By Benji Elkins:
EXT. IAN'S HOUSE - DAY
MAX rings the doorbell, waits outside, holding a tennis racket.
Max LOOKS AROUND
Max, waits quietly, checking his phone. He looks up at the door. He begins to grow impatient and backs up to try and look through windows.
MAX
Where the -?
Max sighs and begins to call someone on his phone.
Max paces around. He walks back to the door and turns his back to the door looking around. Finally it seems the person he's calling pics up.
MAX
Dude I'm out front? Yeah I've been out here for like 5 minutes! Yeah! Uh-huh, okay.
Max sighs and puts his phone away, he waits outside a bit longer.
IAN OPENS THE DOOR IN JUST A BATH TOWEL
IAN is glistening with water and his hair is disheveled.
IAN
Yo sorry dude
Ian opens the door, Max walks in.
INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
MAX
Were you taking a shower?!
IAN
Yeah?
MAX
Why would you take a shower you knew I was coming?
IAN
I didn't wanna be all stanky.
MAX
Well you could of showered before.
IAN
No time man, and you don't want me all stanky.
MAX
Stop saying stanky you're not cool.
IAN
Someone stanky.
MAX
What is that smell?
Ian BRINGS OUT A BODY WASH OUT FROM BEHIND HIS BACK
IAN
Oh that? Just Soft soap Body Butter Coconut Scrub Moisturizing Body Wash. Smells good hm?
MAX
Why did you bring that down here.
IAN
Cause I thought you would ask about the smell. It's yummy, covers my stank.
MAX
Ok first of all-
IAN
(interrupting)
It smells good though right?
MAX
(earnestly)
Oh heavenly.
IAN
Really cause I was thought I'd try something new out so I'm happy you like it.
MAX
Oh yeah it actually smells really good where'd you get it?
IAN
Target.
MAX
Target that's interesting usually I go to Bed Bath & Beyond.
IAN
Oh they do have a good collection.
MAX
Oh wa- why are we talking about this?!
Ian shrugs his shoulders and the two walk towards and up the stairs
INT. DEN AREA - MOMENTS LATER
A Paused movie with credits rolling is on the screen.
IAN
Man, I'm so done with DVD's I mean like, they're useless.
MAX
What? Who uses DVD?
IAN
Yeah I know they suck. I put in this movie maybe three, four times, every time the credits rolled right when i put it in in the beginning and I couldn't rewind.
MAX
Oh that's weird
IAN
Yeah, well it was an old movie so maybe thats why too I don't know. The funny thing is this has happened to me like 20 times before.
Max
Wait, the credits were in the- wait let me see.
IAN
Ok, I'm tellin ya man
Ian tries to rewind the movie, then suddenly the beginning credits of a movie roll.
IAN
See!
MAX
What?
IAN
The credits are rolling
MAX
(dumbfounded)
Oh my g-, they're the beginning credits.
IAN
Beginning credits?
MAX
Yeah, the..Jesus...movies have credits in the beginning and end, look.
Max takes the remote and fast forwards to when the beginning credits end and the movie actually starts
MAX (CONT'D)
See?
IAN
(shocked)
What?!
MAX
And look at the end too.
Max fast forwards to the end credits.
MAX
They're at the beginning and end of a movie.
IAN
How many movies are like this?
MAX
Uh, all of them.
IAN
Damn, I've missed out on so many movies.
MAX
(still dumbfounded)
So many.
Ian looks at the TV dumbfounded, then turns to Max.
IAN
So, you wanna watch some then orrr-?
MAX
No.
IAN
Right.
Ian looks at the TV quietly for a second
IAN
(under breath)
Damn.
Ian turns to Max
IAN (CONT'D)
So you bring your racket?
MAX
Yeah.
IAN
Alright lets go play some tennis then I guess.
MAX
Yeah I guess.
Ian and Max leave the room.
EXT. TENNIS COURTS - DAY
Ian and Max walk onto the tennis court
MAX
I'll be honest I haven't played tennis in years
Max throws the ball up to serve
MAX
SERVE!!!
Max misses the serve completely
IAN
Fault one.
MAX
This one's it man
Max throws the ball up to serve again
MAX
SERVE!!!
Max completely misses the tennis ball again
IAN
Ok my point pass the ball
MAX
No, redo.
IAN
What? No redo.
MAX
Yeah, no that last one didn't count. SERVE!!!
Max throws the ball up into the air again, swings and misses.
IAN
What no! That doesn't count its my ball that didn't count!
MAX
Yeah that one didn't count, I'll redo it.
IAN
What?
MAX
SERVE!!!
Max throws the ball up and finally hits it but it goes straight into the net
IAN
It's my ball! You double-faulted!
MAX
One more try.
IAN
No.
MAX
Okay...one more.
IAN
No way.
MAX
Well it's my ball, I get a redo.
IAN
Thats not how it works.
MAX
Too bad.
Ian runs across the court and hops the net and tries to yank the ball from Max's hand. They struggle for a bit wrestling over the ball.
IAN
Give me the ball!
MAX
No!
IAN
People are looking!
SHOT OF THE EMPTY FIELD BEHIND THE COURT - NO ONE IS LOOKING
CUT BACK TO MAX AND IAN WRESTLING
MAX
It's my ball!
IAN
You're making a scene
CUT BACK TO FIELD, STILL NO ONE IS THERE
Max yanks the ball back out from Ian's grip and throws it over the fence into the brush. Ian sits down panting and Max does too. The two remain silent breathing heavily until Ian looks up at Max.
IAN
(between breaths)
Good game.
MAX
(breathing heavily)
Good game.
Max and Ian shake hands, suddenly Ian vomits on the court
MAX
You good?
IAN
Yeah.
They both look over at the new puddle of vomit next to them.
IAN (CONT'D)
Probably should've drank more water.
The two look sit there for a few more moments.
EXT. SIDEWALK - MOMENTS LATER
Max and Ian walk down a sidewalk
MAX
Y'know, sometimes I feel like our days have a weak conclusion.
IAN
What do you mean?
MAX
It's just like everything we do seems random and plotless, and then we just seem to wrap it up without applying any meaning to our experiences.
IAN
Like an analysis of our journeys?
MAX
I wouldn't call them journey's.
IAN
I would.
MAX
Okay...but yeah, it an analysis.
IAN
I guess you're right, our journeys do always seem to end sudde-
END.
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