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BOOKSMARTbyEmily Halpern & Sarah HaskinsandSusanna FogelandKatie Silberman
INT. MOLLY’S ROOM - DAYMOLLY (18, hardcore, sleeps with a titanium biteguard)MEDITATES as she listens to a MOTIVATIONAL TAPE.MOTIVATIONAL VOICE (O.S.)Good morning, winner. Take a deepbreath.(takes a deep breath)Good. You’re ready to dominatethis day.Her small bedroom is crammed with textbooks, notebooks, realbooks, academic awards.MOTIVATIONAL VOICE (O.S.) (CONT’D)You’ve worked harder than everyone,and that is why you’re a champion.Photos of women like Michelle Obama, RBG, Susan B. Anthonyand Gloria Steinham line her bookshelves.MOTIVATIONAL VOICE (O.S.) (CONT’D)You understand that greatness takessacrifice. Visualize what youstill want to achieve.A “Valedictorian” ribbon lays across a graduation gownhanging on her mirror.MOTIVATIONAL VOICE (O.S.) (CONT’D)Stand upon the mountain of yoursuccess and look down at everyonewho’s ever doubted you.(a beat)Fuck those losers. Fuck them intheir stupid, fucking faces.Molly’s eyes pop open. She removes her biteguard.INT. AMY’S CAR - DAY/EXT. MOLLY’S APARTMENT BUILDING - DAYAmy (18, a big-hearted social justice warrior) pulls up toMolly’s building, honking just as Molly comes outside-- theyhave this timed perfectly. Molly does a little dance for Amyas she walks to the car.AMYOh shit. Oooh, shit. Look at hergo. Hold the phone. I’m coming.(CONTINUED)
2.CONTINUED:Amy gets out of the car and starts DANCING WITH MOLLY on thesidewalk. They dance for a long, long beat.MOLLYI missed you.AMYI missed you. So much.MOLLYIt’s been one night.They just keep dancing.AMYAre we gonna go to school, or.MOLLYI don’t think we are.AMYNope, we’re just gonna stayright.here.EXT. CROCKET HIGH SCHOOL - DAYAmy’s rickety Volvo pulls up to their high school, alreadybuzzing with RAMBUNCTIOUS, GIDDY STUDENTS practicallyvibrating with last-day-energy.EXT./INT. CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL - DAYThe courtyard BUZZES with LOUD, Everybody’s shrieking orlaughing or crying with their friends. Molly and Amy walkthrough like salmon swimming upstream, dodging SKATEBOARDERS.They pass an EMOTIONAL GIRL crying with her friends-EMOTIONAL GIRLI mean these were the best fouryears of our lives!Molly gives Amy a look.MOLLYCan you imagine a world in whichthese were actually the best fouryears of our lives?(CONTINUED)
3.CONTINUED:AMYMaybe if I immediately lost all mylimbs, and my eyesight and hearing,and I was just like a human potato.I’d be like, “remember when I hadmy limbs and could see and hear?Those were the best four years.”MOLLYOr if I was convicted of a crime Ididn’t commit and spent the rest ofmy life in a Thai prison.AMYIf I spent the rest of my lifereading in the backseat of a car.MOLLYYou do get so carsick.They walk INSIDE, where it’s even rowdier. Molly pushes herway through the chaos-MOLLY (CONT’D)Where was this energy at myinauguration assembly, folks?!INT. PRINCIPAL BROWN’S OFFICE - DAYMolly and Amy stop outside PRINCIPAL BROWN’s office as hefinishes the morning announcements on a PA SYSTEM.PRINCIPAL BROWN.and please do not attempt asenior prank. I have eyes and earsevery where and you will notsucceed. I don’t wanna have tosuspend you right beforegraduation. I hope I never have tosee any of you again. All right,signing off. Gooooo Crocketts!He turns off the PA system, putting it away, when-MOLLYPrincipal Brown.PRINCIPAL BROWN(”kill me”)Molly. Amy. What’s shaking?(CONTINUED)
