AMERICAN HISTORY X

Fuck that, D. That chucker can't pull

that shit. It's fucking-

DEREK

Not on point, honey.

He turns back to the court and walks over to Lawrence.

He stands in front of him and checks the ball in.

DEREK

Tens!

Lawrence takes the ball, passes it to the wing, and

quickly gets it back. Lawrence dribbles up top, makes a

marvelous 180 spin with the ball, and pulls up for a ten

foot jumper. Derek reads it perfectly and REJECTS IT.

Lawrence trips to the ground, Derek grabs the ball off

the fast break and DUNKS IT.

DANNY

(amazed by the dunk)

Holy shit!

Everybody courtside goes nuts. Derek walks to the

sideline, ignoring all the hand slaps being offered.

Everyone is riveted on Derek.

SETH

(to the other team)

Get off my fucking court! This is my

house!

DANNY

Yeah! Fuck...yeah!

A sweaty Derek pulls his little brother close. He takes

a drink of water, spits out more blood, looks at his

bitter opponent, and says nothing.

CUT TO:

EXT. STREET - BY THE COURT

Derek, Danny, Seth, Cammeron, Curtis and Stacey stand

outside the Bronco. The doors are all open and the

stereo softly plays music in the b.g. Derek dries off.

DANNY'S POV. Derek throws a shirt and tie over his

sweaty, tattooed body. Danny watches the tats disappear,

and it's almost like his brother is normal. A name tag

reads LA COPY CENTER - DEREK - ASSISTANT MANAGER.

Derek looks at JEROME and LAWRENCE from afar. Danny

notices the two men stare at his brother, ready to kill.

Derek meets their gaze.

CUT TO:

EXT. VENICE BOARDWALK - PRESENT - DANNY'S POV

Danny awakens from his daydream. The black players now

stare at him. Danny puts his board down and skates down

the boardwalk.

DANNY (V/O)

It was only the beginning.

(then)

Derek once told me that minorities

would take America over one day. That

white people are too afraid. Maybe he

was right.

CUT TO:

EXT. SMALL BEACH HOUSE - A PATIO

Danny skates up to the gate and kicks his board up to his

hand. He passes two SURFBOARDS on his way towards the

back.

EXT. SIDE ENTRANCE - TWO 14-YEAR-OLDS

LIZZY, the redhaired beauty from earlier, and her blond

friend KAMMI, sturable out and laugh. They're stoned.

KAMMI

Hey! Danny!

DANNY

(smiling)

Hey.

LIZZY

You're going tonight, right?

DANNY

Where?

LIZZY

That party. Go there.

The two young girls giggle and take off.

INT. TINY, MESSY BEDROOM - SAME

JASON and CHRIS, two 17-year-old skinheads with shaved

heads, prepare to hit the surf. Chris sings to

INSTITUTIONALIZED BY SUICIDAL TENDENCIES on the stereo

while Jason throws on a ZOG T-SHIRT, the tops of their

fullsuits hang down.

DANNY (O.S)

There's dick for waves.

CHRIS

I don't care. I just wanna get wet.

TIGHT ON DANNY. He flips through a book titled TURNER

DIARIES. On the nightstand to his left is a digital

clock that reads 4:47 p.m.

DANNY

I've been trying to buy this. You

can't find it anywhere.

The two look at Dan.

JASON

Cammeron dropped us off a copy. Dope

fucking shit, man. It's all about

reclaiming the country. I'll let you

read it when I'm done.

DANNY

Fuck that. I just read Mein Kampf.

JASON

There you go.

CHRIS

Hey? What was this Daryl shit you

were talking about?

DANNY

Henry Hastings almost kicked Daryl

Dawson's ass. He would're too if--

CHRIS

Little Henry the negroid?

Danny nods.

DANNY

Everyday there's something over there,

man.

CHRIS

Why do you think we fuckin' quit?

DANNY

I hear you.

JASON

Daryl Dawson's a pussy faggot.

CUT TO:

EXT. BOARDWALK - DANNY, JASON AND CMRIS - LATER

The three skateboard down the strand, Jason and Chris

with their surfboardS and suits. Chris looks at Jason's

shirt.

CHRIS

What's ZOG again?

JASON

Zionist somethin'.

DANNY

Zionist-Occupational-Government.

Ahead an OLD ASIAN WOMAN tows a succession of SHOPPING

CARTS. As Jason passes, he smacks her with his surfboard

and knocks her to the ground. They all laugh and Danny

breaks off and heads east on Rose.

CUT TO:

INT. DUMPY APARTMENT - TIGHT ON TEARY EYES

DAVINA VINYARD, in a UCLA T-SHIRT and panties, cries on

the couch as she hugs a LONG HAIRED Derek. DORIS sobs as

she lays under a pink blanket, burdened by the flu.

Shirtless Derek grabs Doris' hand and leans over to kiss

her.

DEREK

It's gonna be fine.

EXT. DUMPY APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

Danny skates up to his residence and looks at a car

across the street. Two plainclothes cops from the

earlier meeting sit in their car and stare from afar.

Danny goes through the gate.

iNT. HOUSE- SAME

Danny walks in on the tearful family conclave. He stands

there, wishing the day would just end.

DANNY

Oh man--! Come on! What are you

crying about now?

THE PHONE RINGS and Derek rushes down the hall to get it.

DEREK

I got it.

Danny looks to his mother.

DANNY

Are you feeling better at all?

DORIS

I need a kiss.

Danny wipes away her tears, kisses her, and moves away

quickly so he won't get sick.

INT. BEDROOM - DEREK ON THE PHONE

He listens to the man on the other line.

DEREK

Unhuh. Unhuh. Did you expel him?

INT. LIVING ROOM - SAME

There's a knock on the front door and Davina answers.

