Michael James Heartly
Playwright / Author
Mood Board for Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl – a Screenplay
Music and Lyrics by: Billy Joel
Screenplay by: Michael J. Heartly
Based on the play: Uptown Girl. Music and Lyrics by Billy Joel. Book Conceived and written by Michael J. Heartly.
Synopsis
It is 1968 and graduation night in the “one horse’ Allentown for VIRGINIA Sullivan. Her hot-headed drug using brother MAX is home on leave from Vietnam. The local greaser teen BUDDY who is hot to trot for the Catholic Ingénue, complains that Only the Good Die Young. Virginia ignores his pleas and heads to the CYO Dance with her new friend HENRY Worthington IV, of an old Steel family. After the dance, Max beats up Buddy and is arrested and sent back to Nahm.
BILLY, a mysterious stranger appears and convinces Virginia to seek her fortune on Broadway. Declaring it is My Life; she says goodbye to Henry and her widowed mother and goes to hitchhike. She is given a ride by a trucker and ends up across the river in Hoboken where a BAG LADY who is in a New York State of Mind assists her in reaching the West Village.
The next morning, Virginia is confronted by the street smart CLEO and her girlfriend JUDY. They both live above Captain Jack’s Bar where Billy is the Piano Man. After a week of enormous Pressure, Virginia finally lands a job in a Park Avenue Salon and moves in with Cleo and Judy. She meets a WALL STREET DUDE who proclaims he is an Innocent Man as he wines her and date rapes her.
The next day, Virginia loses her job and is told by a fortune teller that her brother is in trouble. To brighten her day, Judy and Cleo have arranged an audition with an off, off, off Broadway company. She gets a part. But the entire cast must perform naked. Henry is persuaded by Mrs. Sullivan to get the message to Virginia about her missing-in-action brother. Henry finally confronts Virginia, but she meditates into her State of Grace. Shunned, Henry delivers a telegram that says her brother was killed-in-action.
This sends Virginia off the deep end. On a bad LSD trip, Goodnight Saigon conjures a horrific carnation of her brother being dead on a battle field. She mistakes Judy for a Vietnamese and beats her up. Confused and depressed, she worries that Tomorrow is Today and ends up at the east river. She rips her gold crucifix off and tosses it. Once back in her closet, she is handed pills to help her sleep. She takes the entire bottle.
In the hospital, Henry, Judy, and Buddy express their love, because she is Always a Women to them. Buddy is shoving off, having just joined the Navy. Henry is talked into telling Virginia how much he loves and to never Leave a Tender Moment Alone.
Virginia recovers and agrees to head to Pittsburg with Henry who has decided to try a new-fangled gizmo called a computer. They celebrate and metaphorically get their Second Wind and dance Across the River to live happily ever after.
This screenplay and characters are fictitious. Certain long-standing institutions, agencies, and public offices are mentioned. All the names, characters, events and incidents in this screenplay are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Content warning – Uptown Girl includes cursing and incidents of violence and death, including graphic descriptions, sexual encounters including date rape, and LGBTQ+ situations.
This is to verify that this author in no way endorses or uses Artificial Intelligence in any way to create this.
Uptown Girl
Music & Lyrics by Billy Joel
Screenplay by Michael J. Heartly
Based on the play: Uptown Girl by Michael J. Heartly
OPENING CREDITS - MONTAGE
OVERTURE PLAYS
Montage:
We see the CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL of Allentown, PA. VIRGINIA is graduating, class of ‘68.
‘Burn your draft card’ protests.
Front of the School. VIRGINIA is getting her picture taken with her MOTHER and her older brother, MAX.
VIRGINIA hops into a CORVAIR and speeds away while her mom and brother wave goodbye.
Vietnam war protests.
We see a black 1952 four door sedan with its hood up. BUDDY is working on the engine.
MLK Riots.
We see a long distance trucker slamming the back doors of his trailer. He opens the door to his cab, and we see his wife sitting in the passenger seat. He climbs in and starts his rig.
Bobby Kennedy Assassinated.
Burn your bra protests.
The old jalopy starts; BUDDY slams the hood. BUDDY, EDDIE, GEORGE, & DAVID hop in.
President Johnson.
We see the previous truck passing a closed, rusted steel mill.
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EXT. - ALLENTOWN - SUNSET
FRIDAY SUNSET
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Summer, 1968.
A dead-end street in Allentown, PA. A hulking rusted steel mill towers in the background. Along the street is a small lot where abandoned cars and steel remnants dot the overgrowth. There are a few adults mingling near the junk as their children play. To the right of the lot is a small neighborhood dive. There are men standing and smoking around the bar’s front door. To the right of the bar are several dowdy homes.
The last house on the corner has an unkept yard with a rusted fence. The split level ranch with its 50’s brick veneer has a weather-beaten porch. To the left of the house is a grass driveway where a car has been planted. It sits on three tires and a cinderblock. The car’s grimy windows camouflage the old clothes and furniture being stored inside. During the hot months, the front door of the house with its diamond window stays open. Guarding the entrance is a discolored metal screen door. It proudly displays a hand-made iron “S”. This is the SULLIVAN house. The occupants are the widow MRS. SULLIVAN, her 20 year old son MAX, and VIRGINIA. MAX is home on leave from the Marines.
MAX is a Private. Muscular, square jawed, crew cut.
MUSIC BEGINS “Allentown”
TRACK 01
As we hear the factory whistle,
MAX marches out from the front door of his house onto
the street wearing his dress blue Marine uniform.
“Allentown”
(Some Flashbacks and vignettes as the song continues.)
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MAX SINGS
WELL, WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN

VIEW OF CLOSED, RUSTY STEEL MILL
MAX SINGS
AND THEY'RE CLOSING ALL THE FACTORIES DOWN

OUT IN BETHLEHEM THEY'RE KILLING TIME

FILLING OUT FORMS
MEN STANDING IN LINE AT THE DOOR OF THE BAR

MAX SINGS
STANDING IN LINE

MAX POINTS TO AN OLD GREY-HAIRED
MAN WEARING AN OLD ARMY JACKET
MAX SINGS
WELL, OUR FATHERS FOUGHT THE SECOND WORLD WAR
JESEY SHORE VISTAS

MAX SINGS
SPENT THEIR WEEKENDS ON THE JERSEY SHORE

IMAGES OF USO DANCING
MRS. SULLIVAN comes out to the sidewalk.
She is wearing a dress and a dirty apron.
MAX SINGS
MET OUR MOTHERS IN THE U S O

ASKED THEM TO DANCE

DANCED WITH THEM SLOW

AND WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN
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A Corvair swings around and stops. VIRGINIA gets out, diploma in hand. White cap and gown on. As VIRGINIA joins her mom and brother, the men, women and children from the lot and bar begin to move towards MAX. VIRGINIA has just turned 18. She is bright, breezy, and ready to take on the world.
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VIRGINIA SINGS
BUT THE RESTLESSNESS WAS HANDED DOWN

AND IT'S GETTING VERY HARD TO STAY
MAX SINGS WITH MRS SULLIVAN
WELL, WE'RE WAITING HERE IN ALLENTOWN
MRS. SULLIVAN SINGS
FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA WE NEVER FOUND
VIRGINIA SINGS
FOR THE PROMISES OUR TEACHERS GAVE
IF WE WORKED HARD
IF WE BEHAVED
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MRS. SULLIVAN proudly holds VIRGINIA’S diploma.
​
MRS. SULLIVAN SINGS
SO THE GRADUATIONS HANG ON THE WALL
VIRGINIA SINGS
BUT THEY NEVER REALLY HELPED US AT ALL

MRS. SULLIVAN SINGS
NO THEY NEVER TAUGHT US WHAT WAS REAL

IRON AND COKE
MAX 
SINGS
CHROMIUM STEEL
MAX, VIRGINIA & MRS. SULLIVAN 
SING
AND WE'RE WAITING HERE IN ALLENTOWN
MRS. SULLIVAN SINGS
BUT THEY'VE TAKEN ALL THE COAL FROM THE GROUND

AND THE UNION PEOPLE CRAWLED AWAY
VIEW OF MEN HAMMERING STEEL,
AND OF A UNION HALL WITH ‘CLOSED’ SIGN.
​
The MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN join MAX, VIRGINIA and MRS. SULLIVAN
ENSEMBLE SINGS
​
EVERY CHILD HAD A PRETTY GOOD SHOTS

TO GET AT LEAST AS FAR AS THEIR OLD MAN GOTS
FLAG DRAPED COFFINS

ENSEMBLE SINGS
BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THAT PLACE
IMAGES OF VIETNAM BATTLES

ENSEMBLE SINGS
THEY THREW AN AMERICAN FLAG IN OUR FACE

​
The ensemble return to the parking lot.
MAX sits on the stoop of the porch and leans
against a post while smoking, as VIRGINIA
and her MOM enter the house. We hear the
distant rumble of a set of loud mufflers approaching.
​
MAX SINGS
WELL, I'M LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN

AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN

BUT I WON'T BE GETTING UP TODAY
(HEAVY GUITAR RIFFS.)