4.CONTINUED:MOLLYI’m trying to make the transitionto next year’s student governmentPresident as seamless as possibleso when I’m up in New Haven-PRINCIPAL BROWNYale. You can say just Yale.AMYOur class’s official policy is tonot discuss where people areattending next year. We don’t wantanyone to feel insecure.PRINCIPAL BROWNVery thoughtful.MOLLYAnyway, I need to go over the endof-year budget numbers we have.PRINCIPAL BROWNReally? Can’t you just do it withNick? He’s your Vice President.MOLLYWe both know Nick only ran for VPbecause they plan the dances. Thatposition is basically a popularitycontest. He’s useless.PRINCIPAL BROWNLadies, it’s the last day. We didit! We got you through high school.He stands and walks over to them.PRINCIPAL BROWN (CONT’D)Can’t we just graduate? Head off tocollege? Celebrate this wonderfulachievement?He starts slowly closing the door.PRINCIPAL BROWN (CONT’D)Let’s just focus on getting throughthe rest of the day withoutanything horrible happening, okay?MOLLYI’m sorry, are you shutting thedoor on us? This isn’t subtle.(MORE)(CONTINUED)
5.CONTINUED: (2)MOLLY (CONT'D)You can’t just close the door. Wewill persist--He shuts it in their faces.INT. HALLWAYS - CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL - DAYMolly and Amy walk back down the hallway. Amy watches asNICK holds court with his friends TANNER and THEO and a TONOF GIRLS all trying to flirt with him. Nick RAMS his headinto his locker, popping it open. Everyone laughs.AMYIt is kinda impressive. Nick’s likethe great equalizer. Delegates fromevery group of girls are castingtheir ballots for his penis.A HOT GIRL, TRIPLE A, giggles at Nick, touching his chest.MOLLYAnd Triple A takes the lead!AMYDon’t call her that.MOLLYEveryone calls her that. She gave“roadside assistance” to threesenior guys last year.AMYAnd do you hear them gettingdegrading nicknames?MOLLYThey call Sam Ross “Dick Splinter.”AMYThat’s not derogatory. It’s afactual description. Sam Ross hadan actual splinter in his penis.INT. MISS FINE’S CLASSROOM - DAYMolly and Amy walk up to MISS FINE (30, their teacher crush)sitting at the teacher’s desk.MOLLY/AMYHi Miss Fine!(CONTINUED)
6.CONTINUED:Miss Fine holds up a completed NY TIMES CROSSWORD.MISS FINESeven minutes twenty seconds.Molly and Amy groan and hold up the SAME CROSSWORD.AMYNine forty-three.MISS FINEWhat am I gonna do without you twonext year? Nobody else here evenattempts the Thursday puzzle.MOLLYWe’ll still send you our Sundaytimes. Amy and I are gonna Skypethe crossword every weekend.MISS FINEYou know what? I’m gonna give youguys my number. If you have anyquestions or need anything nextyear, text me.They try to play it cool, but this is the best moment oftheir lives. They each try to hand her their own phone, butMolly boxes Amy out and gets hers into Miss Fine’s hands.Triple A walks in and rolls her eyes-TRIPLE AI thought phones weren’t allowed inclass, Miss Fine. Unless there’s anexception for ass kissers?MISS FINEYou better put a dollar in theswear jar.(holding out her hand)The swear jar is my hand. Give me adollar.Triple A shrugs innocently.TRIPLE AI’m so sorry, these shorts don’thave pockets.GEORGE and ALAN, two magnificently dramatic theater kids,push their way toward their seats--(CONTINUED)
7.CONTINUED: (2)GEORGEEXCUSE ME!(as he sits)There is no spacial awareness atthis school.Molly and Amy squeal over Miss Fine’s number as they settleinto their desks. HOPE (gorgeous, intimidating) watches.HOPEHey, Amy.(Amy turns)Did you just score your teacher’sphone number?Yeah!AMYHOPE(fatally sarcastically)Nice.Hope smirks at her and settles back into her seat. Amyfrowns, stung.Theo and Tanner drop into their seats behind Molly and Amy.Theo calls up to Miss Fine-THEOMiss Fine, you gonna come partywith us tonight?MOLLYDid you just ask Miss Fine if shewants to party with you? You thinkshe wants to watch you and yourfriends get drunk and break things?THEOSorry, I was having a conversationwith her, you were not a part ofthis-MOLLYSit down, Theo.Theo glares but sits just as sweet, eager JARED (18) walksin. He’s decked out in the most expensive stuff possible, buttries too hard to ever be truly cool.(CONTINUED)
