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e ruck S drive up and
s.
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Its a small barn ts been converted into a luau h a bar.
A BAND plays for ts ed it
as a little slice of iki lights, numerous
rented plastic palm trees and fiberglass copies of hawaiian
statuary. Strings of colored lighe ceiling.
It looks like a .
Maggies family, Mrs. trout and people , and
more, are tropical drinks garnished
ic leis abound and most people have
managed to find ts.
As heir applause and Mrs.
trout announces. op.
LOU tROUt
elcome to our annual country luau. As
you knoty and I got married on
ter, Diamond head.
MRS. tROUt
(grabbing the
microphone)
ting our first
dance to to-be nehe
King and Queen of hawaii, Maggie and
Bob.
ters. Bob is a goody bronzed god in his King
Kamafit. Maggie is spectacular in ic
looking -up. But s none
of tivities around hen, she looks up
and glances around for Ike, ing .
MRS. tROUt (contd)
King and Queen, dance.
Maggie and Bob start to dance as ter sings quot;Alo;
MRS. tROUt (contd)
Everybody dance.
Everybody dances.
tIMES OUt:
Maggie and Bob pose for pictures s.
MRS. tROUt
Pictures of the King and Queen.
Dennis poses rout runs
out of film and goes to get more, leaving Peggy and Maggie alone.
Peggy wo Maggie.
PEGGY
Lighten up, wahine.
MAGGIE
Lig?
PEGGY
ty is for you and Bob. Get
your mind off ter.
MAGGIE
I seen y-four hours.
It just gives me ttle bit.
Id feel better if I knew where he was.
PEGGY
(nods to door)
ould it?
ANGLE ON: Ike just entering ty. At least ried.
a tropical s wrapped around s and s.
o ted s
very flustered.
PEGGY (contd)
are you doing?
MAGGIE
(after a beat)
Im going to go dance h Bob.
Because he man.
(referring to her headdress)
I like those grapes.
Maggie dances affectionately rout, tending
bar, greets Ike.
LOU tROUt
o our luau.
can I get you?
IKE
You got somet a toy in it?
tIME CUt:
A LIttLE LAtER - CLOSE ON
A pair of expressive pantomime quot;A Little Grass S;.
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Mrs. trout is on stage, introducing estants. Grandma
judges ty is at full tilt -- a
little tle goofy. Some guests (Bob, Cindy, Cory, Lee
and ted) do ter, Mrs. Pressman doesnt turn as
she hears him.
IKE
Alos a very fetching
headdress youre wearing.
Ike leans into Maggie, enjoying the smell of her hair. She
notices, but acts casual.
MAGGIE
o?
IKE
Missed me bad, huh?
tIME CUt:
All ts start banding ter rises
unsteadily, lifting his pineapple.
MRS. tROUt
Attention. Listen to alter. Listen
close, he slurs.
(then)
S up, wahines!
ALtER
In tradition t hrough
t is nooast time! First
up, our , quot;A ;,
Lou trout..
Lou trout stands h his glass raised.
LOUt tROUt
May t be filled h
be filled
h lead!
ts of quot;; alter roars.
MRS. tROUt
May tter-patter of little feet
not be Maggies.
MRS. PRESSMAN
May ts be returned!
tED
May tty
as t!
ter ser.
ANGLE ON:
Ike cakes t, raising her glass along
he is.
Ike cant believe it.
ALtER
You kno;Youre not
losing a daug; ell, Id like to!
alter gets a bit laugh. he goes again.
ALtER (contd)
Maggie may not be
running joke...
(under h)
Maggie finisher.
ALtER AND MAGGIE
-- But sainly test.
Uproarious laugerribly pained. Ikes had
enougo . alter is thrilled. he
she CROD.
ALtER (contd)
O a toast?
IKE
I dont knoe.
(to Maggie)
Are you all righis?
MAGGIE
Excuse me?
IKE
Are you all righink
this is funny?
MAGGIE
Yes.
IKE
I dont and I dont think you should...
BOB
Its a joke. theyre kidding.
ALtER AND CROD
(yell)
Come on and give us a toast.
IKE
You me to make a toast? Okay...
Ill give you a toast. to Maggies
family and friends. May you find
yourselves the bulls eye of an easy
target. May you be publicly flogged
for all of your bad choices and may
your noses to rubbed in all of your
mistakes...
Ike cion. the
guests stare at Maggie. Mortified, sears.
MRS. tROUt
t was funny.
(a pause)
But enougoasts, lets s
start the music up.
Ss everyone up to tune. Maggie
eps and outside. Ike
follo Peggy grabs a coat for ches her go as
Cory approaches.
CORY
ty dollars bet on--
BOB
Not now.
Bob ruser Maggie.
PEGGY
(calling after her)
Maggie. Maggie.
(to Ike, )
s not
really hawaii.
Ike exits. then, Bob comes over.
BOB
hered Maggie go?
PEGGY
O to get me something
from the car.
Cory comes over o Bob and Peggy. BOB/PEGGY/CORY/
DENNIS C Bart Starr and football. (hich keeps Bob
from going outside to follo it.
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Ike runs after Maggie. urns o him.
IKE
Im there
pulling for you.
MAGGIE
You ed me!
IKE
No, Maggie, I defended you.
ing you is w everyone else
is doing. Its ty.
MAGGIE
I under control. Nohey feel
sorry for me.
IKE
ell, theyre
about to ch you hang yourself again.
Maggie has no response.
IKE (contd)
-- tell me something, do you really
care about Mount Everest?
MAGGIE
Its fun! Its high.
IKE
Or ts of locusts?
MAGGIE
t eresting research
George was doing!
IKE
kind of Dead s a temporary
tattoo?
MAGGIE
I already explained about t.
IKE
And wo run
the leper colony in Molokai?
MAGGIE
(wincing)
Brian told you t?
IKE
Or maybe you just ed to he
headdress.
MAGGIE
Every one of times I was being
supportive. Somet
understand.
IKE
Supportive? You being
supportive. You were being scared.
Just like no lost
woman I have ever laid eyes on.
MAGGIE
Lost!
IKE
ts rig you dont
even know how you like your eggs.
MAGGIE
!?
IKE
it, you liked them
scrambled. ithe Dead head, fried.
its
egg hank you very much.
MAGGIE
ts called changing your mind.
IKE
No, ts called not having a mind of
your own. are you doing, Maggie?
You really to let t man drag
you up Annapuma on your honeymoon? You
dont to climb Annapuma.
MAGGIE
Yes I do!
IKE
No you dont. You a man who will
lead you doh his head
over your eyes just so you can discover
t.
You a guy o a
cave to
read you a poem. You a man to
dawn because hes
burning to talk to you and
anote to find out w
youll say. Am I right?
. Maggie cant speak.
IKE (contd)
Am I right?
Ss back angry tears.
MAGGIE
Stop. Stop it! Im getting married on
Sunday, and youre just trying to make
me run! hy? Because youre a cynical,
exploitative, mean-ed creep who
kno bit him
in t! And all you do is tear
ot
ticize hey do,
because youre too afraid to do
anything yourself! I read your column.
You never e one about you. Im not
t and you kno!
Am I rig?
ANGLE ON: Bob comes outside.
BOB
Mag. here. Green Bay.
Right guard.
Boto Maggie
and gives Ike a very s his arm around his
fiancee.
BOB (contd)
You kno Starr, cre
... Are you okay?
Maggie adjusts she can.
MAGGIE
Yes.
BOB
Let me take you back inside, okay?
Ss him lead her away.
MAGGIE
Jerry Kramer.
Ike looks at her drooped shoulder and he shakes his head and
o his car