Second Script Showing
So this is the second script I’ve shared, the other one was called “Sully” which I myself think is pretty bad, BUT this one I’m about to share is called Rent Money. I’m MUCH more confident in this one, I am gonna share it through text, and also there 50+ pages of it. If you’re not up for that, or at least to read a small portion this is NOT for you, give advice whether blunt or harsh or casual, whatever it is, please do give it. Anyway here it is:
SUPER: Chapter 1: The Four Dipshits
The text appears in a vibrant but gritty yellow color over a black screen.
INT. KNOCK OFF GROCERY STORE - DAY
BILLY SULLIVAN (British, mid 20s). Stands behind a checkout lane.
He wears mandated work clothes for some knock off store.
An OLD LADY (60s, white) stands in front of him.
The Old Lady complains inaudibly.
Billy looks ahead in the distance.
As if he’s zoned out.
The camera slowly zooms in to his face.
He continues looking ahead like he’s used to this.
INT. MANAGER’S OFFICE
The MANAGER (40s, white) sits behind a desk.
Billy sits in a chair.
BILLY
So uh, what did you want to see me for?
The Manager sighs.
MANAGER
Billy… there’s been multiple times where you just stare in the distance when you’re being talked to by customers.
BILLY
Yea I know, I have a habit.
MANAGER
A habit?
BILLY
I like… frequently zone out or something.
MANAGER
Billy, I can’t have that. I’m sorry but… you’re fired.
BILLY
(Quietly)
I didn’t wanna work at this shit job anyway.
MANAGER
What was that?
Billy leans forward in his seat.
BILLY
(Enunciating)
I said… I didn’t want to work at this shit job anyway.
The Manager stares at him.
He looks offended.
MANAGER
Get out.
BILLY
Fuck you, I quit.
MANAGER
You can’t do that, I already fired you.
BILLY
Yes I can and I just did. So I’ll say it again… I quit.
The Manager points towards the door.
MANAGER
(Sternly)
Get out.
BILLY
Fuck you.
Billy exits the office.
The Manager leans back in his seat.
He then puts both of his feet on his desk.
He scoffs.
MANAGER
Dick.
“Loving Machine” by TV Girl plays.
INT. BILLY’S BASEMENT - NIGHT
“Loving Machine” continues playing.
Billy sits on a ragged old couch.
Around him sits:
JERMAINE LOUIS (black, mid 20s).
LEROY MARTIN (French, 20s).
DAVIE AIELLO (Italian, 20s)
In front of them is a table.
On the table is an open pizza box.
DAVIE
Hey Billy, get me a slice would ya.
BILLY
Y’know I don’t get it Davie.
He grabs a slice of pizza.
DAVIE
Get what?
Billy hands Davie the slice.
BILLY
I don’t get how you eat the most out of all of us. Yet you are the skinniest fuck known to man.
Leroy and Jermaine both laugh.
DAVIE
(Casually)
Yea well fuck you.
LEROY
Hey Billy.
JERMAINE
(Joking)
Oh shit, old Leroy’s got something to say.
LEROY
Fuck off Jermaine.
BILLY
I swear Leroy, if what’s about to come out of your mouth is more shit. I’m gonna fucking kick you out of my house.
LEROY
(Mocking)
How come you’re British, but you don’t say innit and mate and stuff like that.
Jermaine and Davie laugh.
BILLY
(Annoyed)
I swear to god. Anyway who wants some beers.
JERMAINE
Hell yea.
Billy gets up and walks towards a cheap mini fridge in the corner.
He opens it and grabs a pack of beers.
He walks back to the couch.
He sets it on the table with a THUD and CLINK.
LATER
The guys are mid-laugh.
They CLINK their bottles together.
Then they all take a swig of their beers.
BILLY
(Suddenly)
I quit my job.
Jermaine coughs, half choking on his beer because of the sudden news.
JERMAINE
Shit, you can’t just drop shit like that on us out of nowhere.
LEROY
Je suis d’accord avec ce qu’il a dit.
BILLY
Shut up Leroy no one understands you.
LEROY
Va te faire foutre.
DAVIE
Why the fuck would you quit? You’re already broke enough as is.
BILLY
It was a shit job.
JERMAINE
Yea but a shit job is better than no job.
BILLY
Well not for me.
Billy takes another swig from his beer.
BILLY (CONT’D)
So I have an idea.
DAVIE
I’m starting to get tired of your ideas.
BILLY
It’s a good one. Trust me.
JERMAINE
What is it?
Billy gives a sly smirk.
EXT. KNOCK OFF GROCERY STORE - NIGHT
Billy, Jermaine, Davie, and Leroy all stand outside of the grocery store.
All of them hold bats.
And all of them wear cheap clown masks.
Billy takes a swig of a beer.
BILLY
We’ll go once I finish.
He takes another swig from his beer.
There is a long silence.
He then chugs his beer.
He lets out a satisfied sigh.
Then he crunches the can and throws it to the side.
BILLY
Right, let’s go.
“Apache” by The Sugarhill Gang plays.
BEGIN MONTAGE
- They all walk towards the store.
- Billy smashes the large glass display window.
- An alarm RINGS throughout the store.
