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SCREEN BLACK
STEVE (V.O.)
Everyday I'm faced with
choices...choices that I believe to
be the right ones, choices that
seem to have the opposite affect
that I plan them to have.
FADE IN:
EXT. FRONT YARD OF THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE 9:30 PM
STEVE
Well people should be showing up
anytime.
STEPHEN
Do you think many people will show
up?
STEVE
I hope so. I told Becky to invite
a bunch of people. I just hope we
make the money back that I spent on
the keg.
EXT. FRONT YARD OF THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE 9:33 PM
People start to show up...
DR. JEFFERSON (V.O.)
Steven, why don't we start at your
childhood?
CUT TO:
INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE
Steve lay on the doctors couch talking about his problems.
STEVE
How far back in my childhood should
I start?
DR. JEFFERSON
Lets try the beginning. As far
back as you can remember.
FADE TO:
EXT. BACKYARD AT STEVE'S HOUSE IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA
AROUND 5:30 PM
A man and a woman can be heard arguing in the background.
Steve, four years old and his younger brother Anthony three
years old stand on their tip-toes peeking into their parents
bedroom window.
INT. PARENTS BEDROOM
RANDY
Goddamnit, where the FUCK is it?
ERICA
I don't know.
RANDY
Bullshit! I had the baggy in my
vest pocket when I before I got in
the shower and now it's gone?
ERICA
....
RANDY
...You know what? I saw you come
in bathroom and take it out of my
vest, now where the fuck is it?
ERICA
I snorted it is that what you
wanted to hear. If you just would
have givin me some when I asked I
wouldn't have stole it from you.
RANDY
You know I'm selling this shit to
feed our kids don't you? And your
gonna put our food money up your
nose?
Randy slaps the shit out of Erica.
Erica start crying and apologizing.
Steve and Anthony start crying when they see their mother
crying.
DR. JEFFERSON (V.O.)
Did this type of thing always
happen as you were growing up?
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INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE
STEVE
To tell you the truth I have a hard
time remembering my childhood. All
I really know is it was rough
growing up. From my birth till I
was about 9 I was constantly around
drugs, but no matter what happened
I know my mother and father loved
me and my brother very much.
Especially my grandmother.
DR. JEFFERSON
What is her name?
STEVE
Alberta. I would love getting out
of South Sac to go to my
grandmothers house in Orangevale.
Her house was so much fun. She had
a chicken coop and a big golden
retriever. One of my best friends
lived next door. Justin Madden.
He was a cool kid with a short
temper. After my mother and father
got a divorce. Me and my brother
had to live with my mom, which
probably wasn't the best choice.
FADE TO:
EXT. CITRUS HEIGHTS CALIFORNIA
Helicopter fly-by
STEVE (V.O.)
I lived in probably the worst part
of this shit-hole town. Gangs,
drugs and what I thought to be the
worst crime filed area that I've
ever been to.
Being one of the only white
family's in the neighborhood we
really didn't have many friends.
One of the things I remember is
wanting a Nintendo. My cousin Ryan
had won a Halloween contest and got
$100 prize money. He bought a
Nintendo with it. I figured all I
had to do was save up enough money
to buy one. I remember saving
pennies and maybe nickels every
once in a while and about three
months roll by and I finally get to
100. When I took the money to my
mother to get a Nintendo, my heart
was crushed. It turns out I saved
up 100 cents and discovered at the
rate I was going I would never get
one.
EXT. FRONT PORCH OF RUN DOWN HOUSE
Erica brings home food...unfortunately it came from a
dumpster behind a grocery store.
STEVE (V.O.)
I guess you can say my mother was a
high class dumpster diver. She
would only bring home items that
haven't been opened... just
expired. And that's pretty much
what I ate for the time my brother
and I was with her.
DR. JEFFERSON (V.O.)
Well what does your mother do now?
STEVE (V.O.)
...She died about 6 months before I
turned 10.
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INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE
Steve takes a breath and blinks a few times, thinking to
himself, trying to hold back the tears.
