Peggy Sue Got Married Page #14

MRS. KELCHER.

Jack, I think she's got something

there.

PEGGY:

And we won't just sell them in

department stores. We'll market

them in drug stores and

supermarkets.

MR. KELCHER

That's all well and good, but we

don't have the money to manufacture

them.

PEGGY:

You need a partner. There's a

friend of mine at school whose

father makes seat covers for cars,

Mr. Fitzsimmons. I've invited him

and his family over for dinner

tomorrow night.

MRS. KELCHER

Isn't that awfully forward?

PEGGY:

We've got to move fast. This is an

idea whose time has come.

MR. KELCHER

You mean to tell me that you

invited this Mr. Fitzsimmons over

to talk about investing his money

in your cockamamie idea?

PEGGY:

Wrong, Dad. Your idea.

INT. PEGGY'S BEDROOM — NIGHT

A breeze blows through the open window Peggy sleeps fitfully,

tossing off the covers. We HEAR NOISES from outside her

window. A figure appears outside and silently climbs into the

bedroom. Peggy mumbles Charlie's name. The man walks over to

her bed as Peggy reaches out for him, tenderly, as if they

were still married.

PEGGY:

Charlie. I just had the strangest

dream.

CHARLIE:

(whispering)

I have to talk to you..

Through her sleep—clouded eyes, Peggy begins to focus on the

face of the younger Charlie. Suddenly, she remembers.

PEGGY:

What are you doing here?

CHARLIE:

(angry)

Let's go down to the basement.

INT. BASEMENT

Peggy enters, flicks on the light and leads Charlie in. Peggy

senses Charlie's anger, and steels herself for the inevitable

confrontation.

CHARLIE:

I want to know what's going on.

Dolores told me that you and that

scuzzball Michael Fitzsimmons...

PEGGY:

I bumped into him after you dropped

me off Last night. I didn't feel

like going home, so we went for a

ride.

CHARLIE:

(furious)

Then it's true, dammit! I had a

miserable time tonight 'cause of

you. When the Monotones did "Book

of Love —— Chapter Four you break

up, won't you give it just one more

chance..." I'm thinking Did we

break up? 'Cause if we did, I don't

even know about it!. I thought we

cleared all that up yesterday. Did

that Maynard G. Beatnik give you

what you wanted?

PEGGY:

You know I never could stand your

sarcasm.

CHARLIE:

You're going to blow it, Peggy Sue.

Nobody treats Charlie Bodell like

this.

PEGGY:

And why do you always refer to

yourself in the third person, like

Napoleon? How come it always turns

into an argument with you?

CHARLIE:

Look, I've got the hair, got the

eyes, got the teeth, I got the car.

I'm the lead singer, I'm the man.

PEGGY:

Charlie,. I've been trying to

postpone this. But what's the

point? It's over.

(crying)

I don't want to hurt you. This is

very hard for me. I'm doing this

for both of us. I really want you

to be happy.

CHARLIE:

I will be happy if I have you. I

love you.

PEGGY:

That won't make any difference.

We just can't live together. And

you had the nerve to drive up with

that bimbo Janet.

CHARLIE:

What are you talking about? Who's

Janet?

PEGGY:

I just can't trust you anymore.

CHARLIE:

What about everything I said to you

this afternoon...

PEGGY:

That's just it. You can always get

to me. There's this window in my

heart and every time I leave it

open, you climb in. Unless I close

it now, nothing's ever going to be

different!

CHARLIE:

But what has to be different?

PEGGY:

Everything. I have a good head for

business, I should be franchising

the bakery. And I want you to give

me your word that whatever happens,

you'll go to college. And finish.

CHARLIE:

What! What about the group and my

singing career? What about me?

PEGGY:

I'm trying to save you years of

frustration... waiting for a big

break... no. Waiting for that big

disappointment so you could blame

it all on me.

CHARLIE:

You don't know zip! You think I'm

going to end up selling appliances

like my father? Chasing women

around the store. I've got to give

it a shot. Why are you trying to

kill the two things that mean the

most to me? Until yesterday you

loved me and you loved us.

(opening the door) )

What the hell has changed? For two

years I've done nothing but love

you. I'll show you, I'm going to be

just like Fabian!

Charlie exits. Peggy slumps back, drained. Getting up, she

crosses to the mounted swordfish. Standing on a chair she

reaches into the mouth of the fish and pulls out a package of

Pall Malls. She puts a cigarette in her mouth and picks up a

table lighter and flicks it. As it lights, the tiny music box

inside PLAYS SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES.

INT. KELCHER KITCHEN - MORNING

We HEAR distant CHURCH BELLS. Peggy sits down to scan the

large Sunday newspaper. Seeing her mother's phone book, she

finds the number she needs and picks up the phone. She dials

slowly.

PEGGY:

(very nervous)

Hello, Grandma. It's Peggy Sue.

Much better. How are you? I'm very

sorry about the other day.

EXT. STREET — APPROACHING RICHARD'S HOUSE

Peggy jogs towards Richard. He is watering the front lawn.

PEGGY:

(breathless)

Hi, Richard.

RICHARD:

What are you doing?

PEGGY:

Jogging. I was running, now I'm

jogging.

RICHARD:

That's what you were talking about

yesterday? Everybody does that in

the future?

PEGGY:

Yep. It's going to be a law.

(beat)

I broke up with Charlie last night.

RICHARD:

That's terrific. You did it. You

really changed the course of your

destiny.

PEGGY:

It was an unfair fight. He didn't

have a chance. I'm taking a real

gamble. I loved him for a long,

long time.

RICHARD:

Cheer up. Now you can give some

other guy a shot. Make it up to him

later and buy him a yacht.

PEGGY:

For God's sake, forget the money!

I'm going crazy! I'm a walking

anachronism. I'm a puddle of deja

I'm worried about my kids, Scott

must be scared to death, I think my

daughter's doing drugs again. I

can't have any fun here, I don't

have that innocence any more. I

can't keep all this in anymore. I

feel Like I'm going to explode.

RICHARD:

Look, the best scientific mind in

this country is working on your

case. May I make a suggestion?

PEGGY:

Like what?

RICHARD:

(excited)

Suggestion! Hypnotic suggestion!

Why didn't I think o~ that before?

PEGGY:

What do you know about hypnosis?

RICHARD:

Everything. This is perfect. The

subconscious mind remembers all.

You can give me more information on

microchips and then pinpoint what

happened at the reunion. Maybe

that'll give us a clue on how to

get you back.

PEGGY:

Look, I'm desperate. I'll try

anything. But what if you can't

snap me out of it?

RICHARD:

No offense, but you're pretty out

of it now.

INT. RICHARD'S GARAGE

Peggy sits in an old recliner. Richard holds a small,

battery—operated revolving disc up in front of Peggy's closed

eyes, then puts it down and picks up a notepad and pen.

RICHARD:

You are completely relaxed. When I

count to three, you will open your

eyes. One... two... three.

(Peggy's eyes flutter

open)

We'll start with something easy.

What is your name?

PEGGY:

(trance—like)

Peggy Sue Kelcher.

(beat)

Or, Peggy Bodell.

(beat)

I'm not sure.

RICHARD:

Oh boy. Peggy, what are microchips?

PEGGY:

Ah..... they're very tiny... they

look like a fingernail made out of

an erector set...

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