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Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 5:17pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Sup guys, wud love to see your comments on this writing(one of many), feel ever free to criticize, advice and make jest of me. Love y'all (kindly welcome me well Yep, if you wud luv me to write for you on any genre(ANY GENRE! IT'S A GIFT), be it fiction,animations, to sitcoms- I'd luv 2 - no p here's my mail, sojidhanie@gmail.com BEST NIGHT EVER By Adesoji Daniel Story by Adesoji Daniel NOT FOR DUPLICATION NO PORTION OF THIS SCRIPT MAY BE PERFORMED, DISPLAYED OR REPRODUCED BY ANY MEANS, OR QUOTED OR PUBLISHED IN ANY MEDIUM WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE WRITER. COPYRIGHT 2013 Property of FmxKreatives. INT. RESTAURANT- NIGHT A LADY WALKS UP TO A COUPLE DINING AMAKA Tommy! TOMIWA Wow, Amaka, I didn’t know you were in town already (Places palm in Amaka’s) TOMIWA CONTD. When did you return? AMAKA Had to rush back this morning, came in with the first flight. I didn’t inform anyone, how you managed to get to know CHUKS COUGHS TOMIWA (Teases) I’m a reporter remember, ears to the ground. AMAKA Alright TOMIWA Alright…oh, meet my-- CHUKS (Intercepts) Friend, name’s Chuks please AMAKA Your friend? It’s my pleasure AMAKA STARES IN CONFUSION CHUKS Same here, PLEASURE… AMAKA (Whispers in friend’s ear) Did you lovebirds tie the knot behind my back? TOMIWA (Smiles weakly) No, no- you heard what he said- we’re just (Speechless, nods frantically) AMAKA You might be lying; there’s a ring on your finger TOMIWA Oh! It’s a, it’s souvenir AMAKA What a shame…well, that’s a lovely ring. Anyways, it was nice meeting you two (Eyes Chuks) Hope you lovebirds enjoy the night AMAKA Sure, we will CHUKS GLARES AT THE DEPARTING FIGURE AMAKA What are you looking at? CHUKS! CHUKS What?! Nothing AMAKA Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m saying When did we start introducing each other as friends? CHUKS Was I? (She nods) Oh, I’m sorry, I just-- AMAKA Whatever CHUKS Who’s she anyway? AMAKA She owns this place CHUKS (Hides surprise) Really! Not bad…not bad at all for a lady, with that size; smelt it from far AMAKA Can we stop talking about that LovePeddler! CHUKS Whoa! LovePeddler? You mean…wow AMAKA I’m having a swell time here trying to make things work What is wrong with you? CHUKS You mean, with me- or in…general terms TOMIWA What? You’re kidding right? CHUKS No, I’m not TOMIWA I don’t get you; I don’t get us…what’s happening to us? SILENCE CHUKS I was just wondering-- TOMIWA Look at me, look at me; I need you to look at me (Follows his gaze) BEHIND TOMIWA, AMAKA WAVES CHUKS AND BLOWS AMAKA KISS AMAKA WAVES BACK CHUKS Wow, heart-snatcher… She’s so ruthless TOMIWA I already warned you… CHUKS Yeah, I get it. I get it now TOMIWA What was it you were saying…before? CHUKS? CHUKS Oh, yeah… it’s just amazing- our love, eh (coughs) we love each other, you proposing to me, and all that TOMIWA Well, don’t be… It’s because I love you SILENCE CHUKS SHIFTS UNCOMFORTABLY TOMIWA What? What’s wrong? Are you hiding something from me? CHUKS What? Come on, nothing’s wrong with me I’m totally fine with it TOMIWA Really? Come on, I know you Are you O.K with me, I mean us, are we good? CHUKS (Smiles weakly) (Faces down) I’m good. I’m good Really, I’m good with us TOMIWA Then look at me; look me straight in the eyes TOMIWA CONTD Don’t lie to me. I know that look… No secrets remember? CHUKS Yeah, yeah, sure… I remember, you don’t have to-- TOMIWA (Interrupts) Then tell me what’s going on, You’ve been acting weird since we got here…and I— I’m enjoying this. You acting like this, it’s not encouraging me at all… CHUKS I’m sorry, I’m sorry HE COUGHS TOMIWA Awww, c’mon…stop saying you’re sorry CHUKS I’m sorry, what can I say? TOMIWA Just- just let it out A WAITER CLEARS THE TABLE CHUKS O.K. O.K. (Pauses) TOMIWA (Clears throat) I’m waiting CHUKS NODS REMORSEFULLY TOMIWA CONTD. Let the cat out of the bag… CHUKS Alright, alright