This is a fourth draft of the original 1994 script. The only major change I can remember from the third draft was removing a line about dad "whipping your backside" if he ever saw any of Carrie's friends, giving the Sister character the name Becky, and renaming the character of Veronica into Victoria. Several Veronica and Sister tags made it into this draft, but were fixed when I typed this script up for the website.
 

Closet Space #1
"Roommate Wanted"
(c)1993, 1996 Jennifer Dolari.

Original Story by Jennifer Dolari.
To be adapted by Dov Sherman with Jennifer Dolari.
Artwork by Dov Sherman.

PANEL 1 - An overhead shot of Jason's house. It's midday.

                        BECKY
                        (off screen)
                Here, try a little of this....

PANEL 2 - BECKY and CARRIE are staring into a mirror. There's cosmetics all
over the dresser. Carrie is trying on a shade of lipstick. Becky looks at the
reflection with an artist's eyes.

                        BECKY                   
                I think that shade is a little
                too purple for your skin tone.

PANEL 3 - Carrie turns to Becky. Through an open window, you can see a car
pulling into the driveway.

                        CARRIE
                Purple? I don't see any purple
                in this at all.

                        BECKY
                You men can't see color at all,
                can you? Even the ones who want
                to look like women.



PANEL 4 - Carrie looks back into the mirror.

                        CARRIE
                Cut me some slack, Sis. At least
                I'm trying to DO something with
                my looks.

PANEL 5 - DAD gets out of his car with a Bucket of Grandma's Chicken. He's
looking up to Carrie's window and sees Becky in it.

                        BECKY

                Well then, you'll need to learn
                more than color co-ordination and
                make up.

PANEL 6 - Carrie is wiping off the lipstick. Becky comes closer to Carrie's
ear over her shoulder.

                        BECKY
                So when ya gonna tell Dad, Jason?

                        CARRIE
                When I'm like this, my name is
                Carrie, sis. . not Jason.

PANEL 7 - Dad is putting down the box of chicken on the kitchen table, and is
looking up in the direction of his kids with a smile.

                        BECKY
                What do you mean 'like this?' You
                know underneath he padding and
                make-up your still my brother.
                Besides...

PANEL 8 - Surprise!


                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                KIDS! I'm home!

                        BECKY
                        (small
                        letters)
                Oh, shit.

PANEL 9 - Becky rushes for the door.

                        BECKY
                You get all that junk off, and
                I'll head him off.

PANEL 10 - Becky looks back at Jason's door as Dad comes up the stairway.

                        DAD
                We got your favorite! Grandma's
                Chicken!

PANEL 11 - Carrie tears off her blouse, revealing a padding filled bra
underneath.  [Note, do NOT reveal Carrie's Face]

                        CARRIE
                Be down in a sec, Dad!

PANEL 12 - Becky confronts Dad just at the stairway.

                        BECKY
                Dad!

                        DAD
                Darlin'!

PANEL 13 - Jason is pulling up the zipper on his pants

                        BECKY
                        (off screen)
                Dad, I've got this neat new
                window hanging I want you to
                seeeeeeaaaaAAAAHH!

PANEL 14 - Becky is now sitting up on a jovial Dad's shoulder. She's
definitely worried, while Dad is extremely happy to be home anyways.

                        DAD

                Well, then lets get your brother
                and we'll get a look at it!

PANEL 15 - Jason opens the door [note: you still do not see his face.]

PANEL 16 - Becky has her head in her hands with another "Oh, shit" look on 
her face.  Carrie is now JASON.

                        JASON
                DAD!

PANEL 17 - Dad has a surprised and almost sad look on his face.

PANEL 18 - Jason, still with Carrie's make-up on, smiles.

                        JASON
                What's for dinner?

PANEL 19 - The view of another, larger ornate house from overhead, there is 
a car in the driveway.

                        AMY
                        (off screen)
                DON'T TOUCH ME!

PANEL 20 - AMY is packing her stuff. ALLISON is over her shoulder wondering 
whats happened.

                        ALLISON
                What? Was it something I said?

                        AMY
                You should be more honest with
                your roommates.

PANEL 21 - Amy walks down a hallway with a box in her hand.

                        ALLISON
                What's that supposed to mean?

PANEL 22 - Amy is placing a box into the backseat of her car, Allison is
standing in the front doorway of the house.

                        AMY
                It means that I found your
                pictures.

PANEL 23 - Amy turns to Allison who is halfway to her car.

                        AMY
                And now I know who and what you
                are. And I don't think I'll be
                able to	anyone for a long, long
                time.


PANEL 24 - Allison reaches out for Amy's shoulder

                        ALLISON
                Amy, it's not what you think...
                If you'd just let me explain...


