INT - LIBRARY - DAY
The rest of the kids are all sitting back in their seat when Vin and Sanchez enter. Sanchez pushes Vin forward.
SANCHEZ
Get your stuff, let's go!
(to everyone)
Mr. Wiseguy here has taken it upon
himself to go to the gymnasium.
I'm sorry to inform you, you're
going to be without his services
for the rest of the day.VIN
(to SANCHEZ)
B-O-O H-O-O!SANCHEZ
Everything's a big joke, huh
Tanner? The false alarm you pulled,
Friday. False alarms are really
funny, aren't they? What if your
home, what if your family...
(beat)
...what if your dope was on fire?VIN
Impossible, sir. It's in Dunne's
underwear...Buck laughs.
SANCHEZ
(to Buck)
You think he's funny? You think
this is cute? You think he's
bitchin', is that it? Lemme tell
you something. Look at him, he's a
bum.
(to everybody)
You wanna see something funny? You
go visit Vin Tanner in five years!
You'll see how God damned funny he
is!
(to Vin)
What's the matter, Vin? You gonna
cry? Let's go...Sanchez grabs Vin's shoulder.
VIN
Hey, keep your fuckin' hands off
me! I expect better manners from
you, Jozy!Vin takes his sunglasses out of his pocket and lays them in front of Buck.
VIN
For better hallway vision!Vin leaves, but not before pushing stuff over on the way out.
INT - CLOSET - DAY
Sanchez has put Vin in a closet and is in there talking to him.
SANCHEZ
That's the last time, Tanner.
That's the last time you ever make
me look bad in front of those kids,
do you hear me? I only make
$31,000 dollars a year, and I have
a home, and I'm not about to throw
it away on some punk like you...
But someday, man, someday. When
you're outta here, and you've
forgotten all about this place...
And they've forgotten all about
you, and you're wrapped up in
your own pathetic life...I'm
gonna be there. That's right. And
I'm gonna kick the living shit out
of you, man, I'm gonna knock your
dick in the dirt!VIN
Are you threatening me?SANCHEZ
What're you gonna do about it? You
think anybody's gonna believe you?
You think anybody's gonna take your
word over mine? I'm a man of
respect around here. They love me
around here, I'm a swell guy.
You're a lying sack of shit! And
everybody knows it. Oh, you're a
real tough guy. Come on, come
on...get on your feet, pal! Let's
find out how tough you are! I
wanna know right now, how tough you
are! Come on! I'll give you the
first punch, let's go! Come on,
right here, just take the first
shot! Please, I'm begging you
take a shot! Come on, just take
one shot, that's all I need, just
one swing...Vin just sits there staring at Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a punch and Vin flinches.
SANCHEZ
That's what I thought...you're a
gutless turd!Sanchez leaves and locks the closet door after him.
Vin climbs into a hatch in the ceiling and disappears.
INT - HEATING DUCT - DAY
Vin is slowly crawling through a heating duct.
VIN
(to himself)
A naked blond walks into a bar,
with a poodle under one arm and a
two foot salami under the other.
She lays the poodle on the table.
Bar-tender says: "I suppose you
won't be needing a drink." The
naked lady says...The ceiling under Vin gives and he falls through.
VIN
(screaming)
Oh shit!!!
INT - FACULTY BATHROOM - DAY
Sanchez is sitting inside one of the stalls, jumps at hearing the loud crash.
SANCHEZ (OS)
Jesus Christ, all mighty!
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
Vin walks down the stairs.
VIN
I forgot my pencil...They hear Sanchez in the hall.
SANCHEZ (OS)
God damn it! What in God's name is
going on in here?Sanchez enters. SANCHEZ
What was that ruckus?BUCK
Uh, what ruckus?SANCHEZ
I was just in my office and I heard
a ruckus!JD
Could you describe the ruckus, sir?SANCHEZ
Watch your tongue young man, watch
it!We see Vin under the table by Ezra's legs. He sits up and bangs his head on the table. He groans.
Above the table, Buck and Ezra try to cover for the noise by making more noise.
SANCHEZ
What is that? What, what is that,
what is that noise? Under the table, Vin looks between Ezra's legs and can see the outline of his scrotum. He puts his head between Ezra's legs and breathes heavy.BUCK
What noise?EZRA
Really, sir, there wasn't any noise...Ezra grunt/squeals. He squeezes Vin's head between his knees.
Everyone starts faking a coughing fit.
