Post by Carnage on May 10, 2005 0:25:00 GMT -5
Im an actor by profession, but im also a pretty good playright/screenplay writter. Im working on my life story to be filmed this summer (most likely with the help of Tom and some wrestlers as well!). Its very similar in theme and probably will be visually very similar to the movie "Garden State" but the story itself, charecters and plot twists are entirely unique
Here it is so far...
Ocean State
Setting:
Providence, Rhode Island 2005
KEVIN
NICK
CHAD
ANGELA
ERIN
JOEY
JESSICA
BRIAN
JASON
PETE
TAILOR
PARTY GUESTS
CUSTOMER
DIRECTOR
BARTENDER
SOUNDTRACK
Radiohead- Creep
The Cure- Pictures of You
Eric Clapton- Layla
Snow Patrol- Run
Simple Plan- Untitled
My Chemical Romance- Helena
Ben Harper- Pleasure and Pain
Sum 41- Pieces
Rob Thomas- Lonely No More
Tim and Tonic- Keegan
Soul Asylum- Misery
Better Than Ezra- Lifetime
(KEVIN is driving in the rain, tears are obviously flowing in his eyes and a black cigarrette hangs in his mouth. As Kevin reaches up to wipe his eyes with his sleve he ashes a bit on his pants, he looks down and flinches as he tries to flick it away. KEVIN looks back up to see headlights of an oncoming truck. There is blackness and the sound of screeching tires and one very odd siren. KEVIN wakes up in his bed, hitting the alarm that was making the siren noise and turning it off. He shakes himself off and steps out of bed, fading into the next scene where KEVIN walks into a puddle on his way into work at Starbucks. KEVIN stands at the Register and gets and order)
CUSTOMER: Ill have a tall triple shot, nonfat, extra foam sugar free vanilla Carmel Machitto
KEVIN: Allright, anything else?
CUSTOMER: Did you GET all that?
KEVIN: Yes
CUSTOMER: Arent you supposed to repeat it back to me?
KEVIN: Not really
(CUSTOMER Grunts and moves along in the line, Behind him NICK pulls KEVIN into the back room)
NICK: Kevin, you’ve got to work on your customer service skills
KEVIN: Well the customers have got to work on being somewhat intelligent
NICK: THAT’S NOT THE ATTITUDE I NEED, I know you’ve worked here for three years but I wont hesitate to fire you if I don’t see a change in your recent attitude pronto. You used to be the best cahier we had, all the customers would come in to see you…WHAT HAPPENED?
KEVIN:: Life…(Nick sighs and goes back out out into the café with an obiously faked smile. Kevin glances out through the café doors to outside, where it is raining hard. Fade into the next scene where Kevin is sitting in his car listening to his voice mail messages. The First message plays)
NICK: (over phone) Kevin its Nick, your late again, just…hurry up and get here
(KEVIN deletes the first message. A Second message also plays)
DIRECTOR: Kevin, its Mark Cohen, I’m calling about your audition last week. Your performance was great, but we really werent looking for anyone your age…sorry.
VOICE MAIL: You have no more new messages and ONE Saved Message…to play your saved messages, press one
(KEVIN sighs and presses 1)
ERIN: Hi, its me…im just callin’ to say I LOVE YOU! ::kissing noise:: Ill see ya soon sexy
(KEVIN tosses his phone against the passenger side door and thrusts his head into the steering wheel in frustration, the horn goes off and continues to go off as we fade into the next scene. KEVIN is in his apartment getting ready, there is a knock at the door. Kevin opens the door and CHAD is standing there in a nice suit)
CHAD: Why aren’t you dressed yet?
