Word of Mouth

A girl has a loose tooth.

Transcript

1. Scene 1 Panel 1
2. Scene 1 Panel 2
3. Scene 1 Panel 3
4. Scene 1 Panel 4
5. Scene 1 Panel 5 Action Notes SAM, 6, APPLE in hand, skips into her room and hops onto her bed.
6. Scene 1 Panel 6 Action Notes SAM, 6, APPLE in hand, skips into her room and hops onto her bed.
7. Scene 1 Panel 7
8. Scene 1 Panel 8
9. Scene 1 Panel 9
10. Scene 1 Panel 10
11. Scene 1 Panel 11
12. Scene 1 Panel 12
13. Scene 1 Panel 13
14. Scene 1 Panel 14
15. Scene 2 Panel 1 Action Notes She widens her mouth, without a care in the world, and CRUNCHES into the apple.
16. Scene 2 Panel 2 Action Notes She widens her mouth, without a care in the world, and CRUNCHES into the apple.
17. Scene 2 Panel 3 Action Notes She widens her mouth, without a care in the world, and CRUNCHES into the apple.
18. Scene 2 Panel 4 Action Notes She widens her mouth, without a care in the world, and CRUNCHES into the apple.
19. Scene 2 Panel 5 Action Notes She widens her mouth, without a care in the world, and CRUNCHES into the apple.
20. Scene 2 Panel 6 Action Notes Her face drops.
21. Scene 2 Panel 7 Action Notes She spits out the apple chunk, working to hold back tears.
22. Scene 2 Panel 8 Action Notes She spits out the apple chunk, working to hold back tears.
23. Scene 2 Panel 9 Action Notes She spits out the apple chunk, working to hold back tears.
24. Scene 2 Panel 10 Action Notes She spits out the apple chunk, working to hold back tears.
25. Scene 3 Panel 1
26. Scene 3 Panel 2
27. Scene 3 Panel 3 Dialog SAM Daddddyyyyyy!
28. Scene 3 Panel 4 Dialog SAM Daddddyyyyyy!
29. Scene 3 Panel 5 Dialog SAM Daddddyyyyyy!
30. Scene 3 Panel 6 Action Notes SAM begins to SOB as the DAD, 30?s, frantically slides into the room.
31. Scene 3 Panel 7 Dialog What?s wrong? Are you hurt? Action Notes SAM begins to SOB as the DAD, 30?s, frantically slides into the room.
32. Scene 4 Panel 1 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
33. Scene 4 Panel 2 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
34. Scene 4 Panel 3 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
35. Scene 4 Panel 4 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
36. Scene 4 Panel 5 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
37. Scene 4 Panel 6 Action Notes She nods and points to her mouth.
38. Scene 4 Panel 7 Dialog DAD Sounds like somebody?s got a loose tooth. Can I take a peek?
39. Scene 4 Panel 8 Dialog DAD Sounds like somebody?s got a loose tooth. Can I take a peek?
40. Scene 4 Panel 9 Dialog DAD Sounds like somebody?s got a loose tooth. Can I take a peek?
41. Scene 5 Panel 1 Action Notes INT. SAM'S MOUTH - SAME A row of teeth listens in, wide eyed, including MIKE, a baby tooth, who dangles from the top gum.
42. Scene 5 Panel 2 Action Notes INT. SAM'S MOUTH - SAME A row of teeth listens in, wide eyed, including MIKE, a baby tooth, who dangles from the top gum.
43. Scene 5 Panel 3 Action Notes INT. SAM'S MOUTH - SAME A row of teeth listens in, wide eyed, including MIKE, a baby tooth, who dangles from the top gum.
44. Scene 5 Panel 4 Action Notes INT. SAM'S MOUTH - SAME A row of teeth listens in, wide eyed, including MIKE, a baby tooth, who dangles from the top gum.
45. Scene 5 Panel 5 Action Notes INT. SAM'S MOUTH - SAME A row of teeth listens in, wide eyed, including MIKE, a baby tooth, who dangles from the top gum.
46. Scene 5 Panel 6 Dialog DAD (O.S.) Yeah, that?s really loose, honey.
47. Scene 5 Panel 7 Dialog DAD (O.S.) Yeah, that?s really loose, honey.
48. Scene 5 Panel 8 Dialog DAD (O.S.) Yeah, that?s really loose, honey.
49. Scene 5 Panel 9 Dialog DAD (O.S.) We?re gonna have to pull it.
50. Scene 5 Panel 10 Dialog The teeth GASP.
51. Scene 5 Panel 11 Dialog SAM (O.S.) No, not yet!
52. Scene 5 Panel 12 Dialog SAM (O.S.) No, not yet! DAD (O.S.) (convincingly)
