[Movie Script]Moonrise Kingdom

                                MOONRISE KINGDOM


Written by
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
May 1, 2011
          INT. BISHOP'S HOUSE. DAY



A landing at the top of a crooked, wooden staircase. There is

a threadbare, braided rug on the floor. There is a long, wide

corridor decorated with faded paintings of sailboats and

battleships. The wallpapers are sun-bleached and peeling at

the corners except for a few newly-hung strips which are

clean and bright. A small easel sits stored in the corner.
Outside, a hard rain falls, drumming the roof and rattling

the gutters.
A ten-year-old boy in pajamas comes up the steps carefully

eating a bowl of cereal as he walks. He is Lionel. Lionel

slides open the door to a low cabinet under the window. He

takes out a portable record player, puts a disc on the

turntable, and sets the needle into the spinning groove.
A child's voice says over the speaker:
           RECORD PLAYER (V.O.)


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