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UNDERCLASSMEN - EPISODE 6 "HALLOWEEN: PARTONE"
FADE IN:
EXT. SCHOOL COURTYARD - DAY
Eric's car pulls up to the school courtyard and he gets outof the passenger's seat. He grabs his backpack out of theback seat and then heads into the courtyard.
ERIC (V.O.)After spending virtually allweekend in bed, coming back toschool on Monday almost feels likebeing re-introduced to society.You start to notice things younever noticed before. For example,I didn't bother doing any of mylaundry so I had no clean boxersthis morning. But I decided to gocommando and it feels good...Also,that really weird freshman Ted ispretending to be a superheroagain.
TED, wearing a cap and red cape, is running around. Ericstops to watch him.
TEDI am Angry Man!
Ted approaches a STUDENT carrying some books and papers, andthen he knocks the student's stuff onto the ground.
TEDAh! Ha ha ha ha!
Ted runs off. Eric continues his way into school.
ERIC (V.O.)But most of all, you re-realizethe obvious things that have beenthere all along. For a high schoolstudent, that's one thing morethan anything else.
INT. HALLWAY - DAY
Eric, Stacy, Boom, Chris, and Liz are all hanging out in thehallway.
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STACYSchool sucks!
CHRISYou're preaching to the choir.
LIZAmen.
They chuckle.
ERICTeachers, homework.
BOOMEssays, quizzes.
CHRISTests, exams.
Aaron (Episodes 3 & 4), approaches the group and puts an armaround Chris.
AARONJust wait until you're alljuniors. College, SATs, and allthat fun stuff is up ahead,waiting for you.
ERIC(sarcastic)
I can't wait!
AARONHey Chris, walk with me for aminute.
CHRISSure.
Aaron leads Chris away from the group.
LIZAngry Aaron is hanging out withChris now?
STACYYeah.
Pause.
STACYSo you feeling better, Eric?
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ERICYeah, thanks.
STACYAre you going to tell us what waswrong?
Eric bites his lip.
ERIC (V.O.)I love you but you don't love me.
Eric glances at Boom.
BOOMHe doesn't need to, it's fine.
INT. HALLWAY - NEXT
Chris and Aaron have now spaced themselves from the group.
CHRISSo what's up?
AARONMe and some of the boys werethinking of going out tonight.Mischief Night. You in?
CHRISSure, what would we be doing?
AARONHello! It's Mis-Chief Night! Whatdo you think we'd be doing?
CHRISI haven't gone out on MischiefNight since like...5th grade.
AARONAw, you're missing out, man. Yougot to come.
CHRISIt's a school night.
AARONScrew that.
CHRISLet me see if I can run it by mymom.
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AARONAtta boy.
Aaron walks away from Chris, who turns back and returns tothe group of Eric, Stacy, Boom, and Liz.
STACYWhat were you two talking about?
CHRISHe wants to go out tonight.
STACYMonday night?
CHRISMischief Night.
They all laugh.
ERICYou're not actually going to goare you?
CHRISIt might be fun.
They all laugh again.
LIZ(laughing)
Don't forget the toilet paper.
CHRISWhatever man, it just sucks thatit's Monday. Damn school...theyshouldn't make us come to schoolon Halloween. It's Halloween!
BOOMNo, we need November 1st off, thatway we can stay out late onHalloween.
CHRISWhatever, then they should give ustwo days off.
ERICIf only.
Stacy looks at her watch.
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STACYShit! It's 8:17!
ERICDamnit school sucks.
BOOMIt doesn't just suck, it sucksshit.
The group splits to head to class.
INT. MATH CLASSROOM - DAY
MR. TERRY stands at the front of the classroom teachinglogarithms. Chris sits in the back of the class, staring offinto space.
MR. TERRYChris!
Chris, who wasn't paying attention, jumps at the sounds ofhis name.
CHRISYeah, Mr. Terry?
MR. TERRYHow was the beach?
CHRISHuh?
MR. TERRYNice waves?
CHRISI'm sorry.
Mr. Terry rolls his eyes.
MR. TERRYCan you tell me the answer to yequals log of 8 base 2?
Chris stares at the problem written on the board for amoment then shakes his head.
CHRISI'm sorry, I don't know.
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MR. TERRYThat's what happens when you don'tpay attention.
ERIC (V.O.)Teachers have a way of gettingunder your skin.
