Moonstruck Page #14

There is an accordion gate across it. Behind the gate, the

Five Dogs stare at the people having dinner.

ROSE'S VOICE

She must be eating out.

RAYMOND'S VOICE

She don't know what she's missing.

ROSE'S VOICE

It's not like her not to call.

RITA'S VOICE

Well, she's got a lot on her mind.

THE DINING TABLE - RITA IS LOADING UP HER PLATE

RITA:

I mean, can we talk about it, Rose?

Everybody's heard. She's getting

married again.

COSMO:

I don't wanna talk about it.

RAYMOND:

Johnny Cammareri. I think it's great

and about time. What's she gonna do

with the rest of her life she don't

get married?

COSMO:

I don't wanna talk about it.

The Old Man has piled his plate high with food. Now he stands

up, walks over to the Dogs, and puts the plate down in their

midst. The Dogs attack the food and each other. The Old Man

walks back to the table and sits down. He looks down at the

empty place in front of him, a little sad.

COSMO:

My father needs a plate.

Rose gets another plate from a sideboard and puts it in front

of the Old Man. He immediately, methodically begins to fill

his new plate. Rose goes to her place and sits down.

RAYMOND:

Cosmo. Many years ago, when they

told me you were marrying my sister,

I was happy. When I told Rose I was

marrying Rita, she was happy.

RITA:

Marriage is happy news.

The Old Man laughs uproariously, subsides, goes back to

filling his plate.

COSMO:

Rose, pass the wine.

RAYMOND:

I never seen anybody so in love like

Cosmo back then! He'd stand outside

the house all day and look in the

windows. I never told you this cause

it's not really a story. But one

time I woke up in the middle of the

night cause this bright light was in

my face. Like a flashlight. I couldn't

think a what it was. I looked out

the window, and it was the moon! Big

as a house! I never seen the moon so

big before or since. I was almost

scared, like it was gonna crush the

house. And I looked down, and standing

there in the street was Cosmo, looking

up at the windows. This is the funny

part. I got mad at you, Cosmo! I

thought you brought this big moon

over to my house cause you were so

in love and woke me up with it. I

was half asleep I guess and didn't

know no better.

COSMO:

You were altogether asleep. You were

dreaming.

RAYMOND:

No. You were there.

Raymond stares at Cosmo, nodding, remembering. There's a

lull at the table, the SOUND of SILVERWARE.

COSMO:

I don't wanna talk about it.

ROSE:

(suddenly angry)

Well, what do you wanna talk about!

COSMO:

Rita. Pass the wine.

ROSE:

Why you drinking so much?

The Old Man gets up with his newly filled plate and heads

for the Dogs.

ROSE:

Old Man, if you give another piece

of my food to those dogs, I'm gonna

kick you till you're dead!

The Old Man reverses direction and heads back to his chair.

He sits down and starts to eat.

EXT. THE CASTORINI HOUSE - NIGHT

Over the house is a great big full moon.

INT. THE CASTORINI HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT

The lights in the bedroom are still on. Cosmo is in bed, in

his pajamas, asleep. Rose comes in her nightgown. She looks

at Cosmo. He's snoring lightly.

ROSE:

Cosmo?

He doesn't stir. She goes to him and runs her hand through

his hair.

ROSE:

You drank too much and now you sleep

too hard, and later you'll be up

when you should be down.

She kisses his cheek. Then she turns out the lights. When

the electric lights go out, moonlight floods the room. She

goes to the window and looks out through the curtains at the

moon. Rose puts her face in her hands and quietly cries.

EXT. ROSE'S POV SHOT OF MOON FROM CASTORINI HOUSE - NIGHT

RESUME INT. CASTORINI HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT (Rose

crying.

INT. RONNY'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT

The bedroom is flooded by moonlight. Loretta wakes up, a

little alarmed.

LORETTA:

What's that?

Ronny wakes up, a little alarmed.

RONNY:

What?

LORETTA:

That light.

RONNY:

I don't know. I think it's the moon.

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