Sweet Dreams

Exploration of an idea

A young (jr. high to high school age) boy is amorously infatuated with pretty classmate, and spends much class time fantasizing about his would-be romantic escapades. Film will fade in and out of reality beginning with the boy in class, then turning into daydream. Very ending will be tantalizing glimpse of dream coming true as girl gets up to leave class she looks back, and gives hero a sweet "I like you" smile.

Film begins with Aaron at breakfast. He eats his cereal, etc. Then grabs his books, kisses his mom, runs out the door, etc. On the way to school, he calmly passes a Flash Gordon-like spaceship, a small monster munching on rose bushes, and house where police are having a shoot-out with gangsters inside.

As he nears his school, he begins to slow down and starts looking around more. Suddenly he spots what he's been looking for, and jumps behind a tree. The camera zooms in over his shoulder past the tree to see a girl walking towards the school. The boy works his way towards the school trying to stay out of sight. etc.

In class, he is seated just to the right of the center of the classroom, and about 2/3 of the way back. She is seated in the next row to the left, and about 3 seats in front of him. The teacher begins talking, and he rests his head on his palm and gazes at her.

Suddenly, the door bursts open and 3 men in dark suits and hats burst in. The teacher backs against the blackboard clutching her textbook. The men advance toward the girl on both sides of her chair. One grabs her elbow and starts to pull her up. She screams and tries to pull away. Aaron grabs his textbook and flings it at her attacker. It hits him squarely in the face with the binding, knocking him out. The man on Aaron's side of her chair draws a pistol from a shoulder holster and fires at Aaron as he begins advancing toward him. Aaron ducks under his desk to avoid the shot, then lifts his desk into the face of his attacker. Meanwhile, the third man has drawn his gun and is aiming carefully at Aaron's head. There is no where he can go. He looks at the girl, knowing it's the end, and she looks on with horror. The camera zooms in on the gun, then on the trigger finger, which is slowly squeezing the trigger. . .

"Aaron... Aaron!" Aaron looks up and the entire class is waiting for him to answer the question.

"Uh, I'm sorry, uh, what was the question?"

"You weren't paying attention again, Aaron, were you?"

"Uh, no ma'am."

"Well, pay attention from now on."

"Yes ma'am."

"Maybe Susie can tell us who won the battle of ..."

The teacher's voice fades out as Aaron slips back into a day dream.


Aaron is well behind the rest of his classmates on the class camping trip. Suddenly he comes up to Maryanne just in time to see a huge grizzly bear charging towards her. Maryanne is too frightened to move. With a shout, Aaron rushes to intercept the bear before it can reach Maryanne. Startled, the bear slows and looks at him.

Aaron runs full speed into the bear, knocking it over. The bear is stunned, and Aaron begins hitting it with his backpack. Its feelings hurt, the bear gets up and runs off. Aaron turns to Maryanne...

"Aaron, I thought I told you to pay attention. I've called you twice for recess."


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