Pitch Perfect Page #13

All on the bus stare at her.

FAT AMY (CONT’D)

What?

Bumper and The Trebles jump back into singing their “Balls”

warm-up, alternating with the Bellas singing “Ass.” They try

to out warm-up each other as the bus pulls into...

67 EXT. CAROLINA UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - NIGHT 67

The bus screeches into the parking lot, skidding to a halt.

JOHN (O.C.)

The 2012 Southeastern Regional

competition is officially underway.

70.

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Face-painted BARDEN FANS hold signs. Benji’s already there,

hoisting a big foam musical note. The entry doors open and

the Trebles and Bellas run in, late, and stand in the back.

70A.

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ON STAGE:
The SOCKAPELLAS perform Lilly Allen with sock

puppets. At a table, Gail and John talk to camera.

JOHN:

The Sockapellas, proving that it

doesn’t “get better” for everyone

after high school.

The Bellas wait in the back of the theatre, watching the

Sockapellas.

FAT AMY:

A cappella out of a sock puppet.

Genius.

STACIE:

Look at the white one with the

black sock.

CYNTHIA ROSE:

It’s making a statement.

AUBREY:

They’re complete idiots. There’s

no craft there. Watching them will

make you worse.

BECA:

At least they’re different.

AUBREY:

Hands in...

The Bellas sloppily puts their hands in.

AUBREY (CONT’D)

Remember. “AHHH” on three. One,

two...

MOST LADIES/FAT AMY/STACIE

AHHH!/All of us?/On three.

CYNTHIA ROSE:

(after three)

AHHH!

Aubrey reacts, “I give up.”

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EMCEE:

Let’s give it up for the Barden

Bellas!

The Bellas runs onstage. John and Gail react, shocked.

JOHN:

Wow. This does not look like the

fresh-faced and nubile Bellas we

know.

GAIL:

You’re walking the line, John.

What a nice surprise to see them

mixing things up. It’s refreshing

yet aesthetically displeasing to

the eye.

ON STAGE:
Aubrey, at the mic, blows the pitch pipe and counts

off. Bellas begins “The Sign” with Chloe stepping forward.

CHLOE:

RAMBOON NA BOO YEAH!/I, I GOTTA NEW

LIFE, YOU WOULD HARDLY RECOGNIZE

ME, I’M SO GLAD... (song continues)

JOHN (O.C.)

Well this recruiting free-for-all

has got to be a direct result of

“Vomitgate” from last year.

CHLOE:

IT’S ENOUGH, ENOUGH.

BELLAS:

OO-OOOOOH!

CHLOE:

IT’S ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT I...

Aubrey takes over the mic, and the solo.

AUBREY:

UNDER THE PALE MOON/FOR SO MANY

YEARS I’VE WONDERED WHO YOU ARE/HOW

COULD A PERSON LIKE YOU BRING ME

JOY?

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GAIL (O.C)

All eyes are on Senior Aubrey

Posen. Her voice is in rare form

but she could blow at any moment.

AUBREY:

UNDER THE PALE MOON WHERE I SEE A

LOT OF STARS/IT’S ENOUGH TO KNOW/I

SAW THE SIGN AND IT OPENED UP MY

EYES I SAW THE SIGN...

GAIL:

She held on to her lunch, folks.

But there’s a lot of song left...

QUICK TO:
Back of theatre. Jesse pulls back the curtain and

watches Beca. Bumper taps him on the shoulder.

BUMPER:

Never seen a train wreck before?

Aubrey stays at the mic, and the ladies TRANSITION to The

Bangles, “Eternal Flame.” They sound very pretty, but

there’s still no “wow” factor.

CHLOE:

IS IT BURNING, AN ETERNAL FLAME...

BACKSTAGE with Donald and Uni...

DONALD:

Aubrey sounds pretty good.

UNICYCLE:

I guess. I’m not really into hot

chicks with talent.

The Bellas TRANSITIONS to their final song. The now familiar

“Turn The Beat Around” kicks in. Fat Amy takes the solo.

FAT AMY:

TURN THE BEAT AROUND/LOVE TO HEAR

THE PERCUSSION!/TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN

LOVE TO HEAR THE PERCUSSION...

Fat Amy sings strongly, while the rest of the girls back her

up. The girls dancing is a little cheesy but they sell it.

JOHN:

If I close my eyes and imagine them

as what they used to look like, I’d

say they’re doing an okay job.

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The performance seems like its peaked, until Fat Amy suddenly

lets loose, dancing her ass off, playing with the crowd. The

song ends and everyone loves it. As Bellas hits their final

pose, even Aubrey can’t help a little smile.

The Bellas runs off stage. Back to Gail and John.

GAIL:

The Barden Bellas went deep into

the archive for that song. I

remember singing it with my own a

capella group twenty -- ten years

ago.

JOHN:

And what was the group you

performed with, Gail?

GAIL:

The Minstrel Cycles, John.

EMCEE:

Ladies and gentleman. Barden U’s

Treblemakers.

The lights go all the way down. IN BLACK: The Trebles start

their arrangement to Flo Rida’s, “Right Round.”

BUMPER:

YOU SPIN MY HEAD RIGHT ROUND...

The choreography is ridiculously silly. Beca looks on,

amused at Jesse’s performance. Aubrey clocks this, again.

JOHN:

The bad boys of a cappella just got

a little badder.

GAIL:

They sure did, John. I might have

to excuse myself to freshen up the

downtown.

Benji, in the audience, is enthralled.

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BENJI:

(eyes wet)

Happy tears!!

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69 INT. LOBBY - PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - POST SHOW 69

Patrons filter out of the theatre while the Tone’s sing TPain’s

“Bootywork.”

TONE HANGERS:

NOW LET ME SEE THE BOOTY WURK,

BOOTY WURK/BOOTY BOO BOO BOOTY

WORK/LEFT CHEEK, RIGHT CHEEK, LEFT

CHEEK, RIGHT CHEEK.

The Trebles bursting onto the scene. Bumper is holding the

1st place trophy over his head. The Bellas are not far

behind. The Trebles are loud and celebratory and ultimately

interrupt the Tones’ performance.

BUMPER:

When are you clowns going to quit

pretending you’re in college and

get a life?

DONALD:

Yeah! That’s what we call a...

(cupping mouth, mocking)

Sonic. Boom.

FAISON faces off with Donald.

FAISON:

Hey, just because we’ve graduated

doesn’t mean we can’t still get off

performing our oral magic.

JOE LO TRUGLIO:

(pointing)

And don’t think we don’t know what

you did to our van!

ANGLE ON:
Just outside the lobby, the Tone van is parked in

the street. It’s been turned into the Scooby-Doo “Mystery

Machine.”

BUMPER:

A lot of “don’t” in that sentence.

(then to Jason)

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Sounds like your wife on your

birthday.

JASON JONES:

Are you looking for what I think

you’re looking for?

JOE LO TRUGLIO:

Fight! Fight!

Bumper hands the trophy over to Jesse. The Bellas and members

of other groups gather to watch this unfold.

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