12 and holding
by
Anthony S. Cipriano
4.06.04
Director: Michael Cuesta
Contact: 212 343 0069
516 909 4787
Copyright 2004
Reg@WGA West
FADE IN:
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - MORNING
TWIN BOYS, RUDY AND JACOB CARGES (12), ride their bikes
through a suburban neighborhood.
Rudy, the more athletic of the two, rides at a breakneck
pace. Jacob rides slowly due to a HOCKEY MASK that he wears
over his face. Its making it difficult for him to see. The
boys turn down a DIRT PATH and ride deep into some WOODS.
INT. WOODS - CONTINUOUS
Rudy and Jacob ride to the edge of a CLEARING and stop.
Across from the clearing is a large OAK TREE, which has a
TREE HOUSE perched high up in its branches. The boys
cautiously look around and whisper.
JACOB
You see em?
RUDY
No. But that doesnt mean theyre
not here.
After a beat, Rudy gets off his bike and starts walking
towards the tree house.
Jacob stays behind, eyeing their
safety.
RUDY (CONT'D) (contd)
Jacob, come on. Its cool.
Suddenly, a ROCK comes careening from off screen.
Jacob in the head and knocks him to the ground.
It hits
Rudy darts for the oak tree as a hail storm of rock and
debris come flying at him.
As Jacob rises, a stream of blood pours down the front of his
mask. He quickly runs for the tree.
TWO BOYS, JEFF AND KENNY (14), trailer park, punks come
running out of the woods, rocks in hand.
Rudy and Jacob climb the tree, using makeshift RUNGS that are
nailed into the trunk. In the floor of the tree house is a
DOOR. Rudy removes a KEY from a chain around his neck and
unlocks it. He climbs inside and pulls Jacob in after him.
2.
INT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Jacob looks back and sees Jeff and Kenny, running over. Rudy
crosses to the door with a BUCKET of liquid.
JACOB
What the hell is that?
Piss.
RUDY
Rudy dumps the piss onto Jeff and Kenny.
EXT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Now drenched with piss, Jeff and Kenny jump from the tree,
screaming. They try to shake the urine off.
Kenny spits the taste out of his mouth and angrily calls up
to the boys.
KENNY
You and your deformed brother are
dead!
INT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Jacob rips the hockey mask off. (A large STRAWBERRY
BIRTHMARK covers the right side of his face.) Hes insulted.
RUDY
(calling to Kenny)
Anytime youre ready, dickhead.
EXT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Jeff and Kenny walk off.
KENNY
Theyre fucking dead!
Jeff runs off screen and throws up.
INT. FISHER HOME - KITCHEN - MORNING
LEONARD FISHER (12), severely obese, sits at the dinner
table, eating pancakes.
His FATHER, PATRICK (35) and TWO YOUNGER SISTERS, HALEY (8)
and SARA (6) are seated with him. They are all overweight.
(CONTINUED)
3.
CONTINUED:
LEONARDS MOTHER, GRACE (35), the largest of them all,
crosses to the table, sits and starts eating.
JUMP CUTS show the progression of their meal. From globs of
syrup being placed over pancakes to the mass consumption of
omelets and sausage. Caught up with eating, nobody speaks.
EST. EXT. CHUNG RESIDENCE - MORNING
A modern, upper-class home with a large, well tended yard.
YACCO (O.S.)
The check is supposed to be here on
the first of the month... Shes
your daughter, you asshole!
INT. CHUNG HOME - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
YACCO CHUANG (35), Asian-American, sexy, uptight,
psychiatrist, paces the hallway on the phone.
HER DAUGHTER, MALEE (12) with long, black, braided hair and
thick rimmed glasses, peeks her head out of the bathroom.
MALEE
Mom, I need help.
YACCO (INTO PHONE)
(ignoring her)
Any parent is parent of the year
next to you, you selfish prick.
Yacco walks off.
Deflated, Malee reenters the bathroom.
INT. CHUNG HOME - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Malee is wrapped in a towel and holding a TAMPON. Confused,
she grabs the TAMPON BOX and reads the directions. Malees
confusion quickly turns to disgust.
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRANCE - LATER
Leonard sits upon a large rock with the words, LINDSAY ACRES
inscribed on the center of it. He eats POPCORN. Hanging off
the top right hand corner of the rock is a banner, which
reads, 5th ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PICNIC. ALL INVITED.
Malee rides her bike up to Leonard. She HONKS her BIKE HORN
at every pedestrian in her path.
MALEE
Move it, people.
Outta my way!
(CONTINUED)
4.
CONTINUED:
She comes to a screeching halt an inch in front of Leonard.
LEONARD
(mouthful)
Youre late.
MALEE
Yeah well, I began menstruating
this morning, and I had some
difficulty inserting the tampon.
(off his disgusted look)
What? Its a natural process. You
know, I could conceive, carry and
birth a child right now.
Big deal.
LEONARD
You wont.
MALEE
But I could. Thats what matters.
LEONARD
The twins said, theyd meet us at
the spot.
Leonard gets on his bike.
MALEE
Wanna race?
LEONARD
Nah, Im good.
INT. TREE HOUSE - LATER
Jacob wipes at his head wound, frightened.
JACOB
Maybe I should have mom look at it.
RUDY
If you didnt have that damn mask
on, youd have seen it coming. Our
birthday comes once a year, and you
ask for a hockey mask. You dont
even play.
JACOB
Jason from Friday the 13th wears
one. Hes bad ass.
(CONTINUED)
5.
CONTINUED:
RUDY
Exactly. Jason wouldnt run home
cause of a little blood. Hed get
back up, decapitate his victim and
move on.
Jacob looks out the makeshift window in the wall.
JACOB
You think Jeff and Kenny will come
back?
RUDY
I dropped piss on their heads.
say the odds are pretty good.
Id
MALEE (O.S.)
You did what?
Rudy and Jacob turn to find Malee and Leonard, entering the
tree house.
RUDY
Jeff and Kenny were here. I dumped
the piss Ive been saving on their
heads.
LEONARD
Why were you saving piss?
RUDY
Just incase. Pretty smart, huh?
JACOB
No, its stupid cause now theyre
gonna come back here and kick all
our asses.
RUDY
Dont be such a pussy.
LEONARD
Yeah, I could probably take them
both myself.
RUDY
What are you gonna do, Leonard, eat
them?
JACOB
All Im saying is, who cares if
they tear it down.
(CONTINUED)
