The Parent Trap Page #6

Hallie

Wow.

Annie

You know what's interesting - neither of them ever got married again. Has your...my... our Dad ever been close to remarrying

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Hallie

Never. He always says I'm the only girl in his life.

Annie

Mom's never come close either. You know what this means, don't you?

Hallie

Not exactly. You’re obviously the older one, you get everything before me. What does it mean?

Annie

(leaning in)

Secretly, in their innermost heart of hearts, they must still be in love with each other.

Hallie

You think so? Then why haven't they tried to see each other all these years?

Annie

That's the way true love works. History's filled with stories of lovers parted by some silly misunderstanding. Anyway, Mom can be unbelievably stubborn when she wants to be.

Hallie

She can't be worse than Dad

Annie

(laughs)

They sound exactly like us.

EXT. ISOLATION BUNK - ESTABLISHING - LATE AT NIGHT

Everything is quiet and peaceful until we HEAR:

Hallie’S VOICE (O.S.)

OhmyGod!

INT. ISOLATION BUNK - SAME TIME

The room is Dark, Annie is sleeping. Hallie BOLTS STRAIGHT UP IN BED.

Hallie

I have a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.

(gets out of bed, paces)

(MORE)

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Hallie (cont'd)

I'm a genius. Annie, wake up, you're related to a bona fide genius.

Annie

What are you raving about?

Hallie

You want to know what Dad is like, right?

Annie

I was just dreaming I was on your front porch with him.

Hallie

-- And I'm dying to know Mom. So what I'm thinking is ... Oh man, this is so brilliant, it's scary.

Annie

What is it?!?

Hallie

I think we should switch places. When camp's over, I leave as you and go back to London and you leave as me and go to California.

(off Annie's look)

We can pull it off. We're twins, aren’t we?

Annie

Twins from different countries, with different accents, different hair-styles, different vocabularies... different everything. Hallie, we're totally and completely, one hundred percent different.

Hallie

So? What's the problem? I'll teach you to be me and you teach me to be you.

(gets on knees and begs)C'mon, I gotta meet my Mom.

Annie

(gets out of bed)

The truth is, you know, if we switch, sooner or later they'll have to un-switch US.

Hallie

And when they do, they'll have-to meet again.

Annie

Face-to-face. After all these years.

Hallie

I told you I'm brilliant.

INT. DANCE ROOM - DAY

Hallie wears Annie's leotard and Annie wears Hallie's bike shorts and sports bra. Hallie holds a large pad on which she has drawn the layout of her house.

Hallie

-- okay, dining room's on the right, but we never eat in there except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Living room's here... Dad's office is the first door down the hall. You never have to knock, if you do, he'll think it's weird... Down here is...

F-XT. LAKE - SUNSET

Annie and Hallie sit on the dock looking through a stack of photos, as the sun sinks behind them. Annie wears Hallie's Girls Rule baseball cap.

Annie

This is Grandfather.

Hallie

He's so cute. What do we call him?

Annie

Grandfather.

Hallie

That makes sense.

Annie

(showing next photo)

This is Martin. He's our Butler.-

Hallie

We have a Butler?

MAIN HALL - NIGHT'

The entire camp is assembled for a screening of Father Of The ,Bride, Part II, and naturally, they're laughing hysterically. Hallie and Annie sit in the middle of the crowd, whispering.

Annie

But I never bite my nails!

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Hallie

But I always do. Daddy'll know.

Annie

(sits on her hands)

I can't.

Hallie

Want me to do it for you?

Annie rolls her eyes and starts chewing away.

INT. MESS HALL - MORNING

Annie sits in Hallie's seat and Hallie sits in Annie's. Hallie sips a cup of tea, very lady-like and Annie munches on Fruit Loops.

Hallie

(with a proper British accent)

I dare say this is frightfully good tea, wouldn't you agree?

Annie

(playing Game Boy)

What-ever.

INT. ISOLATION BUNK - DAY

PANS the walls which are now covered with charts, photos and diagrams of Annie's London Town House and Hallie's Napa Ranch House. COMES TO REST on Annie, sitting on a stool in front of a mirror, biting her locket.

Annie

Okay, I'm ready.

CLOSE - A DRAWER SLIDES OPEN

and Hallie takes out a comb and a pair of scissors.

CLOSE - Annie- CLOSING HER EYES

Hallie steps INT FRAME, grabs a of clump of Annie's hair and

closes her eyes, as well.

Annie

Don't shut your eyes!

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Hallie

Oh, right. Sorry. I'm just a little

nervous.

Annie

You're nervous?!? An eleven year-old is

cutting my hair. Go ahead, just do it!

As Hallie raises the scissors ...

ANGLE - THE FLOOR

as ANNIE'S HAIR falls in a ring around her feet. A beat and CAMERA TILTS UP to Annie staring in the MIRROR at her new look". Hallie leans in next to her. They are now IDENTICAL in every way.

Annie

This is scary.

Hallie

(New Yawk accent)

Honey, you never looked better.

(realizes something)

OhmyGod!

Annie

ohmygod what?

Hallie

I have pierced ears!

Annie

Yeah... ?

(then, panicked)

Oh, no. Forget it! Uh-uh, not happening. Sorry. Wrong number.

Hallie

Then cutting your hair was a total waste. There's no way I could go to camp with pierced ears and come home without 'em. I mean, come on. Get real.

Annie

This isn't fair. I've had to chew my nails, cut off my hair and now you want to punch holes in my ears! You didn't have to do one bloody thing to become me!

Hallie

Hey, can I help it if I'm a complicated woman with a look entirely my own?

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A MATCH:

is FIRED UP. Hallie holds a sewing needle over the flame.

Hallie

(very calmly)

Needle sterilized.

Hallie professionally carries the needle to Annie, who lies on her bed, petrified, holding an ice cube to her ear.

Annie

Y-Y-You sure you know what you're doing?

Hallie

(cool as a cucumber)

I've gone with all my friends to have their ears pierced. Just close your eyes, it'll all be over before you know it. Earring ready?

Annie holds up the earring as her reply.

Hallie

Okay, just relax. On the count of three,

remove the ice. One, two, three!

Annie shuts her eyes TIGHTLY, pulls the ice away as Hallie -STICKS THE NEEDLE through Annie's ear lobe. Both Girls SCREAM at the top of their lungs.

CUT TO:

Hallie - PASSED OUT COLD ON THE FLOOR

Annie, now wearing the earring, gently slaps Hallie's face

trying to revive her.

Annie

Hal, are you okay? Wake up! Hallie! Hallie OPENS her eyes.

Hallie

Are you bleeding to death?

Annie

I'm fine. It didn't hurt at all. But I refuse to go through life with only one pierced ear.

(holds up NEEDLE.)

Back to work, darling.

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Hallie takes one look at THE NEEDLE and PASSES OUT AGAIN.

Annie

Hal!

EXT. MAIN LODGE - MORNING

Teary-eyed Campers are hugging good-bye, as they load into the buses and cars.

Crosby, Jackie, Zoe and Nicole hug Hallie and Annie good-bye and-climb into their buses. Hallie is now dressed in Annie's blue suit and Annie is dressed in Hallie's overalls.

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