PANEL 25 - Allison swivels around, slapping Allison hard

PANEL 26 - Amy turns back to her car

                        AMY
                And I don't think I could trust
                you ever again.

PANEL 27 - Amy is in her car, which has started.

                        AMY
                I'll come back for the rest soon.

PANEL 28 - Allison watches as Amy drives off.

                        ALLISON
                Great.. .and rent's due in a
                week....

PANEL 29 - Jason, the make-up is off, but the hair is still Carrie's. She's
very subdued and hurt.

                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                And if it weren't for those
                damned queers you hang around
                with, you'd be a sane and normal
                as Mother and I!

                        JASON
                Dad... it's not like that

                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                Don't talk back!

PANEL 30 - Establishing shot. In their Kitchen, Jason's Father is on the left,
Jason's MOTHER on the right. Jason is standing behind a table in between his
parents. The mother seems subdued.

                        DAD
                And frankly, if I ever catch
                another of your faggot friends
                over, I'll make sure they live
                to regret it.

PANEL 31 - Dad begins to turn away from Jason, who is starting to get 
incensed.

                        DAD
                Now stop being an embarrasment to
                the whole family and get yourself
                ready for dinner.

PANEL 32 - Jason stares hard at dad.

                        JASON
                No.

PANEL 33 - Dad turns his head towards Jason

                        DAD
                What was that?

PANEL 34 - Carrie faces her mother.

                        CARRIE
                Mom, please... make him see that
                this is really me.. .you and
                Becky have known this for years.

PANEL 35 - Mother looks down at her feet, crying.

                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                Were you talking to me?

PANEL 36 - Mother is crying, and now coughing as well. Father is even MORE
furious.

                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                I SAID "WERE YOU TALKING
                TO ME?!"

PANEL 37-39 - Jason blows up, storming at Dad to the point where even Dad is
backing up from it.

                        JASON
                YES, YOU! I'm TIRED of listening
                our bigoted homophobic rantings!
                        (next panel)
                Your constant testosterone
                worship! You've turned Mom into
                a scared whimpering shell of what
                she used to be!
                        (next panel)
                You've made my life a living hell
                with all your crap! A complete a
                total HELL and I'm TIRED OF IT
                ALL!


PANEL 40 - Dad smugly looks down at Jason

                        DAD
                As long as your in my house, you

                go by my rules.

PANEL 41 - Becky peers into the kitchen from the hallway.

                        JASON
                        (off screen)
                Then I've won. You only say that
                when you can't justify your
                thinking.

                        DAD
                        (off screen)
                Shut up with your psycho-babble,
                it doesn't work on me.

PANEL 42 - Jason walks past a bewildered Becky in hallway, steamin' mad
followed by an enraged Dad.

                        JASON
                It doesn't need to. I'm leaving.

                        DAD
                GET BACK HERE!

PANEL 43 - Dad grabs Jason's sleeve pulling him back.

                        DAD
                YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

PANEL 44 - Dad swings at Jason.


PANEL 45 - Jason flies to the floor.

PANEL 46 - Jason begins to get up, staring with intense hatred at Dad.

PANEL 47 - Jason stands, chest up and out, staring with intense hatred at 
Dad.

                        JASON
                Now I know I'm leaving.

PANEL 48 - As Jason runs upstairs, Dad looks at his fist in disbelief.

PANEL 49 - Full Length Shot of VICTORIA...a not so convincing drag queen in
full regalia. She seems overjoyed to have company.

                        VICTORIA
                Of COURSE you can stay here,
                Sweetie!

PANEL 50 - Carrie and Becky look at each other nervously. There are several 
boxes in the background marked "Carrie."

                        VICTORIA
                        (off panel)
                It'll be great! Two crossdressing
                queens under one roof! We'll have
                a hellacious time!
PANEL 51 - Victoria is busy getting dressed in more regalia.

                        VICTORIA
                Now, I've got a talent show to go
                to, so we'll get all the
                particulars outta the way then,
                sweets!

PANEL 52 - Victoriaheads out the door, giving a quick glance back as she
leaves.

                        VICTORIA
                Now, Becky, make sure Carrie
                doesn't trash the place while I'm
                at work! I'll be back later!

PANEL 53 - Carrie is looking at Becky.

                        CARRIE
                I definitely need to find another
                place, Sis.

PANEL 54 - Becky roots through one of Carrie's boxes

                        BECKY
                I don't know.. .Victor's always
                been a nice guy, and you two have
                always gotten together well...