KEVIN: Because…im not going
CHAD: Don’t start with that sh*t again, now put on your tux and lets go
KEVIN: No Chad, im NOT going…<br>
CHAD: (After a long pause) You cant let bitterness effect the rest of your life you know, sooner or later you going to have to start dealing with people again
KEVIN: Maybe…<br>
CHAD: Well, when you do…ill be there, till then…f*ck off (Starts to walk off into the hall)
KEVIN: Oh f*ck you Chadwick! I thought you were my friend
CHAD: I thought you were mine man, but what the hell has happened to you? You let one girl come into your life and then…<br>
KEVIN: SHUT UP! Just SHUT UP, I don’t want to think about her anymore…<br>
CHAD: But that’s all you ever do godamnit, you cant stop thinking about her, you play her damn voicemail messages back everyday and your telling me you don’t want to think about her? She consumes you!
KEVIN: So what? So what if I want to be in pain? I want to be in pain because is the only feeling ive ever truly understand, and as long as im in it I can understand my life…<br>
CHAD: You can’t keep doing this to yourslef. You need help Kev…you need help.
KEVIN: I don’t need anyones help but my own…<br>
CHAD: (Long pause) Well then I guess you don’t need me around anymore either
KEVIN: I guess not…<br>
CHAD: Im moving back to Ohio tommorow, I was going to ask you to come with me but seeing as your so content in your misery…ill just let you stay here. Its too bad you don’t have the f*cking balls to come to the wedding either, youd probably have met a girl there too
(CHAD leaves. KEVIN goes back into his apartment, goes to the fridge and opens up a bottle of champagne. He goes to the table and pours himself a glass, looking down at a card on the table. It’s a card of congralations for a marriage KEVINS handwritting on the card just says “Good luck in your future…Love, Kevin”. Kevin takes the card and throws it in the trash, he sips the champange and looks out his window. Tears swell up in his eyes and we fade into the next scene. KEVIN wakes up and looks at his clock, KEVIN then looks at his cell phone and sees he has one new message)
NICK: Kevin, your late again…you know what, don’t bother coming in…your fired. Im…Im sorry
(KEVIN smashes his alarm clock and throws his phone against the wall.
Its later on the same day, KEVIN sits at a very empty bar drinking. ANGELA walks in and smiles and KEVIN, and sits a few stools away from him at the bar. ANGELA makes eyes at KEVIN for a while before deciding to start a conversation)
ANGELA: So…do you come here often? (ANGELA laughs as KEVIN smiles) I know you’ve seen me here before, and I know ive seen you here before…so that was pretty stupid question, wasn’t it? God…I should just stop talking
KEVIN: (smiling) Its allright, I could use the conversation. My names Kevin (extends his hand, ANGELA shakes it)
ANGELA Angela…my names Angela
KEVIN: Pretty Name
ANGELA Thanks…my parents gave it to me…Wow…that was stupid, of course my parents gave me my name…Wow…(Angela turns away)
KEVIN: You’re a pretty girl too
ANGELA: You mean that?
KEVIN: Where are you from Angela?
ANGELA: New Jersey of all places
KEVIN: How the hell did you end up in Rhode Island?
ANGELA: I got to school here, I go to RISD
KEVIN: Holy sh*t, are you serious? That’s awesome, you’re an artist?
ANGELA: Photogropher, actually
KEVIN: That’s still an art form, what year are you?
ANGELA: Im in my fourth year, but im going to grad school as well…So, Im not sure how much longer ill be there
KEVIN: Sounds like my life
ANGELA: What do you study?
KEVIN: I’m an actor
ANGELA: I KNEW IT! You go to RIC, don’t you? I saw you in A Midsummer Nights Dream last fall, you were Lysander, werent you?
KEVIN: Yeah, that was me
ANGELA: You were awesome, really
KEVIN: So what are you doing here anyways? I mean, you’re a pretty girl, you should be out with friends living the good life
ANGELA: I don’t really have many friends at RISD yet, I just transferred there this semester, I have a single room to myself. My classes are mostly studio work so theres not a lot of room for coversation. Im also from New Jersey, so I don’t really know my way around Providence at all…if I ever go out
KEVIN: Your out now…that’s, something
ANGELA: So why are you here
KEVIN: Im hiding
ANGELA: From what
KEVIN: The rest of my life…(Angela laughs as Kevin smiles and the music fades in, the two make flirtacious conversation as we fade into the next scene. KEVIN comes to his apartment door, on which there is a note from CHAD apologising for earlier and telling KEVIN to call him. KEVIN slumps into his armchair and turns on the tv, watching wrestling as he falls asleep.)
