a dream in one act

screenplays

 

a friend and i were joking one day about bike accidents
and somehow this is what came of it

 

                             RUBBERBAND


                                 by


                          nathan loding and
                             John Hensel















                                                             
                                                             (apr 2001)




     --

     BLACK SCREEN

     Title: "A Cacophony of Endearing Horrors #29: Rubberband"


     FADE IN:

     EXT. STREET - MIDDAY

     A long, empty, flat road, surrounded by nothing.

     PAN RIGHT to reveal a MAN standing perfectly motionless
     alongside the road, staring blankly at something.

     A CAR drives partially into frame, then backs out, then in
     again, then out, etc., several times.

     The Man just stares and still doesn't move.

     PAN RIGHT MORE to reveal the car switching randomly between
     drive and reverse.

     The car drives forwards then back, over and over, again and
     again.

     FLASHING LIGHTS and the hood of a POLICE CAR pulls into
     frame and stops.

     ZOOM OUT to reveal the whole scene.  The Man standing
     motionless - the car driving back and forth - the police car
     with it's lights flashing sitting there.

     Suddenly the person driving the car starts screaming:

                              DRIVER
                  It's not my fault!  It's not my
                  fault I have a rubber band for a
                  neck!  I'm sorry!  I'm sorry!  I'm
                  sor--

     SMASH TO BLACK

     THE END

     

 

Apr, 2001

 

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