8.CONTINUED: (3)JAREDWhat up Miss Fine! Just wanted todrop off a last-day present for myfavorite teach!MISS FINEJared, you are not my student.JAREDI’ve heard great things.(to the class)And everybody else got theirgraduation gifts, right?He shows off the shirt he’s wearing: a series of photos ofhis face inside his face inside his face.JARED (CONT’D)Pretty cool, right? Jare-bearcoming at you from all angles.GEORGENobody asked for that.JARED(playing with the shirt)Big me, littler me, little babyJare at the bottom. Baby Jare says“happy graduation, everybody!”HOPENobody’s gonna wear a shirt withyour face on it, Jared. Not evenironically.JAREDWell, agree to disagree, becausethey’re out in the cafeteria now-Jared! Go!MISS FINEJAREDI’m gone. I’m out of here.(then, quickly)Bye Molly.He steals one last look at Molly and hurries away as Georgeand Alan jump on the makeshift STAGE at the front of theroom.(CONTINUED)
9.CONTINUED: (4)ALANFair townspeople.(no reaction)Fair townspeople!GEORGEFAIR TOWNSPEOPLE, I SWEAR TO GOD.ALANMark thy calendars and plan thytrip to the Drama Department’ssummer program: Shakespeare in thePark-ing Lot.GEORGEWe’ll be performing the Bard’scomedies as modern tragediesoutside Whole Foods across town!(very pleased withhimself)It’s something we did last year inmy program in Barthelona. When Ilived in Barthelona.Molly closes her eyes, too annoyed to retort.GEORGE (CONT’D)I’ll be directing and Alan may bestarring pending auditions.ALANI do not audition, I am offer only.They hop off the stage and start handing out flyers.AMYIt sounds awesome, but I won’t behere.MOLLYAmy’s spending the summer inBotswana helping women make theirown tampons.Gross.GEORGEAMYBlood attracts lions. I’m savinglives.(CONTINUED)
10.CONTINUED: (5)MOLLYAnd I can’t either because I’mworking all summer and also I don’twant to.GEORGEYou are a philistine.MOLLYWho would do theater when you coulddo debate?GEORGESome of us know how to play wellwith others.MOLLYAnd some of us know how to win.GEORGENobody’s winning in that outfit.George glares at her as Miss Fine stands and CLAPS her hands-MISS FINEGet in those seats. We still haveone day of school left. Molly, whydon’t you start us off.Molly stands as the rest of the class GROANS.MOLLYThank you, Ms. Fine. If you guysrecall how I ended yesterday.Amy sits back to watch, adoringly, as her best friendpresents to the class.EXT. LUNCH ROOM - CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL - DAYMolly walks her lunch past Nick as he’s trying to catch chipsTheo’s throwing in his mouth. She approaches him.Nick--MOLLYNICKOne second.MOLLYNick, we need to finalize thebudget. Can you focus for 2 secon--(CONTINUED)
11.CONTINUED:He misses a chip, laughing.MOLLY (CONT’D)Nick I really need your-NICKSorry, we’re playing a game whereI’ve gotta catch it in my mouth,it’s complicated.MOLLYYes, it looks super complicated.Molly gives up and walks over to Amy sitting at a table.MOLLY (CONT’D)I can’t believe I had to put upwith Nick as my VP for a wholeyear. He’s allergic to work. Hejust goofs off and dicks around-Molly realizes Amy isn’t listening-- she’s staring off at abeautiful SKATER doing tricks with her friends.MOLLY (CONT’D)Just go talk to Ryan.AMYOh, no. No thank you. I’m good.MOLLYCool. Then I’ll go talk to Ryan.Molly moves like she’s going to dash over and Amy jumps toher feet. Molly gives her a look.Fine!AMYFine.Amy takes a deep breath and psychs herself up as she walksover there. She’s so distracted by the psyching of herselfup that she doesn’t notice Ryan start to skate away and SLAMSright into her, knocking her off her board.AMY (CONT’D)Oh my god Ryan, I’m so sorry!RYAN(laughing)You’re got some sharp elbows.(CONTINUED)