A black 1952 four door sedan screeches to a halt.
All four doors swing open.
BUDDY, EDDIE, GEORGE, & DAVID
gather in front of VIRGINIA’S house.
MAX stands up to confront them.
​
MAX tosses his cigarette and walks towards the street.
MAX SINGS
AND IT'S GETTING VERY HARD TO STAY

AND WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN
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EXT. - STREET - SUNSET
FRIDAY EVENING
MAX HURRIES OUT TO MEET THE GANG. BUDDY, DAVID, EDDIE & GEORGE.
The ‘Leader’ of the GANG is BUDDY. Buddy still keeps his hair ‘greased’ complete with ducktail. He is dressed in a black Judo jacket with the sleeves rolled up. DAVID is the hippie of the GANG. He has hair down to his shoulders. EDDIE has a typical boys haircut, parted on one side. EDDIE is wearing a clip-on tie. GEORGE sports an afro. The teens are 17 to 19.
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MAX (NOTICING THE CAR.)
What is that? Just make a ‘youey’ and get back to where you came from, ya’ bunch of commie pinkos’.
BUDDY
Yo’, at least it runs.
(Shot of the dead car in the driveway.)
MAX
My old man’s. Move yer asses’ you losers.
(MAX turns and holds his arms as if he is pointing a rifle.)
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BUDDY
Don’t shoot, man. (The fake animosity releases.) Hey jarhead. How’s the war going? Wow, they really shave you.
MAX
Yea Buddy, what’s with the chink outfit?
GEORGE
He thinks he’s Kato.
EDDIE
And his jalopy is Black Magic.
MAX
More like the Rust Magic.
BUDDY
Keep it up fella’s. I’m taking karate.
(BUDDY poses with his hands in a karate chop position.)
MAX (Sarcastically.)
Oh…I’m sooo ascared! And Jesus, David. Look at that hair!
DAVID
Just like Jesus man. Heavy.
BUDDY
We are ready to hit the mighty drive-in. So go get that hot-to-trot sister of yours.
MAX
Not in this century. Besides, she already has a date.
BUDDY
What? Say it ain’t so!
MAX
The big graduation dance at the CYO.
BUDDY
Ohhhh! Don’t be laying that on me, man.
DAVID
Save me, Mother Superior.
EDDIE
That golf caddy, right?
MAX
Caddy? Don't be a dope. He’s a little rich kid. Virginia met him at the golf course...
DAVID
Virginia plays golf? Far fucking out, man.
EDDIE
What? Hell no, man. She’s a ‘Relish Girl”...she serves relish. What a drag.
​
VIRGINIA enters. She is wearing a short summer dress with a
white Peter Pan collar and a gold cross necklace.
​
EDDIE
Anyway, who wants to hang out with all those uptight Catholic girls and their Popsicle thighs!
GEORGE, EDDIE, AND BUDDY
Yeah...
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VIRGINIA walks from the porch.
​
EDDIE
Oh, hello Virginia...look at you! Outa’ sight, man!
MAX
Save your breath.
VIRGINIA
Hey boys. Whatchya’ doin?
GEORGE
Planet of the Apes on the big screen.
MAX (TO BUDDY.)
All about your family huh?
BUDDY
Keep it up soldier boy...
DAVID (GETTING BETWEEN THEM)
And In A Gadda Da Vida. It’s far out.
VIRGINIA
Don’t ya’ gotta’ pay by the person? I say, save your bread.
GEORGE
Yea. Us three are in the trunk.
BUDDY
But I will let Virginia sit right next to me.
VIRGINIA
In your dreams Buddy. Besides...I am a good girl! Toodles.
​
VIRGINIA and MAX exit into their house.
MUSIC BEGINS “Only the Good Die Young”
TRACK 02
EDDIE
There she goes.
DAVID
You like, strike out again, man.
GEORGE
No relish tonight.
BUDDY
No worries you reprobates. Hey Virginia... I know you can hear me.
EXT.-STREET-EVENING
“Only the Good Die Young”
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BUDDY SINGS
COME OUT VIRGINIA, DON'T LET ME WAIT

