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want to feel this way again.

The Bellas gang mutters ‘Sorry’, etc.

AUBREY (CONT’D)

And Chloe, your voice did not sound

“Aguilerian” at all.

BECA:

How are we gonna pay for Regionals?

Aubrey stops, taking in this hot mess of ladies.

AUBREY:

Well a ‘Bikini Car Wash’ is out of

the question...

FAT AMY:

I’ll give up my body for a good

cause.

AUBREY:

(to herself)

Think, Aubrey, think.

(then)

Maybe we could start a singing

telegram business. Thoughts,

Chloe?

Chloe stares off into space.

AUBREY (CONT’D)

Chloe. For serious! What is wrong

with you?

CHLOE:

I HAVE NODES!

AUBREY:

What? Oh my God!

The ladies all turn to Chloe. A beat.

46.

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CHLOE:

I just found out this morning.

BECA:

What are nodes?

AUBREY:

Vocal Nodules. The rubbing

together of your vocal cords at

above-average rates without proper

lubrication.

CHLOE:

They sit on your windpipe and crush

your dreams.

BECA:

Isn’t that painful? Why would you

keep performing?

CHLOE:

Because I love to sing.

STACIE:

It’s like when my lady doctor told

me not to have sex for six weeks

and I did it anyway.

FAT AMY:

You should really listen to your

doctor.

CHLOE:

(overly-dramatic)

The key is early diagnosis. I’m

living with nodes. I’m a survivor.

I just have to pull back. Because

I’m limited. Because I have nodes.

FAT AMY:

And the Oscar goes to... [get alts]

D48 EXT. ON THE GREENS - A WEEK LATER D48

Beca sits on the grass, working on her laptop. Jesse walks

up, carrying a duffle bag. He takes a seat and makes himself

at home. He lays down a bath towel. On it, he puts two

juice boxes, an ugly candle, and a can of Pringles.

BECA:

(laughs)

What’s all this?

47.

C48 CONTINUED:
C48

(CONTINUED)

JESSE:

As much as I love spending time

with you stacking cd’s. And I do,

like, more than life. I thought we

could do other fun things that

wouldn’t make us want to kill

ourselves.

Jesse pulls out a stack of dvd’s from his duffle.

JESSE (CONT’D)

“Up,” “Slumdog,” “Breakfast Club,”

“Star Wars,” and “Rocky.” Best

scored and sound-tracked movies of

all time.

(then)

That’s what I want to do when I

grow up. Score movies. Bring

people to tears. Blow people’s

minds. Only music can do that.

Beca’s interest is piqued.

BECA:

Wow. You must sweep your

girlfriend off her feet.

JESSE:

I don’t have a girlfriend.

BECA:

(mock aghast)

What? But you have juice boxes and

“Rocky”!

JESSE:

Okay. Fair enough. Not all of us

can be Luke. Man that guy looks

great in a fedora.

BECA:

Luke gets under your skin, huh?

JESSE:

I don’t like how much cooler he

thinks he is than me. Even if he

is, in fact, much cooler than me.

(then, holding up a dvd)

What do you want to watch first?

Beca looks through the dvd’s and furrows her brow.

48.

D48 CONTINUED:
D48

(CONTINUED)

BECA:

Umm... Maybe we could do something

else like talk about our feelings

or go to the gynecologist?

JESSE:

What, you don’t like movies?

Beca shrugs. Jesse is beside himself.

JESSE (CONT’D)

Any movies?

BECA:

I watched a porno at a high school

party once. The music was okay if

you’re big into sax solos --

JESSE:

What is wrong with you? Not liking

movies is like not liking...shapes!

BECA:

I mean, they’re fine. But I get

bored and never make it to the end.

JESSE:

The endings are the best part!

BECA:

Hey, you don’t have to cry. It’s

just they’re so predictable. The

guy gets the girl, the kid sees

dead people, Darth Vader is Luke’s

father...

JESSE:

Right. You just happened to guess

the biggest reveal in cinematic

history.

BECA:

Vader in German means father. His

name is Darth Father.

Jesse puts his DVD’s back into his duffle.

JESSE:

Huh, you know German. Well, now I

see why you don’t like fun things.

Beca smiles, pretty pleased with herself.

49.

D48 CONTINUED:
(2) D48

(CONTINUED)

JESSE (CONT’D)

You need a movie education.

BECA:

I’d have to schedule it around

Bellas rehearsals which are always.

JESSE:

Getting ready for the riff-off?

BECA:

What the hell’s a riff-off?

OMIT 48, A49, 49 & 50

51 EXT. BARDEN ATHLETIC FACILITY - EMPTY POOL 51

We PAN OVER an empty swimming pool filled with Barden’s a

cappella groups, partying. The Trebles hold court.

A crowd of fans have formed around the pool. STUDENTS scale

ladders to get into the pool area.

Across the pool, Jesse joins Benji.

JESSE:

Hey, man, here to help out?

BENJI:

Yep. I’m ready to tag in.

BUMPER:

Dude! You can’t be in here.

BENJI:

(sings)

I KNOW! Just wanted to hear myself

in the sweet spot.

Benji climbs out. Aubrey leads the Bellas to their corner.

To get everyone’s attention, The BU Harmonics make police

siren noises. Justin stands next to a huge pinwheel.

50.

D48 CONTINUED:
(3) D48

(CONTINUED)

ON THE WHEEL:
A handful of varied musical categories. “Songs

About Sex”, “Ugly Lead Singers”, “Ladies Of The 80s”, “Hair

Bands”, “Christian Rock.” Justin addresses the room.

JUSTIN:

Welcome to the riff-off! Our 17th

annual singing elimination contest.

The winning team wins the greatest

prize of all.

(holds up a microphone)

The microphone used by Hoobastank

when they rocked out at the Schnee

Performing Arts Center.

The crowd goes nuts.

JUSTIN (CONT’D)

To win, you must steal the song

away from the group that is singing

by picking off a word of their song

and making it the first word of

yours. If you can’t think of a

song, you are...

(claps twice)

Cut off. If you repeat a song, you

are...

More people clap with Justin.

JUSTIN/SOME PEEPS

Cut off.

JUSTIN:

If you suck, you are...

Everyone claps twice.

ALL:

Cut off.

CYNTHIA ROSE:

This is really intricate.

Jesse waves to Beca. Then, he mouths and gestures:

JESSE:

I’m taking you down.

51.

51 CONTINUED:
51

(CONTINUED)

Beca mouths back, “I don’t care.”

JUSTIN:

Last year’s ICCA champions, will

you please do the honor.

Bumper steps up and spins the wheel.

JUSTIN (CONT’D)

Good Luck. God, I wish I could do

what you do... Okay, the first

category of songs will be...

Justin abruptly stops the wheel. It’s landed on “Ladies Of

The 80s.” Everyone cheers! Bumper immediately starts

singing Toni Basil’s, “Mickey.” The Trebles join him.

BUMPER:

OH MICKEY YOU’RE SO FINE YOU’RE SO

FINE YOU BLOW MY MIND...

BU TREBLEMAKERS:

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