wooden
gate stands twenty yards from the front door. A barn and a
hot house sits on either side, surrounded by acres and acres
of beautiful pasture.
CAROLYN JOHNSON, a sixteen-year-old girl, steps out from the
vegetable garden with an arm full of vegetable. She watches
her parents exit the truck.
Francesca carries her groceries, walking briskly through the
front gate and entering the house.
wooden legs #
# And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth #
# And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs #
# The farmers trees are full of fruit #
# And the barns are full of hay #
# Oh, Im bound to go where there aint no snow #
# Where the rain dont fall, the wind dont blow #
# In the big rock candy mountains #
# In the big rock candy mountains #
# You never change your socks #
# And the little streams of a
wooden benches.
A wooden coffin rests on a bench in the f.g.,
and near it the close relatives of the deceased occupy a
special Place.
RACHEL LAPP
A young woman of perhaps twenty-seven. Her
face is pale and drawn. In happier circumstances,
although there havent been too many of late in Rachels
life, we would see a robust, sensual woman of full
figure, spirit and intelligence.
Eight-year-old SAMUEL
CHERRY FALLS
SCREENPLAY BY KEN SELDEN
FIRST DRAFT
FEBRUARY 14, 1998
FADE IN:
EXT. TOWN - NIGHT
The hanging sign says Entering Cherry Falls, Ohio
We see Cherry Falls - A small town in rural Northeastern Ohio. This is
Norman Rockwell land, red barns on dirt roads, a square in the center of
town. But things are hidden here. The barns are locked, the shades are
drawn.
Dissolve to:
EXT. LOVERS LANE
A
wooden nickels
Kemosabe.
CHUCK
I wont.
Will shoves out a hand at Chuck.
WILL
And lighten up will ya.
Chuck hugs him anyway and walks to the passenger side.
Charles tosses him the keys, like hes doing him a big
favor.
??
INT. CAR - DAY
Chuck sits in the drivers seat. Middy is in the back.
Charles slams the trunk and gets in. Before Chuck turns
the ignition...
CHARLES
Now just take it easy. Were no