a dream in one act

screenplays

 

this is our second version of Rubberband
and we don't know which one we like better.

 

                             RUBBER NECK


                                 by


                           John Hensel and
                            nathan loding















                                                             
                                                             (apr 2001)




     --

     FADE IN:

     EXT. ROAD -- DAY

     We see road, wide and long, few buildings are around.  As the
     camera pans right we see a bicyclist dead on the ground.  He wears
     a rubber suit, his bike is covered in tinfoil.  Other than the
     large pool of blood around his head we have no idea of why he is
     dead.

     The camera pans down to reveal a police officer.  He is looking
     over the scene, then turns away so that his back is parallel to
     the road and takes out a pad of paper and begins writing.

     CLOSE UP OF THE OFFICER, we see his face looking down as he
     writes, the road behind him is perfectly horizontal and mostly
     visible.

     A car drives by.  Then backs up clear through the frame, then
     forward in and out again, and backwards then forwards.  This goes
     on until the officer of the law turns around, walks towards the
     road and stops the car.  He looks into the open passenger's window,
     obscuring the driver.  Instantly:

                              DRIVER
                         (exasperated)
                  I'm sorry officer!  I can't help it!  My
                  neck was broken and replaced with a
                  rubber band!

     THE END

     

 

Apr, 2001

 

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