Buffy the Vampire Slayer Page #24

CUT TO:

INT. LOCKER ROOM - SAME TIME

The coach is giving players his pep talk.

COACH:

Some people say winning is a state

of mind. Can't win out there if

you don't win --

(point to his head)

-- in here. I say, winning isn't a

state of mind. I say winning is

having more points. And how do we

get point? By putting the thing,

the ball over the.. in the place.

AMILYN:

End zone.

COACH:

Right. So I don't care about your

minds. Maybe you're tired. Maybe

you're worried about your grades.

Maybe you dog just died or you've

suddenly found that you're attracted

to other men. I don't care! 'Cause

we're a team. And there only on

thing that matters to a team. What

that?

TEAM:

Winning!

COACH:

And how do we win?

TEAM:

By putting the thing in the place!!

COACH:

So let's go!!

TEAM:

Yeahh!!!!

They run out, full of fire. The coach turns to one player,

whose face we cannot see.

COACH:

There you are! You missed practice

again. You're benched till the

fourth, um, the fourth part. Now

get out there.

Coach heads out. The player turns around, smiles after him.

It's Grueller.

CUT TO:

INT. STADIUM TUNNEL - SAME TIME

The players run out toward the field, yelling. The last of

them is Grueller. He floats behind them slowly, grinning and

speaking in a passionless voice, again as if he were repeating

words phonetically.

GRUELLER:

Go team. Rah. Go team go.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD (LATER)

Fourth quarter. The scoreboard read "Hemery: 17, Barber: 21".

Fifty seconds left.

CHEERLEADERS:

Two! Four! Six! Eight!

Who do we emasculate!

Barber! Barber! Yay!!

On the sidelines, a player hobbles out and coach pushes Grueller

in. He passes Buffy and she winces slightly. It messes up

the routine and Nicole practically falls over her.

NICOLE:

Buffy, Jesus! You know these steps.

BUFFY:

Sorry.

Buffy starts cheering again as the players huddle.

ANGLE - MERRICK

He is watching Buffy through his binoculars. A TEEN nudges

him.

TEEN:

Hey, can I borrow your binoculars,

man?

MERRICK:

(without looking around)

No.

TEEN:

You're checking out the cheerleaders.

All right. Buffy, man.

Merrick does turn.

MERRICK:

What about her?

TEEN:

Everybody knows about her, man.

MERRICK:

Knows what about her?

The teen leans closer.

TEEN:

She's had sex.

He nods at Merrick; "You know what I mean". Merrick turns

back.

MERRICK:

I'm on the wrong bloody side.

ANGLE - THE FIELD

The players are lined up. Grueller, at left tackle, smiles at

the player facing him, growls. The player looks worried.

ANDY:

Twenty-three! Thirty-two! Hike!

The players scramble as Andy hands off. The carrier gets a

few yards. When the pileup on the line of scrimmage peels

apart, the player that had been facing Grueller is unconscious.

As he is carted off the field, Grueller gleefully trots back

to the huddle.

ANGLE - BUFFY

Watching the game, a little perplexed.

ANGLE - THE STANDS

Merrick watches Buffy.

ANGLE - THE SIDELINES

The coach yells at the players.

COACH:

Come on! Do the thing! Where you...

go towards the guy! Come one!

Throw the thing!

ANGLE - GRUELLER

Smiling, listening to Andy call the play.

ANGLE - ANOTHER SECTION IN THE STANDS

Kimberly sits, complaining to no one in particular.

KIMBERLY:

What are they doing? The clock's

running out!

(shouts)

Throw the ball!

She sits back, turns to her neighbor.

KIMBERLY:

Are they so brain-dead?

Her neighbor smiles at her. He is a vampire, and he speaks in

the same monotone that Grueller used. He waves a pennant.

VAMPIRE FAN:

Rah.

ANGLE - THE FIELD

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