- They all walk into the store.
INT. KNOCK OFF GROCERY STORY - CONTINUOUS
- Billy smashes items and pushes shelfs down.
- Davie pushes other shelfs down.
- Jermaine smashes everything in sight.
- Leroy takes a shit on the floor.
END MONTAGE
INT. KNOCK OFF GROCERY STORE - DAY
The Manager walks throughout the store.
He is confused and terrified.
Then he walks down an aisle and reaches Leroy’s shit.
He looks down at it, disgusted.
MANAGER
(Terrified)
What the fuck!
INT. BILLY’S BASEMENT - DAY
All of the 4 guys laugh and crack open beers.
JERMAINE
You know I guess some of your ideas really ain’t so bad.
LEROY
Oui.
JERMAINE
Not necessary, but not bad either.
BILLY
Speaking of unnecessary, Leroy… why the fuck did you take a shit on the floor?
All of the guys laugh.
LEROY
Well you see.
He takes a quick swig.
LEROY
Oui, smashed items is bad and damaging, but not something that will never be forgotten. Now when that manager goes in there, and he sees a steaming pile of shit. He will be fucking scarred for life.
All of the guys laugh again.
Jermaine takes a swig of his beer.
JERMAINE
But for real though, what the hell are you gonna do? ‘Cause from what I see, you’re kinda fucked.
BILLY
Well… I may, or may not. Have another idea.
JERMAINE
Goddamn another one? Who are you, the fucking thinker?
DAVIE
He probably is.
LEROY
Well what the hell is it?
BILLY
Well I’m not sure I should say.
JERMAINE
Man just fucking say the goddamn thing.
BILLY
Well, what if… do you guys wanna start a drug empire?
They all go silent at the question.
The silence is long and awkward.
Nothing happens for a long moment.
DAVIE
You know what, fuck it I’m in.
Davie downs his beer and slams it down.
Leroy and Jermaine become less tense.
LEROY
I guess… oui, I’ll do it.
BILLY
Jermaine?
Jermaine thinks for a long moment.
JERMAINE
You know what, yea. I mean we’re not doing anything with our lives and we’re broke as fuck. Like 50 Cent said, get rich or die trying.
They all laugh.
BILLY
Wise words from a wise man.
LEROY
But if we’re really gonna do an empire, every one of those needs a name right?
They all nod.
DAVIE
(Thinking)
How about… the night crew?
JERMAINE
Eh… I don’t know about that one, seems like we’re trying to be too overly intimidating.
BILLY
Yea… how about—-
DAVIE
Oh! I’ve got it!
BILLY
Yea, cut me off all you fucking want.
DAVIE
How about the night hunters?
The others all exclaim to show how bad they think it is.
JERMAINE
Man get the fuck out of here.
Billy wheezes in laughter.
Leroy shakes his head.
BILLY
(Wheezing)
What type of fucking name is that?
DAVIE
Fuck all of y’all, it can’t be that bad.
Billy leans over, dying of wheezing laughter.
The others continue shaking their heads.
BILLY
(Wheezing)
It fucking is.
DAVIE
Eh fuck you. You look like you’re fucking dying.
Billy coughs, then slowly stops laughing.
LEROY
(Joking)
Davie you fucking suck.
DAVIE
(Annoyed)
Like you could come up with something better.
LEROY
I could.
DAVIE
Then do it.
LEROY
It’s easy, you take all of our factors and put it together. We’re broke, one of us is out of a job.
Billy nods.
LEROY (CONT’D)
Davie you are a professional dumbass.
Davie gives him the middle finger.
Billy snickers.
LEROY (CONT’D)
Jermaine you’re…
He draws off and thinks.
JERMAINE
I’m what?
LEROY
You’re something.
JERMAINE
No seriously what am I—-
LEROY
I don’t know.
JERMAINE
How the fuck do you not know?
LEROY
We’ll go over this another day.
JERMAINE
Ah fuck.
Jermaine sighs.
LEROY
Then you find what we, and even most people are hanging onto. And that is… Rent Money.
Jermaine nods with an intrigued face.
DAVIE
(Defensive)
Rent Money? What type of fucking name is that—-
BILLY
Davie shut the hell up, stop getting defensive.
LEROY
(Loudly)
Ha!
Davie flips Leroy off again.
BILLY
Rent Money eh? I like it, has a nice ring to it.
JERMAINE
Yea it does.
DAVIE
Oh come the fuck on! You can’t possibly think thats good.
BILLY
Davie… shut the fuck up before I ship your ass straight back to Italy.
Leroy snickers.
JERMAINE
Well all empires need ranks right?
BILLY
Yea, you’re right.
Billy shifts in his seat.
BILLY
What if we just do the traditional mafia thing, like the don and stuff.
JERMAINE
Nah, too basic.
DAVIE
I have some ideas.
BILLY
Aw fuck.
Leroy and Jermaine shake their heads.
JERMAINE
If you make up some bullshit…
DAVIE
Obviously we need a leader, which I think should be Billy since he suggested it.
Jermaine, Leroy, and Billy nod.
Billy has a smirk on his face.
DAVIE
So obviously he’s the “top of the chain”. So I think we call him Paramount.
