Boyhood Page #8

SAMANTHA:

Dad, it's always a mess.

DAD:

It was not a mess this morning.

Okay?

JIMMY:

I mowed the lawn.

DAD:

Oh yeah, great.

Dad stretches out beside Samantha on the couch.

DAD (CONT'D)

Oh, come on man! Turn this sh*t

off. Come on, give me that thing.

Dad takes the remote control away from Jimmy.

DAD (CONT'D)

Did you watch the game?

JIMMY:

(laughs)

No.

DAD (O.S.)

Lane won it with a three-run homer.

It was beautiful, wasn't it?

Samantha shrugs.

DAD (CONT'D)

Sam lost her mind! She's a huge

Astros fan.

SAMANTHA:

Sure.

INT. MUSIC ROOM - LATER

Dad plays the piano and sings, while Jimmy plays guitar.

The kids sit at the kitchen table, listening intently.

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DAD:

"Well Saturday night was a lunar

eclipse, I sang 'em a song, went

somethin' like this: Well go to sleep,

my weary babies, Let the sounds roll

on by, Tonight we're safe here in

Houston, With this, your daddy's

lullaby. Your mother's got a new

husband now, He seems alright, I

wonder if he's readin' them stories,

And kissin' them goodnight? Well

babysitters say they miss me, I know

I shouldn't hope it's true, The

teacher says my son paints pictures

of a family all in blue, She says

she caught him whispering to the

window, Will Daddy please come home?

I know I could call him up, but what

if his mother answers the phone?

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

Samantha is lying in her bed, listening to her iPod.

DAD:

You brush your teeth?

She removes her ear buds.

SAMANTHA:

What?

DAD (O.S.)

Did you brush your teeth?

SAMANTHA:

Oh. Yeah. Yeah.

DAD:

You gonna fall asleep with those

things in your head?

SAMANTHA:

Maybe.

DAD:

Yeah well, try not to, alright?

SAMANTHA (O.S.)

Okay.

DAD:

You want me to turn off the light?

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SAMANTHA:

Sure.

DAD:

Okay, goodnight Sam.

SAMANTHA:

'Night, dad.

JIMMY:

(leaning in doorway)

Goodnight, Sam.

SAMANTHA:

Goodnight, Jimmy.

DAD:

Hey... that was a fun day, right?

SAMANTHA:

Yeah it was. Sorry.

DAD:

Why?

SAMANTHA:

That Mason had to be there, you know.

DAD:

(laughs)

Goodnight.

INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Mason is lying on the couch in the dark, trying to sleep.

Dad is lying on the other couch, reading a book.

MASON:

Dad? There's no like... real magic

in the world, right?

DAD:

What do you mean?

MASON:

You know, like elves and stuff.

People just made that up.

DAD:

Well, I don't know. I mean what makes

you thinks that, that elves are any

more magical than something like...

like a whale?

(MORE)

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DAD (CONT'D)

You know, I mean, what if I told you

a story about how underneath the

ocean, there was this giant sea mammal

that used sonar, and sang songs, and

it was so big that its heart was the

size of a car? And you could crawl

through the arteries? I mean, you'd

think that's pretty magical, right?

MASON:

Yeah. But like... right this second,

there's like no... elves in the world,

right?

DAD:

No. Technically no elves.

EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAY

Dad, Samantha, and Mason pull up in the GTO. They sit in

Mom's driveway, saying their goodbyes.

DAD:

Love you guys.

MASON:

See you, Dad.

DAD:

Alright. Be well. Okay. Have a

great week. Sam, I'll see you next

weekend?

SAMANTHA:

Alright. Oh yeah, that's right.

DAD:

What?

SAMANTHA:

Susie has a birthday party next

Saturday.

DAD:

A sleepover?

SAMANTHA:

Yeah.

DAD:

Alright. I'll talk to your mom about

it.

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SAMANTHA:

Bye, dad.

DAD:

Don't worry about it, okay? Have a

great week.

SAMANTHA:

Had a great time.

DAD:

Okay.

INT. BEDROOM - DAY

Mason, Randy, and the Neighborhood Boy sit around a computer

screen. They appear to be looking at something illicit.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOY

Aw, man. How do you guys not know

how to do this? I'll make you some

bookmarks. Just a second. Sh*t,

guys.

A knock on the door interrupts them. They close the laptop

immediately and turn around, trying not to look guilty.

MINDY:

Randy, and Mason, Dad wants you guys

downstairs.

RANDY:

Why?

MINDY:

You're getting haircuts.

The boys stand to exit.

INT. BARBER SHOP - DAY

Mason sits for his haircut, while Randy and Bill wait to the

side. Mason is clearly distressed as the barber glides an

electric razor over his head.

BILL:

This is gonna look so much better.

You're gonna look like a man instead

of like a little girl. You're takin'

the eyebrows off next, right, Byron?

Bill nudges Randy, and laughs. Mason does not find it funny.

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INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - MORNING

The kids wander down the hallway, filing into Mason's bedroom.

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

Randy, Samantha, and Mindy enter one at a time, to let Mason

know they are leaving for school.

RANDY:

Mason, we're leavin'.

SAMANTHA:

You're not sick.

Mindy is the last to leave the room, shaking her head in

disbelief.

INT. FRONT ENTRY - CONTINUOUS

The kids file down the stairs. Mom is getting ready to go.

MOM:

Bye, guys.

KIDS:

Bye, mom.

MOM:

Where is Mason?

RANDY:

He doesn't feel too good. I don't

think he's going to school.

SAMANTHA:

He's totally faking it.

MOM:

Bye.

INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

Mom knocks on Mason's door, then enters the room.

MOM:

Mason, what's goin' on?

MASON:

I don't feel good.

MOM:

Yeah? Well your head feels fine. So

get your ass out of bed.

(MORE)

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MOM (CONT'D)

I'm gonna drive you to school, you

got five minutes and don't make me

late.

EXT. SCHOOL - DAY

Mom is dropping Mason off at school.

MASON:

I mean, he didn't even ask! He just

cut it. I mean, it's my hair!

MOM:

Well, no wonder you were angry. I'd

be angry too.

MASON:

I look like a martian now.

MOM:

Honey, you know what? I'm gonna

talk to him about it later, okay?

MASON:

Yeah, I tried to call you but you

didn't answer your phone.

MOM:

I'm so sorry. I've been so busy

with school... Hey.

She touches his hair, lovingly.

MOM (CONT'D)

For what it's worth, it's hair and

it will grow back. Now I can see

your pretty eyes and your foxy face.

MASON:

Why'd you even marry him? He's such

a jerk.

MOM:

Well, Bill has his good qualities.

You know, nobody's perfect. And now

we have a family.

MASON:

We already had a family.

With this, Mason turns and exits the car.

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INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

Mason walks down the hall, towards his classroom door.

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY

Mason enters the classroom, just as his class begins reciting

the Pledge of Allegiance.

STUDENTS:

I pledge allegiance to the flag of

the United States of America, and to

the Republic for which it stands,

one nation, under God, indivisible,

with liberty and justice for all.

Students snicker at Mason's new haircut.

TEACHER (O.S.)

Please join me in the Texas pledge.

STUDENTS:

Honor the Texas flag, I pledge

allegiance to thee, Texas, one and

indivisible.

TEACHER (O.S.)

Thank you. You may be seated.

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