Here it is so far...
Ocean State
Setting:
Providence, Rhode Island 2005
KEVIN
NICK
CHAD
ANGELA
ERIN
JOEY
JESSICA
BRIAN
JASON
PETE
TAILOR
PARTY GUESTS
CUSTOMER
DIRECTOR
BARTENDER
SOUNDTRACK
Radiohead- Creep
The Cure- Pictures of You
Eric Clapton- Layla
Snow Patrol- Run
Simple Plan- Untitled
My Chemical Romance- Helena
Ben Harper- Pleasure and Pain
Sum 41- Pieces
Rob Thomas- Lonely No More
Tim and Tonic- Keegan
Soul Asylum- Misery
Better Than Ezra- Lifetime
(KEVIN is driving in the rain, tears are obviously flowing in his eyes and a black cigarrette hangs in his mouth. As Kevin reaches up to wipe his eyes with his sleve he ashes a bit on his pants, he looks down and flinches as he tries to flick it away. KEVIN looks back up to see headlights of an oncoming truck. There is blackness and the sound of screeching tires and one very odd siren. KEVIN wakes up in his bed, hitting the alarm that was making the siren noise and turning it off. He shakes himself off and steps out of bed, fading into the next scene where KEVIN walks into a puddle on his way into work at Starbucks. KEVIN stands at the Register and gets and order)
CUSTOMER: Ill have a tall triple shot, nonfat, extra foam sugar free vanilla Carmel Machitto
KEVIN: Allright, anything else?
CUSTOMER: Did you GET all that?
KEVIN: Yes
CUSTOMER: Arent you supposed to repeat it back to me?
KEVIN: Not really
(CUSTOMER Grunts and moves along in the line, Behind him NICK pulls KEVIN into the back room)
NICK: Kevin, you’ve got to work on your customer service skills
KEVIN: Well the customers have got to work on being somewhat intelligent
NICK: THAT’S NOT THE ATTITUDE I NEED, I know you’ve worked here for three years but I wont hesitate to fire you if I don’t see a change in your recent attitude pronto. You used to be the best cahier we had, all the customers would come in to see you…WHAT HAPPENED?
KEVIN:: Life…(Nick sighs and goes back out out into the café with an obiously faked smile. Kevin glances out through the café doors to outside, where it is raining hard. Fade into the next scene where Kevin is sitting in his car listening to his voice mail messages. The First message plays)
NICK: (over phone) Kevin its Nick, your late again, just…hurry up and get here
(KEVIN deletes the first message. A Second message also plays)
DIRECTOR: Kevin, its Mark Cohen, I’m calling about your audition last week. Your performance was great, but we really werent looking for anyone your age…sorry.
VOICE MAIL: You have no more new messages and ONE Saved Message…to play your saved messages, press one
(KEVIN sighs and presses 1)
ERIN: Hi, its me…im just callin’ to say I LOVE YOU! ::kissing noise:: Ill see ya soon sexy
(KEVIN tosses his phone against the passenger side door and thrusts his head into the steering wheel in frustration, the horn goes off and continues to go off as we fade into the next scene. KEVIN is in his apartment getting ready, there is a knock at the door. Kevin opens the door and CHAD is standing there in a nice suit)
CHAD: Why aren’t you dressed yet?
KEVIN: Because…im not going
CHAD: Don’t start with that sh*t again, now put on your tux and lets go
KEVIN: No Chad, im NOT going…<br>
CHAD: (After a long pause) You cant let bitterness effect the rest of your life you know, sooner or later you going to have to start dealing with people again
KEVIN: Maybe…<br>
CHAD: Well, when you do…ill be there, till then…f*ck off (Starts to walk off into the hall)
KEVIN: Oh f*ck you Chadwick! I thought you were my friend
CHAD: I thought you were mine man, but what the hell has happened to you? You let one girl come into your life and then…<br>
KEVIN: SHUT UP! Just SHUT UP, I don’t want to think about her anymore…<br>
CHAD: But that’s all you ever do godamnit, you cant stop thinking about her, you play her damn voicemail messages back everyday and your telling me you don’t want to think about her? She consumes you!