Billy and Jermaine give an intrigued face.
LEROY
Like the company?
DAVIE
Yup.
LEROY
I like it.
BILLY
Maybe you ain’t half bad.
Davie smiles.
DAVIE
Then you need a right hand man. Obviously I’m a sucker for mythical and unique sounding words and mythology and shit like that. Now I was the first one to say I’m in. So I think I should be the Archon.
BILLY
The hell is a Archon?
DAVIE
Well it’s a Greek word that means ruler.
BILLY
But I thought I was the leader?
Billy, Leroy, and Jermaine all get a confused face.
DAVIE
Yes, you’re right you are. But I think since I’m the right hand man I’m kind of the second leader.
Leroy nods.
DAVIE (CONT’D)
And obviously your name still implies you’re the leader. So even though I am the Archon, you still are the Paramount, which literally means the peak, or top.
BILLY
Ok, I like it.
Jermaine nods.
DAVIE
Then obviously we need a muscle. Who we will call the Myrmidon, who is basically a warrior.
They all look at Jermaine.
JERMAINE
Why are you all looking at me?
DAVIE
Motherfucker are you really asking that?
BILLY
You’re the biggest one out of all of us.
JERMAINE
Alright fine.
DAVIE
Lastly, we need the cook. Who we will call the alchemist. This is an obvious one.
They all look at Leroy.
LEROY
Seriously? Just ‘cause I was the only one to take chemistry?
DAVIE
Oui, bitch.
LEROY
Fine. But I’ll have to get some equipment and even though I took chemistry obviously I don’t know how to fucking cook drugs so I’ll have to do a bit of research.
Billy nods.
LEROY
And I’ll probably just have to redistribute bought drugs for the first few sales before I actually start cooking.
BILLY
Fine by me.
JERMAINE
What if we act all formal like? Like in those Italian mafia movies with uncles names Rocco and shit.
LEROY
You mean like suits and oldie songs?
JERMAINE
Yup.
BILLY
I like that.
DAVIE
Me too.
JERMAINE
Obviously you’d fucking like it Davie, you’re an Italian.
DAVIE
Fuck off.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: Chapter 2: Once Upon A Time… in Idiot America.
The super appears in vibrant yellow.
“Boyz-n-the Hood” by Dynamite Hack plays.
EXT. SIDEWALK - AFTERNOON
BEGIN MONTAGE
- Jermaine passes a DRUG DEALER (white, mid 20s) a 50.
- The Drug Dealer cautiously hands him a bag of weed.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
- Leroy separates a pile of weed into multiple groups.
- He scoops them into plastic baggies.
- All of the four boys chug beers.
- Billy rolls up weed on cut-up paper.
EXT. BENCH - AFTERNOON
- Jermaine inaudibly talks to a CUSTOMER (white, teens) on a bench.
- The Customer passes him money.
- Jermaine cautiously passes him a bag of weed.
- The Customer takes the bag.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
- Billy smokes some weed.
- Leroy searches how to make drugs on a computer.
- Davie drinks a beer.
EXT. WALL - AFTERNOON
- Jermaine tags RENT MONEY in red on a wall.
- Then he tags a blunt next to it.
EXT. SIDEWALK - AFTERNOON
- Jermaine gets passed some money by a MAN (white, 30s).
- He passes a bag of weed to the Man.
- A cop car slowly drives down the street.
EXT. ALLEY - AFTERNOON
- Jermaine passes the Drug Dealer money.
- The Drug Dealer gives him a bag of weed.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
- Leroy scoops more weed into more baggies.
- On the table are 10 skimpy bags of weed.
END MONTAGE
Leroy turns around, exhausted.
He SIGHS loudly.
BILLY
You done?
LEROY
Oui.
Davie turns to Leroy.
DAVIE
You look like shit.
LEROY
Fuck you.
Leroy flips Davie off.
DAVIE
Hey, I’m just speaking the truth man.
Leroy walks to the mini fridge.
LEROY
Speaking the truth? You sound like a fucking hippie.
Leroy opens the fridge and grabs a beer.
DAVIE
What the hell do you know about hippies?
Leroy CRACKS open his beer.
LEROY
I know they smoke a lot of weed, and they have long hair and shit like that.
JERMAINE
(To Davie)
Shit he ain’t wrong.
DAVIE
Oh you’re taking his side now?
JERMAINE
I’m just saying.
BILLY
Stop bickering like fuckin’ kids will you all.
LEROY / JERMAINE / DAVIE
(In unison)
Fuck you.
BILLY
Anyway, oi Leroy, how long til you finally make our drug?
Leroy takes a swig of his beer.
LEROY
Eh… probably like a few weeks.
DAVIE
Eh, anyway you guys hear about that shit that went down in some city?
Billy and Jermaine shake their head.
DAVIE
Yea it was like some hit or something. A fucking shit-ton of guys with assault rifles went to some warehouse or something. There was a group of people in there, they just unloaded on them. I’m talking fucking hundreds of bullets. All of them were dead.
JERMAINE
Shit.
Jermaine shakes his head.
LEROY
That’s not fucking right man.
Leroy also shakes his head.
BILLY
They say what the hit was for.