CHRISMaybe if you were teachingsomething worthwhile.
MR. TERRYWhat was that?
ERIC (V.O.)It always helps to remember thatyou need to keep cool.
CHRISI just don't see the point oflearning logs, Mr. Terry. I don'tthink there's a point at all. Infact, just about every bit ofuseless information you teach us,I don't think we should be wastingour time learning. I'm just goingto forget it this summer anyway.So what's the point, Mr. Terry?What's the point of this?
ERIC (V.O.)Because nothing good comes out ofmaking a scene.
The bell rings.
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Liz and Stacy sit in the library doing some school work.
LIZSo are we doing anything forHalloween?
STACYUgh, I don't think my mom will letme out. She's such a bitchsometimes.
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LIZIt sucks 'cause we always used todo stuff, and now that we're inhigh school, when we can actuallyhave fun, we're to busy to.
STACYYeah, I know.
Boom takes a seat next to the girls.
BOOMHey.
STACYHey, Boom.
LIZBoom, you doing anything forHalloween?
BOOMUmm...I heard a bunch of peopleare going up to Jonsey's.
LIZReally? That could be fun.
STACYIF we can go.
INT. ECONOMICS CLASSROOM - DAY
Eric and Jonsey (Episode 3) sit in Economics class withother students. Their teacher, MR. VAUGHN, a fairly youngadult dressed casually, stands at the front of the room,leaning against the white board.
ERIC (V.O.)There are some classes that dofeel worthwhile, and that areenjoyable. Economics is one ofthose classes, mostly because ourteacher, Mr. Vaughn, is the man.
MR. VAUGHNThis concept just blew my mindwhen I learned it. Since thedefinition of rational choice is athe decision made based on theinformation given there is no suchthing as an irrational decision.
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MR. VAUGHN (cont'd)So like...when one of you throws aparty tomorrow for Halloween,you're making the decision thatthe possible costs of the copscoming, or your parents findingout, aren't greater than thepossible benefits of everyonesaying "Awesome party last night"the next day.
JONSEYWhat are you doing for Halloween,Mr. Vaughn?
MR. VAUGHNUh...my girlfriend and I might begoing out.
JONSEYIs your girlfriend hot?
MR. VAUGHN(offended)
Are you fucking kidding me?
The class laughs and Mr. Vaughn smiles.
ERIC (V.O.)It's a rule of high school:Teachers who curse are cool.
MR. VAUGHNSeriously, what kind of questionis that? Come on guys, we havestuff to learn.
ERIC (V.O.)Although, no matter how fun aclass may be, it's always nicer tobe outside of school.
EXT. CHRIS' HOUSE - NIGHT
Chris stands at the edge of his driveway. A car pulls up,Aaron is driving, and another junior, Terrell (Episode 3)sits in the passenger's seat.
TERRELLYo, bitch.
AARONGet in.
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CHRISSure.
Chris gets in the back seat. Jimmy (Episodes 3 & 4), anotherfreshman, sits next to him.
CHRISWhy's he here?
AARONHe makes me smile.
Aaron pulls away from the house.
EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - NIGHT
Aaron slows down the car on a street of nice houses.
TERRELLHarold lives here.
CHRISWho's that?
AARONThat fucking theater fag.
Chris is surprised by Aaron's vicious words.
AARONJimmy, bag.
JIMMYYup.
Jimmy hands the backpack laying at his feet to Aaron. Aaronbegins to search through it.
AARONGood, good.
Aaron takes out four rolls of toilet paper, hands two toTerrell and two to Chris. He then takes a carton of eggs forhimself and hands the backpack back to Jimmy.
AARONLet's go.
Aaron, Terrell, and Chris get out of the car. Jimmy staysseated, holding the backpack on his lap. He looks side toside michieviously and then unzips a pocket, pulling out abag with a couple of joints inside.
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Outside of the car, Terrell begins to wrap the mailbox intoilet paper, Chris watches, hesitant to TP the house.
Aaron puts the eggs on the ground and creates a box shapewith the index and thumb fingers on box hands, then closesone eye to look through it. He picks the eggs up again andthrows a couple at the house.
Chris starts to unravel one roll of toilet paper and thenthrows it into a tree, barely creating any mess.
TERRELLAre you kidding?
CHRISWhat?
TERRELLYou basically just wasted anentire roll of paper.
CHRIS...Sorry.