She opens the door and tries to shut it immediately.

SKINHEAD FAT SETH, from the game earlier, wears a GOOD

GUYS STEREO UNIFORM. He pushes the door back open.

DAVINA

What do you want!?

SETH

Open up, bitch!

Davina relents and Seth enters.

DAVINA

(examining him)

Jesus! Are you sure you can fit

through the door?

SETH

Fuck off.

(excited)

Where is he?

DAVINA

Back in his bedroom.

Seth pushes Danny to the side, passes Doris and yells.

SETH

(smiling)

Where are you, you free motherfucker?

Seth moves down the hall and bangs on Derek's door.

SETH

Vinyard!

DAVINA

He's on the phone, asshole!

SETH

Fuck off.

DEREK (O.S.)

I'll be out in a minute!

Without pushing it, Seth undoes his pants and moves into

the bathroom. Danny walks down the hall.

INT. BATHROOM - THE CAN

Seth sits on the toilet. Danny pushes the door slightly

and stares at Seth's GUN on the bathroom counter. Danny

looks at him. After a few seconds--

SETH

What are you lookin' at?

DANNY

I'm still trying to figure it out.

SETH

Come in here and I'll show you,

maggot.

DANNY

Fuck off. When'd you start carryin'?

SETH

I'm dropping the kids off at the pool,

junior. Shut the fuckin' door!

Danny grabs his nose and turns to the door behind him.

DANNY

Jesus! Chew your food, dude!

INT. BEDROOM - DEREK

He continues into the phone receiver.

DEREK

All right. Thanks. I'll take care of

it. Yeah.

DANNY'S POV. He opens the door and sees Derek on the

phone with his back to him. Above Derek is Danny's

surfboard, hanging on ropes hooked to the ceiling.

Blue jeans, black boots and slicked back hair, Derek

holds his hand up and motions for Dan to be quiet. The

sleeves of tats covering his arms, shoulders and back

(D.O.C.) define the hatred that has engulfed his past.

DEREK

(into the receiver)

Okay. Okay. I'm what? What channel?

He covers the receiver, turns on a ten inch TV, and flips

to the correct channel.

DEREK

(without turning)

What is it, Danny?

DANNY

You got pigs outside.

DEREK

I know.

Derek leans over the computer to check it out.

INT./EXT. BEDROOM - DEREM'S POV

He looks through the blinds and stares at the UNMARKED

CAR. Danny throws his backpack on the bed and exits.

TIGHT ON DEREK. He listens to the television.

TV ANCROR (O.S.)

Saturday's prison release of a former

skinhead gang leader has many

community leaders up in arms tonight.

INT. BATHROOM - TIGHT ON SETH

He points his Glock 9mm at the mirror.

SETH

Drop the t.v., nigger.

He laughs to himself and exits.

INT. HALLWAY - SETH CONTINUED

He bangs on Derek's door once more, pissed that Derek

didn't open it earlier. He heads for the living room.

INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUE TV ACTION

Danny, Davina, and Doris are glued to the news story on

the same station. Doris, once beautiful, is now aged and

graying. NYQUIL, PEPTO BISMOL, two PRESCRIPTION

CONTAINERS, and a spoon rest on the coffee table.

TIGHT ON THE TELEVISION. A WELL-DRESSED BLACK WOMAN

speaks angrily to the reporter covering the story.

Random black protestors nod and comment in the

background.

BLACK WOMAN

Maybe now whites will understand the

motives behind people like Malcolm X

and the Black Panthers. Just put the

shoe on the other foot.

FLASH TO:

EXT. CHINO PRISON - THE VINYARDS ON NEWS FOOTAGE

Danny walks' towards Derek and they smile and hug. Davina

and Doris soon join in.

Davina

BLACK WOMAN (V/O)

Derek Vinyard deserved the death

penalty for what he did to that young

man! And now he walks the street as

free as you and I.

DANNY

{to the tv)

What about OJ, bitch!?

INT. VINYARD HOUSE - TIGHT ON THE TV

The news segment winds down.

BLACK WOMAN

(fed up, to the camera)

They've done it to us again.

A hand reaches over to turn the channel. IT'S SETH.

Doris, in an awful state, lays back down.

TIGHT ON SETH. Tattoos cover his forearms. A BLOODY

SNAKE is halfway tucked under his rolled-up sleeves.

SETH

Nigger lovin' Jew media calling the

shots. Watch cartoons. It's the only

t.v. that's safe nowadays.

DORIS

No one's safe--until we all are.

Seth looks at the woman like she's from another planet.

He laughs and goes into the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN - SETH'S POV

He looks through the fridge but finds nothing. He closes

the door and looks at the family pictures on the door.

A FAMILY SHOT of Doris, Derek, Danny, Davina, and DENNIS

VINYARD in front of church. Seth appreciates Dennis in a

coat and tie. Below that, a picture of a dirty and

rugged Dennis and a young Davina, wearing her father's

FIRE HELMET. Danny with Doris.

SETH

Come in here, Dan.

INT. SMALL KITCHEN - SAME

He sits and comes upon Davina's revealing CROTCH. She

studies and so does he. Danny walks in the kitchen and

looks through the fridge. He pulls out a leftover piece

of steak and gnaws on it. Seth looks over at Dan

SETH

Where the fuck you find that?

DANNY

Goin' to Cam's party tonight?

SETH

Is Davina's ass water tight?

Danny laughs.

DAVINA

Hurry up and leave, Goodyear. You've

taken your dump now go.

SETH

Listen to you. You callin' me a

blimp, you fuckin' Democrat?!

DAVINA

Yes! I am!

Danny takes a bite and laughs at Seth.

DANNY

I'm there tonight.

SETH

Oh yeah? You ask Derek?

DANNY

Noo...but he's got two kegs.

SETH