I’m seeing someone else… TOMIWA STARES IN HORROR CUT TO: INT. TAYO/SULE’S APARTMENT/BEDROOM- NIGHT SULE DRESSES UP AND JUMPS ON THE BED LUCY USES THE BLANKET AS COVER, EACH STARES AT THE CEILING SULE TRIES TO STIFLE A GRIN BUT BURSTS INTO LAUGHTER LUCY What is wrong with you? SULE (Sheepishly) Oh, nothing, nothing. It’s nothing LUCY (Frowns) Strange SULE Hun? Strange? LUCY Nothing SULE O.K SILENCE SULE MAKES MORE GIGGLING SOUNDS LUCY What’s so funny? (Sounds stop) HEY! Answer me SULE Nothing; it’s the job LUCY Job? What job? SULE No don’t worry; I’ve got it under control LUCY Please, tell me SULE My job, my boss; he’s killing me… I mean, he gives me the shivers LUCY (Frowns) Sule, you know I know when you’re lying SILENCE LUCY CONTD. Sule! SULE Yeah. O.K. O.K. It’s the Mouth Gig… LUCY What? SULE The Mouth Gig- blow-jay-oh-bee- Mouth Gig LUCY (Faces him) What about? SULE Epic LUCY What do you mean epic? SULE It was epic; it was grand, magnetic…we conquered gravity LUCY Oh… really? (He nods) SULE Yeah, we did it LUCY Glad you liked it SULE (Inhales) Never knew the day would come… I lost all hope of getting one-- LUCY Wow… (Laughs) SULE Until I met you… Thanks LUCY (Frowns) Me? SULE Yeah, Tayo told me you were good at it and I didn’t believe until-- LUCY (Shocked) Tayo? SULE (Smiles) Yeah, Tayo. Now I staunchly believe it. LUCY You know him? SULE Of course, we all work in the same place, you know I was surprised he knew you too (Sits up) SULE Why, what’s wrong? LUCY (Mutters curses) Well…I’m glad I didn’t let you down-- SULE (Sings) Mum- I’ve found a Cinderella-! Alas! LUCY Sorry, I only do that on the last day (Stands with blanket) SULE What? LUCY PICKS TROUSERS FROM FLOOR SULE CONTD. What are you doing? LUCY What does it look like? SULE You’re putting on your- Where’re you going? LUCY YOU’RE SO DUMB (Inserts a leg) Still don’t get it? SULE What? Are you sleeping in that? Awww, Please don’t LUCY (Pissed, stones him with pillow) You’re so stupid. It’s over! A DOOR SLAMS SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE SULE But…but… what’d I do? SHE LOOKS AROUND, OPENS WARDROBE AND TAKES A SLEEVE SULE CONTD. Lucy, I love you LUCY (Tearfully) What… now you’re starting to love me all of a sudden? No, that wasn’t your goal; remember? SULE Lucy, Lucy, I knew you were with Tayo before we met SULE CONTD But, that doesn’t matter anymore Here, sit please I’m here and all I want is you DOOR OPENS AND TAYO WALKS IN, SHOCKED, HE STANDS THERE LUCY (To SULE) Sule, what’s he doing here? SULE Awww…it’s his room… mine’s next door We live together LUCY FREES HERSELF FROM SULE’S HOLD SULE Lucy, Lucy LUCY You bastards, I hate you… SULE TRIES TO GRAB HER, FALLING LUCY RUNS OUT AS TAYO SHIFTS FROM THE DOORWAY TAYO Hey! Watch where you’re going TAYO CONTD. And don’t come back here… Bitch SULE Shit! Shit! Don’t say a word SULE RUNS AFTER HER; DOWNSTAIRS INTO THE STREETS LOOKING AROUND CUT TO: EXT. STREET/FOUNTAIN- NIGHT BEHIND WE SEE A MALE’S SILHOUETTE WALK UP TO A FOUNTAIN CAMERA MOVES CLOSER AND WE SEE HIM GAZING INTO THE FIZZLING FOUNTAIN WATER, HOLDING PICTURE OF A YOUNG GIRL. SULE I wish you never left me Tommy. What we had- it was worth fighting for…worth following you for Here I’m- messed up… without a JOB (Sniffs) I wish I could just drown myself, but I can’t! I don’t know how to swim SULE HEARS SOUNDS OF SOBS NEARBY AND DECIDES TO WALK AROUND HE SPOTS A LADY AND WALKS TO HER SULE Hey, hey (Sobs continue) Hey, what’s wrong? SILENCE Aww, Come on- you can talk to me (She hugs him suddenly) Awww… (Tearfully) You’re brokenhearted too…like me? God… How could anyone hurt an angel like you? This part of the world must be full of Jankholes like me SULE CONTD. I mean it- I’m a jankhole…I broke a girl’s heart this night…or she broke my heart, somehow- it’s just…confusing. I tried…I confessed to her…told her I loved her… But, she- she left, just because I’m friends with her ex… It’s not fair, no one does this anymore; I can’t stop being friends with this guy, and I care for her…I showed