DAVIE
Nah, they’ve just been trying to cover it up. But obviously it’s pretty hard to cover up something like that.
BILLY
Damn.
INT. NEAT OFFICE - DAY
EMIL SCHMIDT (mid 30s, German) sits behind a desk.
The movie freezes.
NARRATOR (V.O)
(Lazily)
Hey, narrator here. So the writer got a bit lazy so he made me so I can just guide you watchers through this movie. So that dude you’re seeing that is sitting.
An arrow pops up and points toward Emil with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Yea him. He’s a German dude, his name is Emil Schmidt. Yea, it’s a very German name.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Anyway, he’s a drug empire leader, and incase you haven’t noticed. This is a drug movie, ‘cause maybe you’re on your phone because you’re addicted. Or maybe you’re just not paying attention, or maybe both. Or maybe you’re just dumb, or maybe all three. Or maybe a random combination of two of those. But yea, this is a drug movie. Cool now you understand, or maybe you weren’t paying attention to me so you didn’t even hear that. But hopefully you are paying attention, because if you’re not paying attention you are a female dog.
The Narrator clears his throat.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Anyway back to the point, yes, this German dude. Is the leader of a drug empire. Much bigger empire than Rent Money, they’ve got a whole lab and shit. It’s pretty cool. Anyway these guys are like the bad guys. But it’s a drug move like I said so I guess they’re all bad guys. But these guys are like the bad, bad, bad, guys. You know what I mean? Yea I’m sure you do know, but again, maybe you’re dumb or not paying attention or both so. I’m kinda rambling right now but thats because the writer is kinda trying to up the run length and page count. ‘Cause it’s way harder to write a script than you think. Anyway these dialogue blocks are getting super long but the writer is kinda clueless on what to do. But let’s start progressing the story now, shall we?
The movie unfreezes.
Emil takes out a cigar and lights it.
He takes a long drag from it.
Then he exhales the smoke.
He leans back in the seat.
NARRATOR (V.O)
(Whispering)
He’s about to get some bad news by the way, but I didn’t tell you that.
There is a KNOCK on the door.
EMIL
Come in.
Emil sighs.
CHRIS REDDING (late 20s, White) walks into the office.
The movie freezes again.
The Narrator sighs.
NARRATOR (V.O)
Now this doofus right here.
Another arrow points towards Chris with another DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Is Chris Redding, if it sounds familiar to you it should. It’s inspired by Chris Redfield. He is basically the right hand man to Emil.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Here comes the bad news.
Chris walks to Emil’s desk.
CHRIS
Sir, I have some news.
Emil eyes him.
EMIL
Go on.
Chris hesitates for a moment.
CHRIS
(Reluctantly)
Some other drug group intercepted one of our shipments. They burned all of the drugs inside.
The movie freezes again.
NARRATOR (V.O)
I’m gonna take you back, back to the future! Nah I’m just gonna bring you to the shipment interception.
INT. SEMI-TRUCK - DAY
“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Vanilla Fudge plays.
Sitting in the driver’s seat is JOE JONES (Black, 40s).
In the passenger seat is ALEJANDRO FRANCISCO (mid 20s, Latino).
The movie freezes.
NARRATOR
Alright, time for me to explain some more. Now the driver.
A arrow pops up towards Joe with a DING.
NARRATOR (V.O)
That is Joe Jones. The writer swears he has heard this name before from somewhere but doesn’t remember, but it’s stuck in his head so he just chose it.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Now onto the passenger.
The arrow pops up towards Alejandro with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
He is Alejandro Francisco, also the writer found out. Joe Jones was a ‘60s musician who worked with B.B King. And The Dixie Cups. He thinks he heard this name in a biopic that he watched. Back to the movie.
The movie unfreezes.
They are driving down a dirt road.
JOE
So, young man. Who do you think is the GOAT of the NBA.
ALEJANDRO
Oh that’s an easy one, obviously it’s Micheal Jordan.
The movie freezes.
NARRATOR (V.O)
The writer wholeheartedly also believes this, and he was born in 2014 so you can’t say he’s just an old head.
The movie unfreezes.
JOE
Wow, you’re a smart man, not many young people believe this. But it’s the only right answer.
Alejandro nods.
JOE
What’s your favorite team?
ALEJANDRO
Golden State Warriors.
JOE
Nice choice, but I’m a Bulls fan. I was actually born in Chicago.
ALEJANDRO
Really, well I was born in San Francisco.
JOE
Nice city, I’ve been there before.
ALEJANDRO
Yea, pretty grimy but still an amazing city.
JOE
Yea that’s true.
NARRATOR
Now let’s go look at the setup.
EXT. DIRT ROAD - CONTINUOUS
The song continues playing.
In the middle of the road is some spikes.
Lying on the side of the road is RONNIE DELGADO (30s, Italian).
He holds a gun.
He waits.
In the distance the semi-truck slowly approaches.
The movie freezes.
NARRATOR (V.O)
Back to it. The dude on the side of the road.
An arrow pops up towards him with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
That is Ronnie Delgado, really Italian name right? You’re probably thinking why the hell is it just one guy. But holy fuck knuckles that dude is dangerous, he doesn’t need anybody else. Let’s resume.