PANEL 55 - Carrie turns to Becky. Becky is holding up a bra and looking at 

it

                        CARRIE
                Sis, you've known Victoria as
                long as you've known about me.

PANEL 56 - Becky has put the bra down and is giving Carrie a look of 
revelation.

                        BECKY
                You need to find a new place....

PANEL 57 - Establishing shot: A very plain DEMURE WOMAN sits in a chair across
from Allison, who is looking extremely bored. A table sits between them and a
small slightly-wilting centerpiece sits on the table.

                        DEMURE WOMAN
                And then the good Lord led me,
                like he led the Israelites, to
                your roommate wanted ad.

PANEL 58 - Shot of the Demure Woman's upper torso. A bit of the centerpiece
can be seen.

                        DEMURE WOMAN
                And with the help of our Lord and
                Savior Jesus Christ, we shall
                both get what we seek in life,
                and liberty...

PANEL 59 - The Demure Woman has been replaced with a PATRIOT WOMAN wearing a
"Born American, Born Free" T-shirt. She's a fairly rugged woman, and well
built muscularly. The centerpiece has wilted a bit.

                        PATRIOT WOMAN
                'cause liberty is all we have
                left to be free in this corrupt
                government.  Because the people
                are the hearts and souls of
                America! It's all in the
                Constitution...

PANEL 60 - The Patriot Woman has been replaced by a HIPPIE CHICK. She's
wearing unkempt bedraggled hair, a crystal on a necklace and very dark shades
(probably covering up her bloodshot eyes). The centerpiece has wilted even
more.

                        HIPPIE CHICK

                It should all be really free and
                unheavily cool. I mean that's why
                I asked if the drugs would bother
                you...

PANEL 61 - The Hippie Chick has been replaced by the AIRHEAD. She's obviously
not all there, is wearing too much make up and not enough personality. Too
much jewelry and fingernails the length of small skyscrapers. That centerpiece
isn't looking too good.

                        AIRHEAD
                ...and when it didn't bother
                Raoul, like, I told him that I'd
                just be going to the mall for
                another pair of shoes and, like,
                he just freeeked! You know how it
                is, boys just don't understand!

PANEL 62 - The Airhead ahs been replaced by a TREKKIE in full Starfleet
Regalia, Spock ears. She is also unbearably fat and possibly even a bit
sweaty.  The centerpiece is now dying.

                        TREKKIE
                I mean, if we DO understand the
                Prime Directive, we simply CANNOT
                get involved in the internal
                affairs of primitive peoples...

PANEL 63 - The Trekkie has been replaced by a DOMINATRIX in leather with a
cat-o-nine tails whip in her hand. She is sensuous, beautiful and perhaps just
a bit charming. But the collar with the lock on it kinda ruins it.. Our
centerpiece is greying....

                        DOMINATRIX
                ...and my affairs are anything
                but primitive. Pain and pleasure,
                pleasure and pain.. .they both
                dance forbidden dances, slowly
                intertwining their waltzes until
                both are one. And they both grow
                in intensity until...


PANEL 64 - The Dominatrix has been replaced by a TRUCKER WOMAN. Typical
un-feminine looking woman in flannel and ski-vest. Very muscular and probably
a bit unhygenic, too. The centerpiece is dead.

                        TRUCKER WOMAN
                Ah managed to get the sucker off
                of the main air line. Damn near
                was blockin' so much of the pipe,
                that the brakes were chokin' on
                it. Glob of gunk the size of my
                finger.

PANEL 65 - Allison ushers Trucker Woman out the door

                        ALLISON
                Wellthankyouverymuchl'Ilgiveyoua
                callwhenlmakemydecsionhaveanice
                daynow!

PANEL 66 - Allison slams door, leaning up against the door. She is plainly
shocked.

                        ALLISON
                Oh, man. I'll be living with a
                REAL crazy at this rate.

PANEL 67 - Carrie is reading a book, Victoria is dancing in front of her.
Lyrics are blaring from the stereo speakers "Look Up, Look Up, Look up! The
Sky is Falling!"

PANEL 68 - Carrie and Victoria are at the dinner table where Victoria, mouth
full, is gabbing away at her, food particles flying out.

PANEL 69 - Carrie is trying to watch TV on a tiny TV set, she has a look of
consternation on her face. Victoria is dancing behind her of her.  Lyrics are
blaring from the stereo speakers "Look Up, Look Up, Look up! The Sky is
Falling!"

PANEL 70 - Carrie, trying to hide herself in the collars of her jacket, a very
"distinctive" Victoria, another as-distinctive friend and Becky, also trying
to hide, are walking down the street. Victoria and friend having a grand old
time, despite the strange looks they're getting.

