzo’s take effect. SFX: The *

sound of an oncoming freight train as... *
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AS A SPOTLIGHT hits Rue’s face, her face made up: k-pop puppy *
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everything you feel, and wish, and *

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WE HEAR her heart PALPITATE. BUH-BOOM. And Rue GASPS. *

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to call 911, go to the hospital and *

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juice. *
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everyone’s night. *
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RUE (V.O.) *
PM
PM
18 -A
And then over time, that’s all I *
wanted. Those two seconds of *
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nothingness. *
6:
6:
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
18 INT. RUE’S HOUSE - MORNING 18
A
3,
pr
pr
As WE FOLLOW RUE through her house into the kitchen where her
H -
-A
-A
little sister GEORGIA “GIA”, 13, picks at her eggs and toast
while LESLIE, 40s, argues with her insurance company - *
F
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23
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LESLIE (ON PHONE)
26
26
They said the facility was in our
-1
-1
network, how could it suddenly be
-
18 FH
out of network? I can’t afford it. *

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
GIA
E
6:
(looking at her phone)

pr -A
Did you see the video of that

18
beauty queen who got acid thrown in

20
20
H
her face?
FH pr 3,
3,
RUE
AE 523 -A
-A
No.
A
23
GIA
95
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9
It’s pretty fucked up.

26
26
-1
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Rue looks at her food, disinterested.

PM
PM
RUE
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Mom, do you have any tampons?

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6:
6:
8
LESLIE
01
01
EF
(to Rue)
2
In my bathroom. Under the sink.

3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
Rue walks into her mother’s bathroom. A beat. She peers back
-A
-A
toward the kitchen. And then... coughs loudly as she opens

FH
23
23
the medicine cabinet.

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95
AE
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26
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Revision 11.
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18
H-
18A - RAPID CUTS (x5) as we see RUE cough loudly and open 18A *
20
20
different medicine cabinets in different bathrooms in
F
different peoples homes - *
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
18B BACK TO HER MOMS BATHROOM as she steals a few XANNIES from18B *
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-A
A
her mother. *
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On the sink she sees a framed photo laid face down. She lifts *
26
26
it up. It’s a PHOTO OF HER MOM AND DAD ON THEIR WEDDING DAY. *
F
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E
A BEAT. *
PM
PM
18 -A
She flushes the toilet to mask the sound of the cabinet *
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closing.
6:
6:
EF
18
And heads back to the kitchen -

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
RUE
pr
pr
Let’s go, Gia.
H -
-A
-A
As Leslie continues to argue with the insurance company on *
F
23
23
the phone. *
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95
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26
-1
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18 FH
PM
PM
As Rue and Gia exit their house... we see that they’ve moved *
EF 6:54
54
into a smaller, more beat up post-war boom house than before. *

E
6:
pr -A
As they walk towards the bus stop we see that the *

18
neighborhood is lower middle class. *

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
GIA *
Why are you wearing sunglasses? *
AE 523 -A
-A
A
RUE *
23
Because it’s bright. *

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9
26
26
GIA *
-1
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(super-confused) *
PM
PM
...It’s overcast. *
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54
Rue starts to laugh and so does Gia, but Gia doesn’t know *
H-
6:
6:
why. *
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8
01
01
EF
2
20 INT. SCHOOL BUS - MORNING 20

3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
Rue and Gia walk down the aisle of a school bus and sit in
-A
-A
the back. Gia leans her head against Rue’s shoulder and takes *
FH
23
23
a selfie of them. *
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95
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26
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Revision 12.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.) *
20
20
And I know it all may seem sad, but *
F
guess what? I didn’t build this *
3,
3,
system, nor did I fuck it up. *
E
pr
pr
-A
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A
The bus takes off as the streets bend behind them.
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23
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95
CUT TO:
26
26
F
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E
21 INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING 21
PM
PM
18 -A
The ALARM RINGS. As the students perform a lockdown drill (in
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54
H
the event of an active shooting). The lights are flipped off.
6:
6:
The door is locked.
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
The windows blocked out with foam-core. And the students
A
3,
huddle in a group in the corner of the classroom.
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
RUE (V.O.)
I just showed up one day without a
F
23
23
map or a compass or, to be honest,
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95
anyone capable of giving one iota
26
26
of good fucking advice.
-1
-1
-
18 FH
As WE PUSH IN on RUE. Some JOCK sitting next to her turns his

PM
PM
phone toward her… It’s a looping gif of Sasha Grey getting
EF 6:54
54
face fucked.
E
6:
pr -A
He sticks his tongue in his cheek and winks at RUE who

18
ignores him and looks back toward CAMERA as we PUSH INTO

20
20
H
CLOSEUP.
FH pr 3,
3,
RUE (V.O.)
AE 523 -A
-A
But maybe I’m just in a mood… So

A
here’s a cute video of me learning

23
how to hula-hoop.
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26
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PM
PM
A HOME MOVIE, shot by RUE’S FATHER on an old DVR camera of

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Rue at the age of five trying to hula hoop in the backyard.

H-
6:
6:
8
She keeps trying and failing and giggling as her Dad laughs
01
01
EF
off camera.
2
2
3,
3,
She looks up at her Dad, hand on her hips.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
YOUNG RUE
FH
23
23
I give up.
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95
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26
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6:
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Revision 13.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE’S FATHER
20
20
C’mon Rue, don’t give up. You can
F
do it.
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
She tries again and fails…
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-A
A
23
23
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YOUNG RUE
H
95
95
I give up.
26
26
F
-1
-1
RUE’S FATHER
E
Don’t give up, Rue.
PM
PM
18 -A
Fails. And we JUMP CUT as she fails and he encourages her
54
54
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again and again.
6:
6:
EF
18
RUE’S FATHER (CONT’D)

AE 3, 20
20
You can do it, Rue.
A
3,
pr
pr
Until finally she succeeds. They both erupt in cheers as her
H -
-A
-A
Dad lifts her into the sky, YOUNG RUE’S eyes filling with
tears - as she flies amongst the clouds.
F
23
23
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95
SLAM CUT:
26
26
-1
-1
TITLE CARD: EUPHORIA
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18 FH
PM
PM
BLACK.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
pr -A
23 INT. CHURCH - DAY 23 *

18
20
20
H
WE OPEN on a FUNERAL. A funeral like any other funeral. *

FH pr 3,
3,
Except almost everyone’s either in their pajamas, sweats, or *

AE 523 -A
-A
looks seriously disheveled. *

A
23
WE SPOT RUE as she waits in line to view the CASKET. *

95
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9
26
26
RUE’S POV: As PEOPLE look inside the casket, they gasp, or *

-1
-1
burst into tears. *

PM
PM
Rue apathetically shuffles her furry slippers down the line. *

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54
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6:
6:
ANGLE ON: Rue as she approaches the coffin and peers inside - *
8
8
01
01
EF
TO REVEAL: There’s no body, only a mirror, reflecting her own *

2
face. *
3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
She furrows her brow, unimpressed and confused. *

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Revision 14.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.) *
20
20
I spent a good portion of the *
F
summer before junior year... in *
3,
3,
rehab. *
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
CUT TO: *
23
23
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26
26
24 INT. REHAB - DAY 24 *
F
-1
-1
E
Rue, holding hands with a group of other ADDICTS. They say *
PM
PM
18 -A
the SERENITY PRAYER - *
54
54
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GROUP OF GIRLS *
6:
6:
Please God grant me the serenity to *
EF
18
accept the things I cannot change - *

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
As the CAMERA gets closer to RUE, we realize she’s mouthing *
pr
pr
the words, but not actually saying them. *
H -
-A
-A
GROUP OF GIRLS (CONT’D) *
F
23
23
...The courage to change the things *
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95
I can, and the wisdom to know the *
26
26
difference. *
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-1
-
18 FH
CLOSE ON: A 30 Day Sobriety chip placed in the palm of Rue’s *

PM
PM
hand. *
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
As RUE hugs her DRUG COUNSELOR and wheels her suitcase *

pr -A
through the COMMON ROOM... everybody cheers and wishes her *

18
good luck. *
20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
CUT TO: *
AE 523 -A
-A
A
25 EXT. REHAB PARKING LOT - DAY 25 *

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9
Gia throws the passenger side door of Leslie’s beat up Honda *

26
26
Accord open and runs into Rue’s arms. *

-1
-1
PM
PM
GIA *
Ruuuuue! *
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54
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6:
6:
CUT TO: *
8
8
01
01
EF
2
26 INT. CAR - SAME 26 *

3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
Rue looks out the window as Leslie drives them back home. *
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-A
FH
23
23
LESLIE *
95
95
I’m very happy for you, Rue. You’re *

AE
about to start a brand new chapter. *

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26
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PM
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6:
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Revision 15.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
Rue smiles at her. Leslie reaches over and holds her hand. *
20
20
F
Rue rests her head on the window as they drive back thru the *
3,
3,
endless suburban sprawl of EAST HIGHLAND. *
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
This is basically the world from every John Hughes movie, but *
23
23
-
after thirty years of Reaganomics it’s kinda lost its idyllic *
H
95
95
charm. And in the span of five minutes we move from *
26
26
McMansions to split-levels to box homes. *
F
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E
This is a cough syrup and Ritalin town with meth on the *
PM
PM
18 -A
outskirts, and few families are coasting. *
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As Rue looks out the window, they pass JULES, 17, trans *
6:
6:
femme, wearing a long white dress with a red Japanese ribbon *
EF
18
tie riding a bike. The ribbon whips in the wind behind her. *

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
RUE (V.O.) *
pr
pr
It was the end of summer. The week *
H -
-A
-A
before school started. I had no *
intention of staying sober and *
F
23
23
Jules had just moved to town. *
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95
26
26
Rue and Jules make eye contact as they pass and WE HOLD ON *
-1
-1
RUE as SHE TURNS AROUND watching Jules fade into the *
-
18 FH
distance. *
PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
CUT TO: *
E
6:
pr -A
FEZCO (PRE-LAP) *
18
(monotone) *
20
20
H
There’s some new girl in town that *

FH pr 3,
3,
I think you’re gonna be friends *

with. *
AE 523 -A
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A
23
27 INT. DELI/GAS STATION - DAY 27

95
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9
26
26
FEZCO, 21, unkempt with sweet eyes and a blank stare you only
-1
-1
get after attempting to eat a sheet of acid over the course

PM
PM
of one summer stands at the counter and talks to RUE. *

54
54
RUE *
H-
6:
6:
Who? *
8
8
01
01
EF
FEZCO
2
I don’t know. She came in yesterday *

3,
3,
all Sailor Moon and shit and I

-A
pr
pr
thought, she looks like someone Rue

-A
-A
would get along with...