Terrell approaches Chris and takes the second roll from him.
TERRELLGive me that!
Terrell weaves it around a couple trees, making a sizeablemess.
TERRELLThat's how you do it.
Terrell gets back into the car. Aaron throws one more eggthen returns to the driver's seat.
AARONHey, let's go.
Chris takes a look at the damage and returns to the car,where Jimmy is smoking a joint.
CHRISOh, shit.
Aaron laughs.
AARONNow the fun starts.
Aaron drives off.
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INT. ERIC'S HOUSE - NIGHT
The doorbell rings and Eric rushes to open it.
ERIC (V.O.)Ever hear of the saying "Oldhabits die hard"?
Eric opens the door, where Jonsey stands with a sleepingbag, large sack of candy, and two DVDs.
JONSEYYo, bitch.
ERIC (V.O.)It's most noticeable with oldfriends.
ERICHey Jonsey...what's up?
JONSEYIt's the night before Halloween,man, are you dumb? I need to usethe crapper.
Jonsey hands his stuff to Eric, and heads towards thebathroom. Eric walks up to his bedroom. He puts down thecandy on a small table and throws Jonsey's sleeping bag ontoa chair, then waits, unsure of what to do.
Jonsey enters carrying two large comforters.
JONSEYEric, every year I miss it moreand more but you have the mostcomfortable blankets in the world.
Jonsey gets into his sleeping bag, sits on a chair, andcovers himself in the blanket.
JONSEYSo what are you in the mood for?Blood and guts? Or alien invasion?
Eric pauses. He finally cracks a smile.
ERICAlein invasion.
JONSEY(laughs)
Now that's what I'm talking about!
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EXT. SUBURBAN STREET - NIGHT
Aaron is driving with Terrell in the passenger's seat,holding a joint, Jimmy and Chris are in the back.
JIMMYChris, do you understand theteachings? Because I need helpspreading the enlightened word.
CHRISSure Jimmy, but not now.
Aaron grabs a joint from Terrell and takes a hit.
JIMMYIf not now, when? Seize the day,Chris. Carpe diem!
AARONI've got an idea.
Aaron pulls over. He parks the car, grabs the backpack, andexits the car.
AARONCome on.
The rest of the guys get out of the car and follow Aaron ashe stealthily makes his way down the street.
JIMMYThat's the whole magic aboutJimism. It can help to enable youto appreciate these moments.
TERRELLShut up, Jimmy.
Aaron crouches behind some bushes, and the guys follow andall hide behind the same bushes. Aaron takes out a carton ofeggs.
AARONOkay, Jimmy. Jimmy, listen to me.Are you listening?
JIMMYOkay, yeah.
AARONYou need to be quiet now.
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JIMMYWhy now? Now is as good a time asever to spread the word andenlighten the people.
AARONJimmy, we'll talk about spreadingthe good word later. Now, you needto be quiet. Okay?
Jimmy points at Aaron, smiles, and pauses. He then nods.
JIMMYOkay, quiet time.
AARONGood. Okay, so we just need to bequiet, and just stay hidden.
CHRISWhat are we doing?
AARONIf you wait a minute, you'll see.
CHRISCan you just tell me what we'redoing?
AARONCan you wait a minute?
CHRISFine, but (I want to)--
AARONThen you'll see.
Aaron takes another hit of the joint stil in his hand, grabsan egg and waits. A car begins to pass by. Aaron winds upand throws the egg, hitting the back door. The car slams onits brakes. The guys chuckle.
AARON(softly, chuckling)
Shh! Shh! Be quiet!
The DRIVER gets out of his car, looks around, sees nothing,then enters his car and drives away.
TERRELLNice.
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AARONNah, I didn't throw it well.
TERRELLHold on, let me try.
As another car passes, Terrell grabs an egg and hits thecar's hood. This car does not even bother to stop.
AARONNice shot.
TERRELLNah, I was aiming for thewindshield.
CHRISHold up, let me try.
Chris grabs an egg and waits for the next car. When itarrives, he throws it and nails the windshield.
AARONNice!
The car stops and turns on a small police light.
TERRELLOh, shit.
AARONQuiet, quiet.
The COP gets out of his car and takes a look at hiswindshield. He takes out his flashlight and looks around forsomeone.
JIMMYDude, he looks like a chill guy.
AARONQuiet, Jimmy.
JIMMYGuys, don't worry, it's all good.