YOU CATHOLIC GIRLS START MUCH TOO LATE

AH, BUT SOONER OR LATER IT COMES DOWN TO FATE

I MIGHT AS WELL BE THE ONE

WELL, THEY SHOWED YOU A STATUE
AND TOLD YOU TO PRAY

THEY BUILT YOU A TEMPLE
AND LOCKED YOU AWAY

AH, BUT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU THE PRICE THAT YOU PAY

FOR THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE...

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
THAT’S WHAT I SAID
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG

HENRY enters.
(HENRY, strait laced 18-ish, is dressed in a
black suit, white shirt and black bow tie.)
HENRY tries to avoid the “GANG”. The GANG surrounds
HENRY, teasing him. HENRY breaks away and runs to
VIRGINIA’S front door.
He Knocks lightly, then enters the house.
BUDDY SINGS
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD I RUN WITH A DANGEROUS CROWD

WE AIN'T TOO PRETTY,
WE AIN'T TOO PROUD

WE MIGHT BE LAUGHING A BIT TOO LOUD

BUT THAT NEVER HURT NO ONE
INTERIOR OF VIRGINIA’S BEDROOM.
SHE HAS A COLORFUL PLASTIC TRANSLUCENT
STICK-ON WINDOW DECORATION GIVING IT
THE LOOK OF A BACKLIT STAINED
GLASS WINDOW.
BUDDY SINGS


SO, COME ON VIRGINIA
SHOW ME A SIGN

SEND UP A SIGNAL
I'LL THROW YOU THE LINE

THE STAINED-GLASS CURTAIN YOU'RE HIDING BEHIND

NEVER LETS IN THE SUN

DARLING, ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
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RETURN TO STREET
ENSEMBLE SINGS
WOAH, WOAH, WOAH…
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
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BUDDY jumps onto the hood of his car.
BUDDY SINGS
YOU GOT A NICE WHITE DRESS
AND A PARTY ON YOUR CONFIRMATION

YOU GOT A BRAND NEW SOUL

MMMM, AND A CROSS OF GOLD

BUT VIRGINIA THEY DIDN'T GIVE
YOU QUITE ENOUGH INFORMATION

​
BUDDY jumps off and mock “Kneels”.
BUDDY SINGS
YOU DIDN'T COUNT ON ME

WHEN YOU WERE COUNTING ON YOUR ROSARY


THEY SAY THERE'S A HEAVEN FOR THOSE WHO WILL WAIT

SOME SAY IT'S BETTER BUT I SAY IT AIN'T

I'D RATHER LAUGH WITH THE SINNERS THAN CRY WITH THE SAINTS

SINNERS ARE MUCH MORE FUN

YOU KNOW THAT ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
OH BABY, BABY
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BUDDY, DAVID, EDDIE & GEORGE SIN
I TELL YA, ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
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A SAXOPHONE PLAYER APPEARS IN THE
BACKLIT LOT DURING THE INTERLUDE.
INTERLUDE
BILLY magically appears outside the bar.
(BILLY is the conscience and guide of the film. BILLY seems to show up when he is needed. BILLY is wearing black slacks, a black vest, and a black bowler. BILLY carries a theatrical black cane.)
BILLY sees BUDDY and tips his bowler to him. VIRGINIA’s MOM stands in the doorway. She is keeping a wary eye on developments in front of her house while sipping from a small whisky bottle.
​
BUDDY SINGS
YOU SAY YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU ALL THAT
I COULD GIVE YOU WAS A REPUTATION

SHE NEVER CARED FOR ME

BUT DID SHE EVER SAY A PRAYER FOR ME?
COME OUT VIRGINIA.
​
VIRGINIA and HENRY exit the house. HENRY and VIRGINA skirt past the GANG and run away down the street. The ‘GANG” sees BILLY and move cautiously towards him. BILLY meets them half way.
​
BUDDY SINGS
DON'T LET ME WAIT

