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YACCO:

I told you a 100 times to knock.

MALEE:

I said, I was sorry.

YACCO:

Why aren’t you with the boys?

MALEE:

Rudy and Jacob went for pizza with

their parents.

Yacco crosses to a desk and removes a FLUTE from a drawer.

YACCO:

I found this in the backseat of my

car this morning. Do you know how

much flutes cost? Go outside, sit

on the front steps and practice.

MALEE:

But, mom.

YACCO:

Now!

Angered, Malee grabs the flute and exits.

EXT. FRONT OF YACCO’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

Malee drops on the stoop like a ton of bricks. After a beat,

she reluctantly begins playing her flute.

A few pedestrians stop to listen.

MALEE:

Keep it moving. This ain’t a show.

INT. TWIN’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Rudy and Jacob stare into the camera with big grins.

(CONTINUED)

8.

CONTINUED:

RUDY/JACOB

Cheese!

VFX:
CAMERA FLASH

The boys relax their poses as ASHLEY and JIM CARGES (30’s),

enter the shot. Ashley puts her camera down on the table and

picks up a large PRESENT.

JIM:

Okay, you got your small gifts this

morning. Now for the big ones.

ASHLEY:

This one is Rudy’s.

Rudy rips into the present, revealing a SONY PLAY STATION.

RUDY:

Sony play station! Oh my God! Oh

my God! Yes! Too cool!

JIM:

Since neither of you wanted a party

this year, we were able to splurge.

Ashley removes an ENVELOPE from her purse. She hands it to

Jacob. His enthusiasm suddenly turns to worry.

JACOB:

What is it?

ASHLEY:

Only one way to find out.

Jacob removes a colorful PAMPHLET from the envelope.

JIM:

Go ahead, read it.

JACOB:

“Plastic Surgery. Isn’t it about

time?”

(horrified)

I don’t get it.

ASHLEY:

Your father and I are going to pay

to have your birthmark removed.

JIM:

Isn’t that great.

(CONTINUED)

9.

CONTINUED:
(2)

JACOB:

You got me surgery for my birthday?

JIM:

Not just one. A series of them.

RUDY:

(overcompensating)

Cool.

JACOB:

It’s not “cool”. It totally sucks!

Jacob drops the envelope, walks from the room.

JIM:

Jacob?

INT. TWIN’S HOUSE - BOY’S BEDROOM - LATER

Rudy enters the darkened room and crosses over to Jacob, who

has his face planted in his pillow. Jacob has been crying.

RUDY:

Don’t sweat it. You can borrow my

play station anytime you want.

JACOB:

This isn’t about the play station.

It’s about this thing on my face.

Everybody hates it.

RUDY:

I don’t.

JACOB:

Who cares what you think? You’re

the reason for all of this.

Perfect you with your perfect skin.

There to show the world what I’m

supposed to look like.

(beat)

You know, sometimes I just wish I

wasn’t your twin.

RUDY:

Screw you! Know what, I take it

back, you can’t use my play

station.

Rudy exits the room, slamming the door after him.

10.

EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD - NEXT DAY

It’s your typical fourth of July block party. Families crowd

the streets with BBQ GRILLS, cotton candy and beer. Children

ride their bicycles, which are adorned with streamers,

balloons and noise makers.

Off to the side, Malee and Jacob sit, eating SNOW CONES.

EXT. STREET - SAME TIME

Jim Carges tends to some burgers on his grill. GABE ARTUNION

(40), real estate agent, approaches.

GABE:

30 acres.

JIM:

I already told you, Gabe, I’m not

selling that land. Not 30 acres

not five.

GABE:

I’m willing to pay top dollar.

JIM:

I’m not gonna let you tear down

those woods, so you can stack

twenty houses right on top of each

other.

GABE:

I’m gonna write down a number.

JIM:

No! My kids... hell, your kids

play in those woods all the time.

You can’t put a price on that.

Gabe writes down a number and hands it to Jim.

GABE:

I believe I can.

Jim looks at the figure and his eyes go wide.

EXT. STREET - LATER

A line of PICNIC TABLES surround nearby GRILLS. Leonard’s

family minus Leonard sit, eating as if there’s no tomorrow.

(CONTINUED)

11.

CONTINUED:

SOCCER MOM # 1 (O.S.)

Look at them. So unhealthy.

ON TWO SOCCER MOMS, watching Leonard’s family eat.

SOCCER MOM # 1 (cont’d)

You know, Grace can barely walk

because of her weight.

SOCCER MOM # 2

Where do you think she finds

clothes big enough to fit?

The two woman walk off. As they disperse, we see LEONARD,

standing behind them. He has heard every word.

Hurt, Leonard looks down at his own plate, which overflows

with food. He feels embarrassed and disgusted.

Patrick rises and crosses over to the buffet table.

PATRICK:

Good eating, huh son?

Patrick grabs the ladle and begins to fill up his plate.

LEONARD:

Maybe you shouldn’t have seconds,

Dad, you know?

PATRICK:

Who are you, Richard Simmons?

C’mon, enjoy the day.

He walks off with his food. Leanard looks down at the food,

shrugs, then helps himself to a heaping porion.

EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE STREET - DUSK

RUDY straddles his bike while watching a group of 8-yearolds,

having a water balloon fight. Jealous, he

reminiscences to a time when he was one of those kids.

KENNY:

(o.s. )

Me and Jeff are gonna pay that tree

house of yours a little visit

tonight.

Rudy spins around to find Kenny, standing at his side.

(CONTINUED)

12.

CONTINUED:

KENNY (cont'd)

When we’re through, it’ll be a pile

of scrap.

RUDY:

Why don’t you take your smelly ass

back to the trailer park?

KENNY:

Free country, a**hole.

RUDY:

You got nothing better to do than

pick on us all the time?

KENNY:

I did until yesterday.

RUDY:

I thought you liked “golden

showers”. Oh no, that was your

mother.

Kenny pushes Rudy to the ground and then jumps on top of him.

Rudy struggles to get free, but he’s overpowered. A crowd of

kids surround them, chanting, “FIGHT, FIGHT”.

Jeff hocks a phlegm wad onto Rudy’s face. Rudy screams as

the stream of saliva, drips across his nose and onto his lip.

NEIGHBORHOOD FATHER (O.S.)

What’s going on over there?

Kenny looks up and sees a neighborhood parent coming over.

KENNY:

I’ll finish this tonight!

Kenny pushes Rudy down once more and runs off. Rudy slowly

rises, wiping the saliva from his face.

EXT. VACANT LOT - LATER THAT NIGHT

The entire neighborhood has descended upon a VACANT LOT.

They are awaiting the annual, fireworks display.

We FIND Leonard, Jacob and Malee sitting on a large rock,

which gives them a birds eye view of the crowd.

Rudy runs over to the rock and climbs up top.

(CONTINUED)

13.

CONTINUED:

RUDY:

Kenny showed up. He said, Jeff and

him are gonna tear the treehouse

down tonight. We gotta sneak out

and stop them.

JACOB:

Mom and Dad would kill us.

RUDY:

We can’t let him tear it down.

JACOB:

It’s just a treehouse.

RUDY:

No, it’s not! You know what, you

suck. I’m going. Leonard, you in?

JACOB:

You don’t have to go if you don’t

want to.

RUDY:

Don’t listen to him. He’s a p*ssy.

Leonard looks between Jacob and Malee.

LEONARD:

I’ll go.

RUDY:

Finally, someone with balls.

Insulted, Jacob slides off the rock and walks away. Malee

follows.

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