And this is the next couple of scenes in it --
EXT. SKATEBOARD PARK - DAY
Teenaged skateboarder BOYS and GIRLS -- known as SHREDDERS -- make “gnar” on their “shredsleds”. CHILL, a total shredder punk showboats while POWELL, his personal “sheep”, backs him up.
They’re in a corner of a park where FAMILIES picnic and have fun, PEOPLE play frisbee and soccer, GIRLS in bikinis roller-blade around, and four young HARE KRISHNA DEVOTEES chant and sing, ignored by everyone.
IN A PARKING AREA
Three college-aged kids -- DANNY, a good-looking, easy-going guy; SKYE, a skinny wanna-be she-punk who’s as “ill” as any boy and don’t you forget it; and MARIO, who’s smarter than he seems -- pull skateboards from the trunk of Danny's classic convertible. They are joined by CATHERINE, pretty and level-headed (AKA: CATH), who holds a video camera.
Skye drops her board and kicks off, carving a few loops. Cath records her.
SKYE
The bro’s are this way.
And she is gone. Danny calls after her.
DANNY
They know we’re making face, right?
MARIO
Me an’ Skye clocked it, last night.
DANNY
Cool.
He drops his ‘board and cuts some curls in a showy way. Mario joins him and they roll around. Catherine videotapes them.
DANNY (CONT’D)
Man, this is sweet.
CATHERINE
They don’t skateboard in Phoenix?
DANNY
“Shred." No shredding in Phoenix. Gonna tell story, better know the lingo.
CATHERINE
Seriously? No shredding?
DANNY
Cath -- of course there is.
He rolls off. Catherine starts for the park. Danny and Mario share a nod then curl up behind her and each grabs one of her arms. They lift her up and carry her, in tandem, laughing.
CATHERINE
Hey! Careful! My camera!
AT THE PARK
The shredders watch Skye bring Mario, Danny and Catherine over.
SKYE
Right, this is Danny and Catherine. Chill, Powell and the guys.
CATHERINE
Hi. Thanks a lot for letting me shoot -- .
Danny nudges her to be quiet then offers knuckles. One shredder knuckles him back, politely. Chill steps up, Powell right behind him.
CHILL
That right? You really wanna shoot us?
CATHERINE
Yes, for a -- .
POWELL
“Stupid school project.”
Danny eyes him.
CHILL
Been done. By ESPN. Twice.
POWELL
An’ we’re in a hundred DVDs.
CATHERINE
I know, but I plan a different take on -- .
Another shredder looks closer at Danny, cutting her off.
SHREDDER #1
Whoa, whoa, whoa, you look like -- whoa, you Danny Harris?
Danny hesitates -- then nods. The shredders’ eyes grow wide. Shredder #3 is confused.
SHREDDER #2
The Art Man!?
Chill and Powell pop out more attitude.
SHREDDER #2 (CONT’D)
Ho-lee -- I saw you at Playa Domingo, couple years back!
SHREDDER #1
Dude! Your half-calf over that nine-set was ill!
SHREDDER #2
And the air-feet you got on the five-boards? Dag!
DANNY
-- Thanks.
SHREDDER #2
Bro’, that was a wicked C & B you took at the Wilson Tour.
SHREDDER #1
You gonna run the scores, again?
SHREDDER #3
Whoa -- what happened?
POWELL
He nussed out.
MARIO
He took a spill during a tourney. Cracked his head open.
SHREDDER #1
Blood everywhere, bro’.
SHREDDER #2
Took ‘em hours to clean it up.
POWELL
Got the boards stained nice, tho’.
CATHERINE
Hey! That’s not funny!
POWELL
Aw, chill, puff -- .
Danny signals for Powell to be quiet. They exchange glares, but Chill flicks Powell’s arm and he backs down. Danny moves Catherine aside.
DANNY
Listen, Cath, I told you -- you gotta be more cool ‘round shredders ‘cause we always rag each other.
CATHERINE
But you almost died -- .
DANNY
It is still fair game. Now -- you wanna get this project done or not?
She hesitates then nods.
DANNY (CONT’D)
Then take my cue and go with the flow. Okay?
(to Chill)
We cool, bro’?
CHILL
Yeah, bro’. So -- what’s the Art Man up for?
POWELL
Brain says he’s checkin’ you out. Gonna yoink your moves for his re-run.