FH
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95
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26
26
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PM
H-
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EF
5
6:
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F
Revision 16.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
Which was sorta like a dead on
F
observation for Fezco who’s not
3,
3,
normally revolving in the same
E
pr
pr
direction as planet earth. Granted *
-A
-A
A
we wouldn’t meet ‘til later that *
23
23
-
night... *
H
95
95
26
26
FEZCO *
F
-1
-1
But when’d you get back? *
E
PM
PM
18 -A
RUE *
Five days ago. *
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54
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6:
6:
FEZCO
EF
18
(hesitantly)

AE 3, 20
20
And like, how you feeling? *
A
3,
pr
pr
RUE
H -
-A
-A
Ever since I gave my life over to
my lord and savior, Jesus Christ,
F
23
23
things have been really good.
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95
26
26
A long beat. *
-1
-1
-
18 FH
FEZCO *
PM
PM
Cool. *
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
RUE
pr -A
I’m fucking with you, Fez.

18
20
20
H
FEZCO
FH pr 3,
3,
(laughs) *
I don’t judge. *
AE 523 -A
-A
A
RUE
23
But low-key... is Ashtray in the *

95
-
9
back. *
26
26
-1
-1
FEZCO
PM
PM
(disappointed) *
Nah, for real Rue?
54
54
H-
6:
6:
RUE *
8
What’d you think, just ‘cause I was *

01
01
EF
in rehab I stayed clean? *

2
2
3,
3,
FEZCO *
-A
pr
pr
I mean, isn’t that like the goal? *

-A
-A
FH
23
23
RUE
95
95
C’mon Fezco, the world is coming to

AE
an end and I haven’t even graduated

26
26
high school.
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PM
H-
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EF
5
6:
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F
Revision 17.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
Rue smiles sweetly at him. He relents...
20
20
F
CUT TO:
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
28 INT. DELI TRASH ROOM - CONTINUOUS 28
23
23
H -
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95
WE FOLLOW Rue as she enters the trash room in the back.
26
26
F
-1
-1
Sitting at a small desk is ASHER “ASHTRAY,” Fezco’s 14 year
E
old business partner. He wears a thin gold chain.
PM
PM
18 -A
He’s dead eyed and humorless, bagging up pills and powders.
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54
H
He looks up at Rue.
6:
6:
EF
18
ASHTRAY

AE 3, 20
20
I thought you were dead.
A
3,
pr
pr
RUE
H -
-A
-A
And I thought you had Asperger's
until I learned you were just a
F
23
23
prick.
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95
26
26
ASHTRAY
-1
-1
I do have Asperger's.
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18 FH
PM
PM
RUE
EF 6:54
54
Well, you’re still a prick. *

E
6:
pr -A
ASHTRAY
18
This a fickle industry. Y’all come

20
20
H
and go. No hard feelings but I’m

FH pr 3,
3,
just tryna stack enough cash to pay

off our mortgage and buy a yacht. *
AE 523 -A
-A
A
He looks up.
23
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9
ASHTRAY (CONT’D)
26
26
So what you want?

-1
-1
PM
PM
They stare at each other for a beat.

54
54
CUT TO:
H-
6:
6:
8
8
01
01
EF
29 CLOSE ON: ONE PILL AFTER ANOTHER BEING BAGGED UP. 29

2
2
3,
3,
Three OC 20s, three 20s of Adderall, a gram of Molly.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
He hands her the baggies and she hands him the cash.
FH
23
23
95
95
ASHTRAY
AE
You sure you don’t wanna try

26
26
nothing new?
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
18.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE
20
20
Like what?
F
3,
3,
ASHTRAY
E
pr
pr
2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, 5-MeO-DIPT.
-A
-A
A
23
23
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RUE
H
95
95
I have zero fuckin’ idea what
26
26
you’re talking about.
F
-1
-1
E
ASHTRAY
PM
PM
18 -A
Doesn’t matter. But this shit...
54
54
H
He holds out a capsule filled with pale pink crystals.
6:
6:
EF
18
ASHTRAY (CONT’D)

AE 3, 20
20
...is fucking lit.
A
3,
pr
pr
RUE
H -
-A
-A
What is it?
F
23
23
ASHTRAY
95
95
N-diisopropyl-5-methoxytryptamine.
26
26
-1
-1
A beat. Rue stares blankly at him.
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18 FH
PM
PM
WE JUMP CUT TO:
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6:
pr -A
30 EXT. CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND - NIGHT 30

18
20
20
H
LOOKING UP: Two streetlights on opposite sides of the frame.

FH pr 3,
3,
ASHTRAY (V.O.)
AE 523 -A
-A
It’s a fast acting psychedelic.

A
23
The SLOW MOTION SOUND of them burning out. As they shift to a

95
-
9
ROSE GOLD COLOR.

26
26
-1
-1
ANGLE ON: Rue and Jules as they both fly into FRAME on
PM
PM
separate swings at 72fps.

54
54
ASHTRAY (V.O.)
H-
6:
6:
Got some similarities to LSD but

8
with like, key differences. Not as

01
01
EF
visual and shit but def a sense

2
distorter.
3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
The sounds of the swing set chains, laughter, the wind

-A
-A
rushing against their faces.

FH
23
23
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95
AE
26
26
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54
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EF
5
6:
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F
Revision 19.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
ASHTRAY (V.O.)
20
20
Lotta auditory hallucinations,
F
kinda like playing a record at half
3,
3,
speed. And your body goes limp, not
E
pr
pr
some K-Hole wooden puppet
-A
-A
A
bullshit...
23
23
H -
95
95
As they both JUMP OFF the SWING SETS into the AIR. They move
26
26
in ULTRA SLOW-MOTION.
F
-1
-1
E
ASHTRAY (V.O.)
PM
PM
18 -A
But more that zero gravity tip you
get from good DMT.
54
54
H
6:
6:
SUPERIMPOSE: The world behind them, rapidly animates in that
EF
18
(90’s Anime - ACTIVATED! Style)

AE 3, 20
20
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3,
CUT BACK TO:
pr
pr
H -
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31 INT. DELI TRASH ROOM - CONTINUOUS 31
F
23
23
95
95
On Ashtray:
26
26
-1
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ASHTRAY
-
18 FH
I don’t know. Shit’s blowing up in

PM
PM
Tampa. And mad people like to fuck
EF 6:54
54
on it.
E
6:
pr -A
RUE
18
(a long beat)
20
20
H
Okay.
FH pr 3,
3,
He gives her two pills.

AE 523 -A
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A
ASHTRAY *
23
That’ll be $120. *
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26
RUE *
-1
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Fez said he’d spot me. *

PM
PM
ASHTRAY *
54
54
Fezco doesn’t spot anybody. *

H-
6:
6:
8
As she walks out... *

01
01
EF
2
RUE *
3,
3,
Post rehab discount. Go ask him. *

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
CUT TO:
FH
23
23
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95
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26
26
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6:
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Revision 20.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
32 EXT. PARKING LOT - CONTINUOUS 32
20
20
F
As Rue pushes out the back door -
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
DOLLY IN QUICK ON NATE JACOBS, 18, and McKAY, 19, in the *
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A
distance loading a keg into the back of McKay’s truck. A ‘94 *
23
23
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Silverado that’s been in his family longer than he’s been *
H
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95
alive. *
26
26
F
-1
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McKay is massive, built to play offensive tackle. He’s not
E
particularly intelligent or articulate but there’s a kindness
PM
PM
18 -A
to him.
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54
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RUE (V.O.)
6:
6:
In truth, I didn’t have much of an
EF
18
issue with Nate until that night. I

AE 3, 20
20
mean, I never liked him.
A
3,
pr
pr
Nate is leaner, in the way quarterbacks are, and full of
H -
-A
-A
himself, in the way quarterbacks are.
F
23
23
RUE (V.O.)
95
95
And once during the freshman
26
26
formal, he tried to finger me on
-1
-1
the dance floor without my
-
18 FH
permission.
PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
SLAM CUT: *
E
6:
pr -A
18
33 EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - NIGHT 33 *

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
NATE, arms up, as the entire stadium cheers. *

AE 523 -A
-A
RUE (V.O.) *
A
But like, that’s America. *

23
95
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9
BACK TO:
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
34 EXT. PARKING LOT - SAME 34

54
54
They start up the truck, and as they pass Rue: *

H-
6:
6:
8
RUE (V.O.)
01
01
EF
And if they were throwing an end of

2
summer party. Of course, I’d

3,
3,
fucking go.
-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
Nate hangs out the window:

FH
23
23
95
95
NATE
AE
(yelling)
26
26
I’d do it for Rue!

-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 21.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
He “Hunger Games” salutes her. WE TRACK WITH THEM IN THE CAR
20
20
as they peel out of the parking lot.
F
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
35 INT. MCKAY’S TRUCK - CONTINUOUS 35
-A
-A
A
23
23
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McKay drives and Nate sits shotgun.
H
95
95
26
26
NATE
F
-1
-1
I’m telling you... The whole *
E
world’s gonna be talking about how
PM
PM
18 -A
McKay threw the grimiest
motherfuckin’ banger of the summer. *
54
54
H
6:
6:
MCKAY
EF
18
I’m just nervous cause my mom’s got

AE 3, 20
20
like real OCD. She’ll notice like
A
3,
the smallest scratch, or like if
pr
pr
the dishes are in the wrong order.
H -
-A
-A
NATE
F
23
23
It’s all good. We’ll photograph *
95
95
everything and put it back just the *
26
26
way it was... *
-1
-1
-
18 FH
MCKAY
PM
PM
Like Mission Impossible. *
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
They both start laughing. *

pr -A
18
NATE
20
20
H
Plus, I’mma get savage tonight.

FH pr 3,
3,
MCKAY
AE 523 -A
-A
But isn’t Maddy coming?

A
23
NATE
95
-
9
I don’t give a fuck. She broke up

26
26
with me.
-1
-1
PM
PM
MCKAY
Dude... She’s so crazy. I just *
54
54
don’t want her to like, burn the *

H-
6:
6:
house down. *
8
8
01
01
EF
NATE
2
I mean, I am tryna fuck a thottie *

3,
3,
in a prom dress.
-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
MCKAY *
FH
23
23
Yooooooo... *
95
95
AE
They crack up. *

26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 22.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
As they drive, they see JULES, headphones in riding her bike *
20
20
home.
F
3,
3,
NATE
E
pr
pr
Who the fuck is that? *
-A
-A
A
23
23
-
MCKAY
H
95
95
I dunno... *
26
26
F
-1
-1
Nate steps over the center console and presses his foot on
E
top of McKay’s. The truck roars and lurches forward. *
PM
PM
18 -A
Jules panics, veering off the side of the road and crashes
54
54
H
her bike.
6:
6:
EF
18
Nate bursts into laughter as McKay turns to him, frightened.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
MCKAY (CONT’D)
pr
pr
What the fuck? *
H -
-A
-A
Nate continues to laugh.
F
23
23
95
95
26
26
36 EXT. SIDE OF THE ROAD, SUBURBS - CONTINUOUS 36
-1
-1
-
18 FH
WE STAY with JULES where she’s crashed. She’s rattled. She

PM
PM
picks herself up, dirtied and bruised. She looks down at a
EF 6:54
54
scrape across her hip. She winces as she touches it.

E
6:
pr -A
RUE (V.O.)
18
Jules moved from the city to the

20
20
H
suburbs after her mom and dad got

FH pr 3,
3,
divorced.
AE 523 -A
-A
She begins to walk her bike down the street.