The arrow goes away.
The movie unfreezes.
Ronnie waits patiently.
The vehicle slowly gets closer and closer.
He aims his weapon.
Then the vehicle runs over the spikes.
The truck immediately loses control.
The tires SCREECH as the truck spins.
Then the truck flips over onto its side with a CRASH.
The truck SCRAPES loudly as it slides across the road.
Then it screeches to a stop.
There is an absolute silence for a long moment.
Then Ronnie gets up and starts walking towards the truck.
The silence continues.
He makes it to the front of the truck.
Both Joe and Alejandro lay unconscious inside.
The front windshield is completely shattered.
He aims his gun at Joe and shoots with a BANG.
Joe jolts slightly, dead.
Then he aims at Alejandro and shoots with another BANG.
Alejandro also jolts slightly.
Ronnie opens a small pack.
Then he pulls a can of aerosol out of it.
He opens the hood exposing the bare engine.
He starts SPRAYING the engine with the aerosol.
He continues SPRAYING it until the can is empty.
He throws the can to the side.
Then he takes a box of matches out of the pack.
He takes a match out.
Then he strikes it against the box.
It ignites.
He throws the match into the engine.
He then starts walking away.
After a short moment a ball of flames WHOOSHES up from the engine.
Ronnie continues walking away.
NARRATOR (V.O)
And so that marked the end of Joe and Alejandro. May they rest in peace.
INT. EMIL’S OFFICE - DAY
NARRATOR (V.O)
And we’re back to the moment right where we left.
Emil sits in silence, processing the news.
He takes a long drag from his cigar.
NARRATOR (V.O)
(Whispering)
By the way, if he takes a drag from his cigar after hearing something bad. That is basically his stress release so he doesn’t fucking obliterate everything in sight.
Emil takes a long moment of thought.
Then he turns to Chris.
EMIL
Send C.U.U.B.A. Hit their cook lab.
Chris nods.
NARRATOR (V.O)
That was so badass wasn’t it?
EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
We stay fixated on a house.
The night is silent.
Nothing happens for a long moment.
Then a line of people with machine guns enter the frame from the right side.
Then they all turn towards the warehouse.
Then we get a frontal shot of all of them.
It is 4 people.
On the left most of the line is JOJO SAMUEL (mid 20s, White).
To the left of the middle is MIA ELLERY (late 20s, White).
In the middle is ADONIS MILLER (mid 20s, Black).
On the right is MICHEAL MORRIS (30s, White).
The movie freezes.
NARRATOR (V.O)
Back to my job, phew, this is taking a long time for the writer to script by the way. Anyway let’s get into it. So the guy on the left most of the line.
A arrow pops up towards Jojo with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
He may not be on bizarre adventures but his name is still Jojo. Arguably the deadliest of the group, cool name too.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Next, the girl left of the middle.
A arrow pops up towards Mia with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Her name is Mia Wallace—- wait never mind that’s the wrong movie. Her name is actually Mia Ellery. Pretty versatile.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Now to the middle.
A arrow pops up towards Adonis with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
His name is Adonis Miller. The writer doesn’t know what to say about him so… that’s about it.
The arrow goes away.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
Now to the right.
The arrow pops up towards Micheal with a DING.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
That guy is Micheal Morris. The writer also didn’t what to say about him. Incase you can’t do math, this makes a total of four people. Yes four people, while that may sound like a small sized hit unit these guys are fucking deadly. Their unit name is—-
C.U.U.B.A. Appears on the screen in comic style yellow letters.
NARRATOR (CONT’D)
It is pronounced like the country. It stands for “Coordinated Unit Using Battle Arrangements”. Pretty complex name right. Anyway, ignore me, back to it.
The movie unfreezes.
They all stand there.
Some sling their guns over their shoulders.
Some point it down.
They examine the warehouse for a moment.
“Take My Breath Away” by Berlin plays.
They all walk towards the warehouse.
They reach the front of the warehouse.
A long, and big secure chain holds the big doors shut.
Jojo puts his gun down on the ground.
Then he grabs a buzzsaw that hung at his hip.
INT. WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Tens of cookers stand at various cook stations.
Various substances lay on the workstations and on the floor.
Bags of them are in the corner.
There is the busy sound of people cooking drugs.
Then suddenly the loud ROAR of a buzzsaw comes from outside.
Everyone stops working and goes quiet.
They all look at the entrance.
They say nothing.
The ROAR continues for a long time.
Then there is the RATTLE of a chain dropping.
The ROAR comes to a halt.
Then the doors slowly slide open on one side.
As it opens more it reveals Jojo pushing the large door open.
He GRUNTS loudly.
All of the cooks continue looking at them like deer in headlights.
Then Jojo finishes pushing one side of the doors open.
Then he picks up his gun from the ground.
They all then walk inside.
Then they point their guns at everyone.
There is then a ROAR of bullets as they spray everything in sight.
There is a mix of SCREAMS and GRUNTS as the cooks get mowed down.
They fall one by one like flies.
The cascade of bullets continues.
Then Jojo’s gun runs out of bullets.
The others continue spraying.
Jojo drops his gun to the ground.