PANEL 71 - Carrie is trying to work on a Jigsaw puzzle, but a dancing Victoria
has stepped on it. Lyrics are blaring from the stereo speakers "Look Up, Look
Up, Look up! The Sky is Falling!"

PANEL 72 - Carrie is driving in her pickup next to some guys on the freeway. 
Victoria is hanging out the window blowing a kiss to the guys. Carrie has a
very shocked look on her face.

PANEL 72 - Carrie is lying in bed.. .eyes red... needing sleep... but she
can't... because blaring from the stereo speakers is "Look Up, Look Up, Look
up! The Sky is Falling!"

PANEL 73 - Establishing shot: It's breakfast and a very bored and annoyed
Carrie is sitting across from a male Victoria. Victoria is drinking a
Slim-fast shake and Carrie is eating a bowl of Kombat Krunch cereal. Carrie is 
running through a newspaper's want ads. Flying through the air from speakers
are the words "Look Up, Look Up, Look up! The Sky is Falling!"

                        VICTORIA
                So I told her that if she though
                I was going to get in that
                bustier, she had another thing
                coming.

PANEL 74 - Carrie jumps up from the table, covering much of Victoria's word 
balloon

                        VICTORIA
                I mean the thing would make Kate
                Moss gasp for breath! She didn't
                even bother to check it on
                herself before giving it to me!

                        CARRIE
                Excellent!

PANEL 75 - Carrie shows Victoria the ad who looks up a bit disinterested.

                        VICTORIA
                What?

                        CARRIE
                I found a place to stay!

PANEL 76 - Victoria takes the paper to read it.

                        VICTORIA
                But you can stay here as long as
                you need, sweets!
                        (reads)
                "Single white female, 28, seeks
                female roommate to share expenses
                with. Reliable transportation and
                decent income a must."

PANEL 77 - Head shot: Victoria laughs a little at the situation.

                        VICTORIA
                Carrie, you may look great as a
                girl, but as long as you have
                your beans and franks, you're not
                a female.

PANEL 76 - Carrie sits back in her chair.

                       CARRIE
                Don't remind me...
                        (beat)
                Y'know...10 to 1 says I could
                pass it off well enough to live
                there.

PANEL 77 - Victoria is getting a good laugh from this all.

                        VICTORIA
                10 to 1 says you couldn't live
                it.  Being a girl is tons
                different than being a glamourous
                queen. When you're one of us, you
                dont have to wear make-up all the
                time, and you don't have to time
                your life in 28 day intervals.

PANEL 78 - Carrie is slightly offended at this.

                        CARRIE
                How could you say something like
                that!

PANEL 79 - Carrie gets dreamy.

                        CARRIE
                No pesky parents, no snooping
                sisters, no back-asswards
                relatives barging in...
                        (thinking)
                No "Look up" song.

PANEL 80 - Victoria tries to shake her out of it.

                        VICTORIA
                Just remember not to leave the
                toilet seat up.

PANEL 81 - An overhead view of Allison's house, Carrie's pickup is parked by
the sidewalk.


PANEL 82 - Establishing shot: A much relieved Allison sits happily in front of
a happy Carrie. Both seem FINALLY at ease. A bright fresh new centerpiece sits
on the table.

                        ALLISON
                Well, you've definitely passed
                all the requirements...now a few
                quick questions.

PANEL 83 - Allison sits forward a bit towards Carrie.

                        ALLISON
                What is your opinion about
                alternate sexualities? Gays,
                lesbians and everything in
                between?

PANEL 84 - Headshot: Carrie is getting sweaty and hot, even blushing a little.

                        CARRIE
                        (thinking)
                SHE'S ON TO ME!
                        (spoken)
                Um...I'm okay with it...one of my
                closest friends is a drag
                queen...uh...nope, I don't have a
                problem... um...with anything...

PANEL 85 - Headshot of Allison, with a happy (perhaps a little relieved, too)
smile on her face.

                        ALLISON
                That's great! You don't know how
                many people I've had to let go
                because they don't like my type
                of friends!

PANEL 86 - Allison is standing and Carrie is noticably relieved.

                        ALLISON
                So, the last question I can see
                is 'When can you move in?'

PANEL 87 - Carrie stands up from her chair

                        CARRIE
                You mean I'm in?

                        ALISON
                Yes, ma'am!

PANEL 88 - Carrie thrusts out her hand for a shake, which Allison looks at
quizically.  The centerpiece loses a small leaf.

                        CARRIE
                THANK YOU!!! I promise I'll never
                let you down!

PANEL 89 - Allison smiles and takes the hand.


                        ALLISON
                Then here's to a long and
                fruitful relationship.

END