final script
- 1. “BROWN SUGAR” By Phoebe-Annelies Jones Parsonage Barn Ln, Ringwood BH24 1SE 01425 475000 jonesp@ringwood.hants.sch.uk
- 2. 2 FADE IN: SCENE 1 – INT, RACHEL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM, NIGHT Rachel’s Room. She has mirrors on most of the walls with a star light shade. Ivy hangs from the ceiling. Towards the light. Clothes scattered around the room. She has a large wardrobe and white draws to the left of the room. A dark brown desk and a while chest at the end of her bed. He bed is just a mattress on the floor. 1 MEL (To Rachel, slightly teasing) Are you looking forward to seeing Stan? RACHEL Shut up Mel! (Laughing) He invited all of us round. Not just me! ASTER Yeah right Rach, (laughing) he invited us so he could see you! 2 MEL Yeah let’s be real We won’t see you all night. RACHEL 3 Shut up! (Smiling) SCENE 2 – INT/EXT, RACHEL’S HOUSE, NIGHT 4 5
- 3. 3 The Rachel puts o some lip gloss while Aster and Mel finish their mascara. They all leave the room walk down the stairs and out of the house. All three pile into a car on the street. The car drives of. SCENE 3 – EXT, STAN’S HOUSE, NIGHT 6 The girls drive up to a really big house in the forest. The lights are on but no music can be heard. All three girls get out of the car. 7 8 MEL Doesn’t seem like a party’s happening. 9 ASTER You sure this is his house? 10 Rachel Yeah… I’m sure. The girls walk up to the front door and ring the doorbell. 11 A Blonde Boy (Stan) answers the door. STAN You alright? Come in. Were just through there. (Points to his right) 12 SCENE 4 – INT, STANS’S LIVING AREA, NIGHT Mel and Aster walk through Stan and Rachel following close behind, talking indistinctively. They walk into a room where 2 other guys are hanging out.
- 4. 4 13 STAN Make yourself at home guys MEL James! Mel runs over to James and sits next to him Aster stands by herself, gripping her rose wine 14 ASTER Where’s the kitchen? lifting up the bottle Glass (smiles awkwardly) STAN Just down the hall. 15 Aster stands behind the counter in the kitchen looking 16 out into the dark garden pouring a glass of wine. Billy stands in the door way looking at Aster. 17 BILLY Not the massive Party you were expecting huh? 18 Aster jumps slightly. Aster No not really (one sided smile) 19 Billy Walks down the steps. Pulls a box out of his top pocket You smoke?
- 5. 5 20 Aster Um… Sure Scene 5 – EXT, STAN’S PATIO,NIGHT 21 Billy and Aster walk out the patio doors and stand to the left of the room where everyone is. 22 You can see Rachel and Stan flirting and Mel and James laughing. Billy Lights his cig and smiles at Aster. Aster looks down at the ground smiling. Time jump- “1 year later” will come on the bottom of the screen. SCENE 6 – EXT, FIELD, DAYTIME 23 Aster and Billy are seen lying on the ground. Smoking a spliff. Billy lights a sliff in his mouth. 24 He smokes it for a bit then passes it to Aster. 25 Aster takes a toke. Billy’s phone rings. Billy Picks up phone answers it 26 You alright Stan? Yeah… sure. Yeah mate be there in about 30 mins. 27 SCENE 7 – EXT, PUB GARDEN, AFTERNOON 28 29 Stan, Billy, James, Cam, Aster, Mel are all at the pub drinking pints. 30 James
- 6. 6 I want coke Billy Yeah right James Wanna go halves? Stan Laughing I’ve already got some mate Billy How much? Stan (Laughing) enough! BILLY Tilting his head towards Aster Is there enough for…? While all this is happening Aster and Mel are just chatting indistinctively between them. 31 Billy Aster come with us. Aster Follows the boys. SCENE 8 – INT, TOILET VARIOS LOCATIONS, NIGHT 32 Time laps of Billy and Aster doing drugs with their mates. In Party situations. In quieter situations. Including Asters 19th and Billie’s 22nd. Slowly one by one mates just start disappearing around the circle. Until the last shot
- 7. 7 of the laps is just aster and Billy snorting lines off of a coffee table in a quiet apartment. SCENE 9 – EXT, OUTSIDE A PUB, NIGHT 33 Billy coming out of his work. He then bumps into his dealer. Ben You alright Bill? Billy Yeah mate you alright? Ben Yeah Yeah… Look I’ve got Something in that you’ve got to try. Billy (With slight excitement) Oh right. What’s that? Ben You free now? Billy Yeah Ben Come with me. SCENE 10 – INT/EXT, BARN, NIGHT 34 We see the two walk up to an abandoned barn three other guys sat on sleeping sacks and bags. Water bottles scattered about. Each of them looking ill and slow. 35 Ben
- 8. 8 That’s Harry (pointing to his left) Jack (pointing behind) David (pointing to a dark corner) Billy (Nods slightly) 36 37 Billy and Ben sit on a sleeping sac Billy Slightly above Ben. Ben pulls out a needle, spoon lighter and baggy out of his bag. He places the baggy on his knee. SCENE 11 – INT, APPARTMENT, MORNING 38 We hear a door slam and thudding up stairs. We see Billy rushing into the bedroom. Billy (Shouting)Aster! 39 Aster walks out of the bedroom door tired Wiping the sleep from her eyes. Billy Come here 40 Billy takes her arm and leads her to the kitchen. Billy lifts her up onto the Kitchen side. Alt-J Starts Playing in the background. Aster You haven’t been home
- 9. 9 Billy I know. Kisses her on the cheek But I’ve got something for you to try. 41 42 We see a detailed display of Billy cooking the heroin in a bent spoon. Lighting it with a zippo. He finally brings up the liquid in a hypodermic needle. 43 Billy Do your Trust Me? Aster Nodding her head Yes 44 Billy Slowly puts the needle in Aster’s Arm. And then into his. Pushing the liquid deep into their veins. He then Kisses Aster on Her forehead SCENE 12 – INT, LOUNGE, DAYTIME 45 46 Aster and Billy gradually walk to the lounge where they pass out on the sofas. SCENE 13 – INT, LOUNGE, DAYTIME 47 48
- 10. 10 Billy wakes up. He slowly crawls over to Aster. We see Aster lying still on the sofa beside him. White on her lips and her eyes wide and empty. Billy Aster. Shaking her gently Aster? Shakes more viscously 49 Aster! FADE OUT: THE END