Then Mia’s gun runs out of ammo.
She tosses it in front of her.
The other two’s guns keep spraying.
Then Adonis’s gun runs out of ammo.
He drops it by himself.
Then Micheal’s gun runs out of ammo.
He then tosses it in front of himself.
Every one of the cooks are dead.
There is no sound but the song, blood trickling, and wind.
They all stand there, scanning the scene.
FADE TO BLACK.
SUPER: Chapter 3: Albatross
The super appears in vibrant yellow.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
NARRATOR (V.O)
And so we land back here, once again.
JERMAINE
That’s some fucked up shit man.
Billy nods.
LEROY
Oui.
There is an awkward, long silence.
They all look down, thinking.
LEROY
(Awkwardly)
Uh… a British guy, a Black guy, an Italian guy, and a French guy walk into a bar.
All of the other guys look at Leroy.
LEROY (CONT’D)
The British guy says “Oi let’s go to the bar”. All of the other guys nod, they all sit at the bar. The bartender says “Pretty diverse group eh?”, the French guy says “Oui”.
All of the other guys wait for him to go on.
Jermaine gives Billy a confused side eye.
There is another awkward silence.
BILLY
Oi Leroy… what in the absolute fuck are you talking about?
LEROY
Beats me.
Jermaine and Davie snicker and laugh.
BILLY
Do me a favor and please never make a joke again, I’m beggin’ ya.
Leroy nods.
BILLY
I’m fuckin’ high.
DAVIE
Should we call it a day?
BILLY
Yea I think so, I’m fucking exhausted.
EXT. STREETLIGHT - NIGHT
NARRATOR (V.O)
Thing is, these guys didn’t hit the hay. They got batshit drunk and then started serenading under a streetlight like they’re the fucking Jersey Boys or something.
All four of the guys stand directly under a spotlight.
They were snazzy, classy suits.
Then they start singing “Sherry” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
They all snap their fingers.
Davie sings as Frankie Valli.
All of the others make backing harmonies.
They continue singing under the spotlight.
We fade to black and their voices and snaps fade too.
NARRATOR (V.O)
Seriously, the writer wants everyone watching to fucking blow up Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and listen to them non fucking stop. They are criminally underrated, anyway… back to it.
INT. BASEMENT - DAY
All of the boys sit on a couch.
They watch TV.
BILLY
Say uh, Davie.
DAVIE
Yea?
BILLY
How much did we spend on drugs?
DAVIE
150 dollars.
BILLY
How much did we make in sales?
DAVIE
(Hesitant)
60 dollars.
There is a loud silence.
BILLY
How much do we have?
DAVIE
100 dollars.
Billy turns to Leroy.
BILLY
You ready?
Leroy thinks about it for a moment.
Then Leroy turns to Billy.
LEROY
Oui.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
“Rag Doll” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons plays.
Leroy stands over a wooden table.
He wears a hazmat suit.
The couch is now pushed into the corner.
The table is cluttered.
On it are: Erlenmeyer flasks, a magnetic stirring plate, plastic tubing.
BEGIN MONTAGE
- Leroy begins cooking.
- We hear CLINKING glass as he moves the flasks around.
- He pours a murky brown liquid through a funnel.
- The liquid comes out a crystal-clear fluid.
- All of the other boys stand at the staircase.
- Leroy breaths heavily through the mask.
JERMAINE
So what are you trying to do?
- Leroy turns to Jermaine.
LEROY
(Rushed)
I—-I’m trying to get the pu—-purity threshold as high as possible. The purer the better you know?
- Leroy turns back to the desk.
- The fluid spills onto the wooden table.
LEROY
Shit!
- It immediately creates a hole and falls through.
BILLY
Are you gonna blow the fucking house up?
LEROY
Just—- just shut the fuck up!
- He pours the clear liquid onto a tray.
- It HISSES as it makes contact.
- Then he covers the tray with wrapping.
- He carefully grabs the tray and walks toward the fridge.
- He places the tray inside the fridge.
- Leroy sits down on the floor.
DAVIE
How long do we wait?
LEROY
Hours.
- The camera goes to the clock.
- The clock is sped up and the hands on it fly by.
- Then after a bit of this it goes back to regular.
- It’s past midnight.
- Leroy places the tray back on the table.
- The liquid is now frozen.
- He takes the wrapping off.
- Then he takes a hammer and SMASHES the solid with the sharp end.
- It breaks up into small solid pieces.
- The end result is a wax-like clear small block.
- Leroy takes off his suit.
- He is sweating.
- He is PANTING.
- His face is heavily exhausted.
- He turns around to the others who sit at the staircase.
LEROY
It’s done.
EXT. BENCH - DAY
Jermaine stands cautiously near a park bench.
BILLY (V.O)
Now since it’s a new drug, those fucking junkies are gonna be interested from the start. You know why? It’s because they know that there’s a chance this drug will be like nothing else. Maybe, just maybe. It’ll feel like the first time they smoked crack, that’s what intrigues them.
A BUYER (late 20s, White) with scrappy clothes and bad hygiene approaches Jermaine.
They start talking inaudibly.
BILLY (V.O)
Now Jermaine, I want you to make sure they know it’s new.
