The Florida Project Page #12

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wristbands to TICKET HUT WORKER.

HALLEY:

Do I look like a ticket scammer?

These were never used, they don’t

have the biometric finger print

thingies or whatever they are

assigned to them yet.

TICKET HUT WORKER

I understand but still not

interested.

HALLEY:

Who’s gonna know?

TICKET HUT WORKER

I don’t know what to tell you. Try

at the parks.

EXT. ROUTE 192 - TICKET HUT - LATER

Halley and Moonee loiter a bit further away from Ticket Hut.

A rental car pulls into the lot with BRITISH MOM, BRITISH

BOY, BRITISH DAD. Dad hops out and walks toward the ticket

place.

HALLEY:

Hey, you going in there?

BRITISH DAD:

I am.

HALLEY:

Don’t buy from these places, they

rope you into to buying timeshares.

I got some I’m trying to sell.

BRITISH DAD:

No thank you.

HALLEY:

Dude, they’ll make you do a two

hour tour and hard sell you, you

really wanna do that sh*t on your

vacation?

Moonee holds out the multi-colored MagicBands displayed on

her wrist like a used watch salesman.

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BRITISH DAD:

You’re selling the ticket bands?

HALLEY:

I have four, they charge $164 per

day so, that’s like $600, so I can

do $400 cash.

BRITISH DAD:

And these will work? No tricks?

HALLEY:

They’re totally unused. My family

had to cancel our vacation and they

don’t give refunds. But we didn’t

use them, they’ll work, I could

even go with you to the front gates

or whatever so you know I’m for

real.

BRITISH DAD:

These are Park-Hoppers, yeah?

HALLEY:

Sure. Yeah.

TICKET-BUYING DAD

Okay. Yeah. Okay. Shall we say

$250?

HALLEY:

Cash?

BRITISH DAD:

Yeah.

HALLEY:

Lowest I can go is $300. And that’s

a steal, man.

BRITISH DAD:

Right then.

The dad takes out the cash.

HALLEY:

Give the man the bands, Moon.

Moonee reluctantly gives him the MagicBands, Halley takes the

cash.

BRITISH DAD:

Thanks, sweetheart.

74.

INT./EXT. DOLLAR STORE - DAY

Halley brings Moonee on a shopping spree and plays in the

aisles of the Dollar Store. They exit and Halley pushes

Moonee home in the shopping cart. They put on British

accents, making fun of the dad they just sold bands to.

HALLEY:

Are they... pok-hoppahs?

MOONEE:

Me needs dem pok-hoppahs!

They giggle as they speed up and ride coast along with their

shopping cart.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DAY

Halley watches as Bobby scans Halley’s rent money, mostly big

bills, under the counterfeit detector. Amber is working in

the background. Moonee is outside, sitting in the shopping

cart.

BOBBY:

Back in the work force?

HALLEY:

Say what?

BOBBY:

New job?

HALLEY:

Yeah.

BOBBY:

Interesting hours.

HALLEY:

What?

BOBBY:

Number one, I see you around in

PJ’s all day, every day. Number

two, if you are working, who’s

looking after Moonee?

HALLEY:

Umm, mind you own business, Bro.

Bobby looks and sees Moonee in the shopping cart outside the

lobby. Moonee waves.

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BOBBY:

Get that stolen cart off the

property.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - ROOM 323 - DAY

Halley and Moonee are on the bed. There is pounding at the

door. Halley gets up and looks through the peep hole. She

turns around and walks back to the bed.

MOONEE:

Who is it?

HALLEY:

Nobody. Go away a**hole or I’m

gonna call the police!

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - ROOM 323 - DAY - CONTINUOUS

We see our bathroom John pounding on the door. He continues

as Bobby approaches.

BOBBY:

Hey. Hey. Hey. What’s goin’ on?

JOHN:

None of your business, Bro.

BOBBY:

It is my business. I’m the manager

here. What’s going on?

JOHN:

The girl who lives here has

something of mine.

BOBBY:

The six year-old?

JOHN:

No. The mom.

Bobby knocks on the door and convinces Halley to open it.

BOBBY:

This guy says you have something of

his.

HALLEY:

I don’t know who this guy is.

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BOBBY:

She doesn’t know who you are. Wrong

girl. Now c’mon. Gotta to leave the

property if you’re not staying

here.

JOHN:

I’m not leaving until she gives me

my four MagicBands. She lifted four

MagicBands from my jeans.

HALLEY:

What the f*** is a Magical Band? I

don’t what this guy is talkin’

about.

JOHN:

When I was in the bathroom, you

took my family’s f***ing bands.

BOBBY:

Let’s go. She doesn’t know what

you’re talking about.

Halley has not changed her blank expression.

JOHN:

I know you know what I’m talking

about Goddamnit! I want them back

NOW! You stole $1700. That’s grand

larceny.

That lost profit margin stings Halley but she retains her

composure. Bobby intervenes.

BOBBY:

Listen, bud, look, I’ll be happy to

call the cops right now. We’ll put

in a report. You can tell them what

your business was on the premises.

Four of those bracelets? So I can

assume this was for your wife and

children, yeah?

John has calmed down.

BOBBY (CONT’D)

Right. So why don’t you get the

f*** off this property now and

don't let me see you here again.

John leaves, defeated.

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HALLEY:

It’s about time you make yourself

useful, can you believe that sh*t?

Bobby takes a deep breath and slowly turns around to Halley.

BOBBY:

I am trying to keep this job. And I

am going to keep this job. I’m

trying to keep this place free of

headaches. And you are the biggest

headache.

HALLEY:

I’m your biggest headache? You got

MS-13 in 204, dude.

BOBBY:

I swear to God, Halley. No more. If

you have guests, they have to check

in with me at the front desk.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - 3RD FLOOR WALKWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Bobby walks towards the front office, Halley follows,

barefoot and in pajamas.

HALLEY:

What the f*** are you talking

about?

Moonee begins to follow her mother onto the walkway.

HALLEY (CONT’D)

Get the f*** back inside, Moonee!

Moonee complies.

HALLEY (CONT’D)

You can’t just NOT let me have

guests. What gives you the

authority!

BOBBY:

Um, my job title?

HALLEY:

I have friends though, I have a lot

friends.

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BOBBY:

They’re gonna have to check in with

me. That means ID. They have to

leave it at the front desk.

HALLEY:

That’s like invasion of privacy

sh*t.

Bobby almost laughs.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Bobby enters the lobby followed by Halley. Amber is behind

the counter.

HALLEY:

Oh f*** you, Bobby, I don’t gotta

do sh*t.

BOBBY:

Out of the lobby. Now. Seriously.

You have three seconds to get out

of the lobby or you’re outta here

tonight. I’m sure the Hope Center

has a room for you somewhere.

Stare down.

BOBBY (CONT’D)

One. Two...

Halley leaves swearing her ass off. From outside, she

continues to berate Bobby but he ignores her.

Finally, she takes out a maxi-pad from and sticks it to the

lobby window. She storms off.

AMBER:

And I thought I’ve seen it all.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - LAUNDRY AREA - DAY

Halley and Moonee sit on washing machines in back of Magic

Castle. A previously-seen woman comes by, sees Halley, turns

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