A
23
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9
37 INT. JULES’ HOME - LATER 37

26
26
-1
-1
Slightly nicer than what we’ve seen of East Highland so far. *

PM
PM
An older Tudor in the good part of town. The kind of house *

that would have guest towels in the bathroom. *
54
54
H-
6:
6:
Jules enters. No ones home. She goes to kitchen cabinet and *

8
pulls out a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide.

01
01
EF
2
RUE (V.O.)
3,
3,
She doesn’t really like to talk

-A
pr
pr
about it but dads almost never get

-A
-A
full custody so some shit

FH
23
23
definitely went down.

95
95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 23.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
38 INT. JULES’ ROOM - MOMENTS LATER 38
20
20
F
She sits in her bedroom and cleans her scrape. The walls are
3,
3,
adorned with fashion editorials and anime cut outs...
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
RUE (V.O.)
23
23
-
She went to like three weeks of
H
95
95
summer school with Kat, who failed
26
26
intro to visual arts.
F
-1
-1
E
CUT TO:
PM
PM
18 -A
54
54
H
39 INT. SUMMER SCHOOL, CLASSROOM - DAY 39
6:
6:
EF
18
KAT, 16, overweight, sharp and witty sits in the back left

AE 3, 20
20
and Jules sits in the back right.
A
3,
pr
pr
WE SEE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN their text messages to
H -
-A
-A
one another as their teacher MR. MARTIN (who’s completely
silhouetted by the classroom projector) blah blah blahs in
F
23
23
the background.
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95
26
26
KAT [Gun to ur head would u fuck Mr. Martin]
-1
-1
JULES [hmmmm]
-
18 FH
KAT [omg ur actually debating this?]

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
CLOSE ON: MR. MARTIN, still completely silhouetted as he

E
6:
continues to babble on.

pr -A
18
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
H
Now think of all the teachers

FH pr 3,
3,
you’ve ever had and then rank them

in order of who you’d want to fuck.
AE 523 -A
-A
Mr. Martin is whoever in your *

A
imagination is second to last. *

23
95
-
9
Mr. Martin turns on the classroom light as both girls look at *

26
26
him and burst into laughter. *

-1
-1
PM
PM
BACK TO:
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54
H-
6:
6:
40 INT. JULES’ ROOM - CONTINUOUS 40

8
8
01
01
EF
Jules finishes cleaning her scrape.

2
2
3,
3,
She gets a text from KAT: You wanna go to McKays party tn? *
-A
pr
pr
JULES: Fuck no those assholes just ran me off the road

-A
-A
KAT: That sucks. Sry.

FH
23
23
95
95
Jules closes out iMessage and opens SCRUFF.

AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 24.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
She looks through her recent matches. A litany of mostly
20
20
faceless men with super gross come-ons: P&P? I wanna ruin
F
you. How bigs your cock? U a twink or a real ts? U
3,
3,
functional? BLOCK. BLOCK. BLOCK. BLOCK. BLOCK.
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
And then a faceless older man in a business suit from the
23
23
-
neck down. His profile reads: Top only / Dominant Daddy /
H
95
95
Sweet and Gentle / I’m a sucker for twinks and femboys
26
26
F
-1
-1
She looks at the other photos. He’s shirtless. Fit. Another
E
one of his hand down his briefs. We can make out the shape of
PM
PM
18 -A
his cock.
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54
H
She taps his profile. And then a NEW MESSAGE from him.
6:
6:
EF
18
Jules’ heart races.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
She opens it: My god, you’re perfect and beautiful and how I
pr
pr
do I meet you for a drink?
H -
-A
-A
Jules pauses... debates it. Takes a deep breath. He writes
F
23
23
her another message: ...tonight?
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95
26
26
She closes SCRUFF and texts KAT: So u for sure going to
-1
-1
McKays?
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18 FH
PM
PM
CUT TO:
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
pr -A
41 INT. MADDY’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 41

18
20
20
H
Her room is small like the rest of her house but it’s the *
FH pr 3,
3,
hangout spot because her Dad’s a drunk and her mom works all *
day. *
AE 523 -A
-A
A
KAT lays on MADDY’S bed watching her get dressed. MADDY’s in

23
nothing but her underwear looking in the mirror.

95
-
9
26
26
Kat responds to Jules’ message: yeah. *

-1
-1
PM
PM
MADDY
Do you think my areoles are weird?
54
54
H-
6:
6:
KAT
8
No.
01
01
EF
2
MADDY
3,
3,
But like the edges though?

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
KAT
FH
23
23
No. They’re fine.

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95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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F
Revision 25.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
MADDY
20
20
Fine like they’re kind of weird or
F
fine like nobody but me would ever
3,
3,
notice what I notice?
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
Their other friend, BB, does her makeup on the floor. *
23
23
H -
95
95
BB
26
26
Fine like shut the fuck up, Maddie.
F
-1
-1
E
Kat gets up and starts to fix her hair and makeup. Maddy
PM
PM
18 -A
tries on a top, takes it off.
54
54
H
MADDY
6:
6:
Ugh, I’m disgusting. I literally
EF
18
look disgusting.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
Kat looks at Maddy’s waif like figure -
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
KAT
You’re trippin, bitch. You need to
F
23
23
like snap the fuck out of this post-
95
95
breakup pity party because a)
26
26
you’re hot af and b) Nate’s a
-1
-1
fucking loser.
-
18 FH
PM
PM
MADDY
EF 6:54
54
He’s not a loser. He’s a dick.

E
6:
pr -A
KAT
18
All dicks are losers.

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
BB
Look bottom line, you need to walk
AE 523 -A
-A
into this party tonight like your

A
pussy costs a million dollars.

23
95
-
9
MADDY
26
26
For real, I’d settle for 50 grand.

-1
-1
PM
PM
BB *
50 grand is a million dollars. *
54
54
H-
6:
6:
KAT
8
Y’all got high standards. I’d

01
01
EF
settle for like 4 corona lights and

2
non-rapey affection.
3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
An awkward beat. *
-A
-A
FH
23
23
BB
95
95
That’s kinda depressing.

AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
Revision 26.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
KAT
20
20
Everything’s depressing, BB. Even
F
the things you find uplifting.
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
BB starts to contemplate this... *
-A
-A
A
23
23
-
MADDY
H
95
95
Ugh, Nate just like totally broke
26
26
down my confidence. You know when
F
-1
-1
someone just constantly criticizes
E
like everything about you?
PM
PM
18 -A
BB
54
54
H
That’s like, every guy.
6:
6:
EF
18
KAT

AE 3, 20
20
You just need to catch a dick and
A
3,
forget your troubles girl.
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
MADDY
(to Kat)
F
23
23
You just need to catch a dick.
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95
26
26
KAT
-1
-1
Oh I haven’t even told you my plan
-
18 FH
but it’s amazing. I am going to get

PM
PM
fucking wasted tonight and then
EF 6:54
54
hunt down the most susceptible bruh

E
6:
bruh I can find, and knock his ass

pr -A
up in the bushes.
18
20
20
H
Maddy laughs. BB turns to her sharply:

FH pr 3,
3,
BB
AE 523 -A
-A
(to Kat)
A
Remind me again how many guys

23
you’ve fucked? Oh, and catfishing

95
-
9
doesn’t count.
26
26
-1
-1
We watch as KAT wilts inside. Maddy notices and turns to BB:

PM
PM
MADDY
54
54
(to BB)
H-
6:
6:
Can you not be a cunt for like 15

8
seconds?
01
01
EF
2
A knock on the door, Maddy’s Dad, TED, 40s, pokes his head in-
3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
TED
-A
-A
What are we doing for dinner? *

FH
23
23
95
95
MADDY
AE
Dad, stop being a pervert. We’re

26
26
literally like all naked.

-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
27.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
He closes the door quickly.
20
20
F
3,
3,
42 EXT. RUE’S HOUSE - EVENING 42
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
As Rue rides her bike, she sees her mom’s car parked out
23
23
-
front.
H
95
95
26
26
RUE
F
-1
-1
Fuck.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
Rue locks up her bike against a tree and enters her house -
54
54
H
6:
6:
43 INT. RUE’S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS 43
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
As Rue enters WE FIND LESLIE, waiting for her in the kitchen.
A
3,
pr
pr
LESLIE
H -
-A
-A
Where were you?
F
23
23
RUE
95
95
(a beat)
26
26
I went to eat.
-1
-1
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18 FH
LESLIE
PM
PM
I don’t trust you, Rue.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
RUE
pr -A
What do you want me to say?

18
20
20
H
LESLIE
FH pr 3,
3,
I want to drug test you.

AE 523 -A
-A
RUE
A
Well, unfortunately I just peed.

23
95
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9
Rue walks down the hall toward her bedroom as Leslie follows.
26
26
She slams the door behind her. ANGLE ON: GIA watching from
-1
-1
down the hall.

PM
PM
54
54
44 INT. RUE’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 44

H-
6:
6:
8
Rue falls onto the bed.

01
01
EF
2
LESLIE (O.C.)
3,
3,
(through the door)

-A
pr
pr
Do not slam your door.

-A
-A
FH
23
23
RUE
95
95
It was an accident!
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
28.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
LESLIE (O.C.)
20
20
Well, you’re not leaving this house
F
until you take a drug test!
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
RUE
-A
-A
A
Whatever. I’ve got nothing to hide!
23
23
H -
95
95
Rue waits a beat as she listens to her mom walk away.
26
26
F
-1
-1
RUE (V.O.)
E
Now, there’s a few ways to beat a
PM
PM
18 -A
drug test. The first is simple:
Stop doing drugs. But if you’re in
54
54
H
a bind and totally fucked, you got
6:
6:
a few options. Some better than
EF
18
others.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
SLAM CUT TO:
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
45 RAPID CUTS: 45
F
23
23
95
95
RUE (V.O.)
26
26
Option one.
-1
-1
-
18 FH
45A - QUICK DOLLY IN on RUE shoplifting a bottle of extended 45A

PM
PM
release NIACIN.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
RUE (V.O.)
pr -A
Niacin. It’s a B vitamin that, like

18
breaks down fat and chemicals or

20
20
H
whatever. And if you take a lot of

FH pr 3,
3,
it, like two thousand milligrams

and -
AE 523 -A
-A
A
45B - RUE CHUGGING A GALLON OF WATER 45B

23
95
-
9
RUE (V.O.)
26
26
- chug a few gallons of water. You

-1
-1
can flush your system in two to

PM
PM
three days. The only problem is, it

has a few side effects -
54
54
H-
6:
6:
45C - CAMERA ROTATES AND FALLS AS RUE COLLAPSES IN HER BEDROOM.

45C
8
HER SKIN FLUSHES RED and she STRUGGLES TO BREATHE.

01
01
EF
2
RUE (V.O.)
3,
3,
Skin flushing. Extreme Dizziness.