12.CONTINUED: (2)AMYNot as sharp as your.chin.(an awkward beat)Can you believe it’s the last day?RYANI know, it’s crazy. You don’t haveto waste your free periods tutoringme French anymore.AMY(blushing)I didn’t mind. It was my job.RYANHey, are you coming to Nick’stonight? His aunt’s on a cruiseship that broke down and everyonegot norovirus so he’s having aparty at her house.AMYThat sounds so cool.RYANNo, it’s super bad. They’re allshitting in buckets and they’restuck on a boat.AMYNo I meant-- never mind.Ryan laughs. Amy laughs, too, not really sure why. Then a BROrides by between them and Amy panics and uses the distractionto hurry back to Molly.MOLLYWhat are you doing? Go back!AMYIt’s fine. Really. I don’t evenknow if she’s into girls.MOLLYShe wore a polo shirt to prom.AMYThat’s just her gender performance,not her sexual orientation.MOLLYI’m sorry, but I don’t get it.(CONTINUED)
13.CONTINUED: (3)AMYWell gender is a construct of-MOLLYThat much I understand, thank you.It’s just a little bit shockingthat you’re into Ryan. Your firstcrush was the little white cat fromthe Aristocats. You go from that toAvril Lavigne.it’s just not whatI anticipated.AMYI just like that she’s always in agood mood. And her cute laugh. Sheseems like a fun person to havesleepovers and lie around with.MOLLYExcuse me? I’m a fun person to havesleepovers and lie around with.That’s literally all we do.AMYYeah but with her there’d bemore.vagina involved.Amy watches longingly as Ryan laughs with some OTHER GIRLS.AMY (CONT’D)She said Nick’s having a partytonight.MOLLYOf course he would. He’s so stupid.Someone always gets arrested thenight before graduation.Molly sees Amy watching and puts her arm around her.MOLLY (CONT’D)Amy do you know how many cutelesbians are going to be crawlingup your vag at Columbia next year?Every time I come to visit you’regonna be scissoring a differentgirl. You’re gonna be like EdwardScissor-Legs. Snipping left andright.AMYDude, we’ve been over this.Scissoring is not a thing.(CONTINUED)
14.CONTINUED: (4)MOLLYHow bout we don’t knock it til wetry it?EXT. COURTYARD - CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL - DAYAs a CLASSIC 70’s MUSCLE CAR screeches past them and into aspot in the student lot. Amy shakes her head, annoyed.AMYHere comes the one percent.Jared’s driving and GIGI (18, gorgeous, wild) leans out ofthe passenger seat, her hair in the wind.AMY (CONT’D)That car should be in a museum. TheMuseum of Death. Because its smogis killing us all.Jared parks and Gigi turns, confused-GIGIJared, I said door to door!MOLLYThey spend every minute together.It’s so weird.AMYWe spend every minute together.MOLLYBut we’re equals. Gigi’s justkeeping Jared around for when sheneeds a liver.They watch Gigi start crawling up Jared’s windshield.AMYYou think it’s true his dad got hima sex worker for his 14th birthday?MOLLYIt’s too weird of a story to makeup. And there were too manyspecifics. She had a hearing aid,he sprained his ankle.Jared notices them staring and waves--(CONTINUED)