DR. JEFFERSON
I'm so sorry. It must have been
very hard losing her at such a
young age. If you don't mind me
asking....how did she die?
STEVE
Drug Overdose.
DR. JEFFERSON
Well that maybe one of the problems
your dealing with.
STEVE
All I know is when I lived with her
we were very poor and when I later
moved in with my father and my
grandmother I think we stepped up
from the lower class into middle
class. I think that's why I buy
expensive shit I don't really need.
I feel that I need to surround my
self with nice things to make
myself feel better. And since I've
been through some rough shit, I try
to be as nice as I can be towards
others. Most take me for granite,
not appreciating anything that I
provide, no thank you...WHICH
REALLY PISSES ME OFF!
DR. JEFFERSON
Okay Steve, settle down. Now why do
you get so upset when people don't
thank you?
STEVE
They just show complete lack of
respect. I am a nice guy and I
show respect so I would like it in
return. I learned that in second
gotdamn grade. I believe its
called the GOLDEN RULE. The whole
world is one big asshole and its
shitting on my life. Certain basic
things that everyone is forgetting,
that just piss me off.
DR. JEFFERSON
Could you give me an example?
STEVE
Why not. Like I said the GOLDEN
RULE. The pledge of allegiance.
When I heard they took that out of
the school I was appalled what our
country had done. It's little shit
like that, that completely change
people. Kids now days have no clue
what that song is and what it
represents.
DR. JEFFERSON
According to our past sessions, you
said you would never join the
military...so why are you so upset
about the pledge of allegiance?
STEVE
I said I didn't want to join the
military because we start to much
shit with everyone else, and that's
not what I do as a person and I
don't think we should do that as a
nation. But 911 I was all about
that war, but we attacked the wrong
people. Osama attacked us and we
attack Sadam. What the fuck kind
of logic is that?
DR. JEFFERSON
Sadam was killing his own people
and was a terrorist himself. Iraq
needed to be attacked.
STEVE
Well that's your opinion and
frankly doc, I don't give a shit
about it... I'm not here to listen
to you bitch about politics right
now. Your hear to help me so shut
up and listen.
Doctor Jefferson sits there for a second trying to figure out
what had just happened then...
DR. JEFFERSON
Your right...I'm sorry. Continue.
STEVE
I guess I'll just start naming off
bad shit that's happened to me and
see what you can make of it. I
never knew any of my grandfathers.
They both died when I was a baby,
and don't remember them at all. My
dad's brother Rick died when I was
about six or so. He had cancer.
Like I said my mom died when I was
about 9 and a half of an Overdose.
My Uncle on my mom's side died of
liver failure. He was the father
of my cousin that won the money for
the Nintendo. I've been in my fair
share of bad shit too. Car wrecks
for example.
FADE TO:
INT. GREEN '72 CHEVY NOVA 1989
STEVE (V.O.)
We had just started off from a red
light and we got up to about 30
miles an hour and the traffic had
stopped in front of us and my
mother hit the breaks but they
didn't work. Me and my brothers
head smacked the windshield and I
cut my knee on the radio. That was
my first major wreck. Not too bad
for being 7.
FADE TO:
INT. GOLD '86 TOYOTA COROLLA 1999
STEVE (V.O.)
And when I was 17 I was on my way
to work at a Mexican restaurant in
Caney Kansas when I got in my
second major wreck. I had come to
a three-way stop. The restaurant
sat on the other side of the street
behind the unpaved parking lot. I
had stopped at the stop sign and
put a CD in and began to play Adams
Song by Blink 182. If you've never
heard it, it fit the moment
perfectly. Within the first few
lines of the song he sings "I never
thought I'd die alone." I start
across the street and a big ass
truck come over a hill to the right
going roughly 75 m.p.h. in a 35.
I watched as the truck flying at me
at high speed with nothing for me
to do, but to try and get a prayer
in.
As the truck approached all sound drowned out and the entire
event seemed to be in slow motion.
STEVE (V.O.)