KEVIN: So what? So what if I want to be in pain? I want to be in pain because is the only feeling ive ever truly understand, and as long as im in it I can understand my life…<br>
CHAD: You can’t keep doing this to yourslef. You need help Kev…you need help.
KEVIN: I don’t need anyones help but my own…<br>
CHAD: (Long pause) Well then I guess you don’t need me around anymore either
KEVIN: I guess not…<br>
CHAD: Im moving back to Ohio tommorow, I was going to ask you to come with me but seeing as your so content in your misery…ill just let you stay here. Its too bad you don’t have the f*cking balls to come to the wedding either, youd probably have met a girl there too
(CHAD leaves. KEVIN goes back into his apartment, goes to the fridge and opens up a bottle of champagne. He goes to the table and pours himself a glass, looking down at a card on the table. It’s a card of congralations for a marriage KEVINS handwritting on the card just says “Good luck in your future…Love, Kevin”. Kevin takes the card and throws it in the trash, he sips the champange and looks out his window. Tears swell up in his eyes and we fade into the next scene. KEVIN wakes up and looks at his clock, KEVIN then looks at his cell phone and sees he has one new message)
NICK: Kevin, your late again…you know what, don’t bother coming in…your fired. Im…Im sorry
(KEVIN smashes his alarm clock and throws his phone against the wall.
Its later on the same day, KEVIN sits at a very empty bar drinking. ANGELA walks in and smiles and KEVIN, and sits a few stools away from him at the bar. ANGELA makes eyes at KEVIN for a while before deciding to start a conversation)
ANGELA: So…do you come here often? (ANGELA laughs as KEVIN smiles) I know you’ve seen me here before, and I know ive seen you here before…so that was pretty stupid question, wasn’t it? God…I should just stop talking
KEVIN: (smiling) Its allright, I could use the conversation. My names Kevin (extends his hand, ANGELA shakes it)
ANGELA Angela…my names Angela
KEVIN: Pretty Name
ANGELA Thanks…my parents gave it to me…Wow…that was stupid, of course my parents gave me my name…Wow…(Angela turns away)
KEVIN: You’re a pretty girl too
ANGELA: You mean that?
KEVIN: Where are you from Angela?
ANGELA: New Jersey of all places
KEVIN: How the hell did you end up in Rhode Island?
ANGELA: I got to school here, I go to RISD
KEVIN: Holy sh*t, are you serious? That’s awesome, you’re an artist?
ANGELA: Photogropher, actually
KEVIN: That’s still an art form, what year are you?
ANGELA: Im in my fourth year, but im going to grad school as well…So, Im not sure how much longer ill be there
KEVIN: Sounds like my life
ANGELA: What do you study?
KEVIN: I’m an actor
ANGELA: I KNEW IT! You go to RIC, don’t you? I saw you in A Midsummer Nights Dream last fall, you were Lysander, werent you?
KEVIN: Yeah, that was me
ANGELA: You were awesome, really
KEVIN: So what are you doing here anyways? I mean, you’re a pretty girl, you should be out with friends living the good life
ANGELA: I don’t really have many friends at RISD yet, I just transferred there this semester, I have a single room to myself. My classes are mostly studio work so theres not a lot of room for coversation. Im also from New Jersey, so I don’t really know my way around Providence at all…if I ever go out
KEVIN: Your out now…that’s, something
ANGELA: So why are you here
KEVIN: Im hiding
ANGELA: From what
KEVIN: The rest of my life…(Angela laughs as Kevin smiles and the music fades in, the two make flirtacious conversation as we fade into the next scene. KEVIN comes to his apartment door, on which there is a note from CHAD apologising for earlier and telling KEVIN to call him. KEVIN slumps into his armchair and turns on the tv, watching wrestling as he falls asleep.)