15.CONTINUED:JAREDWHAT UP CHICAS!(then)You guys hungry? I brought backsome soup dumps! They’re probably alittle soggy now, but they’re greatcold!MOLLYOh, God. I’m going to pee in yourweirdass bathroom, watch my stuff.AMY(calling after her)Until all of us can pee withoutgenitals, none of us can!INT. GENDERLESS BATHROOM - DAYMolly is peeing in a stall when she notices graffiti on thewall: “your ugly.”MOLLYThese motherfuckers.what?Your uglyShe takes a pen from her pocket and corrects the graffiti’sgrammar as THEO and TANNER enter the bathroom, midconversation.THEOOkay, so, I’d marry the sex doll,fuck the soccer ball, and killMolly.TANNER(laughing)Dude, no.In her stall, Molly FREEZES.THEOThere’s no other way. I can’t fuckher cause you know when I’m scaredI can’t get hard. I can’t marry hercause I don’t believe in theinstitution. I have to kill Molly.And I know it’ll haunt me. I’m apeaceful person.Outside, another stall door opens and TRIPLE A emerges.(CONTINUED)
16.CONTINUED:TRIPLE AAre you talking about MollyDavidson? That girl is so weird.She always acts like she’s like,forty.THEOI wish she was forty, man. Women intheir forties know themselves.TANNERShe’s cute, but she’d probably makeyou quiz her on SAT analogies whileyou’re fucking her.THEOHer vag is probably stuffed withdiplomas, how you wanna bet? I betit’s like a filing cabinet.TANNERI’ve got no problem with a filingcabinet. I would make passionatesex to Molly Davidson.(a beat)I’d just put a bag over herpersonality.TRIPLE AMolly’s like a Butterface forpersonality. A Butterpersonality.They all laugh. In the stall, Molly’s trying not to cry. Shetakes a deep breath -- and then she sets her jaw, stands andwalks out. Everyone stops, awkward.MOLLYDon’t stop on my account. Cause youknow what? My vag is stuffed withdiplomas, and soon it’s going to bestuffed with job offers, andglowing profiles, and commendationsfrom my governor, because while youwere studying for AP Hand Jobs Iwas kicking ass and busting curves.And that means I get to keep doingthat at Yale next year. So, yeah, Ilike my choices. And wherever youare next year, I hope you do too.A beat. Molly’s kind of impressed with herself. That speechwas fucking awesome. Until--(CONTINUED)
17.CONTINUED: (2)TRIPLE AI’m going to Yale, too.Molly just stares at her for a moment.What?MOLLYTRIPLE AI’m incredible at hand jobs. But Ialso got a 1560 on the SATs.MOLLYNo you didn’t.TRIPLE AI got in early.To Yale?MOLLYTRIPLE A(innocently)Tanner, where are you going toschool?TANNERI’m playing soccer at Stanford.MOLLYStanford University? What are youguys talking about?THEOI’m not going to college.(then)I got recruited to code for Google.It’s not Apple but the bennies aretight and it’s mid six-figures.MOLLYYou failed the seventh grade twice.THEO(shrugging)Rule of threes.Molly looks between them, realizing-MOLLYYou guys are being serious?(CONTINUED)
18.CONTINUED: (3)TRIPLE AI may pretend I don’t know you nextyear. No offense.MOLLYThat’s not-- you’re not-- Thisisn’t possible. You guys don’t evencare about school.TRIPLE ANo, we just don’t only care aboutschool.A kernel of panic starts growing in Molly’s stomach.INT. HALLWAYS - CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL - DAYMolly marches out of the bathroom. She runs into Amy, whonotices Molly’s face-AMYWhat’s wrong?Molly sees Nick running past them and grabs him.MOLLYNick, where are you going nextyear?NICKFor college? I thought the wholething was that we weren’t supp-MOLLYJUST TELL ME.NICKGeorgetown, jeez.Amy’s surprised. Nick just takes off again. Molly sees Hopeadjusting her makeup in the reflection of a trophy case-MOLLYHope, where are y-HOPEI couldn’t be less interested inwhatever’s happening here.Molly just keeps marching down the hall toward Gigi.(CONTINUED)