EZRA
(flustered)
That noise? Was that the noise you
were talking about?SANCHEZ
No, it wasn't. That was not the
noise I was talking about. Now, I
may not have caught you in the act
this time, but you can bet I will.Chris laughs at Sanchez.
SANCHEZ
You can bet on that mister!
(to Ezra)
And you! I will not be made a fool
of!Sanchez turns and exits; he still has the toilet seat cover stuck to his pants.
Everyone laughs, except Ezra who lets Vin out with a barrage of hits.
VIN
It was an accident!EZRA
You're an asshole!VIN
So, sue me...Vin gets up and walks over to JD.
VIN
So, Ahab...Kybo Mein Doobage...JD gives Vin his bag of marijuana. Vin turns and walks away.
BUCK
Yo, shit head...you're not gonna
toke up in here!Ezra gets up and goes after Vin. JD follows. Then Chris.
BUCK
Shit...Buck follows.
INT - STAIRS - DAY
Sancehz heads down the stairs to the basement.
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
JD, Vin and Ezra are sitting in a circle, laughing hysterically.
Vin lights the joint Ezra is holding up and Ezra coughs the smoke out.
JD laughs at this. Then JD exhales and tries to eat the smoke. He talks in a really weird voice.
JD
Preps, cannot hold der smoke! That's
what it is!EZRA
Do you know how popular I am? I'm
so popular, everybody likes me so
much at this school, just like my
mother wanted...and I don't even
wanna fucking be here...VIN
Poor baby.JD knocks his shoulder into Ezra and Ezra falls over.
Buck emerges from a really smokey room off the upper library. He inhales another puff and then starts dancing to everybody's applause.
Buck goes back into the room he was in. He slams the door too hard and the glass window shatters. Everyone laughs hysterically again.
INT - BASEMENT - DAY
Sanchez is glancing through the confidential files in the school basement.
SANCHEZ
(to himself)
Mister, oh mister Conklin...a
history of slight mental illness?
Whoo, no wonder he's so fucked up!Nathan enters.
NATHAN
Afternoon, Jozy...SANCHEZ
Hey Nathan, how you doin'?NATHAN
Good...SANCHEZ
Good, what's up?NATHAN
Not much, what's happening, what
are you doing in the basement
files?SANCHEZ
Oh, nothin' nothin' here. I'm just
doin' a little homework here...NATHAN
Homework, huh?SANCHEZ
Yeah...Nathan, laughing, comes over and looks at the files that Sanchez was looking at.
NATHAN
Confidential files...hmmm?SANCHEZ
Look, Nathan...this is a highly
sensitive area and I...I'll tell
you something...certain people
would be very, very embarrassed. I
would really appreciate it if-if-
if-if this would be something that,
that you and I could keep between
us...NATHAN
What're you gonna do for me, man?SANCHEZ
Well, well what would you like?NATHAN
Got fifty bucks?SANCHEZ
What?NATHAN
Fifty bucks...
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
Buck is sitting next to JD with an arm around his shoulders and JD is laughing.
Chris is hanging out over by the statue in the back of the library.
BUCK
No, no, man, no; you got a middle
name?JD
Yeah, I guess...Chris suddenly takes interest in the conversation and as he speaks, he moves over and sits next to the two.
CHRIS
Your middle name is Daniel...JD and Buck look at him in confusion.
CHRIS
...your birthday is March 12th,
you're five-seven and a half, you
weigh a hundred and thirty pounds
and your social security number is
0-4-9-3-8-0-9-1
(a beat)
3.Buck is impressed.
BUCK
Wow! Are you psychic?CHRIS
No...JD
Well, would you mind telling me how
you know all this about me?Chris reaches in his jacket.
CHRIS
I stole your wallet...Chris produces the wallet in his hands and grins. JD
Give it to me...CHRIS
No...JD
Give it!Chris reluctantly hands over the wallet, and JD glances through it to make sure nothing is missing.
JD
This is great...you're a thief too!
Huh?CHRIS
I'm not a thief!JD
Multi-talented?CHRIS
What's there to steal? Two bucks
and a beaver shot!BUCK
A what?CHRIS
He's got a crotch shot in there!BUCK
All right, let's see it!
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
Vin is rifling through Ezra's backpack with one hand, and brushing his teeth with one of Ezra's chopsticks with the other.
Ezra is looking through Vin's wallet pictures.