I remember as soon as his bumper
touched the right middle area of my
car I passed out.
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ACROSS FROM STREET FACING ACCIDENT
Sirens can be heard approaching from the distance. No
movement is coming from Steve's car. The people in the truck
seem to be okay but shaken. A fire truck and ambulance
arrive with a police car soon after.
FADE TO:
INT. GOLD '86 TOYOTA COROLLA
Steve starts to wake up.
STEVE (V.O.)
I remember thinking the accident
was just a dream. I sat up from
the passenger seat which wasn't
really all there. I opened my eyes
to see blood all inside my car.
That's when I realized that the
accident wasn't a dream. I looked
out the driver side door to see
paramedics. The sound started to
come back and I realized that they
were asking me questions. I gave
them answers, but I don't think
they made much sense. I was pretty
delirious.
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INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE
STEVE
Apparently the passenger side door
was shoved to the middle of the car
and my head went through its
window. I had glass slivers
embedded in my skull which I had to
pull out manually because the
nurses couldn't find them all.
DR. JEFFERSON
Well Steve our time for today is
up. But I will see you next
Thursday.
STEVE
Okay doc.
DR. JEFFERSON
You take care and be careful.
STEVE
I'll try doc. See ya Thursday.
Steve leaves the office and begins walking to his car and
drives to his house. He then unlocks the door and walks in.
His roommates Stephen and Becky aren't home, so he retreats
to his room where he sits in front of the computer and
listens to Led Zeppelin. He becomes calm and relaxed.
Several hours go by when his roommates show up, by the time
they show up Steve is too tired to stay up and calls it a
day.
FADE TO:
INT. STEVE'S BEDROOM
Zoomed in on Steve's face when alarms starts to sound. Steve
looks very groggy and takes a while to get up. He then jumps
in the shower and gets ready.
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INT. KITCHEN
Steve cooks and eats some breakfast burritos, then heads out
the door.
CUT TO:
EXT. COLLEGE PARKING LOT
Steve pulls up into a parking space.
Two guys are seen to the left handing out flyers.
GUY #1
Hey man, big party this weekend,
take a flyer.
STEVE
Okay.
Kids can be seen walking and talking all around.
AMY
Hey Steve!
Amy runs up from behind Steve with the same flyer in her
hand.
AMY
Are you going to the party this
weekend?
STEVE
I don't know yet...I might.
AMY
You should, I want you to go.
STEVE
Okay, I'll go.
AMY
Great! I'll see you in English.
STEVE
Okay, I'll see you later.
You can tell by the look on Steve's face that he really likes
Amy. Stephen, Steve's roommate runs up to Steve.
STEPHEN
Dude have you heard of the party
this weekend?
Steve looks down at his hand still holding the flyer, which
makes Stephen realize that he had.
STEPHEN
Okay, cool. I need a ride out
there.
STEVE
Okay.
STEPHEN
I think Jessica is gonna be out
there. I wanna hook up with her.
STEVE
Cool. I think I'm gonna talk to
Amy when I get out there.
STEPHEN
You've been in love with that girl
for like a year and a half, and you
haven't even got up the courage to
ask her on a date yet.
STEVE
I know, but I'm gonna talk to her
at the party about going on a date
sometime.
STEPHEN
Okay, I'll believe that when I see
it.
STEVE
Whatever dude, you just watch. I
need to get to English. I'll see
you at home.
STEPHEN
Alright man, see ya.
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INT. COLLEGE ENGLISH CLASS
Steve comes in and sits next to Amy.
STEVE
Hey.
AMY
Hey.
Amy start to flirt with Steve in subtle ways, and Steve is
unsure how to respond. The professor comes in and quiets
down the class. The professor start to go over the next
writing assignment when the fire alarm goes off.
PROFESSOR SMITH
Okay everybody please exit to the
back of the class.
Everyone calmly starts to make their way to the back of the
room. A friend of Steve's comes from around the corner.
JOSH
So what do think?
STEVE
About what?
JOSH
The alarm.
