Is happening here. Donnie's aggressive

behaviour seems to stem from his increased

detachment from reality. His inability to

cope with the forces in the world that he

perceives to be threatening.

Rose smiles nervously.

DR. THURMAN (cont'd)

Has your son ever told you about Frank?

ROSE

Come again?

DR. THURMAN

Frank... the giant bunny rabbit?

ROSE

Frank?

DR. THURMAN

Donnie is experiencing what is commonly

called a daylight hallucination.

ROSE

You're telling me my son has an imaginary

friend?

DR. THURMAN

He has described lengthy conversations...

physical encounters with what I believe to

be a manifestation of his subconscious

mind.

Rose looks over at Eddie with an expression of panic.

ROSE

I... What can we do?

DR. THURMAN

I would like to put him through more

hypnotherapy... and increase his

medication.

Eddie looks at Rose... who nods in approval.

ROSE

If that's what you think is necessary.

DR. THURMAN

But let me remind you that this treatment

is... experimental.

INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT

Donnie walks into the kitchen and removes a butcher's knife from

a drawer.

INT. UPSTAIRS BATHROOM - NIGHT

Donnie stands in front of the bathroom mirror... catatonic...

looking at his reflection.

Frank stands behind him.

Suddenly, Donnie turns around with the butcher's knife and lunges

at Frank with all of his weight.

The knife collides with Frank's invisible force field as if it

were liquid steel. Donnie lunges repeatedly at Frank with

psychotic rage... but the knife bounces off.

Title card:

OCTOBER 20 1988

INT. SCHOOL AUDITORIUM - MORNING (10 A.M.)

The auditorium is packed with Middlesex mongrels. Jim Cunningham

takes the stage.

JIM CUNNINGHAM

(shouting)

Good morning, mongrels!

AUDIENCE

(scattered voices)

Good morning...

JIM CUNNINGHAM

That's all the gusta you can musta? I

said, "Good morning!"

AUDIENCE

(yelling louder)

Good MORNING!

JIM CUNNINGHAM

Now that's better... but I still sense

some students out there... who are AFRAID

...just to say GOOD MORNING!

AUDIENCE

(screaming)

GOOD MORNING!

JIM CUNNINGHAM

Are you AFRAID?

AUDIENCE

(screaming louder)

GOOD MORNING!

JIM CUNNINGHAM

Now that's what I like to hear!

(suddenly serious)

Because too many young men and women today

are paralysed by their fears. They give in

to their feelings of self-doubt... they

surrender their bodies to the temptations

of drugs, alcohol and premarital sex.

Empty solutions. These are toxic chemicals

...and disease-spreading behaviour.

A large screen lowers behind him.

JIM CUNNINGHAM (cont'd)