EZRA
Are all these your girlfriends?VIN
Some of them...EZRA
What about the others?VIN
Well, some I consider my girlfriends
and some...I just consider...EZRA
Consider what?VIN
Whether or not I wanna hang out
with them...EZRA
You don't believe in just one guy,
one girl?VIN
Do you?EZRA
I don't know... Maybe...Yeah...that's
the way it should be.VIN
Well, not for me...EZRA
Why not?Vin clearly doesn't want to answer that. He acts defensive. And holds up a hand full of cards and dice from Ezra's backpack.
VIN
How come you got so much weird shit
in here?EZRA
How come you got so many girlfriends?VIN
I asked you first...EZRA
(shrugging)
I don't know...I guess I never throw
anything away.VIN
Neither do I...EZRA
Oh...
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
Buck is now looking through JD's wallet.
BUCK
This is the worst fake ID I've ever
seen...JD laughs.
BUCK
Do you realize you made yourself
sixty-eight?JD
Oh, I know...I know, I goofed it...BUCK
What do you need a fake ID for?JD
(like it's obvious)
So, I can vote!Chris looks up suddenly.
CHRIS
You wanna see what's in my
backpack?JD & BUCK
No! Chris looks hurt and then resentful. Just to spite them, he dumps the contents of backpack onto the couch. A whole lot of stuff comes out.BUCK
Holy shit! What is all that stuff?JD
Do you always carry this much shit
in your pack?CHRIS
Yeah...I always carry this much shit!
You never know when you may have to
jam...JD
Are you gonna be like a shopping
bag person? You know like, sit in
alleyways and like talk to
buildings and wear old throw away
shoes and that kinda thing?CHRIS
I'll do what I have to do...JD
Why do you have to do anything?CHRIS
(with feeling)
My home life is un...satisfying...JD
So, you're saying you'd subject
yourself to the violent dangers of
the Chicago streets, because your
home life is unsatisfying?CHRIS
I don't have to run away and live
on the street...I can run away and
go to the ocean, I can go to the
country, I can go to the mountains.
I can go to Israel, Africa...
Afghanistan...JD gives Chris an odd look and then moves over to Buck.
JD
Buck...you wanna get in on this?
Chris here says he wants to run
away, because his home life is
unsatisfying...BUCK
Well, everyone's home lives are
unsatisfying. If it wasn't, people
would live with their parents
forever...JD
Yeah, yeah, I understand. But I
think that his goes beyond, you
know, what guys like you and me...
consider normal unsatisfying...CHRIS
Never mind...forget it, everything's
cool!Chris starts shoving things back in his backpack.
BUCK
What's the deal?CHRIS
No! There's no deal, Bucky! Forget
it, leave me alone.BUCK
Wait a minute, you're the one
carrying all that crap around with
you. Either you really wanna run
away, or you want people to think
you wanna run away.CHRIS
Fuck off!Chris gets up and walks away.
JD
That dude is an island onto himself.Buck gets up and goes after Chris.
BUCK
Hey, you wanna talk?CHRIS
No!BUCK
Why not?CHRIS
Go away...BUCK
Where do you want me to go?CHRIS
AWAY!Buck turns away and Chris starts to hit the table.
CHRIS
God, you have problems...!BUCK
Oh, I have problems?CHRIS
You do everything everybody ever
tells you to do, that is a problem!BUCK
Okay, fine...but I didn't dump my
shit out on the floor and invite
people into my problems. Did I? So,
what's wrong? What is it? Is it
bad? Real bad? Parents?CHRIS
(muttering)
Yeah...BUCK
(nodding)
What do they do to you?CHRIS
They ignore me...BUCK
Yeah...yeah...They both sit in a saddened silence, realizing that each of them really does understand where the other is coming from. They stare at each other silently.
INT - BASEMENT - DAY
Sanchez and Nathan are sitting talking, sharing sips out of a silver flask that Nathan offered up.
SANCHEZ
What did you want to be when you
were young?NATHAN
When I was a kid, I wanted to be
John Lennon...SANCHEZ
Nathan don't be a goof! I'm trying
to make a serious point here. I've
been teaching for twenty-two years,
and each year...these kids get more
and more arrogant.NATHAN
Aw, bull shit, man. Come on Jozy,
the kids haven't changed, you have!
You took a teaching position,'cause
you thought it'd be fun, right?