19.CONTINUED:MOLLYGigi! Quick question. Where are yougoing to school next year?GIGIDon’t judge me. It was my fifthchoice.(then, disappointed)Harvard.That’s it. Molly’s head explodes, just as the BELL RINGS,people flood out of class, and Nick comes back around thecorner, raising his arms-NICKSENIORS RULE!!He puts on a SNORKEL as he and his friends pull out bucketsof CONDOM WATER BALLOONS and start throwing them everywhere.Suddenly it’s total joyful chaos. Colorful splashes explodeeverywhere. Two SKATERS ride down the hallway spraying FIREEXTINGUISHERS. Everybody’s shrieking and laughing and havingthe time of their life -- except for Molly.In SLOW-MOTION a CONDOM WATER BALLOON flies through the airand EXPLODES on Molly’s face, and we CUT TO.INT. AMY’S CAR - DAYAmy drives a silent, soaking wet Molly.EXT. PICNIC TABLE - THE VALLEY - DUSKMolly leans against a well-worn PICNIC TABLE, in shock. Amy’sset out a CAKE and a MEMORY BOX and is playing an AUTO-HARP,making up a song to try to cheer Molly up.AMYIf you don’t say something in thenext ten minutes / I’m gonna takeyou to the hospital / I don’t wannasay I’m getting concerned / But tobe honest I’m getting concerned-MOLLYTriple A?! Fucking Triple A?! Thisis FUCKED.Amy slides away the auto-harp.(CONTINUED)
20.CONTINUED:AMYOk, that’s obviously not helping.MOLLYWe chose. We didn’t party becausewe wanted to focus on school andget into good colleges.AMYAnd it worked.MOLLYBut the irresponsible people whopartied also got into goodcolleges! They did both!So?AMYMOLLYSo we messed up! We didn’t have tochoose! They did both and we’re theonly assholes who did one!AMYWe’re not assholes! Let’s just havesome cake and celebrate the end-MOLLYThis is not a time to celebrate.(turning back to Amy)We have to go to a party tonight.What?AMYMOLLYLet’s go to Nick’s party.AMYAre you kidding? No way.MOLLYWe only have one night left to havestudied and partied in high school.Otherwise we’ll always be the girlswho missed out. We never made outwith strangers or snuck out and hadto sneak home without waking up ourparents or broke any rules!AMYWe broke rules! We have fake IDs.(CONTINUED)
21.CONTINUED: (2)MOLLYFake college IDs so we could getinto their 24-hour library!AMYThat counts. Plus, what’s so greatabout breaking rules? Name oneperson whose life was better causethey broke rules.Picasso.MOLLYAMYThat’s not-- he broke art rules.Name someone who broke a real rule-MOLLYRosa Parks.AMY(a beat)Name anoth-MOLLYSusan B. Anthony.Goddamnit.AMYMOLLYI’m serious, Amy. Everyone thinkswe’re these robots. They think allwe care about is taking a millionAPs and getting into Yale andediting Law Review at Georgetownand clerking for a Federal Judgebetween Junior and Senior Yearbefore eventually being theyoungest justice ever nominated tothe Supreme Court of the UnitedStates!(then, awkwardly)In my case. You get my point. Noone knows we can be fun too.AMYWe do. We know.MOLLY(intense)They need to know.(CONTINUED)
22.CONTINUED: (3)AMYWho’s “they?”MOLLYWe’re not one-dimensional. We’resmart and fun. We have to do this.AMYThis is crazy. We graduatetomorrow. What if we get introuble?MOLLYYou know we’re too smart for that.Plus Ryan wanted you to come. She’sgonna be there and you’re finallygonna make a move.AMY(flustered)What? That-- She-- no.Molly sits next to Amy.MOLLYYou’ve been out for two years andyou’ve never kissed a girl. I wantyou to experience this.(intense)And what will I be doing duringthat time? I’m going to experiencea seminal fun anecdote, and we’regonna change our stories. Forever.Amy’s cracking.AMYWe were gonna watch that Ken Burnsthing.Molly knows she’s got her. She jumps up, pumped-MOLLYThe Dust Bowl can wait, bitch! Whattook them four years, we’re gonnado in one night.She’s so pumped that she grabs the cake and TOSSES IT off thehill. MUSIC’S UP as we CUT TO.