-A
pr
pr
Vomiting. Rapid heartbeat and -

-A
-A
FH
23
23
WE HEAR HER HEART BEAT RAPIDLY

95
95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 29.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
Sometimes death. I don’t recommend
F
it, nor does any legit drug site on
3,
3,
the internet.
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
23
23
-
H
95
95
26
26
RUE (V.O.)
F
-1
-1
Option Two. Synthetic Urine.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
Rue is online. A website that sells synthetic urine with a
heating powder. She clicks PURCHASE.
54
54
H
6:
6:
The price comes up $89.99 + Tax + S&H.
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
RUE (V.O.)
A
3,
Yeah fucking right.
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
She clicks cancel.
F
23
23
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95
47 INT. RUE’S BEDROOM - EVENING (RIGHT NOW) 47
26
26
-1
-1
Rue lays in bed, trying to think of how to get the fuck out
-
18 FH
of this situation.
PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
RUE (V.O.)
E
6:
Option Three. Get a non-drug-addict

pr -A
friend to piss for you.

18
20
20
H
She gets up. Opens her window. And climbs out.

FH pr 3,
3,
AE 523 -A
-A
48 EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - EVENING 48

A
23
Rue runs as fast as she can through the streets toward a *

95
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9
shabby split-level with vinyl siding. *

26
26
-1
-1
RUE (V.O.)
PM
PM
The only problem is most over the

counter home drug testing kits come
54
54
with heat sensor strips that detect

H-
6:
6:
the temperature of your urine. And

8
if your parents watch you pee, you

01
01
EF
can’t do the sink trick.

2
2
3,
3,
- RUE runs a sealed container of pee under hot water.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
RUE (V.O.)
FH
23
23
So you gotta get it fresh.

95
95
AE
She knocks on the door. *

26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
Revision 30.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
49 I/E. LEXI’S HOUSE - EVENING 49
20
20
F
Lexi, 16, sweet with glasses, answers:
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
LEXI *
-A
-A
A
Oh my god, Rue, when’d you get *
23
23
-
back? *
H
95
95
26
26
As Lexi gives her a big hug. *
F
-1
-1
E
RUE
PM
PM
18 -A
I need a favor.
54
54
H
LEXI *
6:
6:
What? *
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
RUE
A
3,
Like for real, Lexi.
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
LEXI *
What? *
F
23
23
95
95
As Rue leans to whisper in Lexi’s ear, we see Lexi’s face *
26
26
fall. *
-1
-1
-
18 FH
RUE (V.O.)
PM
PM
The side effects of this option?
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
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20
H
50 INT. LEXI’S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 50

FH pr 3,
3,
Rue stands awkwardly in front of Lexi’s family eating dinner.

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A
LEXI (O.C.)
23
I’ll be right back with that

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9
eyeliner, Rue.
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26
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Lexi’s Mother SUZE, 40s, wearing a push up bra, half-drunk, *

PM
PM
and fueled by bored malice - *

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SUZE
H-
6:
6:
So Rue, how was rehab?

8
8
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01
EF
RUE
2
It was really, really good.

3,
3,
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SUZE
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-A
Well that’s good. How long have you

FH
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been back?
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95
AE
RUE *
26
26
Five days. *
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-1
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PM
H-
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EF
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6:
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SUZE *
20
20
Well... *
F
3,
3,
She raises her wine glass. *
E
pr
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A
SUZE (CONT’D) *
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23
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A new chapter. *
H
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95
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26
Rue smiles politely. As Lexi comes back from the bathroom,
F
-1
-1
Rue puts her hand behind her back.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
RUE (V.O.) *
Lexi and I have known each other *
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54
H
since pre-school. *
6:
6:
EF
18
QUICK CUT: *

AE 3, 20
20
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3,
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pr
51 INT. ICE SKATING RINK - YEARS AGO 51 *
H -
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CELL PHONE FOOTAGE of Young Rue and Young Lexi dancing around *
F
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an ice skating rink at birthday party. They both smile at *
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95
CAMERA. *
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26
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RUE (V.O.) *
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And like, in some ways, she’s my *

PM
PM
best friend. Even though I think *
EF 6:54
54
we’ve grown apart... and we don’t *

E
6:
really have much in common anymore. *

pr -A
18
BACK TO: *
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20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
52 INT. LEXI’S HOUSE - SAME 52

AE 523 -A
-A
A
Lexi covertly gives her a bottle of Ocean Mist nasal spray.

23
And then in front of Suze, in the other hand, she gives her
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9
some eyeliner.
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26
-1
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CUT TO:
PM
PM
54
54

H-
6:
6:
8
- CLOSE ON RUE’S LEGS as she hikes up her skirt.

01
01
EF
2
- She places the bottle of nasal spray on her inner thigh,

3,
3,
tip down and uses masking tape to secure it in place.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
- She looks in the mirror. The hem of her skirt hides it. She
FH
23
23
opens her bedroom door.

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95
AE
26
26
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
32.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE
20
20
(yells out)
F
Mom, I have to pee!
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
CUT TO:
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A
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23
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54 LESLIE hands her a sterilized cup as she follows Rue to the54
H
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bathroom. Rue looks at her with a smile.
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26
F
-1
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RUE (CONT’D)
E
I wish we could do this in a way
PM
PM
18 -A
that wasn’t a total invasion of my
privacy.
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54
H
6:
6:
LESLIE
EF
18
Well you gave up your right to

AE 3, 20
20
privacy after your overdose.
A
3,
pr
pr
RUE
H -
-A
-A
That was a mistake.
F
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23
LESLIE
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95
Don’t be flip, Rue. It was the most
26
26
frightening thing a mother could
-1
-1
witness.
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18 FH
PM
PM
Rue motions for Leslie to turn around. She does. Rue puts the
EF 6:54
54
cup below her and begins to clench her thighs together,

E
6:
squeezing the bottle.

pr -A
18
LESLIE (CONT’D)
20
20
H
Not to mention Gia. Who absolutely

FH pr 3,
3,
idolizes you.
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-A
RUE
A
I know, Mom.
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95
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9
LESLIE
26
26
To have her find you unconscious -

-1
-1
PM
PM
We HOLD ON RUE as she starts to tear up.

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54
RUE
H-
6:
6:
(her voice cracks)

8
Mom, please don’t do this...

01
01
EF
2
CUT TO:
3,
3,
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pr
pr
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-A
55 INT. RUE’S HOUSE - DAY (BEGINNING OF SUMMER) 55

FH
23
23
95
95
CAMERA HOLDS ON Rue’s little sister Gia as she stands at the

AE
end of the hallway. A strange inhuman sound coming from Rue’s

26
26
bedroom.
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PM
PM
H-
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EF
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6:
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F
Revision 33.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
GIA
20
20
Rue?
F
3,
3,
No answer. Gia hesitantly walks toward Rue’s bedroom. The
E
pr
pr
sound gets a little clearer. A depressed gurgling. Like
-A
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A
trying to breathe through a wet cloth.
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23
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GIA (CONT’D)
26
26
Rue?
F
-1
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E
We see GIA’s hands clench the hem of her shorts, anxiously.
PM
PM
18 -A
As she pushes open Rue’s bedroom door to see:
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54
H
RUE, unconscious, on the floor, splayed out in a pool of
6:
6:
urine. She’s cyanotic. Her skin a faint bluish color.
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
And we realize the strange gurgling sound is her breathing
A
3,
stomach acid back into her lungs.
pr
pr
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BACK TO:
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56 INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 56
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26
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WE HOLD ON Rue’s face as her tears begin to fall.
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PM
PM
RUE (V.O.)
EF 6:54
54
I know a lot of you probably hate

E
6:
me right now. And I get it.

pr -A
18
She looks down at the cup of pee. A long beat. She hands it
20
20
H
to her Mom. *
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3,
RUE (V.O.)
AE 523 -A
-A
If I could be a different person, I

A
promise you I would.

23
(beat)
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9
Not because I want it, but because

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26
they do. And therein lies the

-1
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catch.
PM
PM
As Leslie takes the test strip and plunges it into the cup.
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54
Rue turns to her Mom.

H-
6:
6:
8
RUE
01
01
EF
I’m sorry for slamming the door

2
earlier.
3,
3,
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pr
pr
LESLIE
-A
-A
It’s okay. I forgive you.

FH
23
23
95
95
A beat. Rue gives her Mom a hug and starts to walk away.
AE
26
26
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PM
PM
H-
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EF
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6:
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F
Revision 34.
AE
54
6:
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18
H-
RUE *
20
20
(over her shoulder) *
F
Is it cool if I sleep over at *
3,
3,
Lexi’s. *
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
ECU as the test strip comes back for all substances:
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23
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NEGATIVE. NEGATIVE. NEGATIVE. NEGATIVE.
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95
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26
LESLIE *
F
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Yeah, it’s fine. *
E
PM
PM
18 -A
CUT TO:
54
54
H
6:
6:
57 INT. JULES’ ROOM - EVENING 57
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
Jules opens a fresh needle. Plunges it into a bottle of anti-
A
3,
androgen (*or w/e Hormone Replacement Therapy she’d be on*)
pr
pr
Gets the air out. Squeezes her thigh and sticks it in.
H -
-A
-A
CLOSE: AS WE SEE the plunger depress and we -
F
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23
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95
JUMP CUT TO:
26
26
-1
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18 FH
58 INT. JULES’ ROOM - NIGHT 58

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
MONTAGE of JULES GETTING READY. Shaves. She does her makeup.

E
6:
Eyeliner. Her nails. Puts on torn fishnets. A skirt. A

pr -A
cropped tee.
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20
20
H
She grabs her backpack and passes through the -

FH pr 3,
3,
LIVING ROOM, where her DAD sits on the couch watching TV,
AE 523 -A
-A
drinking a beer.
A
23
JULES’ DAD
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9
Where you going?

26
26
-1
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JULES
PM
PM
I don’t know, out to a party.

54
54
He looks at her.
H-
6:
6:
8
JULES’ DAD
01
01
EF
Are you sure you wanna go out

2
dressed like that?

3,
3,
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pr
pr
JULES
-A
-A
Why?
FH
23
23
95
95
AE
26
26
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
35.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
JULES’ DAD
20
20
It’s just a new school, y’know.
F
Listen, I don’t care how you wanna
3,
3,
dress, it’s just, your old school
E
pr
pr
was more open to that kinda stuff.
-A
-A
A
This is kind of a conservative
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23
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town, y’know.
H
95
95
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26
JULES
F
-1
-1
I know.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
A beat.
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54
H
JULES’ DAD
6:
6:
Well, for what it’s worth, you look
EF
18
nice.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
JULES
pr
pr
Thanks, Dad.
H -
-A
-A
F
23
23
She puts on her headphones presses PLAY as she walks out of
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95
the house.
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26
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59 EXT. JULES’ HOUSE - NIGHT 59

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
She reaches into her backpack and pulls out a PINK WIG. She
E
6:
puts it on as she grabs her bike and begins to ride through

pr -A
the streets listening to music.