Thought you could have summer
vacations off...and then you found
out it was actually work...and that
really bummed you out.SANCHEZ
These kids turned on me...they think
I'm a big fuckin' joke...NATHAN
Come on...listen Jozy, if you were
sixteen, what would you think of
you, huh?SANCHEZ
Hey...Nathan, you think I give one
rat's ass what these kids think of
me?NATHAN
Yes, I do...SANCHEZ
You think about this...when you get
old...when I get old, these kids,
they're gonna be runnin' the
country.NATHAN
Yeah? So?SANCHEZ
Now, this is the thought that wakes
me up in the middle of the night...
That when I get older, these kids
are gonna take care of me...NATHAN
I wouldn't count on it!Startled, Sanchez ponders that statement.
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
Everyone is sitting on the floor in a circle.
BUCK
What would I do for a million bucks?
Well, I guess I'd do as little as I
had to...EZRA
That's boring...BUCK
Well, how'm I s'posed to answer?EZRA
The idea is to search your mind,
like for the absolute limit. Like,
uh, would you drive to school
naked?BUCK
(laughing)
Um, uh...would I have to get out of
the car?EZRA
Of course...BUCK
In the spring, or winter?EZRA
It doesn't matter...spring...BUCK
In front of the school, or in back?EZRA
Either one...BUCK
Yes...CHRIS
I'd do that!They all look at him.
CHRIS
I'll do anything sexual, I don't
need a million dollars to do it
either...EZRA
You're lying...CHRIS
I already have...I've done just
about everything there is except a
few things that are illegal...I'm a
sex addict!Ezra rolls his eyes.
EZRA
Lie...JD
Are your parents aware of this?CHRIS
The only person I told was my
shrink...BUCK
And what'd he do when you told him?CHRIS
(emphatic)
She...nailed me...EZRA
Very nice...CHRIS
I don't think that from a legal
standpoint what she did can be
construed as rape, since I paid her.EZRA
She's an adult!Chris is relishing this attention.
CHRIS
Yeah...she's married too!Ezra snorts in disgust.
EZRA
Do you have any idea how completely
gross that is?CHRIS
Well, the first few times...EZRA
First few times? You mean you did
it more than once?CHRIS
Sure...EZRA
Are you crazy?JD
Obviously he's crazy, if he's
screwing his shrink...CHRIS
(to Ezra)
Have you ever done it?EZRA
I don't even have a psychiatrist...CHRIS
Have you ever done it with a normal
person?EZRA
Didn't we already cover this?VIN
You never answered the question...EZRA
Look, I'm not gonna discuss my
private life with total strangers.CHRIS
It's kind of a double-edged sword,
isn't it?EZRA
A what?CHRIS
Well, you can't admit you're a
virgin. But if you say you
have...then you have to give
details! It's a trap. You want to,
but you can't, but when you do, you
wish you didn't, right?EZRA
Wrong...CHRIS
Or, are you a waiting for the right
guy?BUCK
He's not gay...EZRA
Why don't we just forget this...CHRIS
You're gay and you know it, all you
preps are!VIN
(to Buck)
Ezra's only gay if what he does gets
you hot...EZRA
I don't do anything!CHRIS
That's why you're a tease, too...EZRA
Okay, let me ask you a few
questions.Chris is suddenly defensive.
CHRIS
I've already told you everything!EZRA
No! Doesn't it bother you to sleep
around without being in love. I
mean don't you want any respect?CHRIS
I don't screw to get respect... That's
the difference between you and
me...EZRA
Not the only difference, I hope.VIN
Face it, you're a gay tease.EZRA
I'm not gay! Or a tease!VIN
Sure you are! You said it yourself,
sex is a weapon, you use it to get
respect!EZRA
No, I never said that, he twisted my
words around.VIN
Oh, then what do you use it for?EZRA
I don't use it...period!Ezra is on the verge of blowing up.
VIN
Oh, are you medically frigid, or is it
psychological?EZRA
I didn't mean it that way! You're
putting words into my mouth!VIN
Well, if you'd just answer the
question...JD
Why don't you just answer the
question?BUCK
Be honest...VIN
No big deal...JD
Yeah, answer it! I did!BUCK
Answer the question, Ezra!VIN
Talk to us!BUCK & JD
Come on, answer the question!VIN
It's easy, it's only one
question!Ezra silences all of them by screaming.
EZRA
(screaming)
No! I never did it! Not with a
girl! I don't know if I even want
to!Silence fills the room for a few seconds.
