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hate me. My parents will kill me.

All right, goddamn it. You're right.

" Carpe diem. " Even if it kills me.

Knox puts in another coin and calls again.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Hello?

KNOX

Hello, Chris?

CHRIS (O. S. )

Yes.

KNOX

Hi. This is Knox Overstreet.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Oh, yes. Knox. Glad you called.

KNOX

She's glad I called.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Listen, Chet's parents are going out of

town this weekend, so he's having a

party. Would you like to come?

KNOX

Would I like to come to a party?

CHARLIE

Yes. Say, yes.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Friday? Um-

KNOX

Well, sure.

CHRIS (O. S. )

About seven?

KNOX

Okay, great. I-I'll be there, Chris.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Okay.

KNOX

Friday night at the Danburrys'. O-Okay.

Thank you.

CHRIS (O. S. )

Okay. Bye.

KNOX

Thank you. I'll see you. Bye.

KNOX

Yawp! Can you believe it? She was gonna

call me. She invited me to a party with

her.

CHARLIE

At Chet Danburry's house.

KNOX

Yeah.

CHARLIE

Well?

KNOX

So?

CHARLIE

So, you don't really think she means

you're going with her?

KNOX

Well, of course not, Charlie. But that's

not the point. That's not the point at

all.

CHARLIE

What is the point?

KNOX

The point, Charlie, is, uh--

CHARLIE

Yeah?

KNOX

that she was thinking about me. I've

only met her once, and already she's

thinking about me. Damn it. It's gonna

happen, guys. I feel it. She is going to

be mine. Carpe. Carpe!

Knox flips his scarf dramatically around his neck as he walks away

and climbs the stairs.

EXT. COURTYARD - DAY

The students are standing in a line while Cameron, Pitts, and Knox

are walking in a circle. Keating watches as they go around.

KEATING

No grades at stake, gentlemen. Just take

a stroll.

After a few moments, the three boys begin to march to the same beat.

KEATING

There it is.

The other boys start clapping to the rhythm of their steps.

KEATING

I don't know, but I've been told--

BOYS

I don't know, but I've been told--

KEATING

Doing poetry is old--

BOYS

Doing poetry is old--

Mr. Nolan looks out at them from his office as Keating joins the

boys and begins marching with them.

KEATING

Left, left, left-right-left. Left, left,

left-right-left. Left, halt!

The boys come to a halt.

KEATING

Thank you, gentlemen. If you noticed,

everyone started off with their own

stride, their own pace.

Keating begins walking very slowly.

KEATING

Mr. Pitts, taking his time. He knew he'll

get there one day. Mr. Cameron, you could

see him thinking, " Is this right? It might

be right. It might be right. I know that.

Maybe not. I don't know. "

Keating begins walking with his groin pushed forward.

KEATING

Mr. Overstreet, driven by deeper force.

Yes. We know that. All right. Now, I

didn't bring them up here to ridicule

them. I brought them up here to illustrate

the point of conformity: the difficulty in

maintaining your own beliefs in the face

of others. Now, those of you -- I see

the look in your eyes like, " I would've

walked differently. " Well, ask

yourselves why you were clapping. Now,

we all have a great need for acceptance.

But you must trust that your beliefs are

unique, your own, even though others may

think them odd or unpopular, even though

the herd may go, " That's baaaaad. " Robert

Frost said, " Two roads diverged in a

wood and I, I took the one less traveled

by, and that has made all the

difference. " Now, I want you to find

your own walk right now. Your own way of

striding, pacing. Any direction.

Anything you want. Whether it's proud,

whether it's silly, anything. Gentlemen,

the courtyard is yours.

The students begin walking about, some walking casually, others

making up silly walks. Keating notices that Charlie is still

leaning up against one of the pillars.

KEATING

You don't have to perform. Just make it

for yourself. Mr. Dalton? You be joining

us?

CHARLIE

Exercising the right not to walk.

KEATING

Thank you, Mr. Dalton. You just

illustrated the point. Swim against the

stream.

Nolan moves away from the window where he had been watching them.

EXT. CAMPUS - NIGHT

Neil is walking by with the notes for the play when he notices Todd

sitting off by himself on one of the walkways.

NEIL

Todd? Hey.

TODD

Hey.

NEIL

What's going on?

