Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Creative Writing - Screenplay Concentration. I thought I signed up for the Prose Concentration, but apparently not. I haven't attempted to write a screenplay in years, but crap, if it turns out to be interesting enough, I'll stick to it. The first movie I want to do is a socio-economic piece called 'LA ROLL'. It's kind of like that movie La Bamba, but instead of Ritchie Valens, it's an undergrad named Van Nguyen. Instead of being hispanic, he's vietnamese. Since Van Nguyen is dating a white girl, her parents are not too hot about that. Here's a sample:

SCENE: DONNA AND HER MOTHER ARE HAVING A CONFRONTATION RIGHT BEFORE VAN NGUYEN IS SUPPOSED TO PICK HER UP ON HER DATE. LIVING ROOM OF DONNA'S HOME.

DONNA'S MOM
LOOK DEAR, HE'S..ASIAN. WHAT CAN YOU POSSIBLY
HAVE IN COMMON WITH HIM?

DONNA
WE LOVE EACH OTHER AND THAT'S ENOUGH.

DONNA'S MOM
HE'S A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR. IT'S JUST..
IT JUST WOULND'T BE RIGHT FOR YOU TO BE WITH HIM.

DONNA
WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO 'PUT UP AN IMAGE' TO YOUR FRIENDS?

DONNA'S MOM
NO THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT--

DONNA
OH PLEASE MOTHER. JUST BECAUSE HE ONLY KNOWS A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF ENGLISH AND SMELLS LIKE FISH HEADS DOESN'T
MAKE HIM DIFFERENT FROM US.

SUDDENLY A CAR PULLS INTO THE DRIVEWAY, OFF CAMERA. DONNA AND HER MOTHER BOTH TURN THEIR HEADS TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.

DONNA
I'M GOING WITH HIM MOTHER. YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE YOUNG AND LOVE.

DONNA'S MOM
YES I DID..AND LOOK HOW UNHAPPY YOUR FATHER AND I ARE.

DONNA'S DAD, WHO HAD BEEN LAYING ON THE COUCH EATING CORN NUTS, LOOKS UP AND AGREES. AT THE SAME TIME, A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. DONNA GOES TO OPEN THE DOOR WHERE VAN NGUYEN IS STANDING THERE. VAN IS WEARING TIGHT BLUE JEANS (ROLLED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LEGS), A LEATHER JACKET, SUNGLASSES AND HAS A NEW POMPADOUR.

VAN NGUYEN
HEY BABY, WHAT'S SHAKIN' GROOVY MAMA?

DONNA
NOTHING, LET'S GO.

CUT SCENE: DONNA AND VAN NGUYEN ARE IN VAN'S LOC'D OUT 96' NISSAN SENTRA.

VAN NGUYEN
KITTEN BABY, WHAT'S MATTER?

DONNA
NOTHING VAN..IT'S JUST MY PARENTS. THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE.

VAN NGUYEN
YOU KNOW DOLL, I MADE YOU A NEW SONG.

DONNA LOOKS SUPRISED, VAN POPS IN A CD. POSSIBLE CLOSEUP OF THE CD, WHICH IS LABELED 'LOVE SONG FOR DONNA'. BOTH JAM OUT TO THE SYNTHESIZED BEATS WITH VAN NGUYENS VOICEOVER.

DONNA
YOU K NOW VAN, I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE DREAMT
IN MY WILDEST DREAMS THAT I'D EVER BE WITH
A VIETNAMESE MAN.

VAN NGUYEN
HEY SHORTSTOP, YOU THE HOT MAMA!

VAN NGUYEN AND DONNA DRIVE OFF INTO THE SUNSET, UNTIL NEXT SCENE.

Instead of a plane crash for the ending, i'll just have him get some serious stomach cramps from a Greek restaurant.
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