10 Things I Hate About You Page #12

Which do you like better?

INSERT - HEADSHOTS of Joey. In one, he's pouting in a white

shirt. In the other, he's pouting in a black shirt.

BIANCA:

I think I like the white shirt

Joey nods thoughtfully.

JOEY:

It's more

BIANCA:

Expensive?

JOEY:

Exactly

(beat)

So, you going to Bogey Lowenbrau's

thing on Saturday?

BIANCA:

Hopefully.

He gives her his best flirtatious smile

JOEY:

Good, 'cause I'm not gonna bother if

you won't be there.

He taps her on the nose and she giggles

INT. TUTORING ROOM

Bianca sits across from Cameron, who's transfixed, as always

BIANCA:

Have you heard about Bogey Lowenstein's

party?

CAMERON:

Sure have.

BIANCA:

(pouting)

I really, really, really wanna go, but

I can't. Not unless my sister goes.

CAMERON:

I'm workin' on it. But she doesn't seem

to be goin' for him.

He fishes.

CAMERON:

(continuing)

She's not a...

BIANCA:

Lesbian? No. I found a picture of

Jared Leto in one of her drawers, so I'm

pretty sure she's not harboring same-sex

tendencies.

CAMERON:

So that's the kind of guy she likes?

Pretty ones?

BIANCA:

Who knows? All I've ever heard her say

is that she'd dip before dating a guy

that smokes.

Cameron furiously takes notes

CAMERON:

All right. What else is she partial

to?

INT. DIVE BAR - NIGHT

Patrick plays pool with some random deviant cronies.

He looks up when he hears a COMMOTION at the door. LOU the

bouncer is in the midst of throwing Michael and Cameron out.

PATRICK:

Lou, it's okay. They're with me.

Lou looks at Patrick, surprised, then reluctantly lets our

two non-deviants pass through.

Patrick guides them to a table and sips from a beer.

PATRICK:

(continuing)

What've you got for me?

CAMERON:

I've retrieved certain pieces of

information on Miss Katarina Stratford I

think you'll find helpful.

Cameron pulls out a piece of paper.

MICHAEL:

(to Patrick)

One question before we start -- should you be drinking

alcohol when you don't have a liver?

PATRICK:

What?!

MICHAEL:

Good enough.

Cameron looks up at Patrick.

CAMERON:

Number one. She hates smokers

MICHAEL:

It's a lung cancer issue

CAMERON:

Her favorite uncle

MICHAEL:

Dead at forty-one.

Patrick sits up

PATRICK:

Are you telling me I'm a -

(spits the word

out)

"non-smoker"?

MICHAEL:

Just for now.

CAMERON:

Another thing. Bianca said that Kat

likes -- pretty guys.

This is met with silence. Then:

PATRICK:

What? You don't think I'm pretty?

Michael smacks Cameron

MICHAEL:

He's pretty!

CAMERON:

Okay! I wasn't sure

Cameron goes back to the list.

CAMERON:

(continuing)

Okay -- Likes:
Thai food, feminist

prose, and "angry, stinky girl music of

the indie-rock persuasion".

PATRICK:

So what does that give me? I'm

supposed to buy her some noodles and a

book and sit around listening to chicks

who can't play their instruments?

MICHAEL:

Ever been to Club Skunk?

PATRICK:

Yeah.

CAMERON:

Gigglepuss is playing there tomorrow

night.

PATRICK:

Don't make me do it, man

MICHAEL:

Assail your ears for one night.

CAMERON:

It's her favorite band.

Patrick groans

MICHAEL:

I also retrieved a list of her most

recent CD purchases, courtesy of

American Express.

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