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8/3/2019 I Can't Think of a Title2

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I cant think of a title

By

Ryan Gray-McCoy


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1 INT. LOUNGE - DAY

A somewhat messy lounge.

STAN is sitting in a couch, when JACK runs in and sitsdown.

STANWhat happened?

JACKWell-

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2 INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

A small nice coffee shop with bright lighting. Its

reasonably busy, but there are still a few empty seatsaround the place.

The camera pans in on JACK, who has left half of hiscoffee along for long enough that its gone cold, he sitsat the table writing down something on a napkin.Occasionally he looks up at SALLY, a girl sitting a tablea little way away from him.

ANGLE ON JACKS NAPKIN. - Theres a small doodle of SALLYnext to the list.:napkin

1. Books!2. I hear you like books, me too,

want to go out?3. Books?4. I dont normally do thisbut...5. If I could rearrange thealphabet Id put books next tou.6. If you were a book Id shelfyou.

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3 INT. LOUNGE - DAY

STANYou were really focusing on thebook thing.

JACKYeah, it wasnt a good start.

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4 INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

ANGLE ON SALLY - She notices JACK looking up at him.

ANGLE ON JACK - he goes back to his mini doodle of SALLY.

SALLY walks over to Jacks table.

SALLYExcuse me-

JACK(without looking up)

Huh?

SALLYI was just wondering if you were-

JACK looks up, and is shocked.

JACKBooks!

JACK stands up quickly knocking his cold coffee onto hislap. He turns bright red.

JACKSorry.

He leaves in a hurry.

JACKYou can have my seat. Bye!

5 INT. LOUNGE - DAY

STANAnd then what?

JACKAnd then I held my head in shameas I walked back here.

STANWith your pants like that? Itlooks like you pissed shit.

JACK(absentmindedly)

I forgot about the pants.

STAN gets up and sits next to Jack.

STANI need to Gosling you.

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CONTINUED: 3.

JACKGosling me?

STANRyan Gosling, from Crazy,Stupid, Love, he changes Steve

Carrel into a ladies man.

JACKTheres got to be a betterreference than that.

STANNope.

JACKOff the top of my head; DonDraper.

STANWow. That is good.

JACKyeah I know.

STANWell get you that girl.

STAN places a reassuring hand on Jacks pants.

STAN

Oh god that is disgusting, youreally didnt notice?

JACKI think all of the blood went tomy head. So I cant feel a thingfrom like here down.

STAN punches JACK in the knee.

JACK screams.

STANWhat did I say aboutexaggerating.

JACKYou havent said a word aboutexaggerating!

STANWell I was meaning to, its thefirst rule of dating, neverexaggerate when talking to agirl.

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CONTINUED: 4.

JACKI feel that thats the exactopposite of what TV has taughtme.

STAN

Exactly! Go against what your gutsays.

JACKThat doesnt sound right at all.

STANWell youve got to get back outthere and show her what youvegot.

JACK

What do I have with outexaggerating? Im a broke studentliving with a nerd who wouldrather reference Crazy, Silly,Love than Mad Men.

STANIts Crazy, Stupid, Love. It wasa good movie ok! Its got like77% on Rotten tomatoes.

JACKDoes any actually understand that

site? Is it good to be a highpercent or bad, because a fully100% rotten tomato is bad, but Ithink its trying to tell us itsgood.

STANYou know, I never reallyunderstood that either.

JACKI dont get why people review

things out of 4s either. Itslike 5 is one number more and amuch better scale.

STANI feel weve gotten sidetrackedhere.

JACKIm just saying you dont see megoing, Spider-man 2 is such a 6/8movie! You just dont see it.

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CONTINUED: 5.

STANJack. Were talking about thegirl.

6 INT. SHOPPING MALL - DAY

A nice clothes shop, it looks way too fancy for both STANand JACK to be in.

STANFirst things first you need newclothes.

JACKYou dont need to say it, wereinside of the shop, of coursewere looking for new clothes!

JACK looks at a price tag on a pair of jeans.

JACK (CONTD)And now were not looking for newclothes.

JACK walks out.

STANWait, what?

STAN checks the price tag.

STAN (CONTD)Oooooh.

STAN leaves.

7 EXT. OP-SHOP - DAY

STANSo, now that weve got you somereasonably priced used clothes,we need to get you some newskills.

JACK stops to look at him.

STAN (CONTD)You know, Skillzzzz with theladiezzz. Ahhh haa... Yeahh....

JACKYou have no clue what youredoing, do you.

STANNot a single one. It looked a loteasier in-

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 6.

JACK starts walking away.

JACKNo one watched Crazy, Stupid,Love Stan. No one!

STANIt made $139 million at the boxoffice!

JACKNo it didnt!

8 INT. LOUNGE - DAY

STANIf were dropping the CSL, thatsCrazy-

JACKI got it.

STANIf were dropping the CSL actthen we need to switch to anotherform of pop culture referencing-

JACKI wouldnt really call CSLpop-culture.

STANWell apples and oranges, the newplan is we do a Mister Deeds.

JACKWhat?

STANI pretend to rob her, you run inpretend to punch me, you lookheroic and she falls madly inlove with you.

JACKHow did that go in the movie?With their relationship startingon a lie?

STANUhhhhhhhh. Oh! Adam Sandler buyseveryone a Ferrari!

JACKWell I cant argue with AdamSandler.


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9 EXT. STREET - DAY

JACK and STAN stand on a crowded street. STAN holds abalaclava in his hand.

STAN

So youve got the plan?

JACKYes.

STANWhere is she?

JACKThere!

ANGLE ON SALLY With bag in hand and texting on phone.

STANHer? Well ok. So youre sure youunderstand the plan?

JACKYES! Just mug her already!

STANAnd just pretend to punch me.Pretend.

STAN puts on the balaclava runs over to SALLY. STAN tries

to grab her bag, but she beats him down with it.

ANGLE ON JACK wincing.

SALLY continues to beat down STAN.

JACK walks over.

SALLYOh hey, youre that guy from thecoffee shop!

JACKUm- Yeah-

SALLYJust give me a second to knockthis guy out, then do you want toget a coffee?

JACKWell that sounds amazing! To thecoffee, not knocking this guyout, hes actually my room mate.

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CONTINUED: 8.

SALLYReally?

JACKYeah, he thought it would be agood idea to do a Mr. Deeds.

SALLYOh I love Adam Sandler!

JACKWho doesnt? And he thought itwas a good way to make meintroduce myself to you.

SALLYIt wasnt. This is the worst wayyou could have introduced

yourself.

JACKWell, hindsight is 20/20.

SALLYIf I were you; I would have gonedown the TV route and justexaggerated.

JACKThats what I thought I shouldhave done! So do you want to get

some coffee?

SALLYActually Ive really been wantingto go to the movies.

JACKOh really? What did you want tosee?

SALLYCrazy, Stupid, Love.

JACKOh... Maybe-

SALLYJust kidding! Fuck Ryan Gosling!I want to see Fast Five.

JACK smiles

JACKThat sounds perfect.

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10 INT. LOUNGE - DAY

STAN is sitting in the lounge nursing his bruises withfrozen peas. Hes watching Crazy, Stupid, Love.

JACK walks.

STANHowd your date go?

JACKIt went okay.

STANShes crazy, right?

JACKYep. I should have picked up on

it when she suggested to see FastFive when it hasnt been intheaters for 6 months.

STANOr when she beat me up.

JACKEh.

JACK grabs a beer from the table.

STAN

Did you know she had a gun in herbag?

JACKYep. She pulled it out at thecashier when they wouldnt giveher Fast Five tickets.

They both take a sip of their beer.

END

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