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La La Land

1) Sebastian unexpectedly shows up at Mia's family home with news of an audition opportunity for a big movie. 2) Mia is hesitant and refuses the audition, explaining that after hundreds of failed auditions she no longer wants to subject herself to the pain of rejection. 3) Sebastian refuses to accept her refusal, telling her he set up the audition for the next day and will pick her up then, leaving the decision of whether she attends or not up to her.

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La La Land

1) Sebastian unexpectedly shows up at Mia's family home with news of an audition opportunity for a big movie. 2) Mia is hesitant and refuses the audition, explaining that after hundreds of failed auditions she no longer wants to subject herself to the pain of rejection. 3) Sebastian refuses to accept her refusal, telling her he set up the audition for the next day and will pick her up then, leaving the decision of whether she attends or not up to her.

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Revision 69.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT.

MIA’S DAD (CONT’D)


What the hell...?
Disbelief on Mia’s face. It can’t be. She heads to the nearest
window. There -- at the corner, smack-dab in front of her
house -- is SEBASTIAN’S CAR.

A NEIGHBOR angrily yells at him. Sebastian sees Mia. They lock


eyes. And on that --

120 EXT. MIA’S HOME / SEBASTIAN’S CAR - MOMENTS LATER


Mia and Sebastian stand next to his car.

MIA
Why did you come here?
SEBASTIAN
Because I have good news.

MIA
Ok...

SEBASTIAN
Amy Brandt. The casting director.
MIA
I know who she is.
SEBASTIAN
She was at your play. And she loved it.
And she loved it so much that she wants
you to come audition for a huge movie
she’s got.

He’s brimming over with excitement. But Mia just shakes


her head.

MIA
I’m not going.
SEBASTIAN
...Excuse me?
MIA
I’m -- no... That will kill me.
SEBASTIAN
That’s it?
MIA
Yes.
Revision 70.

SEBASTIAN
So you’re happy here?

MIA
I’m happier.

SEBASTIAN
Why won’t you come?

MIA
I told you.

SEBASTIAN
I don’t buy it.

MIA
(finally letting it out, fed up --)
Because it’s another audition!
(a beat; then --)
I’ve been to hundreds of auditions. Do
you want to know what happens? Either
they interrupt me because someone ordered
a sandwich, or they cut me off after two
seconds, or I’m crying and they start
laughing, or I’m one of a hundred
lookalikes in the waiting room who never
has a chance, because --
(beat)
-- because --

SEBASTIAN
Because what?

MIA
Because I’m probably not good enough.
SEBASTIAN
Yes you are.
MIA
No. Maybe I’m not.
A beat.

MIA (CONT’D)
Maybe I’m one of those people who’s
always wanted to do it but never had a
chance. It’s a pipe dream. Maybe it’s
like you said. Maybe I need to grow up.

She hesitates. Continues --


Revision 71.

MIA (CONT’D)
I can go back to school. I can find
something else that I’m supposed to do. I
left school to give it a shot, and it
didn’t work out, and it took six years,
and I don’t want to do it anymore.
Beat. But Sebastian isn’t giving up.

SEBASTIAN
Why?

MIA
Why what?

SEBASTIAN
Why don’t you want to do it anymore?
Mia thinks about this one for a moment.
MIA
...Because it hurts a little bit too
much.
Sebastian shakes his head. Nope. Won’t accept this.
SEBASTIAN
I told them you’d be there at five-thirty
tomorrow. I’ll swing by here before I
drive back at eight. Either you’ll be
outside or you won’t.
With that, he gets back into his car. Mia is silent. Then --
MIA
How did you find me?

Sebastian turns. Points. Matter-of-fact --


SEBASTIAN
The house across from the library.
He drives off. Mia looks up. There, sure enough, is the
LIBRARY, crouched on the corner. The library that once
helped set her on her path to acting.
She looks at it. Thinks...

121 EXT. MIA’S STREET - NIGHT/DAY

Wide on the street. All is quiet. Night becomes morning...

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