SCENE 1
Teenage girl asleep in bed. Cell phone starts ringing and
she wakes up to check it. Shot of cell phone showing the
time, which is 9am, and a message from Anna asking to hang
out. Girl gets up and walks downstairs into the kitchen,
where her dad is sitting at the table drinking coffee and
reading the newspaper.
DAD
"Good morning Sam, its about time
you got up!"
SAM
"Morning dad. Its only 9, and its a
Sunday. Nobody wakes up that early
on a Sunday."
Sam takes a seat across the table from her dad, and grabs
the sports section of the paper.
DAD
"Well some people do, people with a
job for example. You should be one
of those people. Jobs look good on
college applications."
SAM
"Yeah yeah I know. Can I go hang
out with Anna today?"
DAD
"No."
SAM
"But why not?"
DAD
"Because the last time I let the
two of you hang out, you wouldn’t
answer any of my phone calls, and
then you didn’t show up until 3am."
SAM
"oh my gosh would u please calm
down. Yeah so what if i didn’t? You
don’t need to call me every five
minutes. I’m not 6 years old dad,
I’m 16. Mom will let me go."
DAD
"Don’t you dare bring your mother
into this it is our problem not
hers."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
SAM
"Oh yeah? we’ll see about that."
DAD
"Sam it is not your mothers
buisness, this is between you and
I"
SAM
"Well maybe it would be her
business if you hadn’t made her
leave!"
Sam walks back upstairs into her room. She picks up her
phone and answers the text.
SHOW MESSAGE ON PHONE, WHICH SAYS: OK, I’LL SEE YOU IN AN
HOUR.
SCENE 2
Sam and her friend Anna walking along a street in a small
town. They enter a shop which is called "Dundas Chocolates".
Sam and Anna begin looking around store.
ANNA
"So, you’re dad wouldn’t let you
come?"
SAM
"Nope."
ANNA
"So then you called your mom? What
did she say?"
SAM
"What she usually does, that I
could go and just to ignore how
over controlling dad is."
ANNA
"Ha that sounds fair enough, at
least you have a parent on your
side. Both of mine are like,
insanely protective."
SAM
"But they still let you come today!
My dad wouldn’t even let me do
that!"
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
ANNA
"Don’t worry about it. Its a
typical parent thing."
Sam walks up to the counter to get a free sample of
chocolates, and Anna follows.
ANNA
"My point is, your dad only does
these things because he cares about
you."
SAM
"I don’t know if it a care issue. I
think he just wants to dictate my
life for the sake of it."
Sams phone rings, she answers it.
SAM
"Hello?"
Dads voice is heard on the other line.
DAD
"Sam? OH thank god you’re alright.
I need you to come home right now,
its your mom. There was a car
accident and something went
terribly wrong we need to get to
the hospital now."
SAM
"Alright I’m on my way."
Sam hangs up phone and begins to leave the store.
ANNA
"Sam? Is everything alright?"
SAM
"NO, its not. Not at all. Im sorry
i have to go."
Sam starts running home, leaving Anna at the chocolate
store.
4.
SCENE 3
Sam runs into house to find Dad unmoved, still in the chair
at the table in the kitchen, with his coffee still only half
drunk.
SAM
"Dad! Dad what’s going on!? Is mom
ok?"
Dad looks up at Sam with tears in his eyes, and takes a deep
breath before speaking.
DAD
"Sam... Your mothers gone... and
this time, shes not coming back."
SAM
"You do realize that this is your
fault. If you hadn’t made her leave
in the first place, this never
would have happened!"
Sam runs upstairs, leaving dad in the kitchen, where he puts
his head in his hands ans sobs.
SCENE 4
In a cemetery, a funeral is being held. Several men and
women dressed in black surround a coffin with flowers laid
across it. A pastor reads from a Bible, then motions towards
Sams Dad.
DAD
"Now, as im sure you all know, I..
uhh... well I’m not the greatest at
this sort of thing. But, if theres
one thing that needs to be said,
its this: I loved Sams mother more
then anything, and in the end, we
both decided that for Sams sake, we
should take a break, so she went
off on her own for a while. And for
those months that we spent apart, I
hated myself for just letting her
go. I wish I had run after her, and
begged her to stay, but I didn’t.
And now its too late to change what
happened, and I wish more then
anything that I had gotten the
chance to tell her that I loved
her. She was an amazing person, and
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
DAD (cont’d)
I know I will always hold her in my
heart."
SAM LOOKS OVER AT HER FATHER WITH TEARS IN HER EYES. CUT TO
AFTER THE FUNERAL HEADING TOWARDS THE CAR.
Sam and her father walk together along a gravel road to the
parking lot.
SAM
"Did you really mean what you said?
About you an mom splitting up
because of me?"
DAD
"No sam, not because of you. But
because we wanted the best for you.
Your mom and I were going through a
rough patch, and she wanted to go
on her own for a little while.
Well, you know me, I didnt know
what else to do, so i let her go."
SAM
"All this time i thought u pushed
her out! Dad why didnt you tell me
the whole story!"
DAD
"I’m sorry kiddo, I’m not the
talk-about-your-feelings kinda
person."
