The Breakup (WIP)

By

Taylor Adams

and

Ryan Walker

Second Draft: Nov. 6th 2015 Taylor Adams

taylorwadams@gmail.com

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1 INT. TREVOR’S ENTRYWAY/FRONT DOOR - DAYTIME 1

FADE IN:

A messy entryway. Clutter of shoes, umbrellas, and an

assortment of other entryway things. A screen door leading

to the outside, we see ANTHONY approach the porch at the

entryway. Quiet sobs are heard in the other room under the

noise of a TV.

ANTHONY knocks on the screen door and peers in.

ANTHONY

Yo, Trevor? You home? It’s Anthony.

ANTHONY hears the sound of sobbing and a movie. He moves

across the porch to the front window of the house and peers

in.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Trevor?

ANTHONY steps back to the screen door and walks inside, he

removes his shoes into the clutter and steps down the hall.

As ANTHONY enters we hear his best friend, TREVOR, down the

hall. (All of TREVOR’S lines should be heavily sobbed upon

making them completely unintelligible.)

TREVOR

(O.C.)

Go away.

ANTHONY

Oh now don’t be that way!

MOVE TO:

2 INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS 2

ANTHONY walks into the living room from the entryway. The

lights are dim, the place is a mess, and the TV is playing

’The Notebook’. The room is scattered with tissues, Rom-Com

DVD’s, and half eaten chocolate bars. TREVOR sits curled up

on the couch wrapped in a blanket holding a polaroid of him

and his recent ex-girlfriend.

ANTHONY brushes some tissue off the coffee table in front of

TREVOR and takes a seat. He takes a beat before talking.

ANTHONY

What’s up, man?

2.

TREVOR

My life is over.

ANTHONY

Are you still hung up on that whole

breakup thing? It’s been like two

days, buddy, you gotta move on.

TREVOR

I feel like I’m dying.

ANTHONY

Well, Anthony’s here to try and

help you through this. Let’s get

you some ice cream, you gotta eat

to feel better.

TREVOR

I’m too depressed to eat.

ANTHONY, disregarding TREVOR’S sobs, gets up from his spot

on the coffee table and heads into the kitchen.

ANTHONY

Chocolate or vanilla?

TREVOR

Chocolate.

ANTHONY

Chocolate it is! So what did happen

between you guys anyway?

ANTHONY begins to scoop a chocolate ice cream cone for

TREVOR.

TREVOR

(For these lines it’s really

important that Trevors lines

are completely unintelligible)

She slept with three other men.

ANTHONY

Really? Three other men?

TREVOR

Maracha band.

ANTHONY

And a maracha band?!

3.

TREVOR

Strawberry Sprinkles.

ANTHONY

No way!

TREVOR

And she showered in burgers with

them.

ANTHONY

How many hamburgers!?

TREVOR

Worst birthday ever.

ANTHONY

And on your birthday too? Man

that’s cold.

TREVOR

I know.

ANTHONY

She was crazy anyway. It’s good for

you that you two split.

ANTHONY, finished scooping the ice cream cone, goes back to

his spot on the coffee table and sits.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

And this is also good for you.

Here, eat.

TREVOR

Why does it have to be this way!

TREVOR, too upset to control his limbs, lifts the cone to

his mouth and smears it all around his lower face,

accidentally knocking the top scoop of ice cream off into

his crotch, staining his once clean pants.

ANTHONY

Oh my.

TREVOR

When it rains it pours!

ANTHONY

Here lemme get you something for

that.

ANTHONY grabs a tissue box, pulls out many tissues, and

begins to wipe the ice cream off TREVORS crotch.

4.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

This is what friends are for.

TREVOR

I need more help than this.

ANTHONY

You know what you need? You need a

rebound.

TREVOR

A what?

ANTHONY

You need some quick lovin’ to get

you over that girl and get you back

on your feet. Listen Trevor, you

get nice and cleaned up, and I’ll

introduce you to one of my friends

from band camp. Come on, let’s get

up and get you in the shower.

TREVOR

I just want to feel loved.

ANTHONY begins to pick up a moaning TREVOR.

CUT TO:

3 INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE BATHROOM - A BIT LATER 3

ANTHONY, clearly stressed over the sadness that consumes his

friend, stands outside the bathroom door leaning against it.

Inside the bathroom we hear the muffled sounds of a shower

and quiet sobs. ANTHONY checks his watch.

ANTHONY

You alright in there, Trevor?

TREVOR

(O.C.)

Of course not!

ANTHONY

You’re making me worried, buddy.

TREVOR

(O.C.)

Let me drown in peace!

ANTHONY

Alright, I’m coming in now. Shield

your manhood.

5.

TREVOR

(O.C.)

Don’t come in!!

ANTHONY opens the door to the bathroom.

MOVE TO:

4 INT. THE BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 4

ANTHONY steps into the bathroom. Reveal TREVOR sitting in

the tub fully clothed, ice cream still in hand, water

running over him.

ANTHONY

Oh gosh, Trevor, look at you. Forty

five minutes in here and you’re

still a mess.