23.INT. AMY’S ROOM - NIGHTA cozy flurry of protest signs, books, and photos of ladyheroes like Gloria Steinem and Jane Goodall. Molly and Amyburst inside and begin getting ready to go out:--Molly throws open a drawer labelled “MOLLY,” full of herclothes, looking for an outfit.--Molly and Amy admire each other’s OUTFITS:MOLLYNo. Not acceptable.AMYNope. This is not okay.MOLLYWho allowed you to be thisbeautiful?AMYWho allowed you to be thisbeautiful?MOLLYWho allowed you to take? My breath?Away?AMYCall the paramedics, all thepolice, because there has been anEMERGENCY!MOLLYYou are STUNNING. I HAVE NO BREATH---Molly and Amy watch a YOUTUBE refresher on self-defensemoves. They practice the GRIP ESCAPE MOVE.--Molly stuffs a copy of her passport and their fake UCLA IDsin a HIDDEN MONEY BELT people use when traveling abroad.--Amy twists a MACE KEYCHAIN on her keys, demonstrating howit works to Molly:AMYOkay, this is important. Alwaysmake sure the safety is on-SPPPP. It sprays mace. Molly screams. Amy screams--(CONTINUED)
24.CONTINUED:AMY (CONT’D)The safety’s not on! Don’t touchyour eyes!INT. AMY’S ROOM - NIGHTAmy puts some finishing touches on her outfit. She looks overand sees Molly writing something at her desk.AMYWhat are y-- are you making achecklist for a night of partying?MOLLYOf course I am.(going over it)Killer outfits, safety tutorial,check check. Get address, securesafe transportation, you find Ryan,flirt for 15-20 minutes, bring hersomewhere more quiet, ride her likea pony, I prove I’m fun, home by 1.AMYAre you gonna hook up with anybody?Molly scoffs very loudly.MOLLYNo. No way. High school boys arejust horny, pimply distractions.Men don’t even come online tilthey’re 28 and then they don’t peaktil they’re like 40. I’m holdingout for an Econ TA next year.AMYIf Ryan wants to go further thanmaking out, I have no idea what todo.down there.MOLLYOf course you do. You have the sameparts she does, just take whateveryou do to yourself and turn itupside down.AMY(reddening)I don’t really do anything.(CONTINUED)
25.CONTINUED:MOLLYGuys talk about this stuff all thetime! It’s honestly offensive thatwe don’t. It’s misogynistic of us!A long pause.AMYWhat if I don’t use my hands?MOLLY(impressed, whispered)You can make yourself come usingonly your mind? That’s like the onething my mind can’t do!AMYNo! I use.other stuff.Molly follows Amy’s eyes to her bookshelf.MOLLYA book?! That’s very Freudian. ButI’d worry about paper cuts.AMYNo! Like, something soft. Can weplease stop talking about this?Molly eyes a couple of stuffed animals on Amy’s shelf.MOLLYThe alligator?Reveal a cute fuzzy ALLIGATOR with a long, phallic snout.AMYNo. Can we just-The dog?MOLLYAMYStop. My grandma got me that rightbefore she died.MOLLYJust tell me what-AMYThe panda, okay? Whatever.(CONTINUED)
26.CONTINUED: (2)Molly eyes an innocent-looking panda bear on the shelf. It’smissing an eye.MOLLYWhat happened to his eye?AMY(quickly)That fell off way before anythinghappened with us.MOLLYDoes he talk dirty? Tell you howhe’s endangered?Stop!AMYMOLLYYou are such a sneaky bitch! Ican’t believe I didn’t know you’vebeen mounting that old fuzzy pandaevery night!(then)Honestly, it’s kinda exhilarating.I thought we knew everything abouteach other. It’s probably healthyfor a relationship to have asecret, and now we have one.Amy nods a little too quickly, but Molly doesn’t notice.MOLLY (CONT’D)Do I have any? I once tried tomasturbate with an electrictoothbrush but I just got aterrible UTI.AMYI wish that had been a secret, butyou’ve mentioned it many, manytimes.INT. LIVING ROOM - AMY’S HOUSE - DAYAmy and Molly sneak out of Amy’s room. Amy’s got an overnightbag. They’re in puffy coats to hide their outfits.AMYI need you to do the talking.(CONTINUED)