SAM
"I know dad, and I’m sorry for
being so hard on you these past
months."
DAD
"Its ok."
SAM
"so I goess its just you and me
now..."
DAD
"and together we can take on
anything."
SAm and her father hug and get into the car and drive away.
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Aliza
scene1:
shot of gloved hands clenching in a dark room
person walks down a dark hallway, a door creaks open
and you see a tiny light but no objects. Wide shot of an old house,
person screams. Young girl runs out of house screaming. Shot of moon
while she dials 911, then sirens start.
Police man 1: “Tell me what happened.”
Girl: “I’m not entirely sure, I was downstairs when i
heard my mother scream. By the time I got upstairs she was lying on the
ground not breathing.”
Police man 1: “Did you see anyone?”
Girl: “No, but I know it was my dad, he killed her then ran.”
Police man 1: “You’re sure?”
Girl: “I’m sure.”
Police man 1 walks over to other police and tells them what he just heard.
Police man 2: “This doesn’t make any sense. Her father has been away at war for 6 months.
Police man 1: “Then what happened in there?”
Shot of the house.
scene2:
Shot of a car driving into a driveway or a house.
Woman: “Well, here we are.”
Car stops and woman gets out opens trunk to get some bags. The young girl slowly gets out looking at the house.
Woman: “I know it’s not much but it’s home. Why don’t we go inside.”
Woman and girl go inside.
Woman: “Guys, come on down here Aliza’s here!”
Shot of a staircase and a girl about 20, a girl about 16, a boy about 8 and a man and a baby come down them.
20 year old girl: “Hi Aliza! I’m Jenny, this is Sarah, Ben, Aiden.
Girl shyly smiles and says hi.
Man: “I’m Dylan, Amy’s wife, it’s nice to have you here.”
Girl: “Thanks”
Amy: “Why don’t you show Aliza her room Jenny?”
Jenny nodds, grabs Aliza’s bags and leads her upstairs to a small room.
Jenny: “I’ll let you get settled then give you a tour of the house.”
Aliza: “Thanks.”
Jenny leaves room and shuts the door. Aliza looks
around the room and walks over to the window and looks outside. She
turns back around and walks over to her bags and starts to unpack. The
last bag she opens is filled with chemical substances. Close up on
Aliza’s face with a mischievous smile.
scene3:
Shot of outside police station then the inside where 2 men and 1 woman are talking.
Police man 1: “I’m telling you, there was definitely
no one else in that house that night. We’ve searched everywhere for a
sign of an intruder, we’ve asked the neighborhood if they saw anything
and they said no.”
Police woman : “I don’t think it was suicide either. There was clearly a sign of struggle.”
Police man 3: “Has anyone done any background research on Aliza?”
Police woman: “All it says is that she’s very gifted, especially in science.”
Police man 1: “That gets us nowhere.”
Police woman: “Maybe not, but she’s pretty smart, she could have been lying.”
scene4:
Aliza is wandering around her new house while
everyone is out. She finds a door and opens it. Shot of a staircase
going down. Aliza walks down them and finds a small abandoned basement
with only a desk, one light and no windows.
Aliza: “This will do.”
Aliza goes back upstairs and comes down a few moments
later carrying her chemicals. She sets them up and starts working on a
project. A few hours later Aliza stops working and goes back upstairs.
Shot of a calendar.
Aliza: “Just 2 more days and it’ll all be over.”
scene5:
The next day Aliza goes to an old warehouse by
herself. She takes the still functioning elevator to the second floor
and walks down a hallway hearing voices of people.
Aliza: “Hi, I’m Aliza, Jason’s daughter.”
Nurse: “Oh how nice of you to drop by Aliza! I’ll go get him right now if you’d like.”
Aliza: “Oh no that’s ok, I’m just here to help you out today if you need it.”
Nurse: “Oh well yes that’d be lovely, why don’t you just keep people company?”
Aliza: “Sure.”
Aliza looks around the room and sees and old lady sitting by herself and talking to herself. Aliza walks over and says hello.
old lady: “Jim?”
Aliza: “No, Jim isn’t here, but why don’t you tell me about him.”
The old lady tells Aliza about her husband Jim who died years ago but she can’t let him go.
Old lady: “Oh but enough about me, why is a young girl like you here?”
Aliza: “Oh just to talk. Perhaps I could tell you a story?
Old lady: “Oh that would be nice thank you.”
Aliza tells the old lady about how a few days ago her
dad killed her mother the was brought here for being insane and how
she’d eventually get revenge,
Old lady: “This must be so hard for you.”
Aliza looks out a window then down at her feet and
back to the old lady, it’s much easier than you’d think, then smiles. A
litte while later when everyone’s gone to dinner, Aliza goes off by
herself and looks around the building. She finds a small place with no
cameras watching her.
Aliza: “See you tomorrow.”
Smiling, she walks home.
scene6:
Police man: “I’m starting to think something is wrong
with Aliza. She’s not a normal 12 year old. There’s something very
different about her. And I’m sure she’s the one who killed her mother.”
Police woman: “How do you know that?”
Police man: “Well, I found these gloves in a trash
can in the kitchen of her house. It has the mothers DNA all over them.
