Post by RyanP on Mar 11, 2003 9:45:15 GMT -5
GILMORE GIRL
“Lorelai Finds a Lump”
EXT-STARS HOLLOW-AFTERNOON
Aerial view of Stars Hollow. With Michelle Branch’s “Everywhere” playing in the background, camera begins to move in through the trees; swirling around a bus that has stopped long enough to let just one person out.
CUT TO-
Music dies out. Lane is walking Rory home. Camera runs parallel as they talk.
LANE
So it finally happened?
RORY
Yep.
LANE
It’s either you or Paris?
RORY
Yep.
LANE
I mean it’s only…
RORY
Yeah it’s only….
LANE
(eyes widening) But still.
RORY
Yeah.
They enter the Gilmore home.
CUT TO-close up of Rory
RORY
Mom? (beat) Mom?
CUT TO-
INT-WAITING ROOM-AFTERNOON
Screen is filled with the back of Lorelai Gilmore’s head. As Lorelai begins to talk, camera slowly rotates towards her front, going over her right shoulder. She has a cell phone in her left hand and is talking into the phone.
LORELAI
No Sookie. (beat) Yeah can you believe this? 2 hours (beat, soft laugh) Well they still don’t know if it’s the starter or the distributor cap. But I can tell you what they DO know (stutters) that I have NEVER known the difference between a starter and. the. other. thing. I’m getting another call. (beat) I will. Bye Sookie. (presses button on phone, then brings it back to ear) Hello?
CUT TO-Rory
RORY
Mom?
Camera cuts back and forth as each one speaks. Both shots are close up.
LORELAI
Oh hi honey. God is it (looks at watch). I am so sorry.
RORY
Where are you?
LORELAI
Car trouble.
RORY
Car trouble?
LORELAI
Well actually jeep trouble. Car trouble is the generic term for that. Like dog tired would be the generic term for a wild night of sex or money in the bank for the notion that the Backstreet Boys will eventually fall the way of the Spice Girls- minus the hair pulling. Well maybe AJ.
RORY
Mom?
LORELAI
And that is why YOU are going to Harvard my dear. So you will not use generic terms like that and sound like this. I would frankly be really sad if you ever used such expressions. Well the first and third ones would make me sad and the middle one (raises her eyebrows) would just FREAK me out for (voice trails off) reasons too numerous to mention at this time.
RORY
(Now a little concern in her voice, almost like she’s not sure it IS Lorelai) Mom?
LORELAI
Here comes the mechanic. Be home soon.
CUT TO-Rory one last time, now staring at the phone.
BACK TO-a wider view of Lorelai, leaning forward. A figure steps in front of Lorelai; blocking the lower right third of the screen. Lorelai looks up.
CUT TO-a nurse with a clipboard.
NURSE
The doctor will see you now.
(fade to black. Opening credits)
“Lorelai Finds a Lump”
EXT-STARS HOLLOW-AFTERNOON
Aerial view of Stars Hollow. With Michelle Branch’s “Everywhere” playing in the background, camera begins to move in through the trees; swirling around a bus that has stopped long enough to let just one person out.
CUT TO-
Music dies out. Lane is walking Rory home. Camera runs parallel as they talk.
LANE
So it finally happened?
RORY
Yep.
LANE
It’s either you or Paris?
RORY
Yep.
LANE
I mean it’s only…
RORY
Yeah it’s only….
LANE
(eyes widening) But still.
RORY
Yeah.
They enter the Gilmore home.
CUT TO-close up of Rory
RORY
Mom? (beat) Mom?
CUT TO-
INT-WAITING ROOM-AFTERNOON
Screen is filled with the back of Lorelai Gilmore’s head. As Lorelai begins to talk, camera slowly rotates towards her front, going over her right shoulder. She has a cell phone in her left hand and is talking into the phone.
LORELAI
No Sookie. (beat) Yeah can you believe this? 2 hours (beat, soft laugh) Well they still don’t know if it’s the starter or the distributor cap. But I can tell you what they DO know (stutters) that I have NEVER known the difference between a starter and. the. other. thing. I’m getting another call. (beat) I will. Bye Sookie. (presses button on phone, then brings it back to ear) Hello?
CUT TO-Rory
RORY
Mom?
Camera cuts back and forth as each one speaks. Both shots are close up.
LORELAI
Oh hi honey. God is it (looks at watch). I am so sorry.
RORY
Where are you?
LORELAI
Car trouble.
RORY
Car trouble?
LORELAI
Well actually jeep trouble. Car trouble is the generic term for that. Like dog tired would be the generic term for a wild night of sex or money in the bank for the notion that the Backstreet Boys will eventually fall the way of the Spice Girls- minus the hair pulling. Well maybe AJ.
RORY
Mom?
LORELAI
And that is why YOU are going to Harvard my dear. So you will not use generic terms like that and sound like this. I would frankly be really sad if you ever used such expressions. Well the first and third ones would make me sad and the middle one (raises her eyebrows) would just FREAK me out for (voice trails off) reasons too numerous to mention at this time.
RORY
(Now a little concern in her voice, almost like she’s not sure it IS Lorelai) Mom?
LORELAI
Here comes the mechanic. Be home soon.
CUT TO-Rory one last time, now staring at the phone.
BACK TO-a wider view of Lorelai, leaning forward. A figure steps in front of Lorelai; blocking the lower right third of the screen. Lorelai looks up.
CUT TO-a nurse with a clipboard.
NURSE
The doctor will see you now.
(fade to black. Opening credits)