53. Scene 6 Panel 1 Dialog BRENDA (New York accent) Ah, that ain?t true. My cousin Jeffery tells me she?s collectin?
54. Scene 6 Panel 2 Dialog BRENDA (New York accent) Ah, that ain?t true. My cousin Jeffery tells me she?s collectin?
55. Scene 6 Panel 3 Dialog LINDA I heard she isn?t in the tooth picking business anymore.
56. Scene 6 Panel 4 Dialog BRENDA What?re ya callin? my cousin Jeffery a liah?
57. Scene 7 Panel 1 Dialog MIKE Then what happens when we fall out?
58. Scene 7 Panel 2 Dialog MIKE Then what happens when we fall out?
59. Scene 8 Panel 1 Dialog TERRY Don?t sweat it, Mike. I heard you go to a land where braces don?t exist.
60. Scene 8 Panel 2 Dialog TERRY Don?t sweat it, Mike. I heard you go to a land where braces don?t exist.
61. Scene 8 Panel 3 Dialog A MOLLAR, out of sight, shouts up to the rest. MOLLAR And every toothpaste is recommended by ten out of ten dentists!
62. Scene 9 Panel 1 Dialog LINDA And you can eat all the candy you want without getting any cavities!
63. Scene 9 Panel 2 Dialog LINDA And you can eat all the candy you want without getting any cavities!
64. Scene 9 Panel 3 Dialog LINDA And you can eat all the candy you want without getting any cavities!
65. Scene 10 Panel 1 Dialog TERRY See? You?ll be fine out there, kid.
66. Scene 10 Panel 2 Dialog TERRY See? You?ll be fine out there, kid.
67. Scene 11 Panel 1 Action Notes Mike glances around with a hopeful, yet solemn look.
68. Scene 11 Panel 2 Action Notes Mike glances around with a hopeful, yet solemn look.
69. Scene 11 Panel 3 Action Notes Mike glances around with a hopeful, yet solemn look.
70. Scene 11 Panel 4 Dialog MIKE But I don?t want to leave.
71. Scene 11 Panel 5 Dialog MIKE But I don?t want to leave.
72. Scene 12 Panel 1 Dialog LINDA You?ve got bigger and better things ahead. We?re gonna miss you, Mike.
73. Scene 12 Panel 2 Dialog LINDA You?ve got bigger and better things ahead. We?re gonna miss you, Mike.
74. Scene 12 Panel 3 Dialog LINDA You?ve got bigger and better things ahead. We?re gonna miss you, Mike.
75. Scene 12 Panel 4 Dialog LINDA You?ve got bigger and better things ahead. We?re gonna miss you, Mike.
76. Scene 13 Panel 1 Action Notes Suddenly, a massive hand grabs hold of Mike.
77. Scene 13 Panel 2 Action Notes Suddenly, a massive hand grabs hold of Mike.
78. Scene 13 Panel 3 Dialog ALL TEETH Ahhhhhhhh!
79. Scene 13 Panel 4 Dialog MIKE (OS) I?ll miss you!
80. Scene 14 Panel 1 Dialog DAD Now that wasn?t so bad, huh? You?re just growing up, that?s all.
81. Scene 14 Panel 2 Dialog DAD Now that wasn?t so bad, huh? You?re just growing up, that?s all.
82. Scene 14 Panel 3 Dialog DAD Now that wasn?t so bad, huh? You?re just growing up, that?s all.
83. Scene 14 Panel 4 Action Notes SAM puffs out her bottom lip.
84. Scene 15_A_0 Panel 1 Dialog DAD (CONT'D) I know. Change can be scary; who knows what the future holds?
85. Scene 15 Panel 1 Dialog DAD (CONT'D) But that?s why it?s so exciting!
86. Scene 15 Panel 2 Action Notes SAM smiles, exposing her new grin.
87. Scene 16 Panel 1 Dialog
88. Scene 16 Panel 2 Dialog BRENDA (between sobs) We?ll nevah forgetcha, Mike.
89. Scene 16 Panel 3 Dialog BRENDA (between sobs) We?ll nevah forgetcha, Mike.
90. Scene 16 Panel 4 Dialog BRENDA (between sobs) We?ll nevah forgetcha, Mike.
91. Scene 16 Panel 5 Dialog
92. Scene 16 Panel 6 Action Notes Suddenly, BIG MIKE pops out of the little girl?s gum and fills the empty space.
93. Scene 16 Panel 7
94. Scene 16 Panel 8 Dialog BIG MIKE Greetings, fellow companions.
95. Scene 16 Panel 9
96. Scene 16 Panel 10 Dialog ALL TEETH Mike?
97. Scene 16 Panel 11 Dialog BIG MIKE Please call me "Michael," now.
98. Scene 16 Panel 12 Action Notes Skeptical, the teeth stare Michael down.
99. Scene 16 Panel 13 Action Notes Suddenly, they break out in smiles.
100. Scene 16 Panel 14 Dialog ALL TEETH Michael!
101. Scene 17 Panel 1 Action Notes CUT TO BLACK