YOU CATHOLIC GIRLS START MUCH TOO LATE

BUT SOONER OR LATER IT COMES DOWN TO FATE
I MIGHT AS WELL BE THE ONE
YOU KNOW ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
TELL YA BABY
YOU KNOW ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
​
EXT.-STREET-EVENING
EDDIE (TO BUDDY)
Hey man, what gives? Check out that cat.
GEORGE
Who?
EDDIE
Some circus clown with a cane.
GEORGE
Think maybe he’s a nark?
​
A Car passes by, obscuring their view of BILLY.
BILLY transforms to a Hustler.
His bowler is now a wide brimmed fedora.
EDDIE
He don't look like no Nark.
BUDDY (TO BILLY.)
What gives?
BILLY
Billy’s the name. And dreams are my domain.
DAVID
Groovy. Ain't seen you round here before.
BILLY
Just passing through, my brother.
GEORGE
Like the wind. Hey man you holdin?
BILLY
All out.
DAVID
Righteous.
BILLY
So what’s a guy do for fun...in this one-horse town?
BUDDY
A big lot of nothin’. We be cruisin’ to the drive-in. I got connections if you want to score anything.
BILLY
It’s cool. I always get by.
EDDIE
Later gator.
BUDDY, DAVID, GEORGE, & EDDIE run off to their car.
MUSIC BEGINS “Captain jack” (edited)
TRACK 03
“Captain Jack” [Slang for Heroin] is the theme song for the drug life of the 60’s throughout the film.
EXT.-LOT-NIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT
On the downbeat GLORIA enters
.
(GLORIA is Max’s girlfriend. She is wearing bell-bottoms and a peasant blouse and a large fringe purse. MAX is in his bedroom.)
BILLY transforms back to his black outfit with the bowler and cane.
(In this scene BILLY is a spirit. Not visible to GLORIA or MAX. He can be anyone, anywhere.)
​
BILLY SINGS
SATURDAY NIGHT AND YOU'RE STILL HANGIN' AROUND

TIRED OF LIVIN' IN YOUR ONE-HORSE TOWN

YOU'D LIKE TO FIND A LITTLE HOLE IN THE GROUND

FOR A WHILE
​
​
GLORIA pulls out a small surgical hose
and wraps it around her arm.
She then injects herself. She pauses.
She begins to slowly walk to MAX’s house.
BILLY SINGS
BUT CAPTAIN JACK WILL GET YOU HIGH TONIGHT 

AND TAKE YOU TO YOUR SPECIAL ISLAND

CAPTAIN JACK WILL GET YOU BY TONIGHT
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BILLY motions as if to push GLORIA as he dances with her while she crosses.
BILLY SINGS
JUST A LITTLE PUSH AND YOU'LL BE SMILIN'
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BILLY motions to MAX’s room.
(Lights come up on MAX in his room.)
MAX is on the phone.
He is shaking an empty bottle of pills
and screaming (Unheard.) into the receiver.
He slams the phone down.
BILLY SINGS
YOUR SISTER'S GONE OUT.
SHE'S ON A DATE

AND YOU JUST SIT AT HOME AND MASTURBATE

YOUR PHONE IS GONNA RING SOON BUT YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT

FOR THAT CALL
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MAX rolls a joint and begins to smoke it. He turns off his record player off and exits the house. MAX’s MOTHER is questioning him as he leaves.
BILLY SINGS
SO YOU PLAY YOUR ALBUMS, AND YOU SMOKE YOUR POT
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MAX meets GLORIA in the lot
EXT.-PARKING LOT-NIGHT
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BILLY SINGS
AND YOU MEET YOUR GIRLFRIEND IN THE PARKING LOT

AW BUT STILL YOU'RE ACHING FOR THE THINGS YOU HAVEN'T GOT

WHAT WENT WRONG? (EDITED)
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BILLY joins MAX and GLORIA
BILLY SINGS
BUT CAPTAIN JACK WILL GET YOU HIGH TONIGHT 