her…I told her I’ve never ever brought a girl to my house, except her… and then there’s Tommy of course TOMIWA (Wipes eyes) Tommy? SULE Yeah… that’s…that’s my guardian angel TOMIWA Really? (Sule nods) Do angels bear Tommy? (Sule nods) I wish I had one too SULE She’s like the A I never had in physics- but deserved. We grew up together, did everything together; we loved each other… But they moved away; her bald-headed daddy took her away (Tomiwa flinches) SULE CONTD. Now- she’s like a One-up- to me I think… She keeps me going everyday (Sniffs) TOMIWA Awww, that’s really bad, I’m sorry (Eyes stray to his hand) Is that her picture? SULE Yeah, TOMIWA May I? SULE HESISTATES THEN HANDS IT TO HER SALIMOT FRIGTHENED SEEING HER PICTURE SULE What, why you crying? TOMIWA THROWS PICTURE AWAY AND TAKES OFF SULE CONFUSED PICKS PICTURE UP AND RUNS AFTER HER SULE HEY! HEY! WHAT’S HAPPENING, WHAT’D I DO? WHY’RE YOU RUNNING? DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG? TOMIWA WHO ARE YOU? SULE WHAT? TOMIWA WHO ARE YOU; WHAT IS YOUR NAME? SULE SULE! SULE! MY NAME IS SULE! TOMIWA SLOWS TO A HALT AND SULE MEETS UP SULE Why? Why’d you make me suffer like that? TOMIWA Sorry… where did you get that picture? SULE Is this about the picture? Tommy gave it to me, why’re you asking? (Brings picture out and glares at her at it and at her suspiciously) TOMIWA It’s mine; I took it ten years back (Collects it) This was at my grandma’s…she’s dead now (Returns it) SULE STARES SPEECHLESS TOMIWA (Tearfully) I didn’t forget you I had your picture too…my dog tore it SULE Really? (Tomiwa nods) He looks at picture and her again and laughs SULE Oh my God, it is really you! You’ve grown all over! (Hugs her) SHE GIGGLES SULE No, no TOMIWA What? SULE You mean, you’re Tomiwa? TOMIWA Yeah, yeah SULE SCREAMS AND HUG HER SULE There will be no night like this again…it’s one in a gazil-lion TOMIWA No, there won’t THEY BOTH EMBRACE SULE Don’t- ever-leave-me-again TOMIWA I won’t, I promise THE END |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by MrTAnonymous(m): 5:33pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Daniel,do you sell movie scripts. |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 5:54pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
yea, I do. if u want, I cud also write any genre 4 u, b it comedy |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 6:11pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
moderator, wat's up wit 'naughty lady', a word wud'v bn perfect |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by MrTAnonymous(m): 6:34pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
danielmay16: yea, I do.Okay,pls PM we need to talk. |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 7:34pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
I'ma do dat |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by sholay2011(m): 8:04pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Post your script at TV/Movies section. You would get more opinions from seasoned ppl on how to improve on your scriptwriting. |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 8:21pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Tnks bro,appreciate |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by sholay2011(m): 8:27pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
danielmay16: Tnks bro,appreciateYou are welcome bro. I'm also a scriptwriter. 1 Like |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 8:37pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Gr8! Like minds in da house, doffing my hat for a brother-in-arm Between you and me, what's your take on this 'MATERIAL' posted? |
Re: Short Film Script: Best Night Ever by danielmay16(m): 2:06pm On Oct 09, 2013 |
em, sm1 brought dis 2 my notice, d Amaka answering 'sure, we will' is meant to b Tomiwa's reply. Tommy is sub 4 Tomiwa. Stil waitn 4 mo comments, help a broda improve or mak jest f him, dnt just read n leave. BE A DOER NT A LOOKER |
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