The Social Network
MARK (V.O.)
Did you know there are more people with
genius IQ's living in China than there
are people of any kind living in the
United States?
ERICA (V.O. )
That can't be true.
MARK (V.O.)
it is true.
ERICA (V.O.)
MARK (V.0.)
Well first of all, a lot of people live
in China. But here's my question:
FADE IN:
MARK ZUCKERBERG is a sweet looking 19 year old whose lack of
any physically intimidating attributes masks a very
complicated and dangerous anger. He has trouble making eye
contact- and sometimes it's hard to tell if he's talking to you
or to himself.
ERICA, also 19, is Mark's date. She has a girl-next-door face
that makes her easy to fall for. At this point in the
conversation she already knows that she'd rather not be there
and her politeness is about to be tested.
The scene is stark and simple.
MARK:
How do you distinguish yourself in a
population of people who all got 1600 on
their SAT's?
ERICA:
I didn't know they take SAT's in China.
MARK:
I wasn't talking about China anymore, I
ERICA:
You got 1600?
MARK:
You can sing in an a Capella group.
2.
BRICA:
Does that mean that you actually got
nothing wrong?
MARK:
Or you row crew or you invent a 25 dollar
PC.
ERICA:
Or you get into a final club.
MARK:
Or you get into a final club, exactly.
ERICA:
I like guys who row crew.
MARK:
(BEAT)
Well I can't do that. And yes, it means I
got nothing wrong on the test.
ERICA:
Have you ever tried?
MARK:
I'm trying now.
ERICA:
To row crew?
MARK:
To get into a final club. To row crew?
No. Are you, like--whatever--crazy?
ERICA:
Sometimes, Mark-seriously-YOU say two
things at once and I'm not sure which one
we're talking about.
MARK:
But you've seen guys who row crew, right?
ERICA:
No.
MARK:
Okay, well.. they're bigger than me.
They're world class athletes. And a
second ago you said you like guys who row
crew so I assumed you'd met one.
ERICA:
I guess I meant I liked the idea of it.
The way a girl likes cowboys.
3.
MARK:
The Phoenix is good.
ERICA:
This is a new topic?
MARK:
It's the same topic.
ERICA:
We're still talking about the finals
clubs?
MARK:
Would you rather talk about something
else?
ERICA:
It's just that since the beginning of
the conversation about finals clubs I
think I may have had a birthday.
MARK:
We can change the subject.
ERICA.
(can't get over it)
There are more people in China with genius
IQ's than the entire population of--
MARK:
It's about exclusivity.
T'RICA
.....what is?
MARK:
The final clubs. And that's how you
distinguish yourself. The Phoenix is the
most diverse. The Fly Club, Roosevelt
punched the Porc.
ERICA:
Which one?
MARK:
The Porcellian, the Porc, it's the best
of the best.
ERICA:
I actually meant which Roosevelt.
MARK:
Theodore.
4.
ERICA:
Okay, well, which is the easiest one to
get into?
MARK takes a cigarette from a pack, lights it, takes a drag
and blows the smoke out before he says...
MARK:
Hm.
ERICA:
What?
MARK:
why would you ask me that?
ERICA:
I was just asking.
MARK:
They're all hard to get into. My friend
Eduardo made $300,000 betting on oil
futures last summer and he won't get in.
Money or the ability to make it doesn't
impress anybody around here. Everybody
can do that.
ERICA:
He made $300,000 in a summer?
MARK:
He likes meteorology.
ERICA:
You said it was oil futures.
MARK:
If you can predict the weather you can
predict the price of heating oil. You
asked me that because you think the final
club that's easiest to get into is the
one where I'll have the best chance,
ERICA:
(BEAT)
I've lost my place again.
MARK:
You asked me which one was the easiest to
get into because you think that's where I
have the best chance.
ERICA:
The one that's easiest to get into would
be the one where anybody had the best
chance.
S.
MARK:
I just think you asked--the placement of
where you asked the question--
ERICA:
I was honestly just asking. Okay? I was
asking just to ask. Mark, I'm not
speaking in code.
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