JERMAINE (V.O)
Price?
BILLY (V.O)
Let’s do… eh 100 bucks or something like that.
DAVIE (V.O)
100? Ain’t that high?
BILLY (V.O)
Yea, but trust me. Those buyers, they’re fucking hooked. They’ll chop off their dick to experience a sweet high.
The Buyer and Jermaine continue talking.
Then the Buyer hands him a 100 dollar bill.
Jermaine takes it then he reaches into his pocket and grabs a bag.
He takes the bag and hands it to the Buyer.
The Buyer takes it and walks away.
“Christmas Kids” by Roar plays.
BEGIN MONTAGE
INT. BASEMENT - DAY
- A stack of money of about 300 dollars gets tossed on the floor.
EXT. STREETS - AFTERNOON
- Jermaine passes another customer a bag of their drug.
EXT. STREETS - LATER
- A different customer passes Jermaine 100 dollars.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
- two bigger stacks of money gets tossed next to the previous stack.
- Billy sways through the room to the song.
EXT. STREETS - DAY
- A hand gives a 100 dollar bill to Jermaine.
- Another hand gives another 100 dollars to Jermaine.
- Another hand gives the same to Jermaine.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
- Davie humps the air while holding cash in his hand.
- Leroy cooks more of the drug in the hazmat suit.
- The floor gets 4 big stacks of cash tossed on it.
- There is now much more cash on the floor than before.
- Leroy pops a champagne bottle open.
- Leroy takes a long messy drink from it.
LEROY
(Loudly)
Let’s fucking go—-
INT. APARTMENT STAIRWELL - DAY
END MONTAGE
Jermaine walks up a stairwell.
His shoes echo through the stairwell as he continues walking up.
He makes it to a floor.
INT. APARTMENT HALL - CONTINUOUS
Then he walks down the hall and his footsteps THUD against the carpet.
He stops at one of the apartment doors.
He bangs on the door.
He looks around cautiously.
THUDDING FOOTSTEPS are heard from inside.
TYRONE (V.O)
(Muffled)
Who’s there?
JERMAINE
It’s Jermaine man, you said you wanted to try the new shit, I got it here with me.
The lock CLICKS as it gets unlocked.
The door opens.
At the door is TYRONE MARTINS (late 20s, Black).
Tyrone sticks his head out the door and looks left and right down the hall.
BRANDY LONG (mid 20s, Black) steps to the door.
She eyes Jermaine.
BRANDY
Who’s this?
Tyrone turns to her.
TYRONE
This the dude I was telling you about.
BRANDY
You mean thats Jermaine?
TYRONE
Yes baby, go back inside, we just gotta do some business.
BRANDY
Ok.
She walks back inside and Tyrone turns back to Jermaine.
TYRONE
Come on, let’s do this at the stairs.
JERMAINE
Alright.
Tyrone steps outside and closes the door.
They both start walking towards the stairs.
INT. APARTMENT STAIRWELL - CONTINUOUS
TYRONE
How much is it?
JERMAINE
100 dollars.
Tyrone scoffs in disbelief.
TYRONE
(Shocked)
100 dollars? Get the fuck out of here with that shit, how ‘bout you give yo’ mama 100 dollars.
JERMAINE
What the fuck you say about my mama?
TYRONE
The fuck you gonna do?
Jermaine immediately punches him hard in the face with a THWACK.
Tyrone GRUNTS from the sudden hit and falls back.
He falls down the long stairs, his body THUDDING against each step.
Then he reaches the platform and his neck SNAPS.
Leaving it at an impossible angle.
Jermaine looks down at Tyrone, processing what happened.
His face a mix of confusion and terror.
JERMAINE
(Terrified)
Oh shit.
“Better in the Dark” by Jordana and TV Girl kicks in.
SUPER: Rent Money
The title drops as soon as the beat drops.
It is styled in vibrant but gritty yellow text.
Jermaine continues looking down, still terrified
The song and title abruptly cut out.
It is total silence.
Jermaine immediately starts running down the stairs.
His shoes SQUEAK and THUD as he rapidly runs down them.
He continues going down them, then out of frame.
CUT TO BLACK
The song resumes from the exact moment it cut out.
BEGIN MAIN TITLES.
We remain on black as the opening credits roll.
Each credit suddenly cuts in on each beat drop of the song.
The credits appear in glowing neon-red text.
The music carries us through the credits.
The music ends as the credits end.
END MAIN TITLE.
SUPER: Chapter 4: The Grave Of Tyrone Martins
The text appears in glowing neon-red text over a black screen.
INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT
All four of the boys now stand at the stairs, all looking down at the body.
Each of their faces are disgusted.
BILLY
Fuckin’ shite.
DAVIE
Where the hell are we supposed to put it?
LEROY
Dump it in a river?
BILLY
No, too obvious, too easy to find.
JERMAINE
Then where the fuck do we put it.
BILLY
You bury it.
DAVIE
Where’d you get that idea from?
BILLY
Kill Bill 2.
NARRATOR
The writer did actually get this idea from Kill Bill 2.
“Born Wicked” by Solya plays.
They continue looking down at the body.
JERMAINE
Fuck it.
EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - NIGHT
All four of the guys carry Tyrone, struggling.
They carry him to their car, then they drop him on the ground.
Billy opens the trunk.
Then they all pick Tyrone up again and dump him inside the trunk with a heavy THUD.
INT. TRUNK - CONTINUOUS
They all look inside of the trunk at Tyrone.
Then Billy closes the trunk, leaving us in total darkness.
EXT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
The song now plays on a radio on the ground by Davie.
Jermaine digs a hole in a graveyard with a shovel.
All of the other guys stand around him and Billy points a flashlight at the ground.
JERMAINE
Do we seriously need music?
BILLY
Better than silence.
Jermaine continues shoveling.
LEROY
How much longer, it’s fucking freezing.
JERMAINE
Cool your balls, not much left.
He continues shoveling.
BILLY
So uh… how in the fuck nuts did this happen?
JERMAINE
He insulted my mama, so I socked him in the face. He fell down the stairs and broke his neck.
DAVIE
Shit.
BILLY
I think we should be fine.
Jermaine stops shoveling, with a confused face.
He turns around towards Billy.
JERMAINE
Fine? We just fucking killed a guy, we ain’t fine.
BILLY
First off, we did not kill a guy, you did. Second off, nobody saw it, it wasn’t loud. It wasn’t a bloody crime scene, he didn’t touch or scratch you. How in the fuck are people gonna know we did this?
Jermaine stays silent and then goes back to shoveling.
Everyone watches in silence for a moment.
Then Jermaine stops shoveling and throws the shovel to the side.
Then he gets out of the hole.
JERMAINE
It’s ready.
Billy kicks Tyrone who is lying in front of him towards the hole.
Tyrone rolls into the hole with a THUD.
DAVIE
What now?
BILLY
I guess… we’re already this deep. I think we should actually start an empire, no more of this basement shit, we’ve got money now.
LEROY
But how the hell are we gonna start a full fucking empire.
BILLY
Simple, you find people in our situation, or worse. Young guys, 20s maybe 30s. Homeless, just broke. We recruit them by telling them it’ll put money in their pockets, give them a roof over their head, give them food to eat. ‘Cause in a way… it will.
DAVIE
I like the idea but uh… how are we gonna recruit?
We fade to black.
FRENCHIE (V.O)
And that was Ritchie Valens’s hit song “La Bamba”. Now here’s a few fun facts about this next song by The Excellents. It was actually arranged in 10 minutes, according to lead singer John Kuse, songwriters Vinny Catalano and Billy Alonzo handed them the track in the studio. They then went out to an echoey hall and worked out their beautiful vocal arrangement in just those 10 minutes, and immediately after that they recorded it. Now despite the name of the song, the six-piece group was not actually from Brooklyn. They were actually from the Bronx and met at Christopher Columbus High School. Now the original name of the group was actually The Premiers. But after hanging out at a white castle, while eating one of the members said that the burgers were “really excellent”. And, the rest was history. Also, legendary Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn and loved the song so much, he placed it at his 6th favorite song of all-time. Even later using that title on his critically acclaimed album and title track. Now “Coney Island Baby” by The Excellents is coming from your favorite radio station, Frenchie’s Golden Songs From The 50s, 60’s, 70’s, And 80’s.
“Coney Island Baby” by The Excellents plays.
EXT. SIDEWALK - DAY
Wide shot of an empty sidewalk.
ON THE BEAT DROP—-
all of the 4 guys walk into frame in slow motion (48 FPS).
They walk through the sidewalk, then take a right and continue down it.
They all wear a white dress shirt, black ties, a black suit, black dress pants, and black casual shoes.
Billy leads them and they all stand beside and behind him.
They continue walking down the sidewalk.
Billy takes a drag from his cigarette as they continue walking.
Then they stop at the entrance of a bar.
Billy opens the door and the song abruptly cuts out.
They all head inside.
INT. BAR - CONTINUOUS
They walk to the bar and sit at it.
BILLY
Who’s gonna drink?
LEROY/JERMAINE
Me.
BILLY
Davie?
Davie looks at him.
DAVIE
Nah man, I’ve had enough drinks for now.
BILLY
Fair enough.
Billy turns to the BARTENDER (late 20s, Australian.)
BILLY
3 shots.
He gives the German number 3 sign: thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
DAVIE
What the fuck did you just do there?
BILLY
(Confused)
What?
DAVIE
You used your thumb, index, and middle finger.
BILLY
Inglourious Basterds you dumbass.
DAVIE
What’s that?
BILLY
Jesus Christ, you uncultured swine.
The Bartender places 3 shots on the bar top.
BILLY
Thank you kindly.
The bartender nods then goes to wiping a glass with a rag.
All 3 of the boys throw back their shots.
Then they all SLAM their shots down on the bar top.
And they all let out SATISFIED SIGHS.
LEROY
Oi’ ‘tender, you hear about that warehouse massacre?
BARTENDER
Yea, I heard, fuckin’ gnarly mate. My cousin said he heard the gunshots and he said it was fucking never ending.
The door opens off screen.
BARTENDER
Some fucking Rambo shit.
Leroy burps.
LEROY
Damn.