TODD

Nothing. Today's my birthday.

NEIL

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday.

TODD

Thanks.

NEIL

What's you get?

TODD

My parents gave me this.

Neil looks down at a deskset sitting next to Todd, still in

its wrappings.

NEIL

Isn't this the same desk set-

TODD

Yeah, yeah. They gave me the same thing

as last year.

NEIL

Oh.

TODD

Oh.

NEIL

(laughing)

Maybe they thought you needed another

one.

TODD

Maybe they weren't thinking about

anything at all. Uh, the funny thing is

about this is I, I didn't even like it

the first time.

NEIL

Todd, I think you're underestimating the

value of this desk set.

Neil picks up the desk set and begins examining it more closely.

NEIL

I mean, who would want a football or

a baseball, or-

TODD

Or a car.

NEIL

Or a car if they could have a desk set

as wonderful as this one? I mean, if, if

I were ever going to buy a, a desk set

twice, I would probably buy this one

both times. In fact, its, its shape is,

it's rather aerodynamic, isn't it? I can

feel it. This desk set wants to fly.

Neil tosses the desk set lightly in the air. Todd stands up

and Neil hands him the desk set.

NEIL

Todd? The world's first unmanned flying

desk set.

Todd flings the desk set over the side of the walkway and it

falls to pieces down below.

TODD

Oh, my!

NEIL

Well, I wouldn't worry. You'll get

another one next year.

INT. CAVE - NIGHT

All the boys but Knox and Charlie are gathered in the cave.

BOYS

" To live deep and suck out all the

marrow of life. To put to rout all that

was not life"

The boys stop as they hear the sound of female laughter outside.

CAMERON

Oh, my God!

GLORIA

Is this it?

CHARLIE

Yeah, this is it. Go ahead, go on in.

It's my cave. Watch your step.

TINA

We're not gonna slip, are we?

GLORIA

Uh-oh.

Gloria hops into the cave wearing a bright red shirt. The lights from

the boys' flashlights play conspicously over Gloria's chest. Tina

enters right behind her.

GLORIA

Hi.

Meeks stands up and slams his head into the low ceiling.

MEEKS

Hello.

GLORIA

Hello.

CHARLIE

Hi, you guys. Meet, uh, Gloria and--

TINA

Tina.

CHARLIE

Tina. This is the pledge class of the

Dead Poets Society.

BOYS

Hello. How do you do?

NEIL

Hello.

GLORIA

Hi. Hi.

CHARLIE

Guys, move. Move. Come on, folks. It's

Friday night. Let's get on with the

meeting.

The boys move aside to let the girls in.

BOYS

Sorry. Excuse- Excuse me.

CHARLIE

Guys, I have an announcement to make. In

keeping with the spirit of passionate

experimentation of the Dead Poets, I'm

giving up the name Charlie Dalton. From

now on, call me Nuwanda.

PITTS

(laughing)

Nuwanda?

NEIL

Nuwanda?

Tina takes out a tube of red lipstick. Charlie takes it from her

and puts red marks on each of his cheeks.

INT. CHET'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Knox enters the house and looks anxiously about.

KNOX

Hello? Hello, Chris?

Knox stops and combs his hair in the hallway mirror. Chris comes

running out from one of the rooms.

CHRIS

Knox!

KNOX

Hi.

CHRIS

You made it. Great! Bring anybody?

KNOX

No.

Chris grabs Knox by his jackets and pulls him forward as she walks

toward the stairs.

CHRIS

No. Ginny Danburry's here. Wait. I have

to go find Chet. Why don't you go

downstairs where everybody is?

Chris runs up the stairs as Knox stares after her.

CHRIS

Make yourself at home.

KNOX

But I--

INT. CHET'S BASEMENT - NIGHT

Knox stares at a couple kissing passionately. Across the room he sees

Chet and Chris dancing. He walks away.

INT. CHET'S KITCHEN - NIGHT

Knox enters the kitchen, walking between several football players

to fill up a mug of beer from a keg.

STEVE

Hey, you Mutt Sanders' brother? Bubba,

this guy look like Mutt Sanders to you

or what?

Bubba spits ice cubes into the sink.

BUBBA

You're his brother?

KNOX

No relation. Never heard of him. Sorry,

guys.

BUBBA

(obviously drunk)