And Aliza’s inside them. There were marks on the mothers neck, she was
choked to death. For a gifted girl, she didn’t hide her evidence very
well.
Police woman: “Why would she kill her own mother?”
Police man: “Well that’s the problem. She insists
that her father killed her mother, but he hasn’t been there for years.
I’m thinking Aliza might have a mental issue.
Police woman: “Perhaps we should pay a visit to her house.”
scene7:
Next day, a police car pulls up to Aliza’s house. A man and woman get out and ring the doorbell. Amy answers.
Amy: “Hello, officer. How can I help you?”
Police man: “Is Aliza here? We’d like to speak to her.”
Amy: “I’m afraid not. She’s out.”
Police woman: “Do you know where?”
Amy: “I think she went for a walk maybe. She said she’d be back soon, you could wait here if you’d like.”
police woman: “I think we will thank you, perhaps we could as kyou a few questions while we wait as well.”
Amy: “Of course, come in.”
Police man: “Thank you.”
The 3 of them enter the house.
scene8:
Aliza is back in the small room with no cameras
holding a glass or some liquid. She starts pouring it into a plumbing
tube. When the glass is empty Aliza drops it and starts running. As you
see Aliza running all you can hear is her heartbeat and panting. You
hear muted explosion sounds as the screen fades to black.
scene9:
Back at Aliza’s house the police man’s phone rings.
Police man: “hello?…Okay, we’ll be right there.”
Police woman: “What was that?”
Police man: “The old abandoned warehouse has exploded. They found a girl but haven’t identified her yet, we have to go.”
The police leave the house and hurry over to the
warehouse which is still smoking and in a pile with firemen putting out
fires and ash going everywhere.
Detective: “You just got here in time, they’ve identified the girl. It’s Aliza Smith. She was here when the building blew up.”
Both of the police look at the detectice in shock.
They all turn their attention to a stretcher covered up goes by with 2
paramedics on each side. Theres on arm dangling off the side with a
bracelet. Close up of the bracelet that says “love you forever
Aliza-Dad”.
Unibrow Love
Wednesday after school, in school basement full screen shot of two girls walking down a high school basement hallway. They're talking and laughing. Emily: Ugh that was such a hard workout Rosie: I know! It'll be worth it though. Emily: Yeeeah thats true. I can't wait to get home and shower. Rosie: The school showers are pretty gross, i can't wait either Emily: And after that i'm gonna pass out on my big fluffy bed. Rosie: I'm gonna catch up on some shows first. Emily: You know what we should do? We should go out this weekend and have some fun. We haven't done anything fun in such a long time. Rosie: Sure! I'm bored all the time at home anyway *emily looks over her shoulder* Emily: (whispering) Oh my god look who's behind us! Camera cuts to really creepy guy walking down the hallway. Wearing a football shirt with long clumpy greasy hair & a uni-brow. Camera cuts back to the girls walking down the hallway Rosie: Oh my god... let's walk faster! Emily: *laughing* this day just keeps getting better and better. let's hope we can get away from hi- Creepy dude: HEY LADIES! (puts his arm around both of them. girls are grossed out an shrug him off) Emily: Hi. Rosie: Hi. Creepy dude: I'm gonna walk you sexy girls down the stairs, but its gonna cost ya Rosie: You're disgusting. Emily: Yeah please go away. Creepy dude: You two and your jokes. Now come on, let's go Emily: I'm not joking dumbass. let us go. Rosie: Yeah you freak stop it! (creepy dude lets go) Creepy dude: God you girls are such babies. Rosie: And YOU'RE such an idiot. Creepy dude: You're so touchy! Why won't you just calm down and let me walk with you guys. Maybe something more. Emily: Because you disgust me and when i look at you I puke in my mouth. Creepy dude: Harsh, its funny your ex tells me you're easy. Actually he tells everyone that. Emily: What? Creepy dude: You heard me, what's wrong Emily, can't take the heat? (gets closer to her) What do i have to do? Tell you i love you? Emily: Get off of me! (creepy dude grabs Emily and tries to push her but she is a badass and pushes HIM down the stairs. but this kills him) Rosie: Oh crap. I don't think he's okay. Emily: W-well he was trying to hurt me! It was either me or him and I have a life to live! He was probably just gonna become some creepy guy who hangs out behind schools. Rosie: Well that totally justifies murder, the police will love that! Emily: Hey! I was defending myself okay, and he maybe he isn't dead, let's just go look and see. (girls walk down the flight of stairs) Rosie kicks him in the arm Rosie: Hey creep. (creep doesn't respond) Emily: ....mayyybbee he's just messing with us? Rosie: I'm going to take my top off and pour massage oil all over myself. (still doesn't respond) Emily: OH MY GOD HE IS DEAD! Rosie: Oh God, i can't go to jail, you know what they do to girls like me in jail? I'm gonna some butch's play thing. Oh god, I can't do this, what the hell did you kill him for?! This is all your fault! Oh god i'm gonna die what are- Emily slaps Rosie Rosie: OW! are you gonna off me too now?! damn. Emily: No you idiot, shut up and listen to me, we are not gonna get caught for this. It's after school, not that many people are around all we have to do is get him off school property to the park across the street. We'll leave him there and then let someone else deal with the mess. The only problem is we're gonna have to get past the janitors and the teachers. Rosie: And anyone else who is here after school! Emily we should just call the cops and tell them what happened maybe they'll understand. Emily: You wanna be the little bitch girl of Helga? Rosie: ..no.. Emily: Then come on, we gotta find something to put him on and hide him under. (they look around determinedly) Rosie: Over there! There's a cart we can put him on. Emily: Good, I'll go find something to cover him with. SCENE 2 (Emily turns corner and walks down dark hallway, ominous music plays softly in the background and the lights flicker) Emily (to herself): Well this looks like a- Janitor Bud: HORROR FILM?! (Emily screams and backs up) Janitor Bud: *laughing* You are so easy to scare. Whatcha doing down here anyway? It's 5 o'clock school ended 2 hours ago. Emily: M-m-me and Rosie were working out in the weight room. Janitor Bud: Ahh i see. Well why are you coming near my closet? Whatcha need? Emily: Well, i'm, um, looking for a thick blanket. Janitor Bud: Why, ya kill someone?! *laughs loudly again* I'm just joshin ya, come on over I don't need to know what it's for! Emily: *laughing nervously* haha..ha. (Janitor Bud opens closet and tons of smoke comes out) Emily: that smells like- Janitor Bud: AY! I don' ask questions you don't ask questions either. My parents didn't name me BUD for no reason. Emily: Okay, whatever, can i just have the blanket? Janitor Bud: Can i just have the blanket... what? Emily: Can i please have the blanket Janitor Bud? Janitor Bud: Yes you may. (hands her blanket) Janitor Bud: Now get! My wife Mary Jane is waiting for me in there. Emily: But there's no one- Janitor Bud: AY! NO QUESTIONS! Emily: OKAY! yeesh i thought "mary jane" mellowed you out. Thanks for the blanket. Janitor Bud salutes her and goes into his closet Emily shakes herself off. Emily: What an odd old man. Emily walks back to where her and Rosie are with the creepy guy on the ground. SCENE 3 Emily: Where's the cart? Rosie: Well... someone came by and took it cause they said they needed it. Emily: Did they see him?!? Rosie: No! No, don't worry. Actually they should be done with it now, I'll go get it. Emily: Okay, I'm gonna stay here and make sure no one comes by and sees. Rosie walks in the opposite direction of Emily down the hallway and up some stairs. Rosie knocks on the door of a classroom. A nerdy looking guy opens the door. Eugene: *sniffs* Why hello there! Rosie: yeah hey Eugene, are you guys done with the cart yet, we really need it. Eugene: Well, the math and science club was planning on using it right now. *sniffs* Rosie: You said you only needed it for a couple minutes! Eugene: *sniffs* Well, i lied! Rosie: *gasps* You lied to me Eugene?! Eugene: Rosie, I've done this litereally hundreds of times how do you keep on forgetting? *sniffs* ( Rosie stares at him blankly) Rosie: ..What? Eugene: *shakes his head* What do you even need it for? *sniffs* Rosie: Um... well.. me and Emily- Eugene: Emily and I Rosie: No Eugene, ME and emily gosh don't interrupt me. Anyway, we were.. uh... planning a bake sale! And we need that cart to take all of our materials from the basement to the second floor. Eugene: *sniffs* well why didn't you just say so?! I'm an expert baker, I spend all my weekends with grandma making all sorts of tasty delicacies. I can help you. Rosie: Man your life stinks. Eugene: *sniffs indignantly* Well at least i can differentiate between grammar and an interruption. Rosie: What? Eugene: My point exactly. Rosie: Can i please take the cart now? We really need it. Eugene: *sniffs* Despite your uncalled for and highly insulting words I will take the high road and allow you to borrow our cart. Rosie: Does that road go to the basment? Cause that's where I need to go. Eugene: My god woman. *sniffs* Rosie goes in and takes the cart, walks out and goes into the elevator and back to where Emily is with the body. SCENE 4 Emily: You got it! Awesome! Now help me pull him up onto the cart. I already wrapped him up in the blanket. Rosie: Okay. (Rosie and Emily lift him up and put him onto the cart) Rosie: Where should we go? Emily: Let's go out the back door, they won't be people there. Rosie: Okay. (Rosie and Emily push the cart away until they get to the back door. Rosie holds the door open and Emily pushes him out the door.) Rosie: Okay, we're almost at the park. Emily: Yeah, we just need to be calm and hopefuly no one will ask us any- Ashley: OH MY GOD HEYYYY GUYS Emily: Crap! Rosie: Oh no.. (Ashley runs over) Ashley: GUYS! I have SO much to tell you. Okay, like, on the weekend, I went to this party that was like sooo awesome. The guys there were soo hot. Emily: Don't you have a boyfriend? Ashley: Not on the weekends I don't! *laughing annoyingly* Rosie: That's.. great. Ashley: SO ANYWAY, there was this totally hot guy who was soo into me, I could just tell. Emily: How? Ashley: *laughing annoyingly* Come ON guys, its me, look at me?! I'm so freaking sexy it hurts. (flips her hair and moves "seductively") Rosie: Yeah.. okay, well that's great but we gotta go we're kinda busy. Ashley: Too busy for your BFF?! Emily: Well no, but you're not my best friend. Ashley: Someone's pms-ing. Emily: Just go away, we don't have time for you. (Ashley walks closer to the cart and dead body) Ashley: Why? What's under this thing? Rosie: Nothing! Don't worry about it, j-just tell us about your weekend. (Ashley leans on the cart) Ashley: Okay you know that guy, he's like, on the football team or something? (Rosie and Emily look at each other uneasily) Emily: Um.. does he have long greasy hair? Ashley: If by greasy you mean gorgeous then YEAH. Emily: Actually by greasy i mean greasy but whatever. Does he have a unibrow? Ashley: Yeaaah i like, totally love his eyebrow hair. He nuzzles me with it goodnight. camera cuts to semi-close up of Rosie and Emily Rosie(whispers): I think I just puked... Emily(whispers): We just gotta get her outta here, then we'll be fine. (talking normally) Haha, how.. um.. romantic. Camera cuts back to all three of them. (ashley flips hair) Ashley: I know right! He so totally loves me! But we were supposed to meet up today at the park across the street like 10 minutes ago and he's still not there. Rosie: Oh shit. Ashley: I know, like, i should totally punish him for this! Rosie: Um yeah. Emily: Hey! you know what? Last i heard, he was on the second floor, maybe you should go look there. Ashley: OMG like thanks! You know, like, everyone calls you cold hearted and easy but i totally think you're like not that bad. (Ashley runs off like a drunk giraffe) (Emily murmuring and starting to go after her) Emily: I'll show you cold hearted you dumb little- (Rosie holds her back) Rosie: Let it go! Come on, she makes me look like Einstein. Emily: Lemme at her! Rosie: No, we have more important stuff to do, like, i don't know (whispers) take care of a certain dead guy! (Emily stops struggling and stands up, straightens out her clothes) Emily: You're right, I'm sorry. Let's go. (Emily starts pushing the cart again, they both cross the street and go into the park) SCENE 5 Emily and Rosie have succesfully gotten the cart across the street and into the park. By now, the sun is starting to set and there aren't as many people in the park. They walk to a thick set of trees and stop. (Emily takes a deep breat) Emily: Okay, okay, we.. we can do this. Rosie: I don't feel good about this. Emily: And you think I do? Rosie: No! No, of course not, but i don't know if i can do this. Emily: We don't really have a choice do we? (audience can see that the body on the cart is starting to move) Rosie: We DO have a choice, we can call the police! Maybe they'll unerstand. Emily: Yeah, of course they will, because that makes complete sense. My ex tells everyone a bunch of lies and now I'm the school slut. And no one believes me when I deny it! So imagine what's going to happen when they found out I killed someone, even by accident! (Rosie is silent, turns around to walk away and sees him moving. She is speechless) Emily: Oh that's great, just turn around and ignore me, that's going to solve this. You knwo what? It's okay, you can go, this isn't your responsibility. I can do this myself, I can fix this myself! I'll just- Rosie: Shhh! Look! (Rosie grabs her and turns her around to the moving and groaning body) Emily ( whispers) : Woaahh. Rosie (whispers) : Is it possible that.. Emily (whispers) : Maybe, i mean, we didn't check his.. both of them together (yelling) : His pulse! Rosie: Oh my God, blonde moment of the freaking year! Emily (laughing slightly): Jeez we didn't even check, wow, we're geniuses. Rosie: Well let's get that blanket off of him. Emily: Wait, what are we gonna tell him? Rosie: I don't know, let's just wing it. We can figure something out. We almost covered up a murder i think we can handle some lying to him. Emily: Yeah you're right. (They both walk to the cart and pull the blanket off of him) Creepy guy( tired, confused voice): What's going on? Emily: You pissed me off and I knocked you out. Creepy guy (tired, confused): Yeah that sounds like something you'd do. Rosie: Meh, you had it coming. (creepy guy sits up on cart and puts his hand on his forehead) Creepy guy: damn that hurts. Rosie: Well, now you know, if you ever say something like that to Emily again, she'll knock you out. (steps closer) And I will hurt you in ways you can't even imagine. Creepy guy: whatever, i have a date with a sexy lady. She's way hotter than both of you. Her unibrow, it has shown me new levels of furriness I've never seen before. Emily: Okay, that definitely made me puke in my mouth.. Rosie: Yeah i'm there with you... (creepy guy hops off of cart and walks away, then points) creepy guy: And there she is! Camera cuts to a slow motion shot of Ashley running towards him, looking like a hot mess. Ashley: OMG you guys better not be trying to poach my honey baby! Rosie: Oh please. Emily: I've lost count of how many times i've nearly puked today. Rosie: That can't be healthy. Emily: Nah i don't tihnk so. (Ashley flips hair) Ashley: You're just jealous of our love. Creepy guy: Yeah, our unibrow love. Ashley and Creepy guy hug and nuzzle their unibrows. Rosie: Oh god... Emily: that is so wrong on so many levels. Camera shot on the happy disgusting couple walking away as the sun sets. END! :) By Veronica and Amanda
The Chase
OPENING SCENE
PAN ONTO DOORS AT FRONT OF WESTDALE HIGH SCHOOL, HAMILTON,
ONTARIO (FALL MORNING)
Doors open and two boys emerge (both 15-17, middle class
clothing, jeans, t-shirts/sweaters, canadian).
Main Character and his friend walk out of the school, just
after the morning bell rings.
Friend #1: Glad that’s done with.
Main Character: Tell me about it.
Friend #1: So when is this bus
coming?
Main: (looks at his watch) Um looks
like right ab- (looks up at bus)
RIGHT NOW! (shouted)
*Main points at bus and panics*
*Both characters run and jump off steps*
*camera pauses* *title appears*
END SCENE
BACKGROUND OF CHARACTERS AND SCHOOL FADES, TITLE STAYS AND
OPENING CREDITS APPEAR.
FIRST SCENE
GO BACK TO FROZEN SCENE OF CHARACTERS JUMPING, FINISH THEM
LANDING
Characters begin sprinting for bus
MOVE TO SHOT OF CHARACTERS RUNNING FOR BUS FROM BEHIND
CLOSE UP: MAIN
Once characters realize that bus is no longer within reach,
they begin pulling up and slowing down.
WIDE OF CHARACTERS FROM FRONT
F1: Well…what are we going to do
now?
Main: We have to catch that bus
somehow! We can’t wait for another
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
one, I need something from that
driver!
F1: And how do you plan to do that?
We can just wait for it to come
back around, right?
Main: NO! We need to cut it off as
soon as possible.
F1: What do you need?
Main: Don’t worry about it, we
just0 need to catch that bus!
F1: Fine then maybe we should go to
the bus station to get a map?
Main: Good idea
SCENE FADES TO BLACK
SECOND SCENE
BLACK FADES IN, SHOT OF CHARACTERS WALKING THROUGH STATION
FROM BEHIND (INDOORS) (GREEN SCREEN)
CUT-IN: CHARACTERS WALK UP TO CLERK
Clerk: How may I help you?
Main: Yeah we’re here to-
*Characters begin talking simultaneously, confuse clerk,
their words aren’t discernible*
CLOSE UP: CLERK GIVING RUDE FACE TO BOYS. SUDDENLY BECOMES
HAPPY AND SMILES.
Clerk: Well for starters that it is a common misconception,
but Mexico and Spain are not located near each other. (Pulls
out globe from desk and points out both Mexico and Spain.
Then turns back to F1 and hands him the bus schedule.)
Main: Thank you
Clerk: Oh and by the way.
Pauses and leans in.
Clerk: That pencil you couldn’t
find. You dropped it while you were
walking down the stairs from art
class.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
CLOSE UP OF MAIN CHARACTER LOOKING CONFUSED.
CHARACTERS WALK OVER TO TABLE, OPEN UP MAP
MAIN: Look here, the route runs
here, and crosses over at fumbuck
creek.
F1: Why are you being so anal about
this? Anyway, the most
time-efficient place to meet the
bus is downtown.
Main: HOW COULD I MISS THAT?!
F1: Okay (said in long winded tone)
Main: Let’s skiddaddle
*Leave through rear doors
THIRD SCENE (DIRTY MIKE AND THE BOYS II)
DOWNTOWN SETTING, DAY TIME, GRUNGY AREA
BOYS WALK INTO AREA WITH HOMELESS MAN
HOBO: Could you spare some change?
Boys: No, sorry
Hobo: But wait, I’m no ordinary
Hobo
I’M BIG DIRTY MIKE! I don’t have my
boyz with me, but I’m still Big
Dirty Mike
*Whiteboard rolls into scene, Big Mike grabs red marker*
Hobo: You see, I have these points
to ponder that i think you should
stay for..
Main: Okay (said with a long tone
and an odd face)
Hobo: Alright, so here are my
points to ponder: 1) What is life?
2) Why?
*Main leans in to friend*
Main: This guy is crazy… He’s
wasting too much of our time. Lets
get outta here. (whispered)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
*While Dirty Mike was explaining his points to ponder, Main
and Friend 1 slowly sneak away. Dirty Mike notices and
chases after them.*
*Front shot of the Main and F1 slowly running down the
street with dirty Mike quickly running after them*
Friend 2 enters
F2: Quick hide in here!
*F2 pulls Main and F1 into building to hide*
*Closes Door*
F2: What are you guys doing in this
part of town?
Main and F1: What are we doing down
here? What are you?!
F2: I volunteer down here
*Main and F1 look around and realize that they’re at a soup
kitchen for the homeless*
Main: Oh…
F2: yeah I was just finished my
shift, what are you guys doing down
here?
Main: Well, we skipped school to
take a bus, but we missed it and I
really need something from the bus
driver, so we decided to
*Bus drives by as hes finishing his story*
Main: go to the bus station and
find out where we could catch the
bus, and ended up here.
F2: Guess you’re in luck then!
Main: Why is that?
F2: My dad was a bus driver for 10
years, I used to ride with him on
he bus. You’ve known me since
kindergarten how do you not know
that?
*Main looks around awkwardly*
Main: Must have uh……slipped my
mind.
SHOT FADES OUT.
5.
SCENE 4
Main: Here we are, finally!
*Steps into bus and sees the driver. Gives driver a big hug*
Main: There I’d say that was worth
a day of exhaustion wouldn’t you?
*Sounding very unpleased*
F1: Let’s just sit down.
SCENE 5
*Boys get off bus*
Main: Oh my gosh!
F1: What?
*Main turns around to watch the bus pull away*
Main: My Backpack!!!!
*Characters turn and run to get the bus*
SHOT FREEZES. MOVIE ENDS.
Answer my call
ONE
Three teenagers asleep in a basement. Bean bag chairs,
couches and guitars make up the floor. Empty chip bags and
used bottles strewn precariously atop available surfaces. A
lone bong in the middle of the chaos. Pan over the scene
then focus and close up on the phone right before it
rings. The phone rings. The teenagers begin to wake.
JOHN
"Yo wake up guys was that the phone
ringing?
There is no answer, the other two do not stir.
JOHN
"Aha what a night... seriously
guy’s get up you gotta split before
my mum get’s home it’s already 11."
The other two begin to push themselves up and roll off the
couch.
SAM
"Mmm shut up man I don’t get up on
saturday’s before 12.
JOHN
"Seriously get up I gotta clean and
unless you wanna stick around and
help..."
SAM
"Alright alright we’re going."
BEN
"Yeah I don’t want to be here when
your mum comes round she hates me."
JOHN
"Yeah well I always get in trouble
while you’re around for some
reason."
BEN
"Yeah weird coincidence bro, Come
on Samuel let’s go."
Sam and Ben begin to gather up their clothes and bags.
SAM
"Shut up dude only my dad calls me
that and even then it puts me in a
tizzy."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
JOHN
"Haha grumpy in the mornings aren’t
we? See you boys, school monday and
such. Can I copy some english from
you Ben?"
BEN
Yeah I’ll have to do it first
though aha... Peace man.
With this Ben and Sam leave.
TWO
Enter: Sam’s house. It is morning before school. It is a
nice house. He is alone his parents already gone. He puts on
a sweater. Writes a note for his dad then leaves.
Enter: Ben’s house. It is grungy and run down inside. A man
is passed out in the armchair before the T.V. Which Ben
turns on. Ben comes over and places a blanket over top of
the man. He then shrugs into a jacket and exits the house.
As he exits the camera pans to a shot of the t.v. with the
reporter talking about an escaped mental patient.
Enter: John’s house. It is simple and nice enough. His mum
and him are at the table. He is eating breakfast quickly.
JOHN’S MUM
"Honey you’re rushing slow down and
chew your food!"
JOHN
"Sorry mum gotta run they’re
waiting for me."
John get’s up from the table and grabs his jacket off the
stand. He grabs a piece of toast and sticks it in is mouth
then heads for the door.
JOHN’S MUM
"Honey be home right after school
for dinner."
JOHN
"Alright"
JOHN’S MUM
"Don’t be late! Speaking of late go
now or you won’t make it to school
on time. I love you!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
John’s response is a mumble jumble with the food in his
mouth.
JOHN
"Mmmgooloyutoiithh."
JOHN’S MUM
"And honey be careful!"
John is already out the door which closes with a slam.
THREE
School hallway. Between classes with people filing out and
through the hallways. Ben, Sam and John are gathered around
their lockers getting books.
BEN
"Killer science class boys, I never
understand what he’s talking
about."
JOHN
"That’s cause you never listen ya
blockhead."
Ben grins and shuts his locker.
BEN
"So we all hanging out later or
what?"
SAM
"Dude it’s monday..."
BEN
"What’s your point?"
SAM
"Nothing, I was hoping that that
would be enough to discourage you."
John laughs and Ben punches Sam good-naturedly in the arm.
SAM
"Plus I should probably try to do
some homework,the old man’s been
riding me about getting my grade’s
up for college in a couple years."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
BEN
"Alright suit yourself...John?"
John sighs.
JOHN
"I usually eat dinner with my mum
on monday’s but I guess I could get
away early."
BEN
"Naw dude right after school let’s
all hang out, it’s a hike to where
we’re going."
JOHN
"Where exactly did you have in
mind?"
John grins again but does not answer he just walks away. But
calls out over his shoulder.
JOHN
"Just meet me at my locker right
after last period!"
John turns to Ben.
JOHN
"You gonna come?"
SAM
"Let’s face it my dad works until
12 and I’ll never be able to focus
on homework knowing you guys are
out having a blast."
JOHN
"A blast seems an appropriate word
knowing Ben he’ll probably get us
all killed."
The bell rings and they both walk off laughing.
FOUR
Shot of Ben waiting by his locker. John and Sam approach and
walk up to him.
JOHN
"Jesus dude it looks cold out."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
BEN
"Haha man up and let’s go."
SAM
"Go where? You haven’t told us a
thing."
BEN
"You’re missing the point Sammy boy
it doesn’t matter where we’re
going..."