18
20
20
H
RUE (V.O.)
FH pr 3,
3,
Jules told me later what had

happened...
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A
CUT TO:
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26
60 EXT. BEST WESTERN MOTEL - NIGHT 60

-1
-1
PM
PM
Jules, stands in the parking lot outside a grungy Best

Western on the outskirts of town.
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54
H-
6:
6:
In the distance, the room where she’s supposed to meet her

8
hookup. The light is on. A shadow paces back & forth inside.
01
01
EF
2
She looks at her phone. Texts the guy:

3,
3,
[i’m nervous]
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pr
pr
[don’t be]
-A
-A
[promise ur not a serial killer? lol]

FH
23
23
[haha promise]
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95
AE
She stands there unsure. The man texts a picture: [a bottle

26
26
of champagne and two glasses]

-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
Revision 36.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
And looking back on it. She
F
probably would have been better off
3,
3,
just going to McKay’s. But...
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
Jules takes a deep breath and WE FOLLOW HER as she starts to
23
23
-
walk towards the motel. She knocks.
H
95
95
26
26
FROM THE SIDE WE SEE the door open as the light spills out on
F
-1
-1
Jules’ face.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
A beat.
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54
H
OLDER MAN’S VOICE
6:
6:
Come in.
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
As Jules passes through, the door closes behind her.
A
3,
pr
pr
WIDE SHOT DOLLYING IN: From across the parking lot of the
H -
-A
-A
illuminated window. Two silhouettes moving around the room,
circling each other.
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23
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95
CUT TO:
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26
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18 FH
61 INT. MCKAY’S HOUSE - NIGHT 61

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
CAMERA WHIPS FROM NATE TO MCKAY AND A GROUP OF OTHER JOCKS as

E
6:
they each pound back a shot of liquor - One after another.

pr -A
CLACK. CLACK. CLACK.

18
20
20
H
SLAM CUT:
FH pr 3,
3,
62 ON NATE, shirtless: 62
AE 523 -A
-A
A
NATE
23
Cassie’s a whore. Fact.

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9
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26
The other guys start cracking up. They all hang out in the *
-1
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spacious living room, under-decorated, because all the money *

PM
PM
went into the McMansion itself. *

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54
CAMERA WHIPS from face to face of the guys while they pre- *
H-
6:
6:
game and talk shit.

8
8
01
01
EF
MCKAY
2
Nah dude. She’s cool. She’s not

3,
3,
like that.
-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
NATE
FH
23
23
Have you seen her slut pages?

95
95
AE
MCKAY
26
26
No.
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
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6:
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F
Revision 37.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
JOCKY BRO
20
20
They’re wild yo. She’s like a
F
fucking freak. *
3,
3,
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pr
pr
McKay’s little brother, Skylar, 14, shirtless, backwards hat:
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A
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23
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SKYLAR
H
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95
Cassie’s on the slut pages? I gotta
26
26
see this shit.
F
-1
-1
E
MCKAY
PM
PM
18 -A
What are you even doing outta your
room?
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54
H
6:
6:
NATE
EF
18
Cut the kid some slack. No one’s

AE 3, 20
20
coming ‘til ten.
A
3,
pr
pr
MCKAY
H -
-A
-A
All I’m saying is I think you’d dig
Cassie.
F
23
23
95
95
NATE
26
26
McKay, whether I like her or not is *
-1
-1
irrelevant. She’s a a whore. Like *
-
18 FH
through and through.

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
MCKAY
E
6:
I don’t know what she’s done, or

pr -A
whatever, but she’s cool. And like

18
smart. She also like loves cars.

20
20
H
You’d like her. She knows a lot

FH pr 3,
3,
about cars…
AE 523 -A
-A
SKYLAR
A
Dude’s got mad feelings.

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95
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9
JOCKY BRO
26
26
For real. McKay’s about to start a

-1
-1
pinterest.
PM
PM
NATE
54
54
You don’t know what she’s done...?

H-
6:
6:
8
He stares down McKay, who looks at him blankly.

01
01
EF
2
NATE (CONT’D)
3,
3,
Aight bro... Let’s take a trip to

-A
pr
pr
the land of shame.

-A
-A
FH
23
23
Nate pulls up the SLUT PAGES on his phone (a private online

95
95
inventory of nudes of girls that guys upload without their

AE
permission to share amongst each other.)

26
26
-1
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
38.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
As MCKAY throws back a shot nervously and we revolve from
20
20
FACE TO FACE in anticipation...
F
3,
3,
RUE (V.O.)
E
pr
pr
Here’s the fucking thing that
-A
-A
A
pisses me off about the world...
23
23
-
Like every time someone’s shit gets
H
95
95
leaked, whether it’s J Law or
26
26
Leslie Jones, the whole world’s
F
-1
-1
like “if you don’t want it out
E
there, don’t take nudes in the
PM
PM
18 -A
first place.” I’m sorry. I know
your generation relied on flowers
54
54
H
and father’s permission, but it’s
6:
6:
2018, and unless you’re Amish,
EF
18
nudes are the currency of love. So

AE 3, 20
20
stop shaming us. Shame the assholes
A
3,
who create password protected
pr
pr
online directories of naked
H -
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underage girls.
F
23
23
HARD CUT TO:
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95
26
26
63 REVOLVING STILL PHOTOS from their town’s SLUT PAGES of one 63
-1
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girl, CASSIE, 18.
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18 FH
PM
PM
RAPID CUTS: Posing in her bedroom mirror. Naked. Legs spread.
EF 6:54
54
Her hand covering her vagina. Pushing her breasts together.

E
6:
Making a goofy smiling face. SNAPCHAT CAPTIONS: I [heart} u.

pr -A
Miss you. Feeling sexy lol.

18
20
20
H
RUE (V.O.)
FH pr 3,
3,
Cassie’s actually super sweet. You

remember like... from earlier -
AE 523 -A
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A
CUT BACK TO:

23
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9
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26
64 INT. LEXI’S HOUSE - EVENING (LIKE 5 MINUTES AGO) 64

-1
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PM
PM
CASSIE sits at the table with her mom, SUZE.

54
54
CASSIE
H-
6:
6:
Rue-Rue pebbles.
8
8
01
01
EF
RUE
2
How you been?

3,
3,
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pr
pr
Cassie shrugs whatever.

-A
-A
FH
23
23
SUZE
95
95
She’s just being coy. She has a

AE
boyfriend she’s head over heels

26
26
for.
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
Revision 39.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
CASSIE
20
20
Mom, stop being retarded. He’s not
F
my boyfriend.
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
SUZE
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-A
A
Oooohkay. Then who was that
23
23
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handsome young man who came over
H
95
95
for dinner last night?
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26
F
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CASSIE
E
Ohmigod, Mom.
PM
PM
18 -A
Suze winks at Rue and then without missing a beat -
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54
H
6:
6:
SUZE
EF
18
So Rue, how was rehab...

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
CASSIE
pr
pr
(to her Mom)
H -
-A
-A
You’re the actual worst.
F
23
23
As CAMERA WHIPS AROUND -
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95
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26
RUE (V.O.)
-1
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But anyway back to this bullshit...
-
18 FH
PM
PM
SLAM BACK TO:
EF 6:54
54
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6:
65 NATE, grinning: 65
pr -A
18
NATE
20
20
H
And the Oscar goes to -

FH pr 3,
3,
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A
66 A GRAINY VIDEO. 66 *
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95
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9
Taken from the POV of an iSight camera of someone we don’t *

26
26
recognize having sex with Cassie. It’s unclear if Cassie

-1
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knows she’s being filmed.

PM
PM
BACK TO:
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54
H-
6:
6:
67 NATE AND THE OTHER GUYS CRACKING UP. 67

8
8
01
01
EF
NATE (CONT’D)
2
You want my advice? Fuck her like

3,
3,
the whore she is. Throw her ass

-A
pr
pr
out. And never tell a soul.

-A
-A
FH
23
23
McKay sinks before the group.

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95
AE
26
26
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PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
40.
AE
54
6:
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18
H-
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
It’s obvious that Nate got in
F
McKay’s head because Cassie told
3,
3,
Lexi, and Lexi told me, that the
E
pr
pr
night of the party -
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A
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23
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CUT TO:
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95
26
26
F
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68 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - KITCHEN - NIGHT 68
E
PM
PM
18 -A
In the middle of the madness and chaos of the party, Cassie
sits on the kitchen counter. McKay stands close, looking at
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54
H
her -
6:
6:
EF
18
CASSIE

AE 3, 20
20
What?
A
3,
pr
pr
MCKAY
H -
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-A
Nothing.
F
23
23
CASSIE
95
95
Why are you staring me at like
26
26
that?
-1
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18 FH
MCKAY
PM
PM
I’m sorry, I just sorta spaced out.
EF 6:54
54
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6:
Cassie smiles.
pr -A
18
MCKAY (CONT’D)
20
20
H
Was I being weird?

FH pr 3,
3,
CASSIE
AE 523 -A
-A
No. You were being cute.

A
23
A beat.
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9
26
26
MCKAY
-1
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You’re literally the most beautiful

PM
PM
girl I’ve ever seen.

54
54
RUE (V.O.)
H-
6:
6:
- They hooked up.

8
8
01
01
EF
2
69 INT. MCKAY’S ROOM (DURING THE PARTY) - NIGHT 69

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Cassie and McKay make out on his bed. It’s getting more
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intense. Cassie slides his hand from her waist to her bare
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thigh. He looks at her. She kisses him. As he reaches under

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her skirt and slides her panties off.

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She falls on her side as McKay feels how wet she is.
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MCKAY
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Fuck.
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CASSIE
E
pr
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I know.
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MCKAY
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Are you always this wet?
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Cassie buries her head in the bed for a brief second -
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CASSIE
Kinda... It’s super embarrassing.
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He doesn’t say anything.
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20
CASSIE (CONT’D)
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(a long beat)
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pr
Does it turn you off?
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McKay shakes his head, no. As he reaches into his drawer and
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pulls out a condom. Starts to put it on. She watches him, her
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breath slowing.
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- And suddenly McKay slams into her as we see Cassie wince
-
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uncomfortably. He smacks her ass and begins to fuck her

PM
PM
roughly.
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- As Cassie grimaces, she turns around when suddenly he

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reaches out and chokes her. Cassie panics. Her breath

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constricted. Hands and legs flailing.

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FH pr 3,
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CASSIE (CONT’D)
Stop! Stop! Stop!
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Now I know this looks disturbing,

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but for real, I promise you, this

PM
PM
does not end in a rape.

(beat)
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But here’s the thing -

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70 RAPID CUTS - ECU: OF BELTS, JEANS, ZIPPERS, SKIRTS, 70

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SWEATPANTS, YOGA PANTS, ET AL. BEING PULLED DOWN, TO THE

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SIDE, OPENED, TAKEN OFF.

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RUE (V.O.)
AE
Everyone on the planet watches

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porn. Fact.
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PM
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AE
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WE HEAR: A grunt. A sigh. A moan. A hitch of breath. And
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then, RAPID MOUSE CLICKS.
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3,
3,
RUE (V.O.)
E
pr
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And if were to click on the twenty
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most popular videos on Pornhub
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right now, this is basically what
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you’d see -
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A MONTAGE OF THE 20 most POPULAR SCENES on PORNHUB right now.
E
[*NOTE All clips should be cropped, zoomed in, and pixellated
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PM
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to the point we don’t really see what’s happening. The sound
of what’s occurring should cue us more than the image]
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6:
6:
ONE WOMAN AFTER ANOTHER is slapped in the face, choked,
EF
18
spanked, dragged, spit on, cries, gags, gasps, struggles,

AE 3, 20
20
fights back and the only words we hear are: “C’mon slut.
A
3,
Whore pussy. Fucking Cunt. Like it, pig. Bitch. You crying,
pr
pr
bitch? Take it, bitch. What the fuck’s wrong with you bitch?”
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RUE (V.O.)
F
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23
I’m not trying to be sex negative
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or anything. I’m just saying -
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CUT BACK TO:
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PM
EF 6:54
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71 UNFREEZE FRAME 71
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6:
pr -A
As McKay immediately stops. And backs away.

