Blast from the Past Page #7

CALVIN:

(marveling)

You know, you have a wonderful sense

of humor, son! I must say, the acorn

doesn't fall very far from the tree.

By the way, it's time I gave you

something. Come with me.

Adam follows his dad out.

INT. SHUFFLEBOARD COURT - CONTINUOUS

They pass Helen who is absentmindedly poking at the puck

with a stick. She's not having a very good day. She wears

her hair dryer but it's not plugged in.

CALVIN:

Hi, honey!

HELEN:

Hi.

INT. BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Calvin hands Adam a cigar box. Adam opens it to see

Calvin's remarkable baseball card collection.

ADAM:

These are wonderful.

CALVIN:

It's my entire baseball collection.

It's yours now.

ADAM:

What's baseball?

CALVIN:

It's a game, son. I can explain it

pretty easily. There's a pitcher.

ADAM:

Like a painting?

CALVIN:

(chuckling)

No, son. A pitcher.

ADAM:

Like one of Mom's?

CALVIN:

Uh, no. There's a man who throws the

ball -- to a man who has a bat.

ADAM:

The nocturnal flying mammal?

CALVIN:

(slightly pissed)

No. Sit down.

They do.

INT. SHELTER - NIGHT

Start close on flashing roller skates. Then cut wider to

show Adam roller skating. He passes Helen who has fallen

asleep knitting in one of the lawn chairs. Then Adam

passes Calvin who is on a ladder soldering a leaking

ceiling pipe.

EXT. MALT SHOP - DAY (1991)

SUPER:
1991

TWO PUNKS with spiked green hair enter to the strains of

"My Sharona."

INT. MALT SHOP - DAY (1991)

Mom watches the punks enter. Then crosses to the Soda

Jerk who now has a tattoo on his forehead.

MOM:

I'm selling this place. I want out of

this hell hole!

SODA JERK:

Could I, like...oh, wow...like,uh...

MOM:

Buy it from me?

SODA JERK:

Yeah! Yeah, that's it!

MOM:

I'll give it to ya, no money down.

The neighborhood has gone to hell

anyway.

She walks off.

SODA JERK:

Cool.

INT. KITCHEN (1995)

SUPER:
1995

Helen has prepared a birthday cake. Having no birthday

candles, she's used three votive candles. We can hear

Calvin and Adam talking in the dining room. (She and

Calvin are now in their 60's.)

CALVIN (OC)

No, no! The runner on second goes to

third! He's out there!

ADAM (OC)

Why?

CALVIN (OC)

Because he's forced out at third! It's

a force!

ADAM (OC)

Then why go there?

CALVIN (OC)

Because he must!

HELEN:

Calvin!

CALVIN (OC)

Coming!

Calvin enters.

CALVIN (cont'd)

Yes, dear?

HELEN:

Get the presents and do the lights.

CALVIN:

You bet.

Calvin leaves while Helen lights the candles. The whole

shelter goes dark. Calvin returns with two presents

wrapped in whatever is available.

INT. DINING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Helen and Calvin enter singing Happy Birthday. We see the

ADULT ADAM for the first time in silhouette. His handsome

face is revealed to us when the cake is placed before

him.

ADAM:

Thank you, Mom! Thanks, Dad!

CALVIN:

Blow out the candles!

HELEN:

Make a wish!

He does both. His parents clap. Helen takes one of the

presents from Calvin and gives it to Adam. He unwraps it.

It's a green coat.

ADAM:

Oh, boy! A jacket!

CALVIN:

Your mom made that all by herself.

ADAM:

No kidding!

HELEN:

No kidding.

(aside, to Calvin)

Who else would have done it?

CALVIN:

And I made these!

He gives Adam the second present. Adam tears off the

paper to find a pair of roller-skates that Calvin has

redesigned. The new skates look kind of like

rollerblades.

ADAM:

Holy Cow! What the heck are these?!

CALVIN:

Your roller-skates! I redesigned them!

I think this new design will work even

better!

ADAM:

These are really swell! I mean swell!

HELEN:

What did you wish for, Adam?

CALVIN:

If he tells, it won't come true!

HELEN:

Oh, that's just a bunch of baloney! We

never believed that in my family!

CALVIN:

Well, we did in my family!

ADAM:

I wished I could meet a girl.

His parents don't have a reply for that.

HELEN:

Oh. A nice one, I hope.

ADAM:

Yes, ma'am.

CALVIN:

One who doesn't glow in the dark.

HELEN:

Calvin Webber! What a thing to say!

CALVIN:

Well, we'll be going up in two years.

We'll know then. I'm very hopeful.

ADAM:

(ardently)

Me, too.

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