Screen Play

sky to the moon screenplay draft under the cut




Sky to the moon

Fade in - Outer Space - But in Crayon

A rocket ship is sailing over a sea of sparkling stars and colorful planets.

Sky - Vo

Vrrrrrrrghhwooooooooooooosh

 bright flashes cut through the void.

Genevieve - Vo

Metorites!

SKY - VO

I got it!

A ship glides smoothly and effortlessly through the gaps between the meteorites. Genevieve giggles, followed by a gasp.

GENEVIEVE - VO

There it is...

GENEVIEVE & Sky Vo

THE MUSHROOM PLANET

SKY - VO

Hold on tight Genevieve! I'm bringing her in for a landing.

Sky and Genevieve both make shaky noises simulating turbulence while shaking the book.

SKY - VO

Its gonna be a bumpy rideehuhuheh!

Both laugh - we pull out to see a young boy and girl (Sky and Genavieve) on the shingled roof of a house overlooking the small town of Wanacreville.

Both of them laughing as we pull out revealing the book and the moon which overwhelms the screen with bright light.

Sky and Genevieve are laying on a small shingled rooftop overlooking the city of Wanacreville.

Sky is smiling contentedly and turns slowly to look up at the moon

SKY

Where do you think the mushroom planet is at?

Genevieve leans over to Sky and whispers

GENEVIEVE

Maybe it's the moon.

Sky still staring at the moon now even more wide eyed

SKY

Maybe...

And he sits up quickly

SKY

Maybe we can go there!

GENEVIEVE

But how will we get there?

Sky quickly grabs the wonderful flight to mushroom planet book and plops it down and points to the cover

SKY

With that! We can build it

GENEVIEVE

Can I help! I promise I'll work hard.

SKY

Eh...sure why not you can be my Lieutenant. And I'll be the captain.

GENEVIEVE

You promise!

SKY

I promise.

Gen and sky both laugh. Suddenly a harsh womans voice interuppts.

GENEVIEVE mom

Genevieve? Genevieve!

Genevieve gives Sky a look of dissapointment

GENEVIEVE

I guess I gotta go, Cya...And don't forget.

Sky watches Gen as she hurries down.

GENEVIEVE MOM

Genevieve! What were you doing up there young lady? And with that boy!

GENEVIEVE

but hes my friend..

GENEVIEVE MOM

Nevermind him! Go on and wash up before your dad gets home! We have a lot to talk about - Your dad got a better job, we are moving to Tuacreville.

Convo between Gen and her Mom is overheard by Sky.


ACT 2 Fade to black

Enter Skys kitchen 8 AM

Sky is walking downstairs, we hear chaos - a crying baby, food cooking, etc. Sky's mom emerges from the messy kitchen carrying the baby. A well dressed man rushes down the stairs, pushing by both Sky and his mom, towards the front door.

SKYS MOM

Come get some breakfast sweetie. You look awfully tired

Skys DAD

Bye honey Bye kids

Sky's eyes follow his dad.

SKY

I'm going to go out for a bit ok mom.

Sky's Mom turns to him, mouth open as if she were about to protest, when the phone rings. She sighs with resignation, turns and answers the phone, baby in hand.

Outside - Morning - green field - Sunny Day

We enter as Sky and Genevieve are walking through a tree filled park, deep in conversation.

GENEVIEVE


So how are we gonna build this?

She has her nose down and flips through blueprints as they walk. Sky suddenly stops and Genevieve bumps into his back.

GENEVIEVE

ooof!...hey whats the big idea?

SKY

That!

Sky points up to an enormous tree.

GENEVIEVE

Ok then...lets do it.

Montage - Buildig the ramp

Sky and Gen are collecting wood from Geneves Barn

Sky and Gen are going around town stealing a ton of Fire Extinguishers a trash can and some small bike tires.

Sky and Gen are hammering and cutting wood Sky is welding some things to the trash can.

Sky and Gen are making a pully system to pull each other up to the tree

(all of this is happenning from morning to night it ends at night)

Sky is perched on high branch, hammering the final nail.

 Sky

FINISHED! LOOK I CAN ALMOST TOUCH IT!

Sky is reaching and grabbing at the full moon, casting his silhouette on Genavieve. At first she is smiling, but it fades, she looks close to tears. She calls to him:

GENEVIEVE

GREAT NOW COME DOWN!!

Sky is exhuberant when he reaches the bottom of the ladder, Genavieve approaches slowly with her hands behind her back.

GENEVIEVE

Hey I have a present for you, close your eyes.

Sky squints his face and closes his eyes

GENEVIEVE

ok ok now stick out your hand, ok.. now open your eyes!

Sky  slowly opens his eyes to reveal a homemade spacesuit, neatly folded into a cardboard box.

GENEVIEVE

Do you like it..?

Sky takes a moment to examine the suit looking at it closley turning it inside out and twisiting it aroundGenevieve looks at sky with an confused look

GENEVIEVE

So do you like it?

We see his lips slowly arching upwards as a smile is filling the screen hes in awe.

Fade to black

Geneveive and Sky are sitting by the makeshift rocketship

GENEVIEVE

Did you hear about the fireworks tomorow in the town square?

Sky is busy tinkering with his rocketship. He pays her little mind.

GENEVIEVE

I heard that it was gonna be the best one this year. They have all (insert rambling of stuff)

Sky moves in closer into the rocketship hull dampening Genevieves voice.