Dead Poets Society Page #17

TINA:

You did?

CHARLIE:

I'll write one for you too, Gloria.

(closes his eyes then)

"She walks in beauty like the night.."

Charlie's eyes open. He has forgotten the words to this

poem. Covering, he walks across the cave.

CHARLIE (CONT'D)

"She walks in beauty like the night..."

Charlie turns his back, opens a book, and reads quickly to

himself. He closes it, puts the bock down, and turns back to

Gloria.

CHARLIE (CONT'D)

'of cloudless climes and starry skies;

All that's best of dark and bright Meet

in her aspect and her eyes.'

Gloria squeals with delight.

GLORIA:

Isn't he wonderful?!

The other boys are absolutely appalled, but desperately

jealous that Charlie is getting away with this. Gloria hugs

Charlie.

72 INT. THE DANBURRY LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 72

Music by the Drifters is playing loudly. Every light in the

room is out. The only illumination is moonlight through the

windows. Only after our eyes get adjusted to the dark can we

see that the room is filled with couples making out.

Knox, carrying another drink and looking tipsy, enters. He

walks a bit, then trips over a couple on the floor.

ANGRY GUY'S VOICE

Hey!

KNOX:

Sorry.

Knox falls onto the sofa. To his left sit a couple making

out heavily. Their breathing is like that of some giant

beast. To Knox' right is another couple, making out too. Knox

tries to get up but the couple he tripped aver has now rolled

against his shins, pinning him. Knox tries to get comfortable

in his little spot on the sofa.

The music stops. The room sounds like an artificial

respiration ward. The couple to Knox' right look and sound as

if they are going to chew each other's lips off. Knox glances

at the couple to his left. He hears:

BOY'S VOICE

Oh Chris, you're so beautiful.

The couple are Chris and Chet. Chris is sitting right next

to Knox. Music starts again. It's "This Magic Moment" by the

Drifters. Chris and Chet continue petting heavily. Knox

tries to look away but can't keep his eyes off Chris.

CHET:

Chris, you are so gorgeous.

Chet kisses Chris hard and she leans against Knox. In the

moonlight-filled room, Knox sees the outline of Chris' face,

the nape of her neck, the curves of her breasts. He downs the

rest of his drink and tries to look away.

KNOX:

Oh my God help me.

Chris obliviously continues to lean against Knox. Knox is

struggling with temptation--trying not to even look--but he's

losing. Suddenly, he turns and looks at Chris again. Every

rational thing inside of him says "no" but his emotions are

saying yes.

KNOX (CONT'D)

(to himself)

carpe breastum. Seize the breast.

CHRIS:

(to Chet)

Huh?

CHET:

I didn't say anything.

Chet and Chris continue to kiss. As though his hand were

being drawn by a magnet too powerful to resist, Knox' hand

reaches out and begins to ever so lightly stroke the nape of

Chris' neck down toward her breast. Chris obviously thinks

that the hand is Chet's and she lets it continue. Knox moves

his hand up and down her, sensuously. He closes his eyes,

breathing heavily.

CHRIS (IN THE DARK)

Oh Chet, that feels fabulous,

CHET (IN THE DARK)

It does?

(pause)

What?

CHRIS (IN THE DARK)

You know,

Knox pulls his hand away. Chet thinks a moment, then kisses

Chris again.

CHRIS (IN THE DARK)

Don't stop.

CHET (IN THE DARK)

Stop what?

CHRIS (IN THE DARK)

Chet...

Knox puts his hand back on Chris' neck. Again he starts

rubbing her, ever so gently, moving down toward her breast.

CHRIS (IN THE DARK)

Oh... oh...

We can see Chet's silhouette pausing over Chris, trying to

figure out what she is talking about. Giving up, he goes back

to kissing her. Chris continues to show her pleasure.

Knox leans his head back on the sofa and his breathing

becomes heavy. The music builds. Unable to resist, he rubs

Chris' chest, getting dangerously close to her breast. Chris

is breathing hard. Knox is slipping into ecstasy. His drink

falls out of his hand.

Suddenly Chet's hand grabs Knox's hand and a lamp light

flicks on. Knox is face to face with a furious Chet and a

confused Chris.

CHET:

What are you doing?!

CHRIS:

Knox?!

KNOX:

(feigning surprise)

Chet! Chris! What are you doing here?

CHET:

why you...

Chet smashes Knox in the face with his fist. Chet grabs Knox

by the shirt, throws him to the floor, and jumps on him. He

begins swinging at Knox's face which Knox is doing his best to

protect.

CHET (CONT'D)

You f***ed up little prick!

CHRIS:

(beginning to feel sorry

for Knox)

Chet, you don't have to hurt him.

Chet's fists hit Knox over and over.

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Chet, stop! He didn't mean anything.

She pushes Chet off. Knox rolls over, holding his face.

CHRIS (CONT'D)

That's enough!

Chet stands over Knox, who is holding his bloody nose and

bruised face.

KNOX:

I'm sorry, Chris. I'm sorry!

CHET:

You want some more, you little son of a

b*tch? Huh?! Get the hell out of here!!

He moves at Knox again, but Chris and some others hold him

back. Others lead Knox out of the room.

KNOX:

(drunk)

Chris, I'm sorry!

CHET:

Next time I see you, you're dead!

73 OMIT 73

74 INT. THE CAVE - NIGHT 74

The fire casts warm light on the wall of the cave. Gloria

sits with her arm around Charlie, staring adoringly. The

bottle passes between Tina and the others.

CHARLIE:

Hey guys, why don't you show Tina the

Dead Poets garden?

MEEKS:

Garden?

PITTS:

What garden?

Charlie silently motions with his eyes for Pitts and the

others to vamoose. Neil elbows Pitts and makes a motion

outside with his head. Suddenly Pitts gets it.

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