EXT. TROUTS BARN - THE NIGHT
We hear Hawaiian music. We see a truck with GUESTS drive up and
HULA DAhrough barn slats.
INT. TROUTS BARN - NIGHT
Its a small barn thats been verted into a luau with a bar.
A BAND plays for two hula dancers. The Trouts had decorated it
as a little slice of Hawaii. There are tiki lights, numerous
rented plastic palm trees and fiberglass copies of Hawaiian
statuary. Strings of colored lights crisscross the ceiling.
It looks like a Hawaiian high school gym on prom night.
Maggies family, Mrs. Trout and people weve already met, and
more, are here, milling around wit tropical drinks garnished
with umbrellas. Plastic leis abound and most people have
mao find their old Hawaiian shirts.
As we e in, the hula dancers finish their applause and Mrs.
Trout announces. Hula dancers stop.
LOU TROUT
Wele to our annual try luau. As
you know, Betty and I got married on
the rim of the crater, Diamond Head.
MRS. TROUT
(grabbing the
microphone)
This year, were dedig our first
dao the soon-to-be newlyweds, the
King and Queen of Hawaii, Maggie and
Bob.
The couple enters. Bob is a goody bronzed god in his King
Kamahamela outfit. Maggie is spectacular in her authentic
looking Harincess get-up. But her face refleone
of the festivities around her. Every now and then, she looks up
and glances around for Ike, hating herself for it.
MRS. TROUT (td)
King and Queen, dance.
Maggie and Bob start to dance as the Quarter sings "Aloha Oe."
MRS. TROUT (td)
Everybody dance.
Everybody dances.
TIMES OUT:
Maggie and Bob pose for pictures with some of the guests.
MRS. TROUT
Pictures of the King and Queen.
Dennis poses with Maggie. Cory poses with Bob. Mrs. Trout runs
out of film and goes to get more, leaving Peggy and Maggie alone.
Peggy whispers to Maggie.
PEGGY
Lighten up, wahine.
MAGGIE
Lighten up, what?
PEGGY
This party is for you and Bob. Get
your mind off the reporter.
MAGGIE
I havent seen him iy-four hours.
It just gives me the creeps a little bit.
Id feel better if I knew where he was.
PEGGY
(nods to door)
Would it?
ANGLE ON: Ike just entering the party. At least he tried.
Hes got a tropical sheet ed around his pants and shirt.
He walks to the bar and is greeted warmly by Lee. Maggie gets
very flustered.
PEGGY (td)
What are you doing?
MAGGIE
(after a beat)
Im going to go dah Bob.
Because hes the man.
(referring to her headdress)
I like those grapes.
Maggie dances affeately with Bob as Mr. Trout, tending
bar, greets Ike.
LOU TROUT
Hey, Mr. Graham, wele to our luau.
What I get you?
IKE
You got something without a toy in it?
TIME CUT:
A LITTLE LATER - CLOSE ON
A pair of expressive pantomime "A Little Grass Shack".
PULL BACK TO REVEAL:
Mrs. Trout is on stage, introdug hula testants. Grandma
judges the Hawaiian dang. The party is at full tilt -- a
little wild, a little goofy. Some guests (Bob, dy, Cory, Lee
and Ted) do the limbo. Walter, Mrs. Pressma turn as
she hears him.
IKE
Aloha. Thats a very fetg
headdress youre w