Jimmy gets up.
JIMMYHey, officer.
Aaron, Terrell, and Chris gets up. Aaron grabs Jimmy andthey all begin to run off into someone's back yard.
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AARONJimmy, let's go, we need to getout of here.
COPHey!
The boys get into someone's backyard and jump a fence. Chrisgets stuck on the fence.
CHRISShit! My shirt!
TERRELLRip it.
Chris hesitates, and then rips his shirt to break free.
INT. ERIC'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Eric and Jonsey are watching the TV in silence. Eric isfreaked out but Jonsey is grinning ear to ear from the film.A woman can be heard screaming and then an alien cries outand blood and cuts can be heard splattering.
ERICAw that's distgusting.
JONSEYBest of both worlds! I love it.
ERICHow can you enjoy that shit?
JONSEYDon't be smart on me, you like ittoo.
ERICI don't celebrate it.
JONSEYWho's celebrating? It's justawesome.
Pause.
JONSEYYou got a girlfriend?
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ERIC (V.O.)For a moment I thought aboutlying.
ERICYe--well...no...you?
Jonsey pauses to think of his answer.
JONSEYI've got girls. I don't need agirlfriend right now though.
ERICThat's cool.
JONSEYSo have you hooked up with a girlyet?
ERICYeah.
ERIC (V.O.)You're a liar.
JONSEYWhen?
ERIC (V.O.)Don't be too specific.
ERICUmm...down in Florida, over thesummer. Christina. She was reallynice. Blonde hair, blue eyes, plusor minus one hundred twentypounds, you know the type. Kind ofjappy though, I didn't like that.But hey, it was summer and weneeded something to do, right?
Jonsey grunts. Pause.
ERICWhat about you? What have youdone?
JONSEYGotten and given head.
ERIC (V.O.)What?!?
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JONSEY (cont'd)It's no big deal.
ERIC (V.O.)It is to me.
EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - NIGHT
Aaron, Terrell, Chris, and Jimmy are running. Terrell stopsrunning.
TERRELLYo, hold up, hold up.
Chris, Aaron, and Jimmy stop running.
TERRELLI think we're good.
AARONShit, man. Jimmy! What the fuck isyour problem?!?
Jimmy laughs wildly. Aaron pushes him and he falls hard tothe ground but continues to laugh.
TERRELLI told you not to bring that kid,he's a freak.
Pause. Aaron pulls out a joint once more and lights it. Hetakes a hit and passes it to Terrell. Terrell takes a hitand tries to hand it to Chris.
CHRISNo, dude.
TERRELLYo, it'll relax you.
CHRISFuck! I don't need to fuckingrelax!
AARONHey, hey, calm down. If he doesn'twant a toke then don't bother.
Aaron takes the joint back from Terrell and takes a hit.
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AARONCome on, let's head back to thecar.
INT. ERIC'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Jonsey and Eric watch the movie.
JONSEYYou got a crush on someone?
ERICWell, kind of...yeah.
JONSEYWho?
ERICStacy.
JONSEY...Her?
ERICYeah her, why?
JONSEYIsn't she going out with Chris?
ERICWell yeah, but (that doesn't...)--
JONSEYAren't you and Chris boys?
ERICYeah, I guess.
JONSEYDude...that's not good.
ERICI can't really help it...I likeher.
JONSEYI guess...but...her?
ERICWhat do you mean "her"?
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JONSEYI don't know, she can be weird.And she complains a lot. It getsannoying.
ERICShe complains to you?
JONSEYShe bitches to everybody.
ERICWell, everyone has a right tocomplain about something.
JONSEYDude, this isn't important. Let'sjust watch the movie, alright?
ERICFine.
ERIC (V.O.)I guess what bothers me most abouthanging out with Jonsey is that heand I were such good friends forsuch a long time...when did hejust get so much cooler than me?
A man screams loudly on the TV.
JONSEYIt's alright if I sleep here,right?
ERICYeah, sure.
JONSEYSweet.
EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - NIGHT
Aaron is driving the car very slowly with the right sideback door open. Chris walks by the door with a carton ofeggs. When they get to a driveway, Chris throws the lastegg, hitting the door.
CHRISI'm out again.
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AARONNice shot.
TERRELLYou got a good arm.
CHRISJimmy, new carton.
Chris hands the empty carton to Jimmy.
