HEART'S COMPASS
by
VÏNTÓRY BLAKE MOORE
Copyright 2016 All Rights Reserved
EXT. BLAYLOCK RANCH - DALLAS, TX - SUMMER 10:00 AM 2006
Top of a tree line with morning sun bursting over and
through the leaves. PULL BACK to reveal the sources of the
laughter with two 5-year-old boys playing cowboys and
Indians in the tall yellow grass.
EXT. RANCH DIRT ROAD - 10:00 AM
F-150 Truck of JAKE's Dad coming up the road to pick him
up. Laughter continues along with child like imitations of
gun sounds.
Jake's dad gets out to greet DERRICK'S Dad.
The Truck door slams. They shake hands and then Jake's
father signals for him to come on with a smile.
RUSSELL is cordial but not warm.
DERRICK
Guess I will see you on Tuesday --
JAKE
Okay buddy, see you later!
Jake's feet running away from camera with dads out focus in
the background of the shoes.
INT. HORSE STABLE - 10:00 AM
RUSSELL, is wrestling a bail of hay into the center of the
stable and cutting the binding the way he had done a 1,000
times.
A Young 5-year-old Derrick Comes running in. His father can
hear his boots coming.
Russell has hay in his hands waiting to throw at Derrick as
soon as he turns the corner, a common game that they play
before they both put hay into the Stalls together.
Derrick brushes one of the horses on the nose in
admiration.
RUSSELL
Did you guys have fun this
morning?
DERRICK
(Processing his
Question)
(MORE)
DERRICK (CONT'D)
Yeah-- we had a good time dad. --
Dad, Why don't you like Jake's
dad?
RUSSELL
What makes you ask that? --
DERRICK
Because every time you see him,
you just shake his hand, you never
invite him in or tell jokes with
him like you do all of your other
friends.
RUSSELL
YOU ARE READING
HEART'S COMPASS - Screenplay (Movie)
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