His sentence trails off and he just stares at them. They
begin walking out of the school and onto the road.
BEN
"And now we walk."
SAM
"This is stupid we aren’t even
doing anything."
BEN
"Stop ruining the adventure, you’re
never any fun."
The boys continue walking. Shots of them getting on a bus
and walking while it steadily get’s darker.
SHOT OF THE THREE HOUSES AGAIN. SAM’S HOUSE IS QUIET AND A
STILL SHOT INSIDE THE KITCHEN. NO ONE IS AROUND. BEN’S HOUSE
SHOWS THE MAN STILL PASSED OUT IN FRONT OF THE TV BLARING IN
THE DARK. JOHNS HOUSE SHOWS A SHOT OF JOHNS MUM SETTING THE
TABLE. NOW BACK TO A SHOT OF THE BOYS WALKING ALONG A PATH
IN THE DARKESS. BEN HAS BEEN DRINKING FROM A BOTTLE IN HIS
JACKET POCKET.
JOHN
Alright Ben we’ve followed you all
this way I’m turning back if you
don’t tell us where we’re going. It
get’s sketchy out here at night.
Aren’t we up near the mental
hospital?"
BEN
"Look...."
Ben is pointing to a for sale sign on a piece of land up
ahead. He pulls the bottle from his jacket pocket and takes
another swig.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
BEN
"Soon as I get out of high school
I’m gonna get a job and buy that
land. Build a house out here and
get away from all the b.s in the
world."
JOHN
"Man is that booze? Why are you
drinking right now it’s a school
night!"
BEN
"What ever... I... don’t even
really ...care."
SAM
"You should man you’re smart you
don’t need to get some lame as job
out of high school you can go to
university or something."
BEN
"Ah shut up rich boy I’m never
going anywhere I don’t have money I
will never be able to pay for
college."
John grabs Ben and shakes him a bit.
JOHN
"Man calm down stop being a dipwad
come on let’s go back to my place
or something you’re just drunk..."
BEN
"Hey gettoff you’re no better then
he is."
Ben shakes John off and saunters off. He cuts off to the
side of the pathway and runs into the field of land. John
and Sam follow. There is silence in the dark and you can
hear the sound of the wind. Ben continues to speed up and
both John and Sam call out to him as they struggle to keep
up. Suddenly Ben stops and jumps backwards as though
shocked. He starts running back and is quickly beside John
and Sam.
BEN
"Guys I think there’s smeone out
here!"
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
SAM
What are you talking about?"
BEN
"Rgith there man in the field some
guy is just standing there!"
JOHN
"You’re just trippy there’s nothing
there."
John squints and cranes his ead trying to see if there is
something. Suddenly he sees a figure moving towards them. It
is unmistakably a human approaching faster and faster. Sam
sees it too.
SAM
"Yo I don’t know what that guy is
selling but I’m betting it’s not
good... run!"
The boys take off but the mysterious figure is gaining and
quickly overtakes them. He tackles Sam onto the round. john
and Ben stop and look back. The man appears to be muttering
to himself and screaming random sentences.
BEN
"WHat the hell is going on!"
Ben runs at the man on top of Sam and tackles him off
getting his grasp off Sam. Sam lies still on the grass as
Ben and the man struggle. The man overpowers Ben and get’s
on top of him and begins to choke him. The mans hands are
locked around Ben’s neck as Ben fights for air. John runs
over and atttempts to pull the man off but he is too strong.
John continues to try and knock the man off unsucessfully
and desprately as Ben’s face becomes distorted and his body
begins to go limp. John frnatically looks around and notices
a rock. He lunges for it grabs it and smashes the man over
the head with it. The man is knocked off of Ben and
instantly goes limp. John runs over to sam who is dazed but
coming too. They both crawl voer to where Ben lays. He does
not appaear to be breathing.
JOHN
"Help! Somebody help... please!"
FADE TO BLACK. NOW SHOT OF SAM’S HOUSE WHERE IT IS STILL
EMPTY. NOW WHILE SAMS HOUSE IS STILL ON SCREEN A SHOT OF
JOHN’S HOUSE WHERE HIS MOTHER IS PACING AROUND LOOOKING AT
THE CLOCK FRANTICALLY. NOW THIRD SHOT ON SCREEN OF BEN’S
HOUSE. THE SAME MAN PASSED OUT ON THE COUCH ONLY THIS TIME
THE CAMERA PANS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS ON THE SCREEN. A
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
REPORTER IS ON THE SCREEN TALKING ABOUT HOW THREE BOYS WERE
ATTACKED BY A MENTAL PATIENT WHO HAD ESCAPED. THE REPORT
SAYS ONE BOY IS DEAD AND THE OTHER TWO SERIOUSLY TRAUMATIZED
WHILE THE MENTAL PATIENT IS IN CUSTODY WITH A HEAD INJURY.
NOW IN ALL THREE SHOTS OF THE HOUSES THE CAMERA BEGINS TO
SLOWLY ZOOM IN ON THE THREE PHONES IN THE HOUSES. ONCE A
CLOSE UP OF THE PHONES THEY ALL BEGIN TO RING. RING. RING.
THEN CUT TO BLACK.
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