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20
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CASSIE
FH pr 3,
3,
(freaked out)
Ow, what the fuck, McKay!?
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RUE (V.O.)
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- this shit isn’t out of fucking

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left field.
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MCKAY
PM
PM
I’m so sorry, I just thought--

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CASSIE
H-
6:
6:
Why would you grab me like that?

8
8
01
01
EF
MCKAY
2
I don’t know. I’m sorry. I just

3,
3,
thought you maybe liked it - I

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pr
pr
don’t know, I’m really sorry.

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FH
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CASSIE
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I just couldn’t breathe, I didn’t

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expect it.
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Revision 43.
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He looks stricken. On the verge of tears.
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MCKAY
3,
3,
I’m really sorry, Cassie.
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CASSIE
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Just like, don’t do that again.
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MCKAY
F
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I won’t. I promise.
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PM
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CASSIE
Unless you ask me.
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6:
6:
And then Cassie smiles:
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20
CASSIE (CONT’D)
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3,
Or I ask you.
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CUT TO:
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72 EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - NIGHT 72
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26
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CAMERA TILTS DOWN FROM THE NIGHT SKY -
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18 FH
PM
PM
Rue walks alone down the middle of the street in a gold
EF 6:54
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sequined hoodie.
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6:
pr -A
RUE (V.O.)
18
Anyway, I didn’t go to Lexi’s. That *

20
20
H
was a lie. So I was walking to *

FH pr 3,
3,
McKay’s party because I have this

rule that I don’t drink and bike
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cause like -
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73A - Rue, wearing sunglasses at night while riding her bike, 73A
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slams into a closed garage.

PM
PM
73B - Slams into a tree. 73B

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6:
6:
73C - Wobbles into a parked car. 73C

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EF
73D - Walks her bike through the streets and slowly falls 73D
2
2
3,
3,
into a bush.
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CUT TO:
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Revision 44.
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74 INT. MADDY’S CAR - NIGHT 74
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20
F
Maddy drives her Dad’s car as Kat sits shotgun and BB is in *
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3,
the back. In the distance they see Rue walking alone in the
E
pr
pr
middle of the street.
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MADDY
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Who is that?
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F
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KAT
E
Wait, slow down. Is that Rue?
PM
PM
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MADDY
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Wait, didn’t Rue like die? *
6:
6:
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18
BB

AE 3, 20
20
Ohmigod I hate ghosts. *
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3,
pr
pr
Kat rolls her window down, yells at Rue -
H -
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KAT
F
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23
Whaddup Casper?
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(As Rue turns)
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Need a ride?
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CUT TO:
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EF 6:54
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6:
75 INT. MADDY’S CAR - NIGHT 75

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As they drive through the town blasting music. Rue looks out
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20
H
the window and sees the BEST WESTERN MOTEL, the rooms glowing *
FH pr 3,
3,
from the inside.

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CUT TO:
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76 INT. BEST WESTERN MOTEL - NIGHT 76

26
26
-1
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Jules sits on the edge of the bed in her pink wig and skirt.
PM
PM
Her knees fall into one another. A glass of champagne is

handed to her from O.S.
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6:
6:
JULES
8
Thanks.
01
01
EF
2
REVERSE. An OLDER MAN, 40s, handsome. Clean shaven. In a nice

3,
3,
button down shirt. There’s a calmness to him. Casualness.

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pr
pr
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OLDER MAN
FH
23
23
How old are you?

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AE
JULES
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26
Twenty-two.
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PM
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OLDER MAN
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20
Do you live in town?
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3,
JULES
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(a beat)
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A
No.
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(a beat)
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I’m just visiting my grandparents.
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OLDER MAN
E
Hmm...
PM
PM
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JULES
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H
What about you?
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A long beat.

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OLDER MAN
pr
pr
You live like this?
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JULES
F
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23
What do you mean?
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OLDER MAN
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Is this how you look generally?
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PM
PM
JULES
EF 6:54
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I mean... For like the last six

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months.
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He nods. Sips his champagne.

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3,
OLDER MAN
You’re beautiful.
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JULES
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Thank you.
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OLDER MAN
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I’m envious of your generation. You

PM
PM
know? You guys don’t care as much

about the rules, you know. I think
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it’s a good thing.

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6:
6:
8
Jules nods for the sake of nodding.

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EF
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OLDER MAN (CONT’D)

3,
3,
And I don’t want to be that old guy

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pr
pr
that gives you advice. But I look

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at you, and think there’s two

FH
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versions of how your life can go...

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95
AE
She looks at him.

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PM
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PM
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AE
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20
You can either go someplace where
F
you’re wanted for who you are... Or
3,
3,
you stay in a town like this and
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pr
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end up like me, living your life
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A
out in motel rooms.
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Jules nods. The OLDER MAN moves closer. He uses his knee to
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push Jules’ legs open. He stands over her. Puts his hand
F
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under her chin and lifts her face up:
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PM
PM
18 -A
Selfishly... I hope you stay.
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6:
6:
He runs his thumb across Jules’ lips. Pushes it in her mouth.
EF
18
Jules doesn’t break eye contact. He uses his thumb to pull

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20
her mouth open.
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pr
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-A
-A
You have a great mouth.
F
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23
Jules’ breath slows, as he pushes her jaw down, opening her
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mouth even more.
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Wider... Wider...
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PM
EF 6:54
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He pushes his knee into Jules’ crotch. Her thighs clench

E
6:
around his leg. As he opens her mouth wider and wider.

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18

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20
H
There you go. That’s it.

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3,
(a beat)
Good girl.
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A
CUT TO:
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77 INT. BEST WESTERN MOTEL - LATER 77

-1
-1
PM
PM
WE HOLD ON Jules’ face, her lipstick and mascara smeared, as

her face is pushed down into the bed.
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54
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6:
6:
RUE (V.O.)
8
Jules once told me that every night

01
01
EF
when she was a kid, like five or

2
something, she’d lock herself in

3,
3,
the bathroom, get down on her hands

-A
pr
pr
and knees, and pray to God.

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FH
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WE hear the SOUND of her fishnets being torn open. He reaches

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95
around and jams his fingers in her mouth. She gags.

AE
26
26
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PM
PM
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EF
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6:
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PM
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47.
AE
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6:
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18
H-
OLDER MAN
20
20
Spit.
F
3,
3,
She spits in his hand. JULES takes a deep breath as the OLDER
E
pr
pr
MAN starts to fuck her.
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A
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RUE (V.O.)
H
95
95
She’d pray that when she woke up in
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the morning, she’d be 25 years old.
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She’d live with her best friend, a
E
girl. Someone she hadn’t met yet
PM
PM
18 -A
but someone she knew she’d trust
forever.
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54
H
6:
6:
The OLDER MAN holds Jules’ wrists against her chest as he
EF
18
grunts. Jules just looks straight ahead, emotionless.

AE 3, 20
20
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3,
RUE (V.O.)
pr
pr
I don’t know why but when she told
H -
-A
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me that story I started to cry so
hard that I hyperventilated. Jules
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23
just kept laughing and saying
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“What’s wrong?” But I didn’t know.
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The OLDER MAN whispers in Jules' ear:
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18 FH
PM
PM
OLDER MAN
EF 6:54
54
You’re so clean. You don’t know how

E
6:
rare that is.

pr -A
18
CUT TO:
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FH pr 3,
3,
78 INT. BEST WESTERN MOTEL - NIGHT 78

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THE SOUND OF A SHOWER RUNNING as Jules lays in bed alone. She

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looks at the nightstand table – the OLDER MAN’S phone lies

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9
there. She reaches over and presses the home screen – the
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phone lights up:

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PM
PM
The wallpaper is an old family photo – the OLDER MAN looks

about 10 years younger, his arm slung around a PRETTY WIFE,
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two young sons posing in front in matching polo shirts.

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6:
6:
8
The CLOCK READS: 11:33PM.

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EF
2
CUT TO BLACK:
3,
3,
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pr
pr
RUE (V.O.)
-A
-A
And then, the night got weird.

FH
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PM
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6:
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F
Revision 48.
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54
6:
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18
H-
79 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - BATHROOM - NIGHT 79
20
20
F
“GOOD TIME” by Young Thug and Jamie XX begins to play - *
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
As RUE swoops down into frame and snorts a crushed Oxycontin
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-A
A
off the baby-blue tile of the sink. She leans back as the
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23
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CAMERA rises into a TOP SHOT. She opens the bathroom door -
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95
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F
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80 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS 80
E
PM
PM
18 -A
A crush of people drinking, smoking, talking, and hooking up
in the hallway.
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54
H
6:
6:
[*** NOTE: The following plays in a single take and should be
EF
18
the druggy teenage equivalent of the Fred Astaire dance

AE 3, 20
20
sequence in ROYAL WEDDING (1951)]
A
3,
pr
pr
RUE starts to head down the hallway, trying to find her
H -
-A
-A
balance and footing as the drug takes effect. She leans
against the wall.
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23
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95
SUDDENLY, SHE BEGINS TO CRAWL UP the side of the wall. The
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rest of the kids remain oblivious and fixed to the floor.
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Rue stands up on the right side of the wall. Her balance

PM
PM
wobbly as she continues to walk, bracing herself against the
EF 6:54
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ceiling.
E
6:
pr -A
When suddenly, she weaves, loses her footing and steps up on

18
the ceiling, walking upside down over the other kids and
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20
H
toward the end of the hall.

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3,
As she nears the end, she steps onto the left side of the
AE 523 -A
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wall, takes a step or two, and hops back down onto the floor
A
where the rest of the kids have remained fixed throughout.

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And she disappears into the crowd.

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RUE (V.O.) *
PM
PM
Now, there’s a couple versions of *

what happened that night. It all *
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54
depends on who you ask, and to be *

H-
6:
6:
honest, I’m not always the most *

8
reliable narrator... *
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3,
3,
81 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - MOMENTS LATER 81

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pr
pr
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FROM ABOVE: WE SEE NATE, shirtless, pound back an enormous

FH
23
23
amount of liquor.
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95
AE
RUE (V.O.)
26
26
But Nate was fucking on one.

