The Lost Boys Page #6

SAM:

Oh... I was just... having a look

at your truck. What's all that

wood in there for?

GRANDPA:

Been fixin' to build me fence

one of these days. Bought all the

materials, then put it off...

for about ten years.

(sighs)

Well, one more day won't hurt.

Wanna go into town with me?

SAM:

Great. I wanna get some new comics.

63 INT. GARAGE - DAY 63

A classic 1957 CHEVY in creampuff condition. Grandpa

takes down an old coffee can from the tool bench and

fishes out the car keys from inside.

GRANDPA:

Get in.

Sam slides into the car. Grandpa climbs in behind the

wheel.

64 INT. '57 CHEVY 64

Grandpa puts the key into the ignition and TURNS OVER the

ENGINE. It FIRED UP like a dream.

GRANDPA:

Got to let her warm up a bit.

Hear that, Sam? Just like a

baby pussycat.

(beat)

OKay?! Let's go to town!

So saying, he TURNS OFF the IGNTION. Sam looks baffled.

Grandpa climbs from the car and puts the keys back into

the coffee can. Then he turns to Sam who is still seated

inside the car.

GRANDPA:

Are we havin' fun or what?

SAM:

I thought we were goin' into town.

GRANDPA:

I hate goin' into town. That's

about as close to town as I like

to get.

65 INT. BACK PORCH 65

Michael, looking very drawn and wearing sunglasses,

stands before his barbells. He pumps them once, but

can't complete a second rep. Exhausted, he drops them

down.

66 INT. THE KITCHEN - DAY 66

Sam is there, looking through the refrigerator. Michael

enters from the service porch and plops down in a chair.

SAM:

What did you do last night? You

look wasted.

MICHAEL:

I can't remember much after the

Chinese food that looked like

maggots.

That takes care of Sam's appetite.

SAM:

You don't suppose Grandpa's an

alien, do you?

MICHAEL:

What would that make Mom?

SAM:

You're right... not even to

mention you and me.

Nanook comes up to Michael and begins to lick the bottoms

of his bare feet.

MICHAEL:

Beat it, Nanook.

Nanook continues to lick and lick.

MICHAEL:

Sam. Make him stop.

Sam pulls Nanook away. Then he takes a closer look at

Michael's feet.

SAM:

Did you spill something?

MICHAEL:

No. Why?

SAM:

The bottoms of your feet are

covered with salt.

Michael gets up from the table and starts to leave

the room.

MICHAEL:

I told you it was pretty weird

Chinese food.

SAM:

Wanna go to the comic book store?

MICHAEL:

No.

67 INT. COMIC BOOK STORE - DAY (LATER) 67

Sam parks his bike outside and enters. He begins looking

around, when he sees the Frog Brothers at work as usual.

They exchange glares and Sam goes to a section he likes.

ALAN:

How do you like Santa Carla?

SAM:

It's a pretty cool place if you're

a Martian.

EDGAR:

Or a vampire.

SAM:

Are you guys sniffing old

newsprint or something?

EDGAR:

You think you're cool, don't you?

You think you know what's really

happening, don't you? Well, you

don't know sh*t, buddy.

ALAN:

Yeah, you think we just work in a

comic book store for our dad, huh?

SAM:

This isn't a comic book store,

right. It's a bakery.

EDGAR:

This is just our cover. We're

dedicated to a higher purpose.

SAM:

Now I get it... you're like those

people in the airport trying to

get you to give them money.

You're part of a cult.

ALAN:

We're fighters for Truth, Justice,

and the American Way.

SAM:

You better get some fresh air.

EDGAR:

Hey, man, take this... It's on the

house.

He hands him a comic called Destroy All Vampires.

SAM:

I don't like horror comics.

ALAN:

Think of this more as a survival

manual... there's our number on

the back, and pray that you never

need to call us.

SAM:

I'm gonna pray that I never need

to call you.

68 EXT. VIDEO STORE - EVENING 68

Lucy emerged from the store just as Max drives up in his

sports car. His dog, THORN, an Irish Setter, is in the

seat next to him.

Max leaps from the car.

MAX:

Say hello to Thorn.

LUCY:

(pets him)

Hi, Thorn.

Lucy begins to walk. Max falls into step with her.

MAX:

You know, Lucy, this isn't working

out like I planned.

Lucy looks alarmed.

MAX:

(continuing)

I never get to see you.

(pause)

Which is, of course, why I hired

you in the first place.

(beat)

How about dinner one night this

week?

Lucy's expression tells us that she finds Max charming,

in an incorrigible sort of way.

LUCY:

You're cute, Max.

MAX:

I know. It's so 'Eighties.'

(opens her car

door for her)

It's the Cute Decade.

69 EXT. OUTSIDE THE CAVE/LOBBY - CLOSE ON MICHAEL'S EAR - 69

NIGHT:

As Star pierces it for him.

MICHAEL:

Ouch.

STAR:

Don't be a baby. That didn't hurt

and you know it.

A drop of blood appears on her finger. She reacts,

restraining herself from tasting it. Quickly she wipes

it off and inserts an earring in his ear. He looks more

like the Lost Boys every minute. The ocean CRASHES

against the rocks below them. The moon and stars are

out.

MICHAEL:

I wouldn't have given my Mom

such a hard time about moving

here if I'd known I was going to

meet you.

STAR:

I used to fight with my family

all the time... just got fed up

and ran away.

MICHAEL:

Now you and David...

STAR:

No. They've made me one of them,

but I miss my family.

MICHAEL:

Let's go see them.

STAR:

No... no, everything's different

now...

She gets up and walks toward the water. Michael stops

her and, pulling her toward him, kisses her, leaning

against the white rocks.

STAR:

... Michael...

Before she can say anything else he kisses her again.

The kiss becomes more passionate -- more intense.

SUDDENLY LONG DARK SHADOWS LOOM ACROSS THEM. They turn

to see David, Dwayne, Paul, Marko and Laddie watching.

DAVID:

Not interrupting anything, I hope.

Michael gets to his feet. He glares at David.

STAR:

(indicating Michael's

ear)

Look.

DAVID:

You're almost one of us now, Michael.

MICHAEL:

I'm my own man.

DAVID:

(smiles)

Get your bike. We're going

someplace.

Michael looks at Star.

DAVID:

Don't worry... she'll be here when

you get back.

Michael hesitates, but is also drawn intensely to be a

part of them. He leaves with the others as they climb

over the rocks toward their bikes. Laddie has remained

behind.

LADDIE:

I had the dream again about them.

STAR:

Who, Laddie?

LADDIE:

I know it was them, Star. I'm sure

of it. He was working in the yard --

hammering something. The yard was

big with lots of grass. There was

no boardwalk and no ocean. She

was bringing him something cold to

drink... and had red hair.

(beat)

I was there, too. And a dog -- but

I don't know its name. I was

running and the dog was chasing me.

Then I turned around and chased

the dog. They were watching me.

Drinking their cold drinks and

laughing. And I was laughing, too.

STAR:

Laddie... you can still remember.

You can still remember home.

LADDIE:

It was a dream, Star.

STAR:

No, Laddie. It was a memory.

The SOUNDS OF THE BIKES FIRING UP.

STAR:

You didn't tell David?

LADDIE:

No. Just you.

STAR:

Promise me you'll keep it that

way. You're not like the others,

Laddie. You're like me.

(pause)

I can still remember, too.

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