CHRIS
I never did it either, I'm not a
sex addict...I'm a compulsive
liar...EZRA
You son of a bitch! You did that
on purpose, just to fuck me over!CHRIS
I would do it though...If you love
someone it's okay...EZRA
I can't believe you, you're so
weird. You don't say anything all
day and then when you open your
mouth...you unload all these
tremendous lies all over us!BUCK
You're just pissed off because he
got you to admit something you
didn't want to admit to...EZRA
But that doesn't make it any less
bizarre...BUCK
What's bizarre? I mean we're all
pretty bizarre! Some of us are
just better at hiding it, that's
all.EZRA
(to Buck)
How are you bizarre?Chris fields the question for Buck. CHRIS
He can't think for himself...BUCK
Chris is right. Do you guys know
what, uh, what I did to get in
here? I taped Rafe Mosely's buns
together.Ezra laughs.
JD
(to Buck)
That was you?BUCK
(to JD)
Yeah, you know him?JD
Yeah, I know him...BUCK
Well, then you know how hairy he
is, right? Well, when they pulled
the tape off, most of his hair came
off and some, some skin too...EZRA
Oh, my God...BUCK
And the bizarre thing is, is that
I did it for my mom... I tortured
this poor kid, because I wanted her
to think that I was cool. She's
always going off about shit, like,
when she was in school... all the
kids picked on her and she never
had any friends. And I got the
feeling that she was disappointed
that I never had more friends,
right. So, I'm...I'm sitting in
the locker room, and I'm taping up
my knee. And Rafe's undressing a
couple lockers down from me.
Yeah...he's kinda...he's kinda
skinny, weak. And I started
thinking about my mother, and her
attitude about weakness. And the
next thing I knew, I uh, I jumped
on top of Rafe and started wailing
on him... And my friends, they just
laughed and cheered me on.
(beat)
And afterwards, when I was sittin'
in Sanchez's office, all I could
think about was Rafe's mother. And
Rafe havin' to go home and...and
explain what happened to him. And
the humiliation...fucking
humiliation he must've felt. It
must've been unreal...I mean,
(Buck starts crying)
I mean, how do you apologize for
something like that? There's no
way...it's all because of me and
my fucked up mother. Oh God, I
fucking hate her! She's like
this...she's like this mindless
machine that I can't even relate to
anymore... "Buck, you've got to be
number one! I won't tolerate any
losers in this family...Your
intensity is for shit! Win. Win!
WIN!!!" You know, sometimes, I wish
my knee would give...and I wouldn't
be able to wrestle anymore. And
she could forget all about me...VIN
I think your mom and my foster
father should get together and go
bowling.Buck laughs briefly.
JD
It's like me, you know, with my
grades...like, when I, when I
step outside myself kinda, and
when I, when I look in at myself
you know? And I see me and I don't
like what I see, I really don't.EZRA
What's wrong with you? Why don't
you like yourself?JD
'Cause I'm stupid...'cause I'm
failing shop. See we had this
assignment, to make this ceramic
elephant, and um...and we had eight
weeks to do it and we're s'posed
to...and it was like a lamp, and
when you pull the trunk the light
was s'posed to go on. My light
didn't go on, I got a F on it.
(beat)
Never got a F in my life...
When I signed up, you know, for the
course I mean. I thought I was
playing it real smart, you know.
'Cause I thought, I'll take shop,
it'll be such an easy way to
maintain my grade point average...VIN
Why'd you think it'd be easy?JD
Have you seen some of the dopes
that take shop?VIN
I take shop...you must be a fuckin'
idiot!JD
I'm a fuckin' idiot because I can't
make a lamp?VIN
No, you're a genius because you
can't make a lamp...JD
What do you know about
Trigonometry?VIN
I could care less about
Trigonometry...JD
Vin, did you know without
Trigonometry, there'd be no
engineering?VIN
Without lamps, there'd be no light!EZRA
Okay, so neither one of you is any
better than the other one...Chris feels left out.
CHRIS
I can write with my toes! I can
also eat, brush my teeth...EZRA
With your feet?CHRIS
...play Heart & Soul on the piano.JD
I can make spaghetti!EZRA
(to Buck)
What can you do?BUCK
I can...uh...tape all your buns
together...VIN
I wanna see what Ezra can do!EZRA
I can't do anything.VIN
Now, everybody can do something...
You ever seen Dick Clark? I mean
that guy's been doing that show for
thirty years.EZRA
Okay, but you have to swear you
won't laugh...Ezra takes a pack of cards out his backpack and fans them out.
