American History X Page #6

DANNY:

{to the tv)

What about OJ, b*tch!?

INT. VINYARD HOUSE - TIGHT ON THE TV

The news segment winds down.

BLACK WOMAN:

(fed up, to the camera)

They've done it to us again.

A hand reaches over to turn the channel. IT'S SETH.

Doris, in an awful state, lays back down.

TIGHT ON SETH. Tattoos cover his forearms. A BLOODY

SNAKE is halfway tucked under his rolled-up sleeves.

SETH:

N*gger lovin' Jew media calling the

shots. Watch cartoons. It's the only

t.v. that's safe nowadays.

DORIS:

No one's safe--until we all are.

Seth looks at the woman like she's from another planet.

He laughs and goes into the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN - SETH'S POV

He looks through the fridge but finds nothing. He closes

the door and looks at the family pictures on the door.

A FAMILY SHOT of Doris, Derek, Danny, Davina, and DENNIS

VINYARD in front of church. Seth appreciates Dennis in a

coat and tie. Below that, a picture of a dirty and

rugged Dennis and a young Davina, wearing her father's

FIRE HELMET. Danny with Doris.

SETH:

Come in here, Dan.

INT. SMALL KITCHEN - SAME

He sits and comes upon Davina's revealing CROTCH. She

studies and so does he. Danny walks in the kitchen and

looks through the fridge. He pulls out a leftover piece

of steak and gnaws on it. Seth looks over at Dan

SETH:

Where the f*** you find that?

DANNY:

Goin' to Cam's party tonight?

SETH:

Is Davina's ass water tight?

Danny laughs.

DAVINA:

Hurry up and leave, Goodyear. You've

taken your dump now go.

SETH:

Listen to you. You callin' me a

blimp, you f***in' Democrat?!

DAVINA:

Yes! I am!

Danny takes a bite and laughs at Seth.

DANNY:

I'm there tonight.

SETH:

Oh yeah? You ask Derek?

DANNY:

Noo...but he's got two kegs.

SETH:

Well...you can think of me drinkin'

'em then when you're studying with

f***in'... White Trash in there.

Davina scoffs and Seth looks up her shirt.

SETH:

Where is the f***er, by the way!?

He's hiding from us.

Davina looks up from her homework and catches the pervert

looking at her.

DAVINA:

You're not even human.

Seth erupts with laughter.

DANNY:

Is Cam playing sticks?

SETH:

Of course, man.

Seth drums on the table as Danny shoves the last bite

into his mouth.

SETH:

Sit down. I wanna ask you some

questions.

DANNY:

I got homework, Seth.

SETH:

Two f***ing seconds, dude!

Danny sits and looks at Seth.

SETH:

Tell me your convictions.

DANNY:

F*** off.

SETH:

Tell me some of the sh*t you've

learned luckbrain or I'll pistol-whip

you.

DANNY:

About Adolf?

SETH:

About anything. What do you believe

in?

Danny thinks to himself and smiles.

DANNY:

I believe in filth and destruction and

chaos and death and greed.

SETH:

What else?

DANNY:

I believe in my family.

SETH:

Why?

DANNY:

"Respect your father and your mother.

Whoever curses your mother and

father... is to be put to death."

Matthew 15-4.

SETH:

Good. What else? Tell me what I want

to hear, a**hole.

DANNY:

You mean that stuff about your mother?

Davina CACKLES in the background.

SETH:

You wanna get beaten?

DANNY:

No.

SETH:

Then tell me about Adolf and Mein.

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAVINA

She puts down her homework and looks over at Seth.

DAVINA:

Hey Seth? Cut the sh*t.

SETH:

I'm not f***in' talkin' to you,

Davina, shut up! Do you believe in

Adolf?

DANNY:

Yeah, man. I believe in Adolf.

Seth smiles at the youth and speaks intimately.

SETH:

What do you hate, Danny?

DANNY:

I hate everyone that isn't white

Protestant.

SETH:

Why? And say it with some f***ing

conviction!

DANNY:

Because they're a burden to the

advancement of the white race. Some

of them are all right--

SETH:

None of them are all right, Danny.

They're all a bunch of f***ing

freeloaders.

(after a beat)

Remermber Canuneron. "We don't know

them, we don't want to know them,

they're the f***ing enemy." What

don't you like about them?

DANNY:

I don't know. I feel threatened by

them.

DAVINA:

They feel threatened by you!

SETH:

(ignoring her)

What else, Danny? And speak

intelligently you little queer f*ggot.

Davina's attention is rapt on her little brother.

DANNY:

I hate the fact that it's cool to be

black these days.

SETH:

Good.

DANNY:

I hate this hip hop influence on white

f***in' suburbia.

SETH:

Good!

DANNY:

I hate Hilary Clinton and all of her

Zionist MTV pigs telling us we should

get along. Save the rhetorical

bullshit honey, it ain't gonna happen.

Seth looks at the young man. He smiles at him with

distinct revelation.

SETH:

That's the best sh*t I've ever heard

come out of that mouth.

TIGHT ON DAVINA. She stares at the two hate mongers.

DAVINA:

I feel.sorry for you, Danny.

SETH:

Shut up, Davina.

DAVINA:

You shut up, you poison to f***in'

society! Get out of our house!

SETH:

(laughing)

Is this any way to treat a guest?

DAVINA:

Derek hates you, Seth.

DEREK (O.S.)

How do you know who I hate, Davina?

TIGHT ON DEREM VINYARD - SILENCE.

He's a striking presence with his scruff, tight t-shirt

and tats hanging down his arm. A black jacket wraps

around his waist.

DAVINA (O.S)

What do you mean?

Seth stands and smiles.

SETH:

Hey! How are you, man? F***in' A.

Long time no see. Look at that hair.

Seth moves to hug his old friend but Derek offers a

reluctant hand instead.

DEREK:

Gimme just one second, okay?

Seth nods as Derek stares at Danny.

DEREK:

Did you do a book report on Mein Kampf?

DANNY:

What's it to you?

DEREK:

(ready to kill)

What's it to me?

DANNY:

(seeing this)

I mean...how'd you find out?

DEREK:

None of your f***ing business how I

found out.

SETH:

I thought it was a great idea.

DEREK:

That figures. You're more stupid than

he is.

SETH:

It's nice to see you too, man.

DEREK:

Why'd you do it, Dan? Because of

Seth.

DANNY:

No.

DEREK:

Cammeron?

DANNY:

I did it cause I felt like it.

DEREK:

Oh, you do everything you feel like?

I feel like smacking you in the

f***ing head. Would you mind if I did

a report on that?

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