JIMMYYou all don't realize themagnitude of what we're dealingwith. Reality is only a concept.So is time. To realize reality forwhat it is, something unreal, isto gain access to enlightenment,and enable yourself to be saved.You want to be saved? Because Iwant to be saved. I'm going tosave us. I'm going to save theworld.
AARONSee this is why I brought him! Ilove this kid!
Jimmy takes a new carton of eggs out of the backpack andhands it to Chris. Chris takes the carton, opens it, andthrows an egg at the next house.
CHRISYo, how many more houses do youwant to do?
AARONWhy? You not having fun?
CHRISNo, I'm just wondering.
TERRELLYo, check that out...scarecrow.
At the next house, a SCARECROW sits on a bench. Terrellgrabs the backpack from the back seat, but Jimmy holds on toit.
JIMMYNo! I need it!
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TERRELLJimmy, get the fuck off.
Terrell rips the bag away from Jimmy.
TERRELLWhat the fuck is wrong with you?
Terrell reaches into the backpack and pulls out a bottle ofshaving cream.
TERRELLYo, go put this shit on thescarecrow.
Terrell hands the shaving cream to Chris, who chuckles.
CHRISOkay.
Chris approaches the scarecrow slowly. When he gets close,the scarecrow, which is actually Ted dressed up, jumps.
TEDBack off!
CHRISShit! Shit Ted, you scared shitout of me! Shit!
TED(yelling)
If you don't leave in the nextfive seconds, I'll show you a"trick", and I promise, it won'tbe a treat.
CHRISHey, Ted, relax, it's Chris. We goto school together. We're in thesame grade.
TEDOne...Two...
CHRISTed?
TEDThree...Four...Five!
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Ted reaches underneath the bench where he was sitting for abucket of water, which he throws at Chris, leaving Chriscompletely soaked.
CHRISMotherfuck!
Chris runs back to the car where Aaron, Jimmy, and Terrellare laughing hysterically. The doors are now all closed andlocked. Chris tries to open one but cannot. Terrell's windowis open.
CHRISFuck dude, this is freezing! Letme get in the car.
AARONAre you kidding? And get my carall wet? Better luck next time.
Aaron drives off leaving Chris alone, soaked and shivering.
INT. ERIC'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
The movie finishes and both Eric and Jonsey get out of theirchairs.
JONSEYMan, I love horror flicks.
ERICYeah, I guess.
JONSEYWhat, you don't?
ERICI don't know, I think there'sbetter stuff.
JONSEYWhatever.
Jonsey goes into Eric's closet and pulls out a mattress.
JONSEYYou trick-or-treating tomorrow?
ERICYou serious, Jonsey? We're in highschool.
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JONSEYHey, I could be getting socialsecurity, I'll still love me somecandy.
ERICI just think we're getting a bitold for this.
JONSEYWhat? Do you not want me comingover anymore?
ERICNo, that's not it. It's funchilling with you and stuff, it'sjust we're not kids.
JONSEYEric, we've been doing this forten years now. It's not aboutbeing kids. It's about tradition.
ERICTradition? Dude, we don't hang outthat much anymore. We havedifferent friends, differentgroups. It's not like we've beenkeeping everything the same.
JONSEYDo you want me to leave? Because Iwill.
ERICNo, I like hanging out but you cantalk out of your ass sometimes.
JONSEYAnd you can be an ass sometimes,Eric.
Jonsey lies down, and the boys are silent. Eric turns offthe light.
EXT. SUBURBAN STREETS - NIGHT
Chris is walking home, shivering.
ERIC (V.O.)We all do things we regret, justbecause we're with friends.
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ERIC (cont'd)Ultimately, you just have to hopethe things you do won't come backto bite you in the ass.
A cop car turns onto the street Chris is on and immediatelyturns its siren on.
CHRISShit.
The cop car pulls up next to Chris. The COP, rolls down hiswindow and shines a flashlight at Chris.
COPHow you doing?
CHRISNot too bad.
COPSon, do you realize that there's anine o'clock curfew in affecttonight?
CHRISI do Sir, I was just walking homefrom a friend's house.
Pause. The cop notices water drip off of Chris' hair andface.
COPAre you wet?
CHRISYeah, I am.
Pause.
COPCould you get in the back of thecar, son?
CHRISMy house is just a couple blocksup.
COPOkay, I'm not asking.
Chris gets into the cop car.
The End