EZRA
What's the highest card in the deck?JD
I dunno, the Ace of Spades, I
guess.Ezra smiles and nods. He shuffles the deck and fans it out one more time. Closing the fan up, he hands the deck to JD.
EZRA
Cut 'em.JD cuts the deck and puts the bottom half on the top, and then hands the cards back to Ezra.
Ezra licks his bottom lip and cuts the deck himself and flips over the top card. It's the Ace of Spades.
Everyone claps.
Vin's clap is sarcastic and slow.
BUCK
All right, great! Where'd you learn
to do that?EZRA
Step-father number four, seventh
grade...VIN
That was great, Ezra, you can cheat
at cards. My image of you is
totally blown...CHRIS
You're a shit! Don't do that to him,
you swore you wouldn't laugh!VIN
Am I laughing?BUCK
You fucking prick!Vin turns to Buck. As he speaks, we can see his words hitting home with the rest of the group.
VIN
What do you care what I think,
anyway? I don't even count, right?
I could disappear forever and it
wouldn't make any difference...I
may as well not even exist at this
school, remember?
(he turns to Ezra)
And you...don't like me anyway!EZRA
You know, I have just as many
feelings as you do and it hurts
just as much when somebody steps
all over them!VIN
God, you're so pathetic!
(furious)
Don't you ever...ever! Compare
yourself to me! Okay? You got
everything, and I got shit!
Fuckin' Prince Charming, right?
School would probably fucking shut
down if you didn't show up!
"President isn't here!" And by the
way, I like that earring, Ezra.EZRA
(quietly)
Shut up...VIN
Is that a real diamond, Ezra?EZRA
(angry)
Shut up!VIN
I bet it is...did you work for that
earring? Give step-daddy a little
something for it?EZRA
Shut your damn mouth!VIN
Or did your mommy buy it?EZRA
(furious)
Shut up!Ezra stands and heads for Vin. From the look on his face, it's obvious Ezra is finally going to give Vin what he's been trying to provoke all morning.
VIN
I bet she bought it for you! I
bet it was a Christmas gift!
Right? You know what I got for
Christmas this year? It was a
banner fuckin' year at the old
foster house! I got a carton of
cigarettes. The old man grabbed me
and said "Hey! Smoke up, Vinny!"
Okay, so go home'n whine to your
daddy, don't whine here, okay?There are a few beats of silence.
BUCK
My God, are we gonna be like our
parents?EZRA
Not me...ever...CHRIS
It's unavoidable, it just happens.EZRA
What happens?CHRIS
When you grow up, your heart dies.VIN
Who cares?Chris seems to be on the verge of tears.
CHRIS
I care...JD
Um, I was just thinking, I mean. I
know it's kind of a weird time, but
I was just wondering, um, what is
gonna happen to us on Monday? When
we're all together again? I mean I
consider you guys my friends, I'm
not wrong, am I?BUCK
No...JD
So, on Monday...what happens?EZRA
Are we still friends, you mean? If
we're friends now, that is?JD
Yeah...EZRA
Do you want the truth?JD
Yeah, I want the truth...EZRA
I don't think so...CHRIS
Well, do you mean all of us, or
just Vin?EZRA
With all of you...BUCK
That's a real nice attitude, Ezra!EZRA
Oh, be honest, Buck. If JD came
walking up to you in the hall on
Monday, what would you do? I mean
picture this, you're there with all
the buddies. I know exactly what
you'd do, you'd say hi to him and
when he left you'd cut him all up,
so your friends wouldn't think you
really liked him!BUCK
No way!CHRIS
'Kay, what if I came up to you?EZRA
Same exact thing!VIN
(furious and screaming at
Ezra)
You are a bastard!EZRA
Why? 'Cause I'm telling the truth,
that makes me a bastard?VIN
No! 'Cause you know how shitty that
is to do to someone! And you don't
got the balls to stand up to your
friends and tell 'em that you're
gonna like who you wanna like!EZRA
Okay, what about you, you
hypocrite! Why don't you take
Chris to one of your heavy metal
vomit parties? Or take JD out to
the parking lot at lunch to get
high? What about Buck for that
matter, or even me? What would your
friends say if we were walking down
the hall together. They'd laugh
their asses off and you'd probably
tell them you were selling to me so
they'd forgive you for being seen
with me.VIN
(furious once again)
Don't you ever talk about my
friends! You don't know any of my
friends, you don't look at any of
my friends and you certainly
wouldn't stoop to speak to any of
my friends, so you just stick to
the things you know, shopping, your
father's BMW and your
poor--rich--drunk mother in the
Caribbean!EZRA
(furious)
Shut up!VIN
And as far as being concerned about
what's gonna happen when you and I
walk down the hallways at school,
you can forget it! 'Cause it's
never gonna happen! Just bury your
head in the sand...and wait for the
fucking graduation!EZRA
I hate you!VIN
Yeah? Good!There is silence until JD speaks.
