死亡诗社剧本

死亡诗社剧本 IN N ACADEMY HALLWAY - DAY 　　 　　A young boy, dressed in a school uniform and cap, fidgets as his mother 　　adjusts his tie. 　　 　　 MOTHER 　　 Now remember, keep your shoulders back. 　　 　　A student opens up a case and removes a set of bagpipes. The young 　　boy and his brother line up for a photograph 　　 　　 PHOTOGRAPHER 　　 Okay, put your arm around your brother. 　　 That's it. And breathe in. 　　 　　The young boy blinks as the flash goes off. 　　 　　 PHOTOGRAPHR 　　 Okay, one more. 　　 　　An old man lights a single candle. A teacher goes over the old 　　man's duties. 　　 　　 TEACHER 　　 Now just to review, you're going to 　　 follow along the procession until you 　　 get to the headmaster. At that point 　　 he will indicate to you to light the 　　 candles of the boys. 　　 　　 MAN 　　 All right boys, let's settle down. 　　 　　The various boys, including NEIL, KNOX, and CAMERON, line up holding 　　banners. Ahead of them is the old man, followed by the boy with the 　　bagpipes with the two youngest boys at the front. 　　 　　 MAN 　　 Banners up. 　　 　　The boys hoist the banners and the bagpipes begin to play loudly. The 　　small group marches out of the room and down a set of stairs into a 　　church. The pews are filled with students and parents while the 　　teachers, all dressed in robes, are seated at the front of the church 　　behind the headmaster. 　　 　　The boys break off to either side at the front of the church. The 　　bagpipes cease and the headmaster, MR. NOLAN, walks over to the old 　　man carrying the candle. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Ladies and gentlemen, boys, the light 　　 of knowledge. 　　 　　An organ begins to play as the old man goes forward with shaking hands 　　to the young boys in the front pew. Each boy is holding a candle and 　　he bends over to light the first one. Each boy in turn lights the 　　candle of the boy next to him. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 One hundred years ago, in 1859, 41 boys sat in this 　　 room and were asked the same question that greets 　　 you at the start of each semester. Gentlemen, what 　　 are the four pillars? 　　 　　All throughout the pews, uniformed boys rise to their feet. TODD, who 　　is not wearing a uniform, is urged by his father to stand with them. 　　 　　 BOYS 　　 Tradition, honor, discipline, excellence. 　　 　　The boys quickly return to their seats. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 In her first year, Welton Academy graduated five 　　 students. Last year we graduated fifty-one. And 　　 more than seventy-five percent of those went on to 　　 the Ivy League. This, this kind of accomplishment is 　　 the result of fervent dedication to the principles taught 　　 here. This is why you parents have been sending us 　　 your sons. This is why we are the best preparatory 　　 school in the United States. 　　 　　Mr. Nolan soaks up the applause from the audience. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 As you know, our beloved Mr. Portius of the English 　　 department retired last term. You will have the 　　 opportunity later to meet his replacement, Mr. John 　　 Keating, himself a graduate of this school. And who, 　　 for the past several years, has been teaching at the 　　 highly regarded Chester School in London. 　　 　　The crowd applauds once again. 　　 　　EXT. SCHOOL GROUNDS - DAY 　　 　　The school lawn is a filled with luggage, students, and parents mulling 　　about in every direction. 　　 　　INT CHURCH ENTRANCE - DAY 　　 　　Mr Nolan stands by the entrance, speaking with each family as they leave. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Glad you could come by. 　　 　　 MR ANDERSON 　　 Thrilling ceremony as usual Dr. Nolan. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 You've been away too long. 　　 　　 MRS ANDERSON 　　 Hello Dr. Nolan. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Good to have you back. 　　 　　 MRS ANDERSON 　　 This is our youngest, Todd. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Mr. Anderson.You have some big shoes to fill, 　　 young man. Your brother was one of our finest. 　　 　　 TODD 　　 Thank you. 　　 　　Todd and his parents leave while others file past Mr. Nolan. 　　 　　 WOMAN 　　 Lovely ceremony. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Thank you. So glad you liked it. 　　 　　MR PERRY approaches with his son Neil. He shakes Mr. Nolan's hand. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Gale 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Tom 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Good to see you again. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Hello Mr. Nolan. 　　 　　 MR NOLAN 　　 Neil. We expect great things from you this year. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Thank you, sir. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Well he won't disappoint us. Right Neil? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 I'll do my best sir. 　　 　　EXT SCHOOL GROUNDS - DAY 　　 　　A bell tolls. Parents begin wishing their boys farewell. 　　 　　 FATHER 　　 Hey, come on son. 　　 　　 MOTHER 　　 Chin up. 　　 　　 FATHER 　　 No tears now. 　　 　　 BOY 　　 Okay. 　　 　　 MOTHER 　　 Chin up. 　　 　　Another boy hugs his mother. 　　 　　 BOY 　　 I don't want to go here. 　　 　　 MOTHER 　　 You be a good boy and do your lessons. 　　 　　EXT SCHOOL GROUNDS - DAY 　　 　　Neil emerges from a building and sees Todd. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Hey, I hear we're gonna be roommates. 　　 　　He shakes Todd's hand. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 I'm Neil Perry. 　　 　　 TODD 　　 Todd Anderson. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Why'd you leave Balincrest? 　　 　　 TODD 　　 My brother went here. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Oh, so you're that Anderson. 　　 　　INT DORMATORY - DAY 　　 　　DR. HAGER is standing in his room doorway while SPAZ and his father are 　　going over some last minute precautions over the boy's allergies. Spaz's 　　father hands Hager various bottles. 　　 　　 FATHER 　　 This is for sinuses. Oh, and if he can't swallow you 　　 give him one of these. And if he had trouble breathing 　　 you can give him some of those. 　　 　　 HAGER 　　 All right fine. 　　 　　Dr. Hager takes the bottles and quickly backs into his room, shutting 　　the door. 　　 　　 FATHER 　　 (to son) 　　 Did you remember your vaporizer? 　　 　　 SPAZ 　　 Yes, I put it in my room. 　　 　　Spaz's father tries to say something else to Dr. Hager but realizes he 　　has already gone. 　　 　　INT HALLWAY - DAY 　　 　　Neil pushes his way through a crowd of boys, carrying two suitcases. As 　　he enters his room, Knox quickly passes by. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Hey, how's it going Neil? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Hey Knox. 　　 　　Cameron comes by and leans against the doorway. 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Neil, study group tonight? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yeah, sure. 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Business as usual, huh? Hey, I hear you got the new 　　 kid. Looks like a stiff! 　　 　　He begins laughing when he notices Todd coming into the room. 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Oops! 　　 　　Cameron quickly leaves. Neil tries to keep from laughing as Todd enters 　　the room and sets his luggage down on his bed. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Listen, don't mind Cameron. He was born with his 　　 foot in his mouth. You know what I mean? 　　 　　He pulls some papers from his blazer pocket and playfully whacks Todd 　　across the back with it. 　　 　　CHARLIE comes to the door with a smug expression on his face. Knox and 　　MEEKS are close behind him. He points at Neil 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Rumor has it, you did summer school. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yep. Chemistry. My father thought I should get ahead. 　　 How was your summer Slick? 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Keen. 　　 　　The boys enter the room. Charlie turns around and looks at Meeks who is 　　just entering. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Meeks. Door. Closed. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Yes sir. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Gentlemen, what are the four pillars? 　　 　　 BOYS 　　 Travesty. Horror. Decadence. Excrement. 　　 　　Charlie makes himself comfortable on Neil's bed and lights up a cigarette. 　　Meanwhile, Todd is by his bed unpacking his luggage. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Okay, study group. Meeks aced Latin. I didn't quite 　　 flunk English. So, if you want, we've got our study 　　 group. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Sure. Cameron asked me too. Anyone mind 　　 including him? 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Hmm, what's his specialty, boot-licking? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Come on, he's your roommate. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 That's not my fault. 　　 　　Meeks seems to notice Todd for the first time. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Steven Meeks. 　　 　　Neil quickly gets up from his spot by the window. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Oh, this is Todd Anderson. 　　 　　Todd turns around and shakes hands with Meeks. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Nice to meet you. 　　 　　 TODD 　　 Nice to meet you. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Charlie Dalton. 　　 　　Charlie continues to lay on the bed, looking smug. Knox extends a hand. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Knox Overstreet. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Todd's brother was Jeffrey Anderson. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Oh yeah, sure. Valedictorian. National merit scholar. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Oh well, welcome to Hell-ton. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 It's every bit as tough as they say, unless you're a 　　 genius like Meeks. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 He flatters me. That's why I help him with Latin. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 And English, and Trig. 　　 　　Charlie begins coughing. There is a knock at the door. Charlie quickly 　　stamps out his cigarette on the floor and Neil tries to wave the smoke 　　from the air. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 It's open. 　　 　　The door opens and Mr. Perry walks into the room. Neil quickly rises from 　　the window. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Father, I thought you'd gone. 　　 　　The other boys stand up when he enters. 　　 　　 BOYS 　　 Mr. Perry. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Keep your seats fellows, keep your seats. Neil, I've 　　 just spoken to Mr. Nolan. I think that you're taking 　　 too many extra curricular activities this semester, and 　　 I've decided that you should drop the school annual. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 But I'm the assistant editor this year. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Well I'm sorry Neil. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 But Father, I can't. It wouldn't be fair. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Fellas, would you excuse us for a moment? 　　 　　Mr. Perry walks towards the door and Neil hesitantly follows. Mr. Perry 　　pauses by the door and smiles to the other boys. 　　 　　INT. HALLWAY - DAY 　　 　　The smile has gone from Mr. Perry's face. He grabs a hold of Neil's arm. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Don't you ever dispute me in public. Do you 　　 understand? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Father, I wasn't disputing- 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　After you've finished medical school and you're on your own, then you 　　can do as you damn well please. But until then, you do as I tell you. 　　Is that clear? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yes sir. I'm sorry. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 You know how much this means to your mother, 　　 don't you? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yes sir. You know me, always taking on too much. 　　 　　 MR PERRY 　　 Well, that's my boy. Now listen, you need anything, 　　 you let us know, huh? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yes sir. 　　 　　Mr. Perry slaps his son on the shoulder and leaves. Neil leans his head 　　back against the wall as the other boys emerge from the room. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Why doesn't he let you do what you want? 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Yeah Neil, tell him off. It couldn't get any worse. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Oh, that's rich. Like you guys tell your parents off, Mr. 　　 Future Lawyer and Mr. Future Banker. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Okay, so I don't like it any more than you do. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Well just don't tell me how to talk to my father. You 　　 guys are the same way. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 All right, all right, Jesus. So what are you going to do? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 What I have to do. Drop the annual. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Well I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. It's just a 　　 bunch of jerks trying to impress Nolan. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 I don't care. I don't give a damn about any of it. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Well, uh, Latin, eight o' clock in my room? 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Yes. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Todd, you're welcome to join us. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Yeah, come along pal. 　　 　　Todd looks up from his desk where he is setting his alarm clock. 　　 　　 TODD 　　 Thanks. 　　 　　EXT. FIELDS - DAY 　　 　　A clock bell chimes five o'clock. Enormous flocks of birds, apparently 　　disturbed by the noise, take to the sky. 　　 　　INT. STAIRCASE - DAY 　　 　　The sound of squawking birds merges into the sound of noisy boys as they 　　descend the stairs in a long spiralling line. 　　 　　MR. MCALLISTER tries to make it upstairs against the steady stream. 　　 　　 MCALLISTER 　　 Slow down boys, slow down you horrible 　　 phalanx of pubescense. 　　 　　INT CHEMISTRY LAB - DAY 　　 　　A teacher walks up and down the aisles, handing out books. 　　 　　 