Interior, backstage theatre corridor

The BOYS move down the narrow stairs and out of the ground floor dressing

rooms streaming with a steady flow of costumed actors and actresses. They

engulf the lads and force them against the wall - the actors are all

making for the stage door. As the actors push past the BOYS we see the

BOYS' excited faces, their mouths watering for the costumes. JOHN touch

es the costume on one actor.

JOHN: (to actor) Gear costume!

ACTOR: (eyeing him) Swop?

(JOHN: Cheeky.)

NORM: Right, first floor and no messing about.

NORM, leading the way, goes up the stairs but as they turn the first

corner they are confronted by a group of girls; a game of manners starts:

"After you," "No, after you." NORM who is ahead of the group looks down

on them in disgust.

NORM: Lennon, put them girls down or I'll tell your mother on you. (And

stop messing about.)

The BOYS let the girls pass and resume the journey, always surrounded by

people.

(NORM: Stay in there until that rehearsal. I'm going to keep you even if

I have to put the lock in the key and turn it.)

INTERIOR, DRESSING ROOM AND CORRIDOR

RINGO's attention is caught by a door. He crosses and opens it, looking

out to a fire escape. The others join him and the four BOYS step through

the door and onto the fire escape.

(RINGO: We're out!)

EXTERIOR, TOP OF FIRE ESCAPE

Song: "Can't Buy Me Love"

From the BOYS' P.O.V. we see down below [into the property yard behind

the theatre. It is a long narrow yard full of old coaches, motor cars and

all the general debris of hundreds of sets from past theatre shows.

Through the piles of heaped high junk there are a couple of narrow

alleyways.]

The BOYS scamper down the fire escape.

[When they reach the bottom, there is a large door. They open it and look

through.]

From their P.O.V. we see a large green field quite empty. The BOYS step

through the doorway into the field. We now see from a HELICOPTER SHOT the

four BOYS standing together surrounded by space. It is the first time

they have been alone and unconfined all day. They look at each other and

grin... then first GEORGE and PAUL let out a whoop and run towards the

centre of the field; after a moment JOHN and RINGO follow them. [The BOYS

pick up some loose straw and insert it under JOHN's cap and sleeves,

turning him into a scarecrow.]

The four BOYS dash about madly calling out to one another and generally

horsing around. [Out of this emerges an imaginary game of soccer and

although there is no ball the game is fast and furious. RINGO is

goalkeeper. GEORGE is the referee. JOHN has his n ame taken by the

referee. PAUL takes the penalty kick. RINGO dives the wrong way and

disgustedly kicks the imaginary ball into the back of the net.] After a

few moments the long shadow of a man falls across the grass.

MAN'S VOICE (off): I suppose you know this is private property.

The BOYS freeze. From their P.O.V. we see a big burly middle-aged man

glowering at them. The BOYS exchange rueful glances and, under the big

man's eye, mooch back towards the gateway they came in by. [JOHN]

(GEORGE) is the last to go through. He turns to the man.

[JOHN] (GEORGE): Sorry if we hurt your field, Mister.

{Note: from this point on, the sequence of scenes was significantly

changed from the original Owen script, with some scenes being moved up

(e.g., the following scene and George's scene with the director) and

others deleted (Paul's scene with the actress).}