‘STAY ALIVE’ SCRIPT

ESTABLISHING SHOT – OUTSIDE AN OFFICE BUILDING - DAY

INT. OFFICE CUBILE – DAY

DAVID is sat at his desk, TAPPING his pen against the table, staring at a

picture of a fishing boat hanging on the wall in front of him.

DAVID

(Face leaning on his right hand)

Sigh

SLAM! Paper is slammed down into DAVID’S lap.

A small man seeming to be DAVID’s boss (STANLEY) stands directly beside

DAVID TAPPING his foot impatiently.

DAVID looking frustrated and fed up turns and looks at STANLEY.

STANLEY STARTS SHOUTING (shouting its muffled), waving his hands around,

and eventually throws his car keys at DAVID, whilst pointing outside.

Highlighting that he wants DAVID to go and get his car washed for him.

DAVID even more fed up and annoyed gets up and heads outside.

EXT. OFFICE CARPARK – DAY

DAVID walks over to the car. Before he gets in, he turns and looks back up

at the window seeing that his boss is staring down at him to make sure he

does his task.

INT. CAR – DAY

DAVID gets inside the car and SLAMS the door shut.

He drives off and as he’s driving he starts noticing all of these different

billboards that he’s passing that are advertising and promoting fishing

trips and fishing equipment i.e. rods and boats.

DAVID continues to drive on to the car wash trying to forget about the

billboards and advertisements. As soon as he feels like the distraction has

gone he comes to a set of traffic lights.

The sound of muffled music gradually appears as a car pulls up alongside

DAVID. He rolls down the car window and takes a look.

He notices that the man looks rather worldly as if he had a lot of world

experience, travelling etc. He takes a second look and notices that he is

towing a small fishing boat behind his car.

The traffic lights turn green and DAVID speeds off down the road nearing

the car wash.

With the idea of fishing now firmly on his mind, he slows the car right

down before turning into the car wash.

DAVID pauses…

He thinks back to his fishing boat photo hanging on the wall of his cubicle

and instead of pulling into the car wash he drives off again down the down.

As he drives he leans over and turns on the radio

BEGIN “STAY ALIVE” <BY JOSE GONZALEZ>

A phone starts RINGING!

DAVID realises that he is being rung over and over again by his boss,

wondering where on earth he is. DAVID decides not to answer.

As the phone continues to ring DAVID starts become more panicky and

frantic, second guess whether or not he made the right decision.

He worryingly starts thinking about his past and what he’s leaving behind.

The tension builds as he misses call after call after call.

Suddenly DAVID SLAMS ON THE BRAKES!!!!!!!

He takes a moment to breathe and think. He leans on the open window as he

begins to wonder what if.

The phone RINGS once more.

DAVID looks at his phone as he notices that he has missed 15 calls and that

this time his boss has left a voicemail

STANLEY (O.C.)

(ANGURALY)

If you’re not back in five minutes, you are FIRED!!!!!

After hearing this message DAVID stops fearing the past and takes in his

decision. He starts the car up and drives off again, with no intention of

turning back this time.

DAVID not really knowing where he’s going, starts thinking and day dreaming

again.

DAYDREAM SEQUENCE – FISHING – EXT. – DAY

DAVID is fishing on a small boat on a river in Tampa, Florida.

DAVID is fishing on a lounge chair on Betty Lake, Colorado.

END DREAM SEQUENCE

DAVID eventually comes to a cliff.

He stops the car and gets out.

EXT. CLIFF EDGE – DAY

DAVID walks to the edge and peers down.

As he looks down he sees a huge pier/ fishing dock with hundreds and

hundreds of fishing boats all tied up.

DAVID takes one last look around, standing with his arms spread out wide

and smiles.

END “STAY ALIVE”

THE END