TEACHER 　　 Pick three laboratory experiments from 　　 the project list and report on them every 　　 five weeks. The first twenty questions at 　　 the end of chapter one are due tomorrow. 　　 　　The students let out a collective groan. 　　 　　INT. LATIN CLASSROOM - DAY 　　 　　Mr. McAllister paces back and forth in front of the blackboard and gets 　　the students to repeat everything he says. 　　 　　 MCALLISTER 　　 (students repeat after each word.) 　　 Agricolam. Agricola. Agricolae. 　　 Agricolarum. Agricolis. Agricolas. 　　 Agrilcolis. 　　 　　 Again, please. 　　 Agricola. 　　 　　INT. MATH CLASSROOM - DAY 　　 　　Dr. Hager walks up the classroom aisles with his arms behind his back. 　　 　　 HAGER 　　 Your study of trigonometry requires absolute precision. 　　 Anyone failing to turn in any homework assignment will 　　 be penalized one point off their final grade. Let me urge 　　 you now not to test me on this point. 　　 　　INT. KEATING'S CLASSROOM - DAY 　　 　　Students enter Keating's classroom, talking and acting up. Keating 　　glances out from his room off to one side. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Hey Spaz, Spaz. 　　 　　Spaz turns around in time to be hit by a ball of crumpled up paper 　　while Cameron smacks him on the shoulder. 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Brain damage. 　　 　　The students quickly quiet down as Keating emerges from the other room, 　　whistling the 1812 Overture. He walks up the length of the classroom and 　　out the door without a word. The students look around at one another, 　　uncertain of what to do. Keating pokes his head back in the doorway. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Well come on. 　　 　　He gestures them to follow and the students, after some hesitation, grab 　　their books and follow Keating out into the main entranceway. 　　 　　INT. ENTRANCEWAY - DAY 　　 　　Keating stands before the school's trophy cabinets and waits until all 　　the boys arrive. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 "Oh Captain, My Captain" who knows where 　　 that comes from? 　　 　　Todd looks up as if he knows the answer, but says nothing. Spaz blows his 　　nose a little too close to Meeks for his liking. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt 　　 Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in 　　 this class you can call me Mr. Keating. Or, 　　 if you're slightly more daring, Oh Captain, 　　 My Captain. 　　 　　The students laugh slightly. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Now let me dispel a few rumors so they 　　 don't fester into facts. Yes, I too 　　 attended Hell-ton and survived. And no, 　　 at that time I was not the mental giant 　　 you see before you. I was the intellectual 　　 equivalent of a ninety-eight pound 　　 weakling. I would go to the beach and 　　 people would kick copies of Byron in my 　　 face. 　　 　　The boys laugh once again, while Cameron, obviously trying to write all 　　this down, looks around confusedly. Keating looks down at papers in his 　　hand. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Now, Mr?Pitts. That's a rather 　　 unfortunate name. Mr. Pitts, where are 　　 you? 　　 　　Pitts raises his hand while everyone around him snickers. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　Mr. Pitts, would you open your hymnal to page 542 and read the first 　　stanza of the poem you find there? 　　 　　 PITTS 　　 "To the virgins, to make much of time"? 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Yes, that's the one. Somewhat appropriate, 　　 isn't it. 　　 　　 PITTS 　　 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old 　　 time is still a flying, and this same 　　 flower that smiles today, tomorrow will 　　 be dying." 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Thank you Mr. Pitts. "Gather ye rosebuds 　　 while ye may." The Latin term for that 　　 sentiment is Carpe Diem. Now who knows 　　 what that means? 　　 　　Meeks immediately puts his hand up. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Carpe Diem. That's "seize the day." 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Very good, Mr.- 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Meeks. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Meeks. Another unusual name. Seize the 　　 day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 　　 Why does the writer use these lines? 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Because he's in a hurry. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 No, ding! 　　 　　Keating slams his hand down on an imaginary buzzer. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Thank you for playing anyway. Because we 　　 are food for worms lads. Because, believe 　　 it or not, each and every one of us in 　　 this room is one day going to stop 　　 breathing, turn cold, and die. 　　 　　Keating turns towards the trophy cases, filled with trophies, footballs, 　　and team pictures. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Now I would like you to step forward over 　　 here and peruse some of the faces from 　　 the past. You've walked past them many 　　 times. I don't think you've really looked 　　 at them. 　　 　　The students slowly gather round the cases and Keating moves behind them. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 They're not that different from you, are 　　 they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, 　　 just like you. Invincible, just like you 　　 feel. The world is their oyster. They 　　 believe they're destined for great things, 　　 just like many of you. Their eyes are full 　　 of hope, just like you. Did they wait until 　　 it was too late to make from their lives 　　 even one iota of what they were capable? 　　 Because you see gentlmen, these boys are 　　 now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen 　　 real close, you can hear them whisper their 　　 legacy to you. Go on, lean in. 　　 　　The boys lean in and Keating hovers over Cameron's shoulder. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 (whispering in a gruff voice) 　　 Carpe. 　　 　　Cameron looks over his shoulder with an aggravated expression on his face. 　　 　　 KEATING 　　 Hear it? 　　 (whispering again) 　　 Carpe. Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys, 　　 make your lives extraordinary. 　　 　　The boys stare at the faces in the cabinet in silence. 　　 　　EXT. SCHOOL STEPS - DAY 　　 　　The boys emerge from the school, loaded down with numerous books. 　　 　　 PITTS 　　 That was weird. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 But different. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Spooky if you ask me. 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Think he'll test us on that stuff? 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Come on Cameron, don't you get anything? 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 What? What? 　　 　　INT. LOCKER ROOM - EVENING 　　 　　A coach sticks his head around the corner into the room. 　　 　　 COACH 　　 Let's go boys, hustle up in here. That 　　 means you Dalton. 　　 　　Meeks emerges from the showers, drying himself off. 　　 　　 MEEKS 　　 Okay, who's up for a trig study group 　　 tonight guys? 　　 　　 PITTS 　　 Me. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Me. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 (still annoyed by what the coach said) 　　 What? 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 I can't make it guys. I have to have 　　 dinner at the Danburry's house. 　　 　　 PITTS 　　 The Danburry's? Who are the Danburry's? 　　 　　 CAMERON 　　 Big alumns. How'd you swing that? 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Friends of my Dad's. They're probably in 　　 their nineties or something. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 Ooh! 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Anything's better than Hell-ton hash. 　　 　　 CHARLIE 　　 I'll second that. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Yeah we'll see. 　　 　　Neil approaches Todd, who's been sitting by the window staring down at the 　　floor. Neil snaps his fingers to get Todd's attention. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Hey, you coming to the study group tonight? 　　 　　 TODD 　　 Uh, no, no I, uh, I've got some history I 　　 wanna do. 　　 　　 NEIL 　　 Suit yourself. 　　 　　INT. TODD'S ROOM - EVENING 　　 　　Todd is seated at his desk. He scrawls "CARPE DIEM" across a blank page 　　of his notebook. He looks at it for a few moments before crumpling it up 　　and opening up his Chemistry book. 　　 　　INT. ENTRANCEWAY - NIGHT 　　 　　Hager comes down the stairs. Knox is looking at one of the old class photos 　　on the walls. 　　 　　 HAGER 　　 Ready Overstreet? 　　 　　Knox reluctantly follows after Dr. Hager. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Ready to go sir. 　　 　　EXT. ROAD - NIGHT 　　 　　The car leaves Welton and drives towards the Danburry's house. 　　 　　INT / EXT DANBURRY'S HOUSE - NIGHT 　　 　　The doorbell rings. 　　 　　 MRS DANBURRY (O.S.) 　　 Chet, can you get that? 　　 　　 CHET (O.S.) 　　 I can't, Mom. 　　 　　 CHRIS (O.S.) 　　 I'll get it. 　　 　　The door opens and Knox is awe-struck by the beautiful girl (CHRIS) who 　　has answered the door. 　　 　　 CHRIS 　　 Can I help you? 　　 　　Knox manages to break out of his daze. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Hi. Knox Overstreet. Uh, Dr. Hager. 　　 　　 CHRIS 　　 Hi. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 This is the Danburry's, right? 　　 　　 CHRIS 　　 Are you here to see Chet? 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Mrs. Danburry? 　　 　　Chris begins to laugh as Mrs. Danburry arrives behind her. 　　 　　 CHRIS 　　 No. 　　 　　 MRS DANBURRY 　　 Sorry. Thank you Chris. I'm Mrs. Danburry. 　　 You must be Knox. 　　 　　 KNOX 　　 Yes. 　　 　　 MRS DANBURRY 　　 (to Dr. Hager) 　　 Back by