JD
Then I assume Chris and I are
better people than you guys, huh?
Us weirdos...
(to Chris)
Do you...would you do that to me?CHRIS
I don't have any friends...JD
Well, if you did?CHRIS
No...I don't think the kind of
friends I'd have would mind...JD
I just wanna tell, each of you,
that I wouldn't do that...I
wouldn't and I will not! 'Cause I
think that's real shitty...EZRA
Your friends wouldn't mind because
they look up to us...JD laughs at him.
JD
You're so conceited, Ezra. You're
so fucking conceited. You're so,
like, full of yourself. Why are you
like that?EZRA
(upset again)
I'm not saying it to be conceited!
I hate it! I hate having to go
along with everything my friends
say!JD
Well, then, why do you do it?EZRA
I don't know, I don't...you don't
understand...you don't. You're not
friends with the same kind of people
that Buck and I are friends with!
You know, you just don't understand
the pressure that they can put on you!JD is shocked.
JD
I don't understand what? You think
I don't understand pressure? Well,
fuck you, Ezra! Fuck you!JD hides his head in his arm because he is crying. JD
Know why I'm here today? Do you? I'm
here because Mr. Travis found a gun in
my locker...BUCK
Why'd you have a gun in your locker?JD
I tried. You pull the fuckin' trunk
on it and the light's s'posed to go
on...and it didn't go on, I mean, I...BUCK
What's the gun for JD?JD
Just forget it...BUCK
You brought it up, man!JD
I can't have an F, I can't have it,
and I know my mother can't have it!
Even if I aced the rest of the
semester, I'm still only a B. And
everything's ruined for me!EZRA
(with understanding)
Oh, JD...JD knocks a chair over. JD
You don't understand shit! So, I
considered my options, you know?EZRA
No! Killing yourself is not an
option!JD
Well, I didn't do it, did I? No, I
don't think so!CHRIS
It was a handgun?JD
No, it was a flare gun, went off in
my locker.BUCK
Really?Buck starts to laugh.
JD
It's not funny...They all start to laugh, including JD.
JD
Yes, it is...stupid fuckin' elephant
was destroyed!CHRIS
You wanna know what I did to get in
here? Nothing...I didn't have
anything better to do.They all look at Chris like he's crazy and then everyone laughs.
CHRIS
You're laughing at me...BUCK
(hysterical)
No!Chris starts to laugh, too.
CHRIS
Yeah, you are!The room erupts in hysterics.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
Later.
Back in the main room, JD puts in a CD in the library player and loud music booms through the library. JD starts dancing, weaving around wildly.
Chris joins in, doing an odd sort of twirling around the tables.
Buck and Ezra laugh and then Ezra joins in.
Buck smiles and shakes his head, then he shrugs and starts dancing with them.
Ezra dances in front of Vin, with a questioning look on his face.
Vin snorts and shakes his head.
Ezra mouths 'dare ya' and smiles sarcastically.
Vin laughs and starts dancing, stomping around the room.
They all start laughing at Vin's antics and soon the song changes, but they all keep dancing.
INT - HEATING DUCT - DAY
We see Vin crawling back through the heating duct.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
Buck, Chris, Ezra and JD are sitting -- in that order -- on the railing.
EZRA
JD?JD
Yeah?EZRA
Are you gonna write your paper?JD
Yeah, why?EZRA
Well, it's kinda a waste for all of
us to write a paper, don't you
think?JD
No, that's what Sanchez wants us to
do...EZRA
True, but I think we'd all kinda say
the same thing.JD
You just don't want to write your
paper...right?EZRA
Yeah, but, you're the smartest,
right?JD
(with pride)
Oh, well, you gotta point...EZRA
We trust you...JD glances over at Chris and Buck, who nod in approval.
BUCK
Yeah...JD
All right, I'll do it...EZRA
Great...Buck looks at Chris who looks back.
