Cram-Ped Shooting Draft

Cram-Ped

Written by: Hilary Bader

Directed by: Chris Graves

Shooting draft August 19, 1998 - September 29, 1998

Pacific Island Pictures, LTD, All Rights Reserved © 1998

Cast List

Hercules
Iolaus - (ee-OH-lus)
Jason
Lilith
Cheiron - (KYE-ron)
Fiducius - (fi-DOO-shuss)
Cadet #1: Gregor - (GREG-or)
Cadet #2: Pincus - (PINK-us)

Set List

Interiors:
Cheiron's Academy
- Classroom
- Dining Hall
- Dorm
- Empty Classroom
- Fiducius' Office
- Hallway

Exteriors:
Cheiron's Academy
Cheiron's Academy - Dorm

Vocabulary Pronunciation Guide

Phenom - (FEE-nom)
Caleef - (kuh-LEAF)
Carpathian - (car-pay-thee-en)
Mnuemonocles - (new-MON-oh-klees)
Dyphon - (DIE-fon)
Orestes - (or-ESS-tees)
Antiplees - (ann-tip-pleez)
Antillien - (ann-TILL-ee-en)
Cirilian - (sir-ILL-ee-uh)
Hellesta - (hell-ESS-tuh)
Orenga - (or-ENG-ga)
Mentunis - (men-TOON-is)
Eurupar - (you-REW-par)
Sisythile - (SIS-ee-theel)
Andromeda - (ann-DROM-ed-uh)
Aquila - (AK-wuh-luh)
Auriga - (aw-RYE-guh)
Bootes - (boh-OH-tezz)
Borealis - (BOR-ree-AL-liss)
Camelopardalis - (kuh-mel-oh-PAR-dull-is)
Canes Venatici - (KAY-nez ven-uh-TEE-see)
Sygnus - (SIG-nus)
Delphinus - (dell-FI-nus)
Draco - (DRA-koh)
Pegasus - (PEG-uh-suss)
Polaris - (poh-LAR-riss)
Ursa - (ER-suh)

Script

"Cram-Ped" TEASER

FADE IN:

INT. CHEIRON'S ACADEMY - CLASSROOM - END OF THE DAY

CHEIRON is finishing up a lecture. FIDUCIUS watches. HERCULES, IOLAUS, LILITH, and other CADETS lazily listen.

CHEIRON

That's all for today. I'm letting you
go early --

IOLAUS
All right!!!

CHEIRON
(glaring)

-- so you can have extra time to study
for tomorrow's final exams.

The cadets GROAN nervously as they eye each other.

CHEIRON
Fiducius will be proctoring the tests,
so I assume you will all be on time.

The cadets GROAN again. Cheiron holds up a stack of TEST SCROLLS, hands them to Fiducius and leaves. A cadet, GREGOR jokingly asks:

GREGOR
Hey, Fiducius. How about letting us
have a peek at the tests.

Fiducius hugs the test scrolls tightly to his chest.

FIDUCIUS

If you had been paying attention in
class, as I'm sure none of you were,
you wouldn't be worried about what's
on the test. You'd know it.

LILITH
It was just a joke, Fiducius.

FIDUCIUS

A joke to you, perhaps. But I've seen
how the standards of this school have
dropped. Especially with certian...
(stares a Iolaus)
...'marginal' types being allowed in.

Herc notices the dig at Iolaus. Then, Fiducius exits, clinging to his scrolls and MUMBLING.

FIDUCIUS
And you can be sure I'll be locking
these up someplace where your sticky
fingers can't find them.

EXT. CHEIRON'S ACADEMY - DORM - ESTABLISHING - NIGHT

A light shines in the dorm window.

INT. CHEIRON'S ACADEMY - DORM - CONTINUOUS

The Cadets are bustling about breaking into study groups. Lilith, JASON and Herc are approached by Gregor.

GREGOR

Jason, we need someone strong in Battle
Science for out study group. You in?

JASON

Hercules is good in Calculation, and
Lilith's a Star Navigation 'phenom.'
How 'bout if they join, too?

Iolaus walks up carrying a scroll. Gregor notices.

GREGOR

As long as Iolaus isn't part of the package.

IOLAUS
(hurt, but hiding it) Your loss, not mine. I've got an edge. (holds up scroll)

A whole year's work boiled down to one
scroll of notes. One hour with this,
and I'm done studying.

Jason takes the scroll from Iolaus and starts to unroll it.

JASON

Where'd you get this?

IOLAUS
From Caleef, the Carpathian cadet who
graduated last year. With Caleef's
notes, I'm a shoo-in for highest score.

JASON
Well, I hope you read Carpathian.

IOLAUS

What?

He grabs the scroll. It's in Carpathian. Oh, no.

HERCULES

Come on, Jason, we can't just leave
Iolaus on his own.

JASON

I've tried helping him all year. But I
need this study time.

As Iolaus walks away, Hercules watches, worried.

JASON

(re: Herc's concern) Don't worry. Iolaus always finds a way
to get by.

HERCULES

That's why I'm worried.

INT. CHEIRON'S ACADEMY - HALLWAY - NIGHT

Iolaus walks along, staring at Caleef's scroll, scratching his head, tryign to decipher the Carpathian. Not looking where he's going, he trips and falls on his face. He looks up he sees he is in front of Fiducius' office. A mental light bulb goes on!

INT. CHEIRON'S ACADEMY - FIDUCIUS' OFFICE - NIGHT

Iolaus sneaks into Fiducius' office. He rifles through drawers, the desk, etc., looking for copies of the test.

IOLAUS

(WHISPERS to himself)

Where'd fiddle-face hide those tests?

He moves a framed picture to reveal an archaic safe door with a large LOCK swinging from the hasp. Iolaus thakes Fiducius' LUCKY HORESHOE off the wall and shoves it into the lock and tries to pry it open. It pops open EASILY as if it were already broken.

IOLAUS
That was easy.

He opens the safe door and pulls out SOME SCROLLS.

IOLAUS
These aren't the test scrolls.

Iolaus begins to put the scrolls back when something about one catches his eye. He opens it and starts to read. he sees something that disturbs him.

IOLAUS
Don't panic, Iolaus. There's gotta be
a way. There's always a way.

He carelessly SHOVES THE SCROLL into the safe and rushes out. A MOMENT. Then Herc sticks his head in looking for Iolaus.

HERCULES

(WHISPER)
Iolaus?