ANTHONY turns off the shower, raises the toilet seat and

sits down to talk to TREVOR.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

You know, Trevor, typically you

stand up in the shower. And also,

you’re not really supposed to wear

your clothes. Where’s your shampoo?

TREVOR

There.

TREVOR points to a bottle of head and shoulders (No

Sponser).

ANTHONY

Head and shoulders? Are you kidding

me?

INSERT: HEAD AND SHOULDERS

TREVOR

I’m trying!

ANTHONY

Listen, Trevor, I said I would

introduce you to one of my band

camp friends, but those kids hold

pretty high standards, and I doubt

she’ll be very impressed if you

look like this.

6.

TREVOR

Well you look like this most of the

time, is she impressed with you?

ANTHONY

Hey, don’t get me involved in this,

I’m just trying to help!

TREVOR

What would help is if your mother

never had you!

ANTHONY

Don’t you dare speak of my mother

like that! She was a saint!

TREVOR

I’m sorry.

ANTHONY

It’s okay, buddy. I forgive you.

Now, if I get up and leave now, can

you promise me you’ll get yourself

cleaned up to meet this girl? You

need to have your act together if

you’re gonna meet my band camp

friends.

TREVOR

I promise.

ANTHONY

Alright, I’ll just get out of here

so you can get undressed-

Shot stays on ANTHONY as TREVORS clothes fly into his face.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Okay, don’t wait on me, no problem.

ANTHONY leaves the bathroom. The shower turns back on.

CUT TO:

5 EXT. PARK BENCH - LATER 5

ANTHONY and TREVOR sit on a park bench awaiting the arrival

of the girl from band camp. TREVOR, sporting a dress shirt

that is obviously too small for him, awkwardly holds a sad

bouquet of flowers in one hand, and the ice cream cone in

the other. TREVOR sniffles and whimpers, but tries to hold

it together. ANTHONY checks his watch.

7.

ANTHONY

Alright, she said she’d meet us

here at three. Are you ready?

TREVOR

What’s she like?

ANTHONY

What do you need to know about this

girl? Well, She’s from band camp,

she’s fun, cute, and

lactose-intolerant, so put that

away.

ANTHONY plucks the ice cream cone from TREVORS hand and

tosses it over his shoulder.

TREVOR

Why would you do this!!?

ANTHONY

You weren’t eating it anyway, get

over yourself! Oh look, here she

comes.

BRITTANY, a girl cute in every aspect, walks towards them.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Brittany! So great to see you

again! So, Brittany, this is

Trevor, Trevor this is Brittany

from band camp.

BRITTANY

(Perky)

Hi.

TREVOR

Anthony is the worst friend ever!

BRITTANY

Wait, What did he do?

ANTHONY

Oh not a thing!

TREVOR loses it.

TREVOR

He threw my ice cream on the

ground!

CLOSE UP: ICE CREAM ON THE GROUND

8.

BRITTANY

Anthony, this isn’t like you. You

were nothing like this at band

camp?

ANTHONY

Oh, Trevor, it’s just a stupid ice

cream cone, don’t overreact you

baby!

TREVOR

It was my only friend!

ANTHONY

(To BRITTANY)

Gosh, no wonder his ex broke up

with him.

TREVORS look of sadness increases. ANTHONY, realizing he has

said something wrong, is full of regret. We CUT BETWEEN TWO

SLOW ZOOMS on ANTHONY and TREVORS faces. TREVOR sniffles

increasingly.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Trevor, I.... Man you know I

didn’t.... Trevor, dude, I... Man

I’m so, so, sor-

WIDE: TREVORS FACE

TREVOR bursts out into a frantic amount of tears.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Oh, Trevor, come on man-

Suddenly, BRITTANY slaps ANTHONY across the face.

ANTHONY (cont’d)

Oh man!

BRITTANY

I have never met someone as awful

to their friends as you, Anthony.

BRITTANY reaches her hand out to a sad and dazed TREVOR.

BRITTANY (cont’d)

Come on sweetie, lets gets away

from this jerk and I can take you

out for some ice cream.

TREVOR hands BRITTANY the flowers, grabs her hand, and

begins to walk away with her.

9.

ANTHONY

(Calling after)

What the hell? I thought we were

band camp friends!? You’re

lactose-intolerant, Brittany, why

would you go out for ice cream!?

Trevor!?

TREVOR, walking off with BRITTANY, turns back to ANTHONY

with a huge grin on his face. He gives him a thumbs up, and

continues on.

OFF ON: ANTHONYS defeated/confused look.

CUT TO BLACK

CUT-IN:

6 EXT. ICECREAM SHOP PARKING LOT - LATER 6

TREVOR happily stands in the parking lot of the ice cream

parlor. BRITTANY, yards behind him, walks towards TREVOR

with two vanilla ice cream cones in her hands.

BRITTANY

Hey! Here it is!

BRITTANY presents the ice creams for TREVOR.

Shot zooms fast on TREVORS face, angry and astonished, then

fast again on the ice creams. Pan from the ice cream to

BRITTANY’S innocent look.

BRITTANY (cont’d)

What?

TREVOR

(This line spoken regularly)

I. WANTED. CHOCOLATE!

CUT TO BLACK.

Fin.

Roll Credits.