AND TAKE YOU TO YOUR SPECIAL ISLAND

WELL NOW CAPTAIN JACK WILL GET YOU BY TONIGHT
​
BILLY pushes MAX and GLORIA as they exit.
BILLY SINGS
JUST A LITTLE PUSH AND YOU'LL BE SMILIN'
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WE TRANSITION TO THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE
EXT.-DRIVE-IN PARKING-NIGHT​
We see the cars parked in the drive-in. The movie screen is in the distance. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and a pulsing oil projector image comes to an end. Then, hot dog and popcorn advertisements begin as we see BUDDY’S car.
​
Music Begins for "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
TRACK 04
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We see BUDDY’S 1952 sedan. BUDDY opens the trunk. DAVID, and EDDIE pile out.
EDDIE SINGS
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE CLOTHES I'M WEARING?
GEORGE rips the tie off EDDIE and tosses it into the trunk.
GEORGE SINGS
CAN'T YOU TELL THAT YOUR TIE'S TOO WIDE?
BUDDY slams the trunk shut.
They all begin working their
way toward the snack bar.
EDDIE SINGS
MAYBE I SHOULD BUY SOME OLD TAB COLLARS?
DAVID SINGS
WELCOME BACK TO THE AGE OF JIVE.
EDDIE SINGS (To a FEMALE as she passes by.)
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDIN' OUT LATELY, HONEY?

YOU CAN'T DRESS TRASHY TILL YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.
EDDIE, DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY SING
EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' 'BOUT THE NEW SOUND
FUNNY,
BUT IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
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BUDDY SINGS
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE CAR I'M DRIVING?
DAVID SINGS
CAN'T YOU TELL THAT IT'S OUT OF STYLE?
BUDDY SINGS
SHOULD I GET A SET OF WHITE WALL TIRES?
DAVID & GEORGE SING
ARE YOU GONNA’ CRUISE THE MIRACLE MILE?
They see a baby-blue Lincoln Continental.
EDDIE SINGS
NOWADAYS YOU CAN'T BE TOO SENTIMENTAL

YOUR BEST BET'S A TRUE BABY BLUE CONTINENTAL.
EDDIE, DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY SING
HOT FUNK, COOL PUNK, EVEN IF IT'S OLD JUNK

IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME


EDDIE goes to a picnic table and picks up a newspaper and teen magazine.
EDDIE SINGS
OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY SAY IN
THE PAPERS
'CAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME OLD SCENE.

THERE'S A NEW BAND IN TOWN
BUT YOU CAN'T
GET THE SOUND FROM A STORY IN A MAGAZINE...

AIMED AT YOUR AVERAGE TEEN

DAVID SINGS
HOW ABOUT A PAIR OF PINK SIDEWINDERS
AND A BRIGHT ORANGE PAIR OF PANTS?
GEORGE SINGS
YOU COULD REALLY BE A BEAU BRUMMEL BABY
IF YOU JUST GIVE IT HALF A CHANCE.
BUDDY SINGS
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A NEW SET OF SPEAKERS

YOU GET MORE MILEAGE FROM A CHEAP PAIR OF SNEAKERS.
EDDIE, DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY SING
NEXT PHASE, NEW WAVE, DANCE CRAZE, ANYWAYS

IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME


Interlude: (DANCE SEQUENCE) A group of Hippy females in bell-bottoms and mini skirts walk by. The boys tease them. The females tease the boys back.
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EDDIE SINGS
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE CROWD I'M SEEING?
DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY SING
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE OUT OF TOUCH?
EDDIE SINGS
SHOULD I TRY TO BE A STRAIGHT 'A' STUDENT?
BUDDY
IF YOU ARE, THEN YOU THINK TOO MUCH.
EDDIE, DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY (To women)
DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEW FASHION HONEY?

ALL YOU NEED ARE LOOKS AND A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY.
EDDIE, DAVID, GEORGE, BUDDY SING
IT'S THE NEXT PHASE, NEW WAVE, DANCE CRAZE,
ANYWAYS
IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
BUDDY SINGS
EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' 'BOUT THE NEW SOUND

FUNNY, BUT IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
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FADE TO BLACK.
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INT.-FRONT SEAT OF HENRY’S CAR-NIGHT
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HENRY and VIRGINIA are sitting in the front seat of HENRY’S car.
HENRY
Thanks for letting me go to the dance with you.
VIRGINIA
It was fun. Our last dance.
VIRGINIA quickly exits the car.
HENRY
Golly...I hope not our...last. Well, here. This for you.
HENRY jumps out to join VIRGINIA. HENRY presents a package to VIRGINIA.