The Florida Project Page #7

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We got gummy bear pizza!

Moonee loves it.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DAY

Halley pulls out a wad of cash and hands it to Bobby.

BOBBY:

Seriously, if you’re going to be

late again, you got to let me know.

HALLEY:

It was due yesterday.

BOBBY:

Yeah, exactly, it was due

yesterday.

HALLEY:

Whatevs.

Bobby counts the cash. Halley exits.

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EXT. ABANDONED CONDOS - DAY

A quarter of a mile up Route 192 is a fenced-off set of

pastel-colored condos, weather-damaged and abandoned.

Moonee, Scooty and Jancey ignore the “Private Property: Do

Not Enter” sign. Jancey looks concerned.

MOONEE:

C’mon. This is gonna be a haunted

scary adventure.

SCOOTY:

Yeah, there’s ghosts in there.

JANCEY:

Ghosts?!

They run around the exteriors of the dilapidated condos.

SCOOTY:

And there are killer gators in

there that chase pirates!

Scooty points to the water as Jancey moves away from it.

They enter the condos.

INT. ABANDONED CONDOS - DAY

Peeling paint, water damage, collapsed ceilings and floors...

all results of the hurricane back in ‘08.

Scooty jumps out and tries to scare the girls, pretending to

be a ghost of these “haunted” buildings.

MOONEE:

Someday we’ll live in a place this

big.

JANCEY:

Can I come over and play?

MOONEE:

Of course, Jancey! And this is

where my bed will be.

Moonee points to different sections of the empty space.

MOONEE (CONT’D)

No, I’ll put my bed there and

that’s where my toys will go there.

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Scooty runs off to another room and has fun breaking some

windows, throwing debris from the second floor, etc.

Moonee and Jancey break away from Scooty. Moonee approaches a

fireplace filled with debris.

JANCEY:

I never lived in a house that had a

fireplace.

MOONEE:

Well, you do now! Wait! I got the

bestest idea!

JANCEY:

You do?

MOONEE:

Scooty! We need your lighter!

INT. ABANDONED CONDO - LIVING ROOM - DAY

Moonee and Jancey watch as Scooty gets his lighter to spark.

EXT. ROUTE 192 FUTURELAND LAWN - DAY

Moonee, Jancey and Scooty run down the side of Route 192 onto

the lawn of FutureLand.

SCOOTY:

We’re in so much trouble!

MOONEE:

No, it’ll be okay. We just have to

pretend we weren’t there!

Jancey veers off and Moonee/Scooty keep running.

MOONEE (CONT’D)

(yelling to Jancey)

Don’t-tell-anyone-Jancey-okay-seeya-

just-go-home-no-one-say-a-wordokay-

later-k-bye!

JANCEY:

(screaming)

Okay!

SCOOTY:

Hurry!

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MOONEE:

OKAYYYYY!

JANCEY:

OKAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - DAY

Moonee and Scooty run down the balcony to their respective

rooms as residents exit their rooms and look to the sky.

Someone calls 9-1-1, some panic, some are excited but

everyone rushes to the scene.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DAY

Amber peeks around the corner of the back office.

AMBER:

Yo, I need help out here.

Bobby exits the back office.

BOBBY:

What’s going on?

A family of three is checking in: NEW GIRL (11), NEW BOY (7)

and NEW FATHER (35) are standing in front of the counter. New

Father is deaf and being assisted by his daughter. Amber

motions to the guest registration sheet.

AMBER:

I can’t explain it any better than

I already have. The address thing.

NEW GIRL:

My father doesn’t understand what

he did wrong.

BOBBY:

Let me see. Oh, yeah. No problem.

Just initial here. States that the

address on your ID is your

permanent address.

New Girl and New Boy turn to the father and translate in sign

language. He speaks back to them in sign language.

NEW GIRL:

He says he told her that that’s our

old address.

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BOBBY:

Yes, so, is there a new permanent

address?

The kids turn and translate. The father replies.

NEW GIRL:

He says he wouldn’t be moving his

family into a motel if we had a

permanent address.

BOBBY:

Tell him I’m trying to help him

here. Legally I can’t rent a room

if you’re homeless.

NEW GIRL:

Well, we’re not homeless.

Bobby raises his eyebrows.

BOBBY:

And that’s exactly what my boss

wants to hear... so writing down a

permanent address will help with

that. Got me?

Again, the kids translate. All the while, residents are

running by the lobby windows. It’s distracting to Bobby.

BOBBY (CONT’D)

Excuse me a second.

Bobby walks to the doors as Amber takes over the check-in.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - LOBBY - DAY

Perplexed, Bobby steps out of the lobby to watch the excited

residents running toward Route 192. He notices a huge cloud

of black smoke in the distance.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - ROOM 223 - DAY

The door is open and Ashley watches the residents leave the

parking lot. She is excited about seeing the fire.

ASHLEY:

C’mon, Scooty... don’t you wanna

see the burning house?

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SCOOTY:

No, it’s okay. I’m just going to

watch TV.

She knows something is wrong.

ASHLEY:

Scooty. Please tell me you didn’t

have anything to do with this?

SCOOTY:

No. I didn’t.

ASHLEY:

Scooty. Don’t f*** with me right

now. If you did this, I’m in so

much trouble.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - 2ND FLOOR WALKWAY - DAY

We see Halley and Moonee at the end of the walkway.

HALLEY:

Hurry your ass, b*tch. I don’t want

to miss this.

Ashley leans out of her door.

ASHLEY:

I’ll meet you there.

HALLEY:

Okay, hurry, b*tch!

Halley and Moonee take off.

INT. MAGIC CASTLE - ROOM 223 - DAY

ASHLEY:

You tell me the truth right now.

You understand what will happen to

us if you did this? You want the

f***in’ DCF down here, Scooty?!

Ashley is starting to lose it, scaring Scooty.

SCOOTY:

I didn’t do it. Moonee and Jancey

did it.

Ashley gets in Scooty’s face.

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ASHLEY:

And how do you know that? Were you

there, Scooty?

EXT./INT. ABANDONED CONDOS - DUSK

The excited CROWD watches as FIREFIGHTERS attempt to put out

the inferno. A crowd of ONLOOKERS are pumped and very vocal.

Halley is offered a beer by some guys. She accepts. Fun all

around.

The fire is put out against the purple dusk sky.

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - DUSK

Gloria is smoking outside the front lobby as Bobby walks by.

BOBBY:

You got another one of those?

GLORIA:

For you? Why not.

Bobby lights up. Bobby sits down as Gloria stares at the

remaining smoke fading into the red sky.

GLORIA (CONT’D)

Could’ve been arson.

Bobby shrugs, looks down.

GLORIA (CONT’D)

They were so f***ing ugly I was

thinking of burning them down!

EXT. MAGIC CASTLE - BACK BALCONY - DAY

MOONEE:

Nobody said anything right?

Jancey and Scooty confirm.

MOONEE (CONT’D)

Okay, good. Manhunt!

Moonee, Jancey and Scooty play Hide & Seek. Scooty begins

counting as the girls run away.

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INT. MAGIC CASTLE - BACK OFFICE - DAY

Moonee and Jancey run into the office and hide under the

desk. They are forced to be very close to one another... and

to Bobby’s feet.

MOONEE:

Even though you have your boots

laced up, I can still smell your

stinky feet. They smell, right?

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