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PM
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EF
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6:
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Revision 49.
AE
54
6:
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18
H-
AND WE BEGIN TO SPIN WITH HIM, as he heads toward a RANDOM
20
20
HOT GIRL and starts to dance with her. *
F
3,
3,
RANDOM HOT GIRL *
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pr
pr
Where are you doing? *
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A
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He slides his hands over her ass and grips it tight. He turns *
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and throws MADDY a look. *
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RUE (V.O.)
E
And in turn, Maddy was fucking on
PM
PM
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one.
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WE SPIN OVER TO:
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6:
EF
18
82 FROM ABOVE 82

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
MADDY is pulling some COLLEGE GUY through the party, past
pr
pr
NATE, on the dance floor, who’s now making out with RANDOM
H -
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HOT GIRL. Nate looks up as Maddy pulls College Guy -
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- toward the SLIDING GLASS DOOR and CAMERA DROPS DOWN BEHIND
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MADDY as she steps -
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83 OUTSIDE 83
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PM
PM
- Into the warm night and begins to strip down into her bra
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and panties. Everyone in the pool turns and watches as

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6:
COLLEGE GUY frantically follows suit, stripping down to his

pr -A
boxers.
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- As MADDY PULLS HIM into the POOL and WE CRASH UNDERWATER

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WITH THEM, getting lost in the flailing limbs and waves and
bubbles until we find them again swimming out into the deep
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end.
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23
- The trap bass of the music echoes underwater as we see

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MADDY hold him and kiss him underwater. They laugh and tumble
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and surface.
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PM
PM
- As MADDY wraps her legs around him, holds his neck and
begins to grind herself into him. She moves her hips around
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to the beat of the music as he looks at her, in awe.

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6:
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COLLEGE GUY
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EF
You’re fucking crazy.

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2
3,
3,
MADDY
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pr
pr
No I’m not. I’m just trying to get *

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back at my really shitty ex- *

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23
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boyfriend. *
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PM
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Revision 50.
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COLLEGE GUY
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20
(confused) *
F
...What? *
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
Maddy looks around at everyone else in the pool, pretending
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not to watch them. She leans in, whispers in his ear: *
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MADDY
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26
What if I told you that I wanted
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you to fuck me right here, right
E
now?
PM
PM
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OFF COLLEGE GUY’S stunned face as she kisses him. *
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6:
6:
RUE (V.O.)
EF
18
And that’s right about the time

AE 3, 20
20
that Jules decided to ghost her
A
3,
hookup and bike over to McKay’s.
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pr
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CUT TO:
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Jules, in her pink wig, pedals as fast as she can through the
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streets.
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PM
EF 6:54
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RUE (V.O.)
E
6:
Now Jules texted Kat but Kat didn’t

pr -A
answer because...
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20
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CUT TO:
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3,
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85 INT. SKYLAR’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 85

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- WE PUSH THROUGH A CLOUD OF WEED SMOKE to find KAT sitting

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across from (McKay’s younger brother) SKYLAR and his friend

26
26
NICK, both 14.

-1
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PM
PM
They’re both shirtless. Listening to rap.

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54
SKYLAR
H-
6:
6:
What’s the deal with your friend.

8
BB.
01
01
EF
2
KAT
3,
3,
What about her?

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
SKYLAR
FH
23
23
Is she like a prude or is she like

95
95
a slut?
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
51.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
KAT
20
20
Definitely a slut.
F
3,
3,
NICK
E
pr
pr
What about you?
-A
-A
A
23
23
-
KAT
H
95
95
What about me?
26
26
F
-1
-1
NICK
E
Are you a slut?
PM
PM
18 -A
She looks him dead in the eye, unblinking, lying:
54
54
H
6:
6:
KAT
EF
18
Yeah, I’m a fucking savage.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
He smiles.
pr
pr
H -
-A
-A
NICK
What’s your number?
F
23
23
95
95
KAT
26
26
Higher than you can count.
-1
-1
-
18 FH
NICK
PM
PM
Stop playing, you’re a fuckin’
EF 6:54
54
prude.
E
6:
pr -A
A beat. Kat shrugs.

18
20
20
H
RUE (V.O.)
FH pr 3,
3,
Now Kat wasn’t a prude but she was

a virgin. She told Jules that a
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-A
week into summer school and when

A
Kat saw her reaction -

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9
SLAM CUT TO:

26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
86 CLOSE ON: JULES’ REACTION - DAY 86

54
54
JULES
H-
6:
6:
(stunned and disturbed)

8
This isn’t the 80’s bitch. You need

01
01
EF
to catch a dick.
2
2
3,
3,
BACK TO:
-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
FH
23
23
87 INT. SKYLAR’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 87

95
95
AE
Back to Kat smoking weed with Skylar and Nick.

26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
52.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
RUE (V.O.)
20
20
She was on a mission to enter
F
Junior year as a woman of
3,
3,
questionable morals.
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
NICK
23
23
-
Stop playing, you’re a fuckin’
H
95
95
prude.
26
26
F
-1
-1
A beat. Kat shrugs.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
NICK (CONT’D)
If I were to pull my dick out right
54
54
H
now, would you suck it?
6:
6:
EF
18
Nick starts to laugh, but Kat doesn’t break eye contact.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
KAT
pr
pr
I don’t know, let me see it.
H -
-A
-A
NICK
F
23
23
I’m not hard yet.
95
95
26
26
He puts his hand down his pants and starts jacking off under
-1
-1
his clothes as they talk.
-
18 FH
PM
PM
NICK (CONT’D)
EF 6:54
54
You’ve probably never sucked a dick

E
6:
in your life.
pr -A
18
KAT
20
20
H
Yeah I have.
FH pr 3,
3,
We can see that Kat enjoys the back and forth power-play.
AE 523 -A
-A
A
Skylar takes a swig from a bottle of liquor. Passes it to

23
Kat. Who takes a big swig. Passes it to Nick.

95
-
9
26
26
SKYLAR
-1
-1
Most girls don’t know how to suck

PM
PM
dick.
54
54
KAT
H-
6:
6:
What do you mean?

8
8
01
01
EF
SKYLAR
2
They’re too gentle, like they’re

3,
3,
fuckin’ scared of it.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
KAT
FH
23
23
Not in porn.
95
95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 53.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
NICK
20
20
(he smiles)
F
Exactly. You watch porn?
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
KAT
-A
-A
A
Doesn’t everyone?
23
23
H -
95
95
NICK
26
26
Every guy, yeah. But not prudes,
F
-1
-1
only sluts.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
KAT
(with a smile)
54
54
H
Yeah well.
6:
6:
EF
18
He looks her dead in the eye.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
NICK
pr
pr
You know what people always say?
H -
-A
-A
Fat girls give the best head.
F
23
23
Off Kat’s face, inscrutable -
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95
26
26
CUT TO:
-1
-1
-
18 FH
PM
PM
88 EXT. MCKAYS PARTY - POOL - NIGHT 88 *
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
RUE (V.O.) *
pr -A
I was out back talking to Fezco *

18
when Jules arrived. *

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
WE SEE Rue laying on a pool chair smoking a joint. *

AE 523 -A
-A
FEZCO *
A
What the fuck, Rue! *

23
95
-
9
RUE *
26
26
(completely high) *
-1
-1
What? *
PM
PM
FEZCO *
54
54
You owe me a hundred and twenty *

H-
6:
6:
bucks! *
8
8
01
01
EF
RUE *
2
Oh yeah, I forgot. *
3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
He takes the joint from her and sits down next to her, taking *
-A
-A
a hit. *
FH
23
23
95
95
We can see Fezco is contemplating something and then finally: *

AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 54.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
FEZCO *
20
20
To tell you the truth your whole *
F
drug thing makes me uneasy. *
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
RUE
-A
-A
A
Aw, don’t go soft on me Fezco.
23
23
H -
95
95
FEZCO
26
26
Nah, I mean it, Rue. I like you. I
F
-1
-1
missed you. And that shit at the
E
beginning of the summer really
PM
PM
18 -A
scared me.
54
54
H
RUE
6:
6:
Yeah, you and everyone else.
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
He looks at her, dead serious.
A
3,
pr
pr
FEZCO
H -
-A
-A
I’m not being flip, Rue. I’ve been
in the drug game for six years and
F
23
23
I’ve seen a bunch of people die.
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95
But none like you.
26
26
-1
-1
She winces, tries to avert her eyes.
-
18 FH
PM
PM
FEZCO (CONT’D)
EF 6:54
54
I don’t know what the fuck you got

E
6:
going on inside of you, and I don’t

pr -A
know how to fix it, but trust me,

18
this shit ain’t the answer.

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
A beat as Rue collects her thoughts.

AE 523 -A
-A
RUE
A
I remember when I was 11 years old -

23
a month or two after my Dad got

95
-
9
diagnosed… and we got the results

26
26
from the prognosis - and it was

-1
-1
really good like 80/20. And we had

PM
PM
a little celebration, ordered a ton

of Chinese food and that night I
54
54
was laying in bed between my

H-
6:
6:
parents, and we were watching a

8
Seinfeld rerun. And suddenly… I

01
01
EF
couldn’t breathe. It was like the

2
world was no longer filled with

3,
3,
oxygen. I was gasping, panicking.

-A
pr
pr
And they called the ambulance. They

-A
-A
thought maybe I had an allergic

FH
23
23
reaction, and when I got to the

95
95
hospital, they gave me liquid

AE
Valium to calm me down.

26
26
(MORE)
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 55.
AE
54
6:
RUE (CONT'D)
18
18
H-
And I remember the moment it hit
20
20
me, I thought… ‘Oh, this is what *
F
I’ve been searching for. My entire *
3,
3,
life, for as long as I can *
E
pr
pr
remember.’ Because suddenly the *
-A
-A
A
whole world went quiet and I felt
23
23
-
safe in my own mind.
H
95
95
(a beat)
26
26
2 years later, he was gone... My
F
-1
-1
panic attacks stayed. But I found a
E
way to live.
PM
PM
18 -A
She thinks for a beat. Looks over at Fezco.
54
54
H
6:
6:
RUE (CONT’D)
EF
18
And will it eventually kill me?...

AE 3, 20
20
Yeah. Probably. *
A
3,
(with a smile)
pr
pr
So you still gonna be my dealer,
H -
-A
-A
Fezco?
F
23
23
He stares at her.
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95
26
26
FEZCO
-1
-1
You’re a fuckin’ trip, Rue. And I
-
18 FH
am way too high for this

PM
PM
conversation.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
As she takes another hit of the joint - with a smile. *

pr -A
18
RUE *
20
20
H
Me too. *
FH pr 3,
3,
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-A
89 EXT. MCKAY’S HOUSE - NIGHT 89

A
23
FROM BEHIND: Jules, in her pink wig, looks at the house party
95
-
9
in the distance. It’s lit up. Music echoes. The windows are
26
26
fogged up. She looks at her phone. Nervous.

-1
-1
PM
PM
She takes a deep breath as we begin to follow her and she

walks toward the party -
54
54
H-
6:
6:
8
90 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - CONTINUOUS 90

01
01
EF
2
WE SEE JOCKY BRO whisper something to NATE, who’s rip-roaring

3,
3,
drunk. He turns and begins to push through the crowd of

-A
pr
pr
people surrounding the pool.

-A
-A
FH
23
23
He sees MADDY in the pool, hooking up with COLLEGE GUY.

