Boyhood Page #2

Mom slams the door behind her. Samantha is suddenly fine,

almost cheerful.

MASON:

(to Samantha)

Faker!

MOM (O.S.)

Hey!

EXT. HOUSE - DAY

Mason swings on a large outdoor swing, while Tommy sits

thumbing through a catalog. Immediately after, we see Mason

and Tommy looking through the lingerie section of the catalog

together.

MASON:

(laughs)

Ohh!

TOMMY:

(pointing, giggling)

Look what I found in the street!

MASON:

Dude!

TOMMY:

I know, right?

(turns page)

Look at those.

MASON:

Hm, look at those!

9.

BOYS:

(giggling)

Ohh!!

EXT. BACKYARD - DAY

Moments later we see Mason having an introspective moment as

he gazes upon a deceased bird's carcass in the dirt.

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

Mom, Samantha, and Mason eat lunch.

MOM:

So listen, guys, I wanna talk to you

about something, and you might not

like this idea at first but... we're

moving to Houston.

MASON:

When?

MOM:

Well, soon. We should be out by the

first, so we don't have to pay two

rents next month.

SAMANTHA:

No, Mother, we're not moving. Nope,

nope, sorry Mom. Nope. Nope.

Smack, smack, smack...

MOM:

Samantha, I have to go back to college

so I can make us a better living.

Smack.

MOM (O.S.) (CONT'D)

With this job I can't take care of

us the way I'd like to. I can't

keep going this way. And Grandma

said she'd help us out... and it

would be nice to be near her.

SAMANTHA:

Fine, Mother. You can do whatever

you want but

(shrugs)

We're not moving.

(Smacks)

Mason moves his fork around in his bowl.

10.

MASON:

What about our friends?

MOM:

Oh, baby, we can e-mail them or write.

We can come back to visit. And guess

what?

She reaches out to touch Samantha's arm.

MOM (CONT'D)

This place that Grandma found us,

you'll each have your own room.

Right?

Samantha shrugs.

MOM (CONT'D)

And there's a pool.

Samantha shrugs again, clearly not sold on the idea.

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

Mason and Mom are lying on his bed together.

MASON:

Mom, do you still love Dad?

MOM:

I still love your father... but that

doesn't mean it was healthy for us

to stay together.

MASON:

What if after we move he's trying to

find us and he can't?

MOM:

Oh, that won't be a problem. He can

call Grandma and she'll tell him or

he can call Information. We won't

be hard to find.

She pushes back his hair lovingly.

MASON:

Is he still in Alaska?

MOM:

Well, that's what your uncle says.

MASON:

Probably taming polar bears or

something.

11.

MOM:

Yeah... well, I hope they're taming

him.

EXT. HOUSE - DAY

The moving van drives off as mom puts another item in the

pile of stuff to be left at the curb.

INT. HOUSE - DAY

Mom and Mason are getting ready to paint in the empty bedroom.

They're looking at the two lone murals, which look a little

odd without the bunk bed in front of them.

MOM:

Here, wanna help me out?

MASON:

Sure.

MOM:

Okay. Take this paint... very

carefully... and paint any little

smudge or mark or anything on the

baseboard there, behind the door,

and all around the doorways on the

inside.

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

Meanwhile, Samantha is talking on the phone.

SAMANTHA:

(on phone)

She says we're gonna come visit and

I'm gonna write and call you. Oh,

wait, hold on a second. I'm getting

another call.

(Pushes Flash)

Hello? Sorry, Tommy, Mason can't

come over today. We're moving. And

I'm on the other line. Bye.

(Pushes Button)

Althea? I'm gonna be sending Sailor

Scout instructions. Email, and write

back telling me how the other scouts

are doing. Well, because you're the

leader now.

During the last bit of this conversation, Mason slowly paints

over the "growth chart" lines on the bedroom door jamb.

12.

EXT. OUTSIDE FRONT DOOR - DAY

Carrying their final belongings from inside the house, they

slowly exit the front door and head over to the car.

MOM:

Okay, let's go, 'cause I wanna get

there before it gets dark.

SAMANTHA:

Goodbye yard, goodbye crepe myrtle,

goodbye mailbox. Goodbye box of

stuff Mommy won't let us take with

us but we don't wanna throw away.

Goodbye house, I'll never like mommy

as much for making us move.

MOM:

Samantha! Why don't you say goodbye

to that little horse sh*t attitude?

Okay? 'Cause we're not taking that

in the car.

Just before he gets in the car, Mason is looking out at the

neighborhood.

MASON:

Goodbye old lady who listens to rock

music and rides a motorcycle.

Soon the car is pulling away. As they drive off, Mason

notices out his side of the car, Tommy approaching on a bike

in the distance, gesturing toward the car. Mason watches

him out the window, but says nothing as Tommy recedes into

the distance.

INT. CAR - DAY

Mason and Samantha are restless and energetic, letting their

childish energy get the best of them as they wrestle, hit,

and squeal at each other in the back seat of the car. It is

all well-intentioned though, as the two share a laugh after

Mom tells them to quiet down.

SAMANTHA:

Eeeee! Don't!

MOM:

Hey! Hey, what's happening back

there? Stop, put the barrier up.

SAMANTHA:

Ahh! Stop! No!

13.

Mason punches the pillow barrier between himself and Samantha,

while his Mom speaks.

MOM:

Hey, put the pillow between you.

Make a barrier, come on. Stop.

We're gonna play a game called The

Game of Silence. Whoever can stay

quiet for the longest period of time

wins. You guys think you can do

that? Okay, go!

The family's car moves on toward the Houston skyline just as

dusk arrives.

INT. BEDROOM - DAY

Mason appears grumpy, trying to shove what he needs for the

day into his backpack quickly.

MOM (O.S.)

The bus'll be here in ten minutes.

MOM (CONT'D)

(steps into doorway)

Put that homework in your backpack!

MOM (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Go eat! Baby, go eat!

MASON:

I am!

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

Samantha places pancakes on their plates while talking to

Mason in a cryptic language, reminiscent of pig latin.

SAMANTHA:

...I affatay servay yoohay.

MASON:

Speak English! Shut up. Mom! She's

speaking that stupid language again!

MOM:

Samantha!

SAMANTHA:

I was speaking perfectly clear

English, Mother. You know, he's a

little slow in the head. He did

officially flunk first grade.

14.

MOM:

Sit your butt down.

SAMANTHA:

Yes sir, Mother sir!

She salutes.

MOM:

All right, listen up guys. Grandma's

gonna pick you up after school.

Your dad is in town for the day so

you're gonna spend the afternoon

with him.

SAMANTHA:

Hmm.

MASON:

Is he moving back?

MOM:

I don't know.

SAMANTHA:

We haven't seen him in about eighty

years.

MOM:

Like... a year and a half.

MASON:

(points to Samantha)

Ha-ha.

SAMANTHA:

Oh please...

MOM:

Can we please eat, here? The bus is

coming. Who wants syrup?

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY

Mason plays Oregon Trail on a classroom computer, while his

TEACHER speaks in the background.

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