Moonstruck Page #18

RITA:

Sure you do. You got all that wedding

stuff.

LORETTA:

Right.

RAYMOND:

Well, that's romantic, too.

(SINGS)

...ISN'T IT ROMANTIC...

He is walking towards the back now. He shouts to somebody in

the kitchen.

RAYMOND:

HEY. Make me a bowl of minestrone.

The women are left alone.

RITA:

What's the matter? You look crazy.

LORETTA:

I got a lot on my mind, Aunt Rita.

INT. A CHURCH BASEMENT

It's been set up for a church bazaar. There are several wheels

of fortune, many stuffed animals, coffee urns, cakes, a game

of ring toss, etc. AS THE CAMERA inventories the contents of

the various stands -- a LITTLE NUN sleeps in one of them --

we HEAR the Old Man's VOICE.

OLD MAN'S VOICE

I've got a lot on my mind. Things

are getting bad in my house. My

daughter-in-law is mad at my son

because he will not pay for the

wedding.

A TUB OF APPLES FLOATING IN WATER

An old, gnarled hand reaches in and pulls one out, dries it

with a towel. The CAMERA PULLS BACK REVEALING that the hand

belongs to Lucy, who is standing behind a table with the Old

Man and Felix. She hands the apple to the Old Man, who drives

a small wooden stake into it with a little wooden hammer.

Then the Old Man hands this staked apple to Felix, who dips

it into a deep metal pot. It emerges shining with red candy

goo. Then Felix sets the candled apple onto a papered tray

where a dozen already sit. They repeat this process. But the

Old Man, because his thoughts are elsewhere, takes forever

to drive the stake into the apple. This frustrates Felix.

OLD MAN:

At dinner, my daughter-in-law

threatened to kill me. Things are

very bad in my house.

FELIX:

Hurry up.

LUCY:

Don't fight.

OLD MAN:

If I hit the stick too hard, the

apple will split. If I am too timid,

the apple will fall off the stick.

FELIX:

We're supposed to do fifty apples.

We only got twelve done.

OLD MAN:

I don't know what to advise my son.

I think he should pay for the wedding,

but it is important that he don't

look ridiculous.

LUCY:

Don't make yourself sick.

OLD MAN:

Cosmo drank five glasses of wine at

dinner.

LUCY:

Talk to him.

OLD MAN:

I will. But I must find the right

moment.

LUCY:

Did you see the moon last night?

The Old Man's eyes light up. He looks at Lucy.

OLD MAN:

Yes!

FELIX:

(in despair)

Hurry up, hurry up. We open in five

minutes.

INT. CAPPOMAGGI'S STORE - DAY

EIGHT NEAT STACKS OF MONEY BEING RUBBERBANDED

By a woman's hands. The last stack is topped with a filled

out deposit slip. The banded stacks are then stuffed into a

night-deposit bag. The CAMERA PULLS BACK a bit to INCLUDE a

ledger. A last entry is made, and the ledger is shut. The

CAMERA PULLS BACK more, and now WE SEE Loretta reaching for

her coat. She puts it on, picks up the deposit bag, and sees

Rita.

LORETTA:

Bye, Aunt Rita.

RITA:

Bye, bye, honey. See you tomorrow?

LORETTA:

Yeah, I'll be in.

Loretta goes out the door, with Rita looking after,

thoughtful.

EXT. THE CINDERELLA BEAUTY SHOP - DAY

Loretta walks-down the street and comes to the CINDERELLA

BEAUTY SHOP, fidgets a moment, looks around to see if

anybody's looking, and goes in.

WE SEE her through the window talking to MILDRED, who handles

appointments. Mildred nods, points, and Loretta goes back

into the store.

INT. CINDERELLA BEAUTY SHOP - DAY

WE DISCOVER an uneasy Loretta sitting in a beauty chair with

BONNIE, her hairdresser about to start. Bonnie is a little

bored.

BONNIE:

So? You want the usual?

LORETTA:

I want you to get rid of the grey.

TRANSFORMATIONAL MUSIC STARTS HERE AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE

FOLLOWING SCENES. This music should convey that Loretta is

turning from a frumpy pumpkin into a sleek and beautiful

coach. Bonnie wakes up upon hearing this startling news and

gets very excited.

BONNIE:

I've been wanting to do this for

three years! Let me show you some

magazines! You've got to get a

manicure! And your eyebrows! Sheila!

I'm gonna need help!

SHEILA, another beautician, joins Bonnie, and they both get

very excited and start showing Loretta and each other

magazines. They argue merrily about what they should do,

leaving Loretta far behind. A MANICURIST joins them, with

her stuff and starts soaking Loretta's nails.

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