Genre: Comedy 10 Pages
Logline:
An emotionally distant man has to battle fate working against him and his own masculinity to buy tampons for his desperate girlfriend.
An emotionally distant man has to battle fate working against him and his own masculinity to buy tampons for his desperate girlfriend.
Characters:
TYLER (20s) – Average dude being a dude, loves his girlfriend but doesn’t know quite how to show it without looking like a pussy, cares about what others think deeply, often tired and just desperate to sit down and have a drink
ALLISON (20s) – Tyler’s girlfriend, pretty girl-next-door type that isn’t afraid to throw a little shit, really having a rough time as she is up a red creek without a tampon.
OWEN (late teens) – Little punk ass kid who thinks dressing like Eminem in 8 Mile makes him a real badass, thinks of himself as a real man
JASON (20s) – One of Tyler’s main bros, basically a huge dick who is certainly not compensating for having one, but he’ll buy rounds so people put up with it, jealous of Tyler’s dedication to his girlfriend
BOUNCER (30s) – mountain of a man, kind of person you may cross the street when you see because he could fuck you up, but a real secret softie
CASHIER (60s) – judgmental and pissy, she doesn’t have the time for some young man’s bullshit, just trying to do her job
PRETEEN GIRL (early teens) – just got her period recently and is trying to get some tampons, sassy and not about to deal with strangers, but also obsessed with appearance.
TYLER (20s) – Average dude being a dude, loves his girlfriend but doesn’t know quite how to show it without looking like a pussy, cares about what others think deeply, often tired and just desperate to sit down and have a drink
ALLISON (20s) – Tyler’s girlfriend, pretty girl-next-door type that isn’t afraid to throw a little shit, really having a rough time as she is up a red creek without a tampon.
OWEN (late teens) – Little punk ass kid who thinks dressing like Eminem in 8 Mile makes him a real badass, thinks of himself as a real man
JASON (20s) – One of Tyler’s main bros, basically a huge dick who is certainly not compensating for having one, but he’ll buy rounds so people put up with it, jealous of Tyler’s dedication to his girlfriend
BOUNCER (30s) – mountain of a man, kind of person you may cross the street when you see because he could fuck you up, but a real secret softie
CASHIER (60s) – judgmental and pissy, she doesn’t have the time for some young man’s bullshit, just trying to do her job
PRETEEN GIRL (early teens) – just got her period recently and is trying to get some tampons, sassy and not about to deal with strangers, but also obsessed with appearance.
Locations:
INT. BAR – NIGHT
INT. CONVENIENCE STORE – NIGHT
INT. APARTMENT – NIGHT
INT. CONVENIENCE STORE – NIGHT
INT. APARTMENT – NIGHT
Written by Justine Winans
winan103@mail.chapman.edu
winan103@mail.chapman.edu
Production Concerns: multiple locations with a convenience store near a bar, night shoot, younger character.
TWO PAGES NEED TO BE CUT FOR AP SUBMISSION.
Production scope might make this also suited to Thesis or AP production.
[Note: This script is archived, it may be difficult to obtain permission.]