STEVE
You set that shit off?
JOSH
Hell yeah dude, you need to come
hang out with me today. Skip this
class and come get high with me.
STEVE
I'll come with you, but I don't
know about getting high.
JOSH
Come on you pussy.
STEVE
Maybe. Let's just go, before
Professor Smith realizes I'm gone.
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EXT. OUTSIDE OF COLLEGE
Josh and Steve head down the stairs in front of the school
and head toward Steve's car.
INT. STEVE'S CAR
Josh starts to pack his glass pipe with marijuana.
STEVE
So where do you want to go?
JOSH
Let's go back to your house.
STEVE
Okay.
JOSH
I wanna get high and play XBOX.
Steve and Josh pull up the townhouse. They get out and walk
to the house then inside. Steve goes into the bathroom to
take a leek. Josh plops down on the couch and takes a hit
out of his pipe, then turns on the XBOX. Steve comes out and
sits on the couch next to Josh. About five minutes roll by
and Josh gets up and grabs a bad of Steve's chips from on top
of the refrigerator.
STEVE
What do you think about Amy?
JOSH
Amy?
STEVE
Yeah Amy Jackson. The really cute
blonde.
JOSH
I guess she's cool. Never really
talked to her. I think she may be
a slut.
STEVE
What the fuck are you talkin about?
JOSH
I don't know I'm high.
STEVE
That's what I thought.
JOSH
Let me see your phone, I'm gonna
see if Jeremy can pick me up.
Josh calls Jeremy. Steve goes to reach for the bag of chips
to get a few.
JOSH
You can't have any fatty.
STEVE
Why the fuck not?
JOSH
Your to gotdamn fat that's why.
STEVE
Fuck you dude no I'm not.
JOSH
You need to start jogging to loose
that beer gut you got going on.
Jeremy shows up to break that argument up. Josh and Jeremy
leave. The look on Steve's face shows that he thought Josh's
welcome had been wore out. With anger still on his face he
retreats to his room once more.
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INT. STEVE'S BEDROOM (THURSDAY)
Zoomed in on Steve's face when alarms starts to sound. Steve
looks very groggy and takes a while to get up. He then jumps
in the shower and gets ready.
With Steve's roommates still sleeping he must get ready
quietly. He get finished getting ready and heads to the
psychiatrist.
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INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE
DR. JEFFERSON
Welcome back Steve. How was your
week.
STEVE
Pretty good. There is this big
party on Saturday I plan on going
to. This girl Amy invited me.
DR. JEFFERSON
Oh yes, Amy. Have you two
progressed any?
STEVE
Kinda. I'm talkin to her now.
DR. JEFFERSON
Does she know you like her?
STEVE
I really don't know at this point.
I'm going to talk to her on
Saturday at the party. I'm gonna
ask her on a real date.
DR. JEFFERSON
Good for you. Has anything new
been bothering you lately?
STEVE
I still think I'm being used. For
example on Monday, my friend josh
came over and just grabbed a bag of
chips without asking.
DR. JEFFERSON
Did you say anything to him?
STEVE
No. Then he continued
disrespecting me by calling me fat.
I feel the only reason he came over
was to eat my food and play my
video games. I don't think he
would have cared if I was there or
not.
DR. JEFFERSON
I think you should maybe stick up
for yourself a little more and
perhaps you will obtain the respect
your searching for. Also don't
bottle up your emotions. From what
your describing to me, you hold
everything in until one day you
just burst. Try dealing with your
problems as they come to and you
will be okay.
STEVE
Okay, I'll try.
DR. JEFFERSON
Steve, I'm going to put you on a
trial separation from therapy to
see how you have progressed with
me. I want you to come back here
in two weeks.
STEVE
Are you sure?
DR. JEFFERSON
Yes. I feel that you have come a
long way. Just come in, in two
weeks and let me know how it's
going.
STEVE
Okay, doc. See you in two weeks.
Steve gets up and shakes Dr. Jefferson's hand for the help he
has provided thus far, and walks out the door.
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