95
95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
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PM
F
Revision 56.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
A few kids film it on the low and/or snap it.
20
20
F
CUT TO:
3,
3,
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
91 INT. MCKAY’S PARTY - CONTINUOUS 91
23
23
H -
95
95
Jules enters in her pink wig, crop top, torn fishnets, and
26
26
smeared mascara.
F
-1
-1
E
A few kids notice, gawking at her. She then heads straight to
PM
PM
18 -A
the kitchen table of liquor and pours herself a big cup of
vodka. She throws it back.
54
54
H
6:
6:
OUTSIDE AT THE POOL
EF
18

AE 3, 20
20
Nate yells out to Maddy -
A
3,
pr
pr
NATE
H -
-A
-A
Real classy, you fucking whore!
F
23
23
She looks up to see Nate and ignores him. As he heads back
95
95
inside, we can see his fists balling. His rage mounting.
26
26
-1
-1
He heads for the liquor table. Sees Jules standing there.
-
18 FH
Nate just looks at her, not saying anything... And then -

PM
PM
EF 6:54
54
NATE (CONT’D)
E
6:
Who the fuck are you? *

pr -A
18
Jules, a little confused -

20
20
H
FH pr 3,
3,
JULES
I’m Jules, I’m a friend of -
AE 523 -A
-A
A
NATE
23
A friend? You’re not my friend.

95
-
9
(yelling to the Party)

26
26
Anyone else here friends with

-1
-1
Jules?
PM
PM
Jules senses where this is headed... People start to crowd

54
54
around Nate and Jules.

H-
6:
6:
8
JULES
01
01
EF
Look, I’m just minding my own

2
business. I’m not trying--

3,
3,
-A
pr
pr
NATE
-A
-A
No one who looks like you is

FH
23
23
minding their own business. You

95
95
want attention. Don’t you?

AE
(she says nothing)

26
26
(MORE)
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 57.
AE
54
6:
NATE (CONT'D)
18
18
H-
Cause I’ll give you some fucking
20
20
attention.
F
3,
3,
Nate looks around -
E
pr
pr
-A
-A
A
NATE (CONT’D)
23
23
-
Anyone friends with Jules? *
H
95
95
26
26
The whole party is silent.
F
-1
-1
E
NATE (CONT’D)
PM
PM
18 -A
If someone doesn’t speak up, this
bitch is gonna get fucked up!
54
54
H
6:
6:
Jules looks over at the counter and sees a kitchen knife
EF
18
lying next to a cut up lime.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
NATE (CONT’D)
pr
pr
Looks like you’re all on your own.
H -
-A
-A
Jules tries to walk away but Nate grabs her and throws her
F
23
23
back against the wall.
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95
26
26
Jules immediately REACHES OVER AND GRABS THE KITCHEN KNIFE.
-1
-1
-
18 FH
It’s pandemonium as everyone tries to leave/talk the

PM
PM
situation down, etc.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
NATE (CONT’D)
pr -A
Dude, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I was

18
just fucking with you, just put the

20
20
H
knife down, dude.

FH pr 3,
3,
But Jules loses it, all the rage and emotion from the entire
AE 523 -A
-A
evening pouring out of her.

A
23
JULES
95
-
9
You wanna hurt me, huh? You think

26
26
you can hurt me?

-1
-1
PM
PM
NATE
What the fuck are you talking
54
54
about?
H-
6:
6:
8
Rue hears the commotion and comes into the kitchen to see
01
01
EF
what’s going on. Jules is still holding the knife, screaming.

2
2
3,
3,
JULES
-A
pr
pr
You think you can hurt me? Well

-A
-A
guess what, no one can hurt me like

FH
23
23
I can hurt myself.

95
95
AE
Jules takes the KNIFE and SLICES HER OWN ARM. Blood pours
26
26
from her. People begin to freak out.

-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 58.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
JULES (CONT’D)
20
20
See! I’m fuckin’ invincible!
F
3,
3,
She bats her arm towards Nate, smearing the blood around the
E
pr
pr
kitchen.
-A
-A
A
23
23
-
NATE
H
95
95
You’re a fuckin’ psychopath!
26
26
F
-1
-1
Nate backs off as the fight goes out of her. Jules looks
E
around at the stunned party. Throws the bloody knife in the
PM
PM
18 -A
sink.
54
54
H
People separate as Jules walks through the party toward the
6:
6:
front door. Blood runs down her arm and fingers, trailing
EF
18
her. Before she leaves, she turns to everyone.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
JULES
pr
pr
By the way, I’m Jules... I just *
H -
-A
-A
moved here.
F
23
23
CLOSE ON. Rue as a big smile forms on her face.
95
95
26
26
RUE (V.O.)
-1
-1
I mean, right...?
-
18 FH
PM
PM
CUT TO:
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
pr -A
92 EXT. MCKAY’S PARTY - MOMENTS LATER 92

18
20
20
H
As Jules walks out of the party toward her bike, Rue runs out
FH pr 3,
3,
after her.
AE 523 -A
-A
RUE
A
Yo, that was the dopest thing I’ve

23
ever seen.
95
-
9
26
26
Jules turns to see Rue running toward her -

-1
-1
PM
PM
JULES
What?
54
54
H-
6:
6:
RUE
8
That was fucking amazing.

01
01
EF
2
JULES
3,
3,
Well, it became a situation where I

-A
pr
pr
knew like, some amount of violence

-A
-A
was going to be done to me. And I

FH
23
23
don’t want a fuckin’ broken

95
95
cheekbone or some shit.

AE
(then)
26
26
(MORE)
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
59.
AE
54
6:
JULES (CONT'D)
18
18
H-
So like, whatever. I got a couple
20
20
of cuts.
F
3,
3,
RUE
E
pr
pr
No I completely understand the
-A
-A
A
logic behind it, but it’s still
23
23
-
fuckin’ insane…
H
95
95
26
26
The two of them look at each other and in an instant realize
F
-1
-1
they’re about to become best friends.
E
PM
PM
18 -A
RUE (CONT’D)
I’m Rue.
54
54
H
6:
6:
JULES
EF
18
I’m Jules.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
RUE
pr
pr
Where you going?
H -
-A
-A
JULES
F
23
23
Home, probably.
95
95
26
26
RUE
-1
-1
Can I come with you?
-
18 FH
PM
PM
Jules smiles.
EF 6:54
54
E
6:
CUT TO:
pr -A
18
20
20
H
93 INT. MCKAYS PARTY - HALLWAY - NIGHT 93

FH pr 3,
3,
Kat exits Skylar’s room and walks down the hall as CAMERA
AE 523 -A
-A
holds on her face, numb.

A
23
She’s sweaty. Her hair is all messed up.

95
-
9
26
26
She looks at her phone. A bunch of texts from Jules about 45

-1
-1
minutes ago.
PM
PM
Suddenly, Maddy comes running toward her -

54
54
H-
6:
6:
MADDY
8
Where the fuck have you been? You

01
01
EF
missed the craziest shit ever -

2
2
3,
3,
Kat looks at her and smiles. Maddy’s like: what?

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
KAT
FH
23
23
Guess who just lost their

95
95
virginity?
AE
26
26
Maddy squeals in delight.

-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
60.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
MADDY
20
20
Oh my god, oh my god, with who!?
F
3,
3,
KAT
E
pr
pr
I, uh, I think he goes to St.
-A
-A
A
Mary’s.
23
23
H -
95
95
MADDY
26
26
Oh my god, no way! How was it?
F
-1
-1
E
Kat takes a beat, then lies.
PM
PM
18 -A
KAT
54
54
H
It was... nice.
6:
6:
EF
18
She shrugs, as Maddy wraps her arms around her in a hug.

AE 3, 20
20
A
3,
MADDY
pr
pr
Aw, my little slut, I’m so proud of
H -
-A
-A
you!
F
23
23
CUT TO:
95
95
26
26
-1
-1
-
18 FH
PM
PM
Rue holds onto Jules as they ride her bike back home. Rue
EF 6:54
54
clings to her, the blood soaking through her shirt and into
E
6:
her clothes.
pr -A
18
20
20
H
95 INT. JULES’ HOME - NIGHT 95

FH pr 3,
3,
They tiptoe through her house and into...

AE 523 -A
-A
A
23
96 INT. JULES’ ROOM - SAME 96

95
-
9
26
26
Rue and Jules strip out of their bloody clothes and down to
-1
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their underwear. Rue begins to bandage her arm.

PM
PM
CUT TO:
54
54
H-
6:
6:
8
97 INT. MCKAY’S HOME - NIGHT 97

01
01
EF
2
Cassie sleeps peacefully as McKay cuddles her. He quietly and

3,
3,
gently kisses the back of her neck as she sleeps.

-A
pr
pr
-A
-A
CUT TO:
FH
23
23
95
95
AE
26
26
-1
-1
PM
PM
H-
54
4
EF
5
6:
18
-1
PM
F
Revision 61.
AE
54
6:
18
18
H-
98 INT. MADDY’S HOME - NIGHT 98
20
20
F
Maddy is passed out in her bed next to BB. CAMERA drifts over
3,
3,
to the floor where KAT lays in a makeshift bed of blankets,
E
pr
pr
scrolling through Skylar and Nick’s instagrams.
-A
-A
A
23
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I have an idea...
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May 16th, 2017

April 27th, 2017

January 5th, 2018

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WE SEE and FEEL each CONTRACTION as it bears down on sweet

BABY RUE. Each time she’s squeezed, her body shudders as if

something gives way and...

3 INT. BIRTH CANAL - CONTINUOUS 3

This is a sordid journey, as BABY RUE makes her bone crushing *

descent through the dark labyrinth of her mother.

SFX: Crunching, faint echoes, sloshing waters, suction, a

A PIN OF LIGHT as we go rushing toward it, like a subway

train out of hell.

I put up a good fight, but I lost.

For the first time, but not the

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A TV SET, mounted on the wall, shows George W. Bush, standing *

atop Ground Zero, bullhorn in hand. *

SLOW ZOOM IN on RUE’S face.

I can hear you!

SLOW ZOOM in on TV SET.

GEORGE W. BUSH (CONT’D)

I can hear you! The rest of the

world hears you, and the people who

hear all of us soon.

As the RESCUE WORKERS begin to chant:

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

CU on the face of Baby Rue, transfixed by the speech and the

A BEAT. She begins to wail with terror.

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class childhood in an American *

7 INT. RUE’S HOUSE - NIGHT 7 *

Dinner time. RUE (4 yrs old) sits at the table, staring at *

What are you looking at Rue? *

RUE’S POV OF THE CEILING PANELS. *

As Rue counts them from left to right we see a REAL TIME *

Rue... look at me. *

NUMBERS ARE GONE. *

She starts again. 1,2,3... *

What are you doing, Rue? *

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- Attention Deficit Disorder. *

Or had a shortage of clean water... *

- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. *

Or was molested by a family member. *

- General Anxiety Disorder. *

Or experienced any more trauma than *

the normal amount. *

- And possibly Bipolar Disorder. *

But she’s a little young to tell.

A soft gasp of tears from LESLIE, as Rue looks up,

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REVERSE ON 10 y/o Rue. She’s chubby, pale, and upon closer *

11 RAPID MONTAGE OF FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES. 11

Vincent Van Gogh.

himself in the chest.

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12 EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - DAY 12 *

chubby and medicated the fuck out. She’s followed by her *

sister GIA (7). *

I don’t remember much between the