Moonrise Kingdom Page #2

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Two days, maximum.

- Well, I'm not going to argue about it.

- Be that as it may,

- will you let me know if you see anything unusual?

- Yup.

Scout Master's log,

September 2nd.

First day of search

party for Sam Shakusky

Morale is extremely low,

in part, I suppose,

because Sam is

the least popular Scout in the troop.

By a significant margin.

I'm confused and I'm worried.

Please let us

find him tomorrow.

Please don't let

him fall off a cliff,

or drown in the goddamn

lake or something.

A terrible day at Camp Ivanhoe.

Let's hope tomorrow's better.

One Year earlier

What kind of bird are you?

I'm a sparrow, she's a dove...

No. I said,

what kind of bird are you?

I'm a raven.

Boys aren't allowed in here.

I'll be leaving soon.

What happened to your hand?

I got hit in the mirror.

Really, how did that happen?

I lost my temper at myself.

What's your name?

Sam. What's yours?

I'm Suzy.

It's not polite to stare.

- Birds, ready?

- Who are you?

Where did you come from?

Go back to your seat.

He likes you.

Were you followed?

- I doubt it.

- Good.

Is that a cat in there?

Can you read a map?

I do cartography.

I feel we should

go halfway today, and halfway tomorrow

since you're a less

experienced hiker,

and you're wearing

Sunday school shoes.

They're not really

Sunday school shoes.

Here.

Oh, thank you.

Here's where we are right now.

I'd like to pitch

camp here by 1600,

which means 4:
00.

How does that sound?

- Fine.

- You want some beef jerky?

- Okay.

- Let's go.

Are you thirsty?

No, thank you.

Well, if your throat

gets parched,

stick a pebble in your

mouth and suck on it.

You can quench your thirst

with the spit, supposedly.

Sometimes I stick leaves on my

hair. It helps cool your head down.

That's a good idea.

It might also help if

you didn't wear a fur hat.

Yeah. True.

You can go ahead. Be careful.

Here's a trick,

throw pine needles in the air

and you can see

which direction the wind is blowing.

Which Way?

I guess it

doesn't really matter,

just as long as we

cover our tracks.

You smell like perfume.

Oh, it's my mother's.

I brought water, too.

- You wait here.

- Okay.

Be right back.

Watch your head!

Where the hell is it?

Found it!

It's ready.

He knows someone's

watching him.

I agree. Wait.

Why do you say that?

I don't know,

I just think he can feel us.

Follow me.

How strong of

a swimmer are you?

Pretty good. I broke our school

record for the backstroke.

Okay. Well, I'm not that strong of a

swimmer, so I wear a life preserver.

Watch out for turtles.

They'll bite you

if you put your fingers down their mouths.

Okay.

Let me see if I

can catch this one.

Feel something.

Somebody wrote on him.

The stick's moving.

You got one!

Fish on hook!

Reel him in, slowly.

Very good.

You know a lot about camping, don't you?

I'm a Khaki Scout. It's what I'm trained

for. Well, anyway, I used to be.

Maybe we can feed your cat

the guts and eyeballs.

Oh, that's okay.

He only eats kitten food.

Oh.

What else did you bring?

Maybe we can make an inventory.

Okay.

Go ahead.

This is my record player.

It works with batteries.

Well, actually,

it belongs to my little brother, Lionel.

- I left him a note.

- Okay.

- Do you like music?

- Yeah.

This is my

favorite record album.

My godmother gave it

to me for my birthday.

She lives in France.

These are my books.

I like stories with magic powers in them.

Either in kingdoms on Earth

or on foreign planets.

Usually, I prefer

a girl hero, but not always.

I couldn't bring them all

because it got too heavy.

You can borrow any you want.

Thank you.

I also brought

my lefty scissors because I'm left-handed,

some rubber bands,

extra batteries, my toothbrush,

and my binoculars, as you know.

Yeah.

I forgot my comb.

But I'll use my fingers.

Wait, these are all

library books.

In my school, you're only

allowed to check out one at a time.

Some of these are

going to be overdue.

Do you steal?

Why? You're not poor.

I might turn some of them back in one day.

I haven't decided yet.

I know it's bad. I think I just took

them to have a secret to keep.

Anyway, for some reason,

it makes me feel in

a better mood sometimes.

Are you depressed?

How come?

Well, I can show you

an example, if you'd like,

but it doesn't make

me feel very good.

Anyway, I found this

on top of our refrigerator.

Does that mean you?

I think so.

Are you laughing?

It's not funny.

You really know

how to make friends.

I'm sorry.

Oh. It's okay.

I'm on your side.

I know.

Thank you.

Which one's the best?

"His eyes downcast, his kingdom in

ruins, Mynar pressed his heavy paw"

"through the rippling surface

of the cool shallows"

"and down to its stone floor."

"My people once were led

by a great and noble beast"

"and I no longer

see his face in this reflection.'"

"Meanwhile,

on the Plains of Tabitha, Francine rested."

"There would be

another time for war."

Suzy! Dinner! I'm not

going to say it again.

Where's your sister?

I don't know, but she borrowed my record

player for 10 days without asking.

What does that mean?

Dear Lionel, I need

to use your record player.

I will give it back in 10 days or less.

Do not tell Mom. Or Dad.

I will replace the batteries when I

return. Signed, Suzy Bishop.

Walt! Where the hell are you?

Right here!

Why are you cursing at me?

Does it concern you that

your daughter's just run away from home?

That's a loaded question.

Come down and read this.

Scout Master Ward

confirms they've had no luck.

They're going home for...

Who's there?

Good evening.

Sorry to startle you.

What are you doing here?

Nobody called the police.

I know. I know.

The search party's

not over yet. In other words...

Suzy's missing, too!

Go find her.

The tropical cyclone,

which originated last week

off the coast of

British Honduras, has intensified rapidly

and is now designated

Hurricane Mabeline.

Stay tuned for

further information

How can we help her?

She's got so many problems.

It's getting worse.

Whose fault is it?

I don't know.

But just for the record

return home within

the first six hours.

That doesn't do you

any good right now. It's just a statistic.

But in all likelihood,

Suzy's probably hiding in the closet

at her best friend's house

playing Chinese checkers

at this very moment,

as we speak.

She doesn't have any friends.

How's Laura?

"How's Laura?"

Mrs. Bishop, I mean.

I don't understand.

Is she upset?

There's a porcupine.

She has a pen pal! It's very intimate.

They planned this together.

Sam Shakusky.

That's my escaped Khaki Scout.

His family died.

Holy Christ,

what am I looking at?

He does watercolors.

Mostly landscapes, but a few nudes.

She sit for this?

What's he say?

Dear Suzy,

you have a superb voice.

You were my favorite animal

in the program, by far.

Please find enclosed...

Dear Sam, thank you very much.

I got replaced as the raven

because I yelled at Mrs. Lynn.

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