Script
- 1. Script FADE IN: EXT. ANTHONY’S HOUSE-DUSK In the sub-urban streets of a small town (Fordingbridge) we see a window of a house in which there are three silhouettes on of which is sitting down and is trying to reason with another of the silhouettes who is evidently angry. After the muffled arguing the third silhouette confronts the angry one and accidentally falls into him, BANG DISSOLVE TO: INT. ANTHONY’S HOUSE-DARK ANTHONY a notorious drug kingpin, 21, has just accidentally killed one of his customers after not being paid on time. The third man, a boy of 17, Brian, Has just caused ANTHONY to shoot the customer by tripping into Anthony. He is clearly very distraught, shocked and upset. ANTHONY: What the hell have you done?! That gun was meant there just to scare him not blow his brains across my living room wall! BRIAN: (Panicking) It was accident I swear! I didn’t mean to! No what going to happen, I can’t go to jail, I don’t want this, I’m too young! I’m never going to get married, I’m never going to finish my summer list of books. Oh my God… What’s my mum going to think? She’s going to (ANOTHNY SLAPS BRIAN) ANTHONY: Keep it together! (BRIAN STARTS CRYING) Great you gunna cry like a girl huh? Man up. We can get through this, I know some people, we just gotta grab his body, dump it in the car, take it to (BRIAN STARTS SCREAMING) BRIAN: WERE ALL GUNNA DIE! (SUDDEN STOP AND CHANGE OF MUSIC, CHEERY AND NOW THE VOICE OF BRIAN IS NARRATING) BRIAN (voiceover narration): This is me, BRIAN (cut to scene of young BRIAN) well me 6 years ago anyway. I had a pretty normal childhood, born in a small village called Fordingbridge, live here my whole life. (MORE)
- 2. (MONTAGE OF ALL FOLLIWNG LOCATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS) Been to church every Sunday my whole life, always got homework done on time, played several instruments, loved reading and had the best mum a boy could ask for. You’re probably asking yourself right now, how a boy like this could change into the monster you just saw a few minutes ago, the answer is I didn’t really. DISSOLVE TO: INT. BRAIN’S ROOM The scene is now again of an older BRIAN. He is in his room getting ready to go out (Title saying 7 hours earlier) BRIAN (voiceover narration): Being the kind of boy I was didn’t go so well for me in secondary school, the older boys made fun of me for things like going to church and being a pro recorder player among other reasons. So today was the day I was going to turn that around and finally get some respect. I was going to become a badass. BRIAN: (OPENING FRONT DOOR IN HIS OUTFIT) I’m gunna kill it today. Sits on his bike (sounds of a motorbike) followed by several shots that make him seem very cool with accompanying music that is broken by his bike bell that he then rides off into the distance BRIAN (voiceover narration): This is the story of me, BRIAN: Bona Fide Badass, and the worst mistake of my entire life. TITLE CARD: BRIAN: BONA FIDE BADASS END