SHREDDER #1
Powell -- this is Danny “effin’” Harris!
SHREDDER #2
He don’t yoink nobody’s moves!
MARIO
Yeah! Show some respect.
CHILL
No need for bullshit. If you’re up for some play.
POWELL
Or you just a pusher, now?
CATHERINE
Oh, Christ -- Danny, let’s go.
DANNY
No -- I’ll bust a session.
Chill nods. Overjoyed, the shredders scramble for position.
CATHERINE
Danny, don’t, please.
DANNY
Hope you got lots of memory.
Catherine reluctantly sets her camera to record.
The shredders set to it, Skye and Mario with them, crisping up some death-defying blunt-sides, switches and backside flips, making the whole process seem like ballet.
Chill and Powell run 50-50’s and verts that are pure beauty.
Catherine records them all over the place.
Randall appears, dressed the same as before. He eyes the shredders like a jackal eyes its prey.
Danny does some smooth air-foot work, nothing spectacular but still lovely in his movements. During one of his Verts, Catherine catches Randall turning and walking over to the family part of the park.
Chill really pushes the pipe. Danny pumps it up to match him. Neither one is able to outdo the other.
During another of Danny's runs, Catherine catches Randall sitting and talking with one of the Hare Krishnas as the others chant and sing, happily.
Danny rocks back and forth on the half-pipe, his flips so elegant, the other shredders watch in silent awe. Each roll takes him a bit higher for the flip. He’s gearing up for something big. Everyone can sense it.
Chill watches, intently. Catherine is nervous.
POWELL
He’s aimin’ for his flip-dive.
Chill keeps watching. Tension grows.
Danny does another flip and rolls down. Faster. Faster. Aims to shoot high.
And EVERYTHING GOES SLO-MO as he hits the middle of the half-pipe. And the other curl approaches.
INT. SKATEBOARD ARENA - NIGHT
Tight shots. Bright lights overhead. Darkness everywhere but the skateboard half-pipe. Danny soars. Flips head over heels, holding his board. Starts his nose-dive. Camera FLASHES explode. One is brighter than most. Danny looks. Loses his sled. The floor rushes up to him and BAM!
EXT. SKATEBOARD PARK - DAY
Teenaged skateboarder BOYS and GIRLS -- known as SHREDDERS -- make “gnar” on their “shredsleds”. CHILL, a total shredder punk showboats while POWELL, his personal “sheep”, backs him up.
They’re in a corner of a park where FAMILIES picnic and have fun, PEOPLE play frisbee and soccer, GIRLS in bikinis roller-blade around, and four young HARE KRISHNA DEVOTEES chant and sing, ignored by everyone.
IN A PARKING AREA
Three college-aged kids -- DANNY, a good-looking, easy-going guy; SKYE, a skinny wanna-be she-punk who’s as “ill” as any boy and don’t you forget it; and MARIO, who’s smarter than he seems -- pull skateboards from the trunk of Danny's classic convertible. They are joined by CATHERINE, pretty and level-headed (AKA: CATH), who holds a video camera.
Skye drops her board and kicks off, carving a few loops. Cath records her.
SKYE
The bro’s are this way.
And she is gone. Danny calls after her.
DANNY
They know we’re making face, right?
MARIO
Me an’ Skye clocked it, last night.
DANNY
Cool.
He drops his ‘board and cuts some curls in a showy way. Mario joins him and they roll around. Catherine videotapes them.
DANNY (CONT’D)
Man, this is sweet.
CATHERINE
They don’t skateboard in Phoenix?
DANNY
“Shred." No shredding in Phoenix. Gonna tell story, better know the lingo.
CATHERINE
Seriously? No shredding?
DANNY
Cath -- of course there is.
He rolls off. Catherine starts for the park. Danny and Mario share a nod then curl up behind her and each grabs one of her arms. They lift her up and carry her, in tandem, laughing.
CATHERINE
Hey! Careful! My camera!
AT THE PARK
The shredders watch Skye bring Mario, Danny and Catherine over.
SKYE
Right, this is Danny and Catherine. Chill, Powell and the guys.
CATHERINE
Hi. Thanks a lot for letting me shoot -- .
Danny nudges her to be quiet then offers knuckles. One shredder knuckles him back, politely. Chill steps up, Powell right behind him.
