Moonstruck Page #5

VOICE:

(over P.A. System)

International Flight Number Six-ohfour

boarding for Rome and Palermo at

Gate Twenty-six.

MR. JOHNNY AND LORETTA ARE SAYING GOODBYE

LORETTA:

Call me when you get in.

MR. JOHNNY

I'll call you when I get to Mama's

house.

LORETTA:

You've made me very happy, Johnny.

He takes a piece of paper from his wallet.

MR. JOHNNY

There's one thing about this wedding

I want you to do. Call this number.

It's a business number. Ask for Ronny.

Invite him to the wedding.

LORETTA:

Who is he?

MR. JOHNNY

He's my younger brother.

LORETTA:

You have a brother?

MR. JOHNNY

We haven't spoken in five years.

There was some bad blood. I want you

to call him and invite him to the

wedding. Will you do it?

LORETTA:

Sure.

VOICE:

This is the last call for

International Flight Number Six-ohfour

boarding at Gate Twenty-six for Rome

and Palermo.

MR. JOHNNY

I've got to go.

He clumsily kisses her. Then he quickly turns and leaves.

She waves, but he doesn't look back.

EXT AIRPORT RUNWAY - NIGHT

Close shot on plane's wheels and under belly as it slowly

begins to move. Red lights are flashing.

AN OLD ITALIAN CRONE IS LOOKING OUT THE TERMINAL WINDOW

In the background we see the accordion like ramp that was

loading to the departing aircraft, slowly fold up. Loretta

walks up beside her, and looks out the window, too. The crone

is dressed in black and has a black scarf on her head.

The Crone notices Loretta.

CRONE:

Do you have someone on that plane?

LORETTA:

Yeah.

(smiles)

My fiancé.

CRONE:

I have put a curse on that plane. My

sister is on that plane. I have put

a curse on that plane that it should

explode. Burn on fire and fall into

the sea. Fifty years ago she stole a

man from me. Today she told me that

she didn't even love him. She took

him to feel strong with me. Now she

goes back to Sicily. I have cursed

her that the green Atlantic water

should swallow her up.

LORETTA:

I don't believe in curses.

CRONE:

(smiles)

Neither do I.

The plane takes off. Loretta looks after it anxiously. All

her hopes are on that plane.

INT. A PARKING GARAGE IN LITTLE ITALY - NIGHT

The LTD pulls into the entrance and Loretta gets out. An

ATTENDANT appears.

ATTENDANT:

Mr. Johnny's, right?

LORETTA:

Right. The key's in it.

ATTENDANT:

Good night.

LORETTA:

Night.

Loretta walks of into the night.

EXT. THE SWEETHEART LIQUOR STORE - NIGHT

Camera frames the window with a sweetheart in neon.

EXT. THE SWEETHEART LIQUOR STORE - NIGHT

Loretta walks up the street and enters the store.

INT. THE SWEETHEART LIQUOR STORE - NIGHT

Loretta walks in. IRV and LOTTE, the middle-aged couple who

own and run the place, are having an argument.

LOTTE:

I've seen how you look at her and it

isn't right.

IRV:

How do I look at her?

(to Loretta)

Can I help you?

LORETTA:

A split of Moet.

LOTTE:

(to IRV)

Like a wolf.

IRV:

(getting the split)

Like a wolf, huh? You never seen a

wolf in your life.

IRV:

(to Loretta)

That's seven-fifty-seven.

Loretta pays and waits for her change.

LOTTE:

I seen a wolf in everybody I ever

met and I see a wolf in you.

IRV:

(giving the change)

That makes ten. Thanks. Have a nice

night.

LORETTA:

You, too.

Loretta walks out.

IRV:

You know what I see in you, Lotte?

LOTTE:

What?

IRV:

The girl I married.

Lotte, caught off-guard, blushes.

EXT. THE CASTORINI HOUSE - NIGHT

It's a big, old eccentric, three-story corner house. To one

side, it's got a qated arch that leads to an inner courtyard

where three cars could park. It's got two cast-iron balconies.

About a third of the windows in the house are lit.

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