The Florida Project Page #5

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26.

PATRICE (30’s), the Magic Castle night manager, rolls up and

steps out of his BEAT-UP CAR.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DUSK - CONTINUOUS

Patrice enters, nods to Bobby. Moonee and Scooty are

whistling into a fan.

SCOOTY:

I can’t whistle.

Scooty makes an annoying sound into the fan.

PATRICE:

Kids. Out.

Patrice passes Amber wrapping things up behind the desk.

Amber begins packing up and getting ready to go.

PATRICE (CONT’D)

Yep.

AMBER:

Yeah.

Bobby is sitting at the desk, tending to emails. He never

looks away from the screen.

PATRICE:

Hey, boss.

BOBBY:

Narek will be in next week so we

just need to take care of the

invoices tonight, oh and do me a

favor, put in that paint order,

will ya? That tower needs touchups.

AMBER:

And that effing ice machine has

been out of order for three months.

MOONEE:

Yeah, fix that effing ice machine!

SCOOTY:

We need ice! People need ice.

BOBBY:

That thing can’t be fixed. I’ll

deal with it.

(to Patrice)

(MORE)

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Just talk to him about the reorder.

Thank you. Oh, and keep your

eyes on 151. There’s been traffic

in and out all day.

Patrice studies Bobby for a moment.

PATRICE:

Are you... Bobby, that room’s been

hot all week. I thought you were

letting ‘em slide?

Patrice lights his candle. Bobby just stares. He rubs his

face.

BOBBY:

I’ll take care of it tomorrow.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - DUSK

Bobby leaves the lobby... he walks three steps and enters the

closest motel room to the office -- Room 101. He slams the

door to his home.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DUSK

Amber leaves.

AMBER:

Have a great f***ing night.

Patrice settles behind the counter.

PATRICE:

What did I say? Get outta here!

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - STAIRWAY - NIGHT

Halley, Ashley, Moonee and Scooty sit on the stairs. Moonee

plays a game on the iPad while Halley and Ashley listen to

hip-hop on their phone.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - PARKING LOT - DAWN

Outside Room 151, Bobby is watching a couple packing up and

leaving.

DEALER GIRL:

This is f***ed up, son.

BOBBY (CONT'D)

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BOBBY:

Don’t want to hear it. Let’s go.

DEALER GIRL:

I paid for the week, man. I want a

refund.

BOBBY:

Get the f*** outta here.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - NIGHT

Moonee and Scooty sit on the steps of the front stairwell

near the lobby. They are lit by the sodium-vapour lamps that

illuminate the parking lot. In the background, residents of

the motel are out on their balconies socializing.

A TAXI pulls into the parking lot. Moonee/Scooty perk up.

INT. LOBBY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS

Patrice takes the candle out of his bag and searches for a

lighter.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - NIGHT

The cab parks under the awning outside the lobby. A CABBIE

(50), shocked HUBBY (40) and confused WIFE (30) exit the car.

HUBBY:

Wait, hold on, Sir. I think you got

the wrong place.

CABBIE:

This is the address you gave me.

WIFE:

(Portuguese)

What did he say?

The driver removes luggage from the back of the taxi.

HUBBY:

Wait, I think we have a problem

here. This isn’t where we are

staying.

Moonee and Scooty approach. The wife looks at them.

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CABBIE:

Well, you want to check that

address?

WIFE:

(Portuguese)

We are going to the Magic

Kingdom... you said you booked a

hotel at the Magic Kingdom. That

everything was taken care of. What

is this place? We are not even on

Disney property.

HUBBY:

(Portuguese)

Sh*t. I mean... Joao booked it for

me. I don’t know.

WIFE:

(Portuguese)

You had your assistant book our

honeymoon hotel? Are you f***ing

kidding me?

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - NIGHT

CUT TO a conversation already in progress between our Hubby

and Patrice. The Husband has his phone to his ear. Moonee and

Scooty are watching. The Cabbie is smoking a cigarette

outside.

PATRICE:

(into walkie talkie)

Bobby, can you help me out in here?

Patrice turns back to the husband.

PATRICE (CONT’D)

I can give you the AAA rate, how

about that?

HUBBY:

No. No no, I am not asking for a

discount.

PATRICE:

Well I’ve already said, because you

booked it online, if you want a

refund you have to do it online,

you’ll get it back on your

statement within 2-3 weeks.

The husband hangs up the phone and turns to his wife.

30.

HUBBY:

(Portuguese)

He’s not answering.

(to Patrice in English)

No, you don’t understand. I don’t

care about a refund. We just need a

place to stay.

PATRICE:

And you got a place to stay. You

have room 325.

MOONEE:

That’s two rooms down from my room!

Bobby enters the lobby.

BOBBY:

What’s up?

(to kids)

You two. Out.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - NIGHT

The cabbie impatiently smokes his cigarette. The kids stare

through the window.

SCOOTY:

That lady is pretty.

MOONEE:

Yeah. But... I think she’s going to

cry. I can always tell when adults

are about to cry.

The cabbie opens the door of the lobby.

CABBIE:

Hey man. I’m going to have to

charge you waiting time. I got

other calls.

WIFE:

(Portuguese)

What is he saying?

The husband is overwhelmed.

HUBBY:

Wait, Sir. I’ll get the new

address. Hold on.

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CABBIE:

Hey, look, just call the company

when you’re ready, it’s a busy

weekend for us. I’m losing fares.

The cabbie snubs the cigarette and enters the lobby. We see

that he is settling the bill with the husband as the kids

watch through the glass.

Moonee eyes the luggage and then looks to Scooty. He nods and

winks. The two kids grab the couple’s luggage and move it

into the lobby.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - NIGHT

The cabbie exits and drives away. The husband is busy on his

phone, scouring the internet.

BOBBY:

It’s almost midnight, one of the

busiest weekends of the year around

here. The only other room you’ll

find tonight is another single

somewhere along this stretch. Take

your pick.

HUBBY:

Listen, do you see my wife there?

She’s Brazilian. They LOVE this

place. She’s been coming here since

she was a kid and her dream was to

have her honeymoon in Disney.

MOONEE:

You just got married?

Wife notices kids have taken the luggage inside.

BOBBY:

Listen, trust me. If I brought my

girl to this place on our

honeymoon, she would have divorced

my ass. I feel for you. But what do

you want me to do, fella?

WIFE:

(very broken English)

Hey! Get away from that!

PATRICE:

They’re just trying to get a tip.

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MOONEE:

You can’t leave stuff out there.

SCOOTY:

Yeah, there’s punks out there.

WIFE:

(Portuguese)

What are these stray children

rummaging about? This is a welfare,

slum motel. We’re spending our

honeymoon in a gypsy project? Find

another place. Check The Polynesian

first. Or Grand Floridian. Maybe

The Contemporary but only Bay Lake

Tower!

HUBBY:

(Portuguese)

I’m checking, okay? This is their

independence holiday. Very popular.

The resorts are booked.

The wife begins to cry. Moonee looks over at Scooty.

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