CHILL
That right? You really wanna shoot us?
CATHERINE
Yes, for a -- .
POWELL
“Stupid school project.”
Danny eyes him.
CHILL
Been done. By ESPN. Twice.
POWELL
An’ we’re in a hundred DVDs.
CATHERINE
I know, but I plan a different take on -- .
Another shredder looks closer at Danny, cutting her off.
SHREDDER #1
Whoa, whoa, whoa, you look like -- whoa, you Danny Harris?
Danny hesitates -- then nods. The shredders’ eyes grow wide. Shredder #3 is confused.
SHREDDER #2
The Art Man!?
Chill and Powell pop out more attitude.
SHREDDER #2 (CONT’D)
Ho-lee -- I saw you at Playa Domingo, couple years back!
SHREDDER #1
Dude! Your half-calf over that nine-set was ill!
SHREDDER #2
And the air-feet you got on the five-boards? Dag!
DANNY
-- Thanks.
SHREDDER #2
Bro’, that was a wicked C & B you took at the Wilson Tour.
SHREDDER #1
You gonna run the scores, again?
SHREDDER #3
Whoa -- what happened?
POWELL
He nussed out.
MARIO
He took a spill during a tourney. Cracked his head open.
SHREDDER #1
Blood everywhere, bro’.
SHREDDER #2
Took ‘em hours to clean it up.
POWELL
Got the boards stained nice, tho’.
CATHERINE
Hey! That’s not funny!
POWELL
Aw, chill, puff -- .
Danny signals for Powell to be quiet. They exchange glares, but Chill flicks Powell’s arm and he backs down. Danny moves Catherine aside.
DANNY
Listen, Cath, I told you -- you gotta be more cool ‘round shredders ‘cause we always rag each other.
CATHERINE
But you almost died -- .
DANNY
It is still fair game. Now -- you wanna get this project done or not?
She hesitates then nods.
DANNY (CONT’D)
Then take my cue and go with the flow. Okay?
(to Chill)
We cool, bro’?
CHILL
Yeah, bro’. So -- what’s the Art Man up for?
POWELL
Brain says he’s checkin’ you out. Gonna yoink your moves for his re-run.
SHREDDER #1
Powell -- this is Danny “effin’” Harris!
SHREDDER #2
He don’t yoink nobody’s moves!
MARIO
Yeah! Show some respect.
CHILL
No need for bullshit. If you’re up for some play.
POWELL
Or you just a pusher, now?
CATHERINE
Oh, Christ -- Danny, let’s go.
DANNY
No -- I’ll bust a session.
Chill nods. Overjoyed, the shredders scramble for position.
CATHERINE
Danny, don’t, please.
DANNY
Hope you got lots of memory.
Catherine reluctantly sets her camera to record.
The shredders set to it, Skye and Mario with them, crisping up some death-defying blunt-sides, switches and backside flips, making the whole process seem like ballet.
Chill and Powell run 50-50’s and verts that are pure beauty.
Catherine records them all over the place.
Randall appears, dressed the same as before. He eyes the shredders like a jackal eyes its prey.
Danny does some smooth air-foot work, nothing spectacular but still lovely in his movements. During one of his Verts, Catherine catches Randall turning and walking over to the family part of the park.
Chill really pushes the pipe. Danny pumps it up to match him. Neither one is able to outdo the other.
During another of Danny's runs, Catherine catches Randall sitting and talking with one of the Hare Krishnas as the others chant and sing, happily.
Danny rocks back and forth on the half-pipe, his flips so elegant, the other shredders watch in silent awe. Each roll takes him a bit higher for the flip. He’s gearing up for something big. Everyone can sense it.
Chill watches, intently. Catherine is nervous.
POWELL
He’s aimin’ for his flip-dive.
Chill keeps watching. Tension grows.
Danny does another flip and rolls down. Faster. Faster. Aims to shoot high.
And EVERYTHING GOES SLO-MO as he hits the middle of the half-pipe. And the other curl approaches.
INT. SKATEBOARD ARENA - NIGHT
Tight shots. Bright lights overhead. Darkness everywhere but the skateboard half-pipe. Danny soars. Flips head over heels, holding his board. Starts his nose-dive. Camera FLASHES explode. One is brighter than most. Danny looks. Loses his sled. The floor rushes up to him and BAM!
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