BUCK
(to Chris)
Come on...CHRIS
Where're we going?BUCK
Come on!
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
Buck pulls a hairbrush out of Chris's backpack and motions for Chris to sit in a chair.
BUCK
Don't be afraid.Buck starts brushing out Chris's tangled mop of hair.
CHRIS
Hey! Don't pull so hard.BUCK
Just a minute. Damn, don't you
ever brush this out?Chris doesn't answer. He closes his eyes and leans further back in the chair.
BUCK
Good... Ya know, you look better
without all this shit hanging in
your face.CHRIS
Hey...maybe I like this shit...BUCK
This looks a lot better...look up.
Damn, who knew you'd have green
eyes? The girls are gonna love
you.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
JD's thinking about what he's going to write.
Ezra's just thinking.
JD begins to write.
Ezra, still deep in thought, stands up and heads for the door.
INT - CLOSET - DAY
Vin is in the closet once again. Ezra opens the door and enters.
VIN
You lost?Ezra stares at him.
Vin smiles.
Ezra smiles and leans toward Vin.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
JD is busy preparing the essay.
INT - CLOSET - DAY
Ezra kisses Vin, then he breaks the kiss.
VIN
Why'd you do that?EZRA
'Cause I knew you wouldn't. But
you wanted too, right?.VIN
You know how you said before, how
your parents use you to get back
at each other...wouldn't I be
outstanding in that capacity?EZRA
Were you really disappointed with
what I did with the cards?VIN
Truth?EZRA
Truth...Vin nods and speaks at the same time.
VIN
No...actually I'm jealous, think of
all the poker hands I could win,
manipulating the deck...EZRA
I could show you...?VIN
Yeah?EZRA
Yeah.Ezra and Vin kiss again.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
JD lift's up his paper and kisses it.
INT - UPPER LIBRARY - DAY
BUCK
WOW!CHRIS
What? What's wrong?BUCK
Nothing's wrong, it's just you're
so different. You're face...it's...
Wow, you're a good looking guy.CHRIS
I am?BUCK
(laughing)
YES! This is great, you're gonna be
a super chick magnet.CHRIS
Is that a good thing or a bad?BUCK
Good! It's definitely good.Chris smiles.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
JD laughs and give himself a congratulatory punch in the arm.
Everyone starts to enter the room and JD looks at the clock. He smiles and nods at them and stands up.
INT - HALLWAY - DAY
The five are walking down the hall, where they are met by Nathan, sweeping up. JD nods at him.
NATHAN
See ya, JD...JD
Hey, Nathan...VIN
(to Nathan)
See you next Saturday...NATHAN
You bet!
EXT - PARKING LOT - DAY
JD gets into his aunt's car and leaves.
Buck's mom honks and before he leaves, Chris stops him.
Chris rips a patch off Buck's jacket and gives Buck a hug and then gets into the black car that pulls up.
Buck's mom looks at him, then at Chris. She opens her mouth and Buck smiles when he gets in the car.
Ezra takes the diamond earring out of his ear and puts it into Vin's hand. He squeezes Vin's hand and when the grey limo pulls up, he quickly kisses Vin and gets into the car and leaves.
Vin puts the earring in his ear and starts walking out of the parking lot.
INT - LIBRARY - DAY
Sanchez picks up JD's essay and begin to read.
JD (VO)
Dear Mr. Sanchez, we accept the fact
that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday
in detention for whatever it was we did
wrong. But we think you're crazy to make
us write an essay telling you who we think
we are. You see us as you want to see us.
In the simplest terms, in the most
convenient definitions...
EXT - FOOTBALL FIELD - DAY
Vin is walking across the field as JD's monologue continues.
JD (VO)
(CONT'D)
...But what we found out is that each
one of us is a brain...BUCK (VO)
...and an athlete...CHRIS (VO)
...and a basket case...EZRA (VO)
...and a rich prep...VIN (VO)
...and a criminal...JD (VO)
Does that answer your question?
Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.Vin continues walking across the football field. He thrusts his fist into the air in a silent cheer and the frame freezes there.
FADE OUT.
The Breakfast Club
Starring...JD Dunne -- Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall)
Nathan Jackson -- Carl the janitor (John Kapelos)
Chris Larabee -- Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy)
Josiah Sanchez -- Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason)
Ezra Standish -- Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald)
Vin Tanner -- John Bender (Judd Nelson)
Buck Wilmington -- Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez)