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“Ten Reasons not to trust Alan Lewis”

By Morgan Mangham- McNamara

FADE IN:

EXT. LIVING ROOM- DAY

JASON is sitting drinking hot tea. He puts it down on his side table and reaches for the remote. He turns the TV on with his right hand and goes to grab the drink with his left. Nothing is there. He looks confused and looks around.

The cup is in the hallway entrance, JASON looks confused but shakes it off and gets up to grab the cup.

As JASON’s hand touches the cup, time freezes. JASON is locked in a trance.

His chair moves directly behind him. JASON’s trance is unlocked, he picks up and smacks into the chair.

JASON scratches his hair in frustration and confusion and moves his chair back to its original position.

Time Freezes and JASON goes into a trance. ALAN enters through the hallway entrance, holding a glass of water. ALAN is laughing. He places the glass on JASON’s head. ALAN goes and hides behind the chair.

Time unfreezes and JASON moves. The glass spills on his front.

JASON

AUUGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

JASON moves to the table to grab the bat. JASON swings the bat. ALAN is laughing.

JASON enters a trance, frozen. ALAN goes to JASON’s face with a marker. He draws a moustache on JASON’s face.

JASON unfreezes and hits ALAN with the bat. JASON goes to hit ALAN with the bat again. ALAN ducks to the right and gets up. ALAN runs and JASON chases after him. JASON backs ALAN into a corner.

Time freezes, JASON is locked into a trance. ALAN laughs and moves behind JASON. He points at JASON and accidently touches him. JASON is unlocked from the trance. ALAN runs to the table. JASON freezes, and unfreezes. JASON has changed into a dress. JASON looks at ALAN who is laughing. ALAN is holding the bat. ALAN backs JASON into the corner. ALAN swings the bat.

SCREEN GOES BLACK

A loud crunch is played over the black screen.

Fades back in

The bat has missed JASON and gone through the wall. JASON stands up and looks around the room, then to ALAN.

JASON

We did a good job didn’t we?

ALAN

Sure did, buddy

ALAN pats JASON on the back. ALAN and JASON both laugh.

JASON

Was the dress really necessary?

ALAN

Of course it was. How else was

I supposed to humiliate ya?

JASON and ALAN leave the room together.

SCREEN FADES BLACK.

CREDITS ROLL

 STAN THE MAN enters the destroyed room. He looks around and falls to his knees.

STAN THE MAN

AUUGGHHHHHHHH ALANNN!!! JASOONNN!!!

END

SCRipt Draft

“Ten Reasons not to trust Alan Lewis”

By Morgan Mangham- McNamara

FADE IN:

EXT. LIVING ROOM- DAY

JASON is sitting drinking hot tea, he reaches for the remote, turns the TV on with his right hand and goes to grab the drink with his left. Nothing is there. He looks confused and looks around.

The cup is in the hallway entrance, JASON looks confused but shakes it off and gets up to grab the cup. As JASON’s hand touches the cup, time freezes. JASON is locked in a trance. His chair moves directly behind him. JASON’s trance is unlocked, he picks up and smacks into the chair.

He scratches his hair in frustration and confusion and moves his chair back to its original position.

Time Freezes and JASON goes into a trance. ALAN enters through the hallway entrance, holding a glass of water. ALAN is laughing. He places the cup on JASON’s head. ALAN goes and hides behind the chair.

Time unfreezes and JASON moves. The glass spills on his front.

JASON screams in anguish. JASON moves to the table to grab the bat. JASON swings the bat. ALAN is laughing. JASON enters a trance, frozen. ALAN goes to JASON’s face with a marker. He draws a moustache on JASON’s face. JASON unfreezes and hits ALAN with the bat. JASON goes to hit ALAN with the bat again. ALAN ducks to the right and gets up. ALAN runs and JASON chases after him. JASON backs ALAN into a corner.

Time freezes, JASON is locked into a trance. ALAN laughs and moves behind JASON. He points at JASON and accidently touches him. JASON is unlocked from the trance. ALAN runs to the table. JASON freezes, and unfreezes. JASON has changed into a dress. JASON looks at ALAN who is laughing. ALAN is holding the bat. ALAN backs JASON into the corner. ALAN swings the bat.

SCREEN GOES BLACK

A loud crunch is played over the black screen.

Fades back in

The bat has missed JASON and gone through the wall. JASON stands up and looks around the room, then to ALAN.

JASON

We did a good job didn’t we?

ALAN

Sure did, buddy

ALAN pats JASON on the back. ALAN and JASON both laugh.

JASON

Was the dress really necessary?

ALAN

Of course it was. How else was I supposed to humiliate ya?

JASON and ALAN leave the room together.

SCREEN FADES BLACK.

CREDITS ROLL

 STAN THE MAN enters the destroyed room. He looks around and falls to his knees.

 STAN THE MAN

AUUGGHHHHHHHH ALANNN!!! JASOONNN!!!

END.

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“Ten reasons not to trust Alan Lewis”

By Morgan Mangham McNamara

INT. LIVING ROOM

Opening to a figure sitting in a chair holding a cup of hot liquid. Text appears in the screen, introducing him as “Jason”. He turns to the left and places the cup on a small side table. He turns back around and leans to the right to grab a TV remote. He looking at the TV he turns it one by pressing the red button on the remote. While keeping his eyes on the TV he reaches for the cup on the table. He grabs at nothing, the table is empty. He looks around and sees the cup in the hallway entrance. Jason groans and goes to get it. He grabs the cup and freezes. Time is at a standstill. Jason’s chair is pushed in front of him by someone unseen.

Time begins again and Jason unfreezes. He lifts up the cup and turns around to see the chair blocking his path. Jason disgruntledly moves the chair back to where it came from. Jason moves to the middle on the room.