27.CONTINUED:MOLLYWhy don’t you just tell them we’regoing to a party?AMYThey’ll ask too many questions andtry to call Nick’s aunt. I’ve neverlied to my parents before and youknow when I lie I add too manydetails. Just make up a story. Butdon’t say we’re having a date nightor anything.MOLLYWhy? It’s funny that your parentsthink we’re secretly boning.AMYYou’re not the one who has to dealwith their creepy smiles when Itell them I’m meeting you at thelibrary. When I am actually meetingyou at the library.MOLLYAt least they support you. Iwouldn’t have expected that, giventheir whole.Jesus.thing. It’snice!They round the corner to find Amy’s mom CHARMAINE (40s) andfather DOUG (40s) preparing dinner in the kitchen.Heeeeeeeeey.AMYHi!MOLLY (CONT'D)DOUGCharmaine, get to the safe room.We’re being robbed by supermodels!CHARMAINEYou girls look fabulous! And smart.And also brave.DOUGYou guys cold? I’ll start a fire,or I’ll turn up the heat! Get thosejackets off, dinner’s almost ready!CHARMAINETry one of these. I’m calling them“diplo-meatballs.” They’re vegan.(CONTINUED)
28.CONTINUED: (2)Molly steps forward to take one but Amy holds her back.AMY(sotto to Molly)Nope. We can’t engage.MOLLYChar-char, Dougsicle.we werewondering.is it okay if Amysleeps over at my house?A beat.CHARMAINEThe night before graduation?MOLLYMy mom can take us to the ceremony.We just want more time togetherbefore she leaves for Africa.DOUGBut we made mushroom-cap-and-gowns.There are special names for all ofthese things.(pointing to a dish)Chips and Sal-So Long, High School!(pointing to another dish)Cheese and Sala-me, being your dad,was the greatest honor of my life.(pointing to another dish)Melba Toast to your future-Charmaine grabs his arm and gives him a meaningful look.CHARMAINEBut you know what, we get it. Weunderstand. We do. Because what yougirls have is very special.MOLLYIt really is. They say you neverforget your first.Friend.AMYMOLLYSpecial friend.AMYNormal friend.(CONTINUED)
29.CONTINUED: (3)MOLLYWe’re just so grateful we’ll havethe whole night. To really showeach other just how much we careabout each other.CHARMAINEThat’s great.MOLLYEvery inch of each other.AMY(quickly)We’ll probably just do a Koreanface mask.CHARMAINEI don’t need to know all the words.EXT. AMY’S HOUSE - NIGHTMolly and Amy run outside, zipping off their puffy coats. Amystuffs them in the overnight bag, tosses the overnight baginto the bushes, and they sprint down the street.MORE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS AND PHOTOSQUICK CUTS of PARTY FOOTAGE -- People CHICKEN FIGHT in thepool.a DRUNK GUY bounces off a trampoline and lands in thepool with a BELLY FLOP. Two GUYS wearing LAMPSHADES ontheir heads run and slam into each other like bulls. Anaudience watches Tanner eats a GHOST PEPPER, then FREAKS OUT-EXT. STREET - NIGHTAmy’s watching these on her cell as Molly makes phone calls.AMYOh my God he ate a ghost pepper. Heneeds milk. Someone get him milk!(then, swiping through)Dude a lot of people are alreadythere.MOLLY(hangs up, frowns)Fuck, no one’s answering.(yelling at her phone)Somebody give us the ADDRESS!(CONTINUED)
30.CONTINUED:AMYWe’ve never hung out with any ofthese people outside of academicactivities. They probably thinkwe’re calling about school stuff.MOLLYYou’re right. Let’s just call aLyft.AMYWe still don’t know where we’regoing! We’d need a Lyft driver whoknows where Nick’s aunt lives.Molly frowns, then gets an idea.MOLLYWe might have one of those.She dials a number.AMYWho are you calling?MOLLYDon’t worry about it.chica.What?AMYEXT. STREET - NIGHTA 70’s muscle car rolls up in front of them. The window rollsdown.revealing JARED in the driver’s seat. He is THRILLED.JAREDAll aboard the SS Liiiit!(second-guessing himself).as Fuck! The SS Lit as Fuck!MOLLYJesus Christ.JAREDI am so glad you called! Sorry ittook me so long, traffic was NERTS-He scrambles out of the car as Amy glares at Molly.(CONTINUED)
31.CONTINUED:AMYThis car is like Guy Fieri’s wetdream.MOLLYIt’s a means to an end, Amy.Jared overly-suavely opens the door for Molly.JAREDMay I offer you the front, Mademoi-Molly climbs in the back.JARED (CONT’D)Or the back, the back’s evenbetter. Great air flow back there.INT. JARED’S CAR - NIGHTJared gets in the driver’s seat and grins back at the girls.JAREDTim
Amy gets out of the car and starts DANCING WITH MOLLY on the sidewalk. They dance for a long,