Jason and time freezes once again. The previous unseen person, introduced as Alan by the text appearing on the screen; appear out of the hallway with a glass of water. Snickering and trying to hold in his laughter, he places it neatly on Jason’s head. He is still laughing as he makes his way to the chair. His laughter fades as he hides behind the chair. Time unfreezes and Jason moves slightly causing the glass to tumble over his head, spilling water. Jason screams in anguish. He stomps over to the large at the edge of the room. He grabs a bat and returns to the centre of the room. He swings it around wildly. Alan is seen with his hand over his mouth, laughing. Jason freezes mid swing.

Alan emerges from the chair, holding a marker. He goes up to Jason’s face and begins to draw a moustache. As he finishes it, time unexpectedly restarts again. Jason’s bat swing, hits Alan and forces him sideways. Alan lands on the floor and looks up at Jason. Jason lurches over him holding the bat in a threatening fashion. Jason swings the bat at Alan’s face.

Alan rolls to the right and stands up. He and Jason run around the room. Jason is swinging the bat around. He hits pictures off shelves, smashes the cup and the table. Also knocking books out of the book case. He manages to back Alan into the corner. Alan closes his eyes and cringes.

Time freezes again. Alan opens his eyes and stands up. Alan lets out a triumphant laugh. He points at Jason and unknowingly accidently touches him with his finger. Jason begins to move again.

Alan runs to the other side of the room and jumps onto the table. Jason freezes and unfreezes. Jason reappears as wearing a pink dress. A confused Jason looks to Alan at his side and sees him laughing on the floor. Jason’s bat disappears and reappears in Alan’s hands. Jason backs into the corner, pleading. Alan swings the bat.

Screen goes black. A distinctive CRUNCH is heard.

Scene reopens

 Jason opens his eyes. He looks to where the bat landed its blow. The bat was put through the wall beside him. Jason smiles and stands up beside Alan. He places his hands on his hip admiring the destroyed room. Jason and Alan have a small discussion while exiting the room about their had happened.

The screen fades black. A tall man in a suit and carrying a suitcase enters the destroyed room. He looks up and falls to his knees. He cries out and screams about Jason and Alan.

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10 reasons not to trust Alan Lewis

 Logline: Jason sits down one morning wanting to relax, but his plans change when things start to move and disappear.

SCENE OPEN

Jason is sitting in his chair, he swings to his left side and places his cup of coffee on a small side table. He reaches round to the right to grab the remote for the TV. He presses a button turning the TV on and turns back to the table with the cup. He reaches across not reverting his eyes from the TV screen. Jason’s hand gapes at thin air. He looks down and realises, the cup has disappeared. Jason looks over both arms of the chair and even sitting on his knees to look over the back. He catches view of the cup in the hallway entrance. Jason groans and gets off the chair to go get it. He gets to the doorway and grabs the cup. Jason freezes. Time is frozen. His chair is seen being pushed in front of him by an unseen person.

Time is unfrozen and Jason lifts up the cup and turns around to see the chair directly in front of him. Jason shakes his head and scoffs. Jason disgruntledly moves the chair back to where it came from. He looks up and moves into the middle of the room.

Jason and time freezes again as the unseen person, Alan, appears from the hallway with a medium full cup of water. Holding back his laughter, he neatly places it on Jason’s head. Still laughing he heads to the chair only to regain his composure as soon as he hide behind it. Time unfreezes and Jason moves slightly. Causing the glass on his head to tumble forward, spilling all its contents down Jason’s front. Jason cries out in anguish and frustration. He angrily goes over to the table and grabs the baseball bat. Jason runs back and begins to flail the bat around wildly. Alan is seen holding his hand over his mouth, constantly laughing. Time freezes again mid swing. Alan emerges from behind the chair with a marker. He goes up to Jason’s face and starts to draw a moustache. Just as he finishes, time unfreezes unexpectedly. Jason’s bat makes contact with Alan’s face, forcing him to be knocked sideways. Alan lands on the floor and looks up at Jason in terror. Jason looms over him with the bat in hand. He smiles evilly as Alan gulps. Jason swings the bat.

Alan rolls to the right, out of the road and stands up. He begins to run around the room as Jason chases after him. Jason, swinging the bat rapidly, is destroying everything in the room while trying to hit Alan. Alan is backed into the corner by Jason. He goes to hit him as Alan closes his eyes accepting his fate.

Time freezes again. Jason freezes. Alan opens his eyes and smirks. He stands up and laughs, accomplished. Alan stares and smiles at Jason, like he’s won. He points and sneers. But the tip of Alan’s finger touches Jason’s arm. Jason regains movement and turns to face Alan. Alan runs to the other side of the room and jumps on the table. Jason freezes and unfreezes, but when he unfreezes he is wearing a pink dress. Jason looks down at his new attire, confused. He looks to his side and sees Alan laughing and crying on the floor. Jason’s bat disappears and reappears in Alan’s hands. He smirks and shrugs. Alan lets out a big smile and throws the bat over his shoulder. Jason backs into a corner holding his hands up and pleading. Alan goes to swing the bat.

SCREEN GOES BLACK

CRUNCH. Jason flutters his eyes open. He looks to the left. The bat was put through the wall. Jason smiles and lets out a big long laugh. Jason gets up and stands beside Alan, with his hands on his hips, admiring their handy work. The look at each other and chuckle. They turn, together and head out the hallway door.

SCREEN FADES BLACK

A man walks through the hallway door into the demolished house. He looks up and drops his jaw. His keys and coat fall to the floor